Finance Score: 3

Governance Score: 7

Support Score: 3

Low unrestricted reserves: -2
Strong growth: +2
Fundraising costs low: +3

No volunteer policy: -2
Good trustee age range: +3
Dynamic board: +3
Gender balanced board: +3

Grant maker support: +3

Overall GiG Score: 13

THE BREATHWORKS FOUNDATION

The Breathworks Foundation exists to relieve the suffering caused through pain, chronic illness and stress related conditions.Please note that the Breathworks Foundation does not accept or respond to unsolicited application for financial assistance or other funding.

Analysis by Giving is Great

Positives:

The charity has received modest backing from a grant maker
There has been strong growth in spending over the last 5 years
There have been no material income shortfalls in recent years
Fundraising costs are unusually low relative to funds raised
The Board appears to be well diversified in terms of age and gender and dynamic in terms of composition

Regulatory & Governance issues to consider:

Although this charity works with volunteers it does not have a Volunteer Management policy

Financial issues to consider:

Unrestricted reserves appear to be dangerously low at the latest year end

Financial Data ?

Income & Spending ?

Sources of Income ?

Y/E		Income £k	Spending £k	Surplus/ Deficit	Fundraising Cost £k	Total Funds £k	Unrestricted Funds £k	Mths Rsrvs	Staff	Volun- teers
31/12/22		£547	£562	£-15	£8	£156	£127	2.7	16	12
31/12/21		£513	£485	£28	£2	£171	£171	4.2	15	11
31/12/20		£403	£331	£71	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	3
31/12/19?		£28	£31	£-3	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	0
30/04/18		£5	£32	£-27	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
30/04/17		£5	£28	£-23	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
30/04/16		£75	£6	£69	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
30/04/15		£5	£12	£-8	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
30/04/14		£117	£11	£106	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
30/04/13		£18	£19	£-1	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
30/04/12	*	£17	£11	£6	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
30/04/11	*	£5	£3	£2	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
30/04/10	*	£7	£3	£3	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0

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Financial Ratios

Fundraising Costs/Relevant Income: 1.5%
Fundraising Costs/Total Spending: 1.4%
Highest pay band: Less than £60,000
Liabilities/Assets: 33%
Liabilities/Income: 14%
Unrestricted Funds/Total Funds: 81%
Reserves/Spending: 2.7 months
Net Current Assets/Spending: 2 months
Quick Ratio: 2

Asset Split ?

Established: 15 years

https://www.breathworks-mindfulness.org.uk/

info@breathworks.co.uk

01618341110

Charity Commission for England and Wales

Listed activities

Education/Training
General Charitable Purposes
The Advancement Of Health Or Saving Of Lives

GiG Classification

Grant-making foundations

How it operates

Acts as an umbrella or resource body
Makes Grants to Individuals
Makes Grants to Organisations
Provides advocacy/advice/information
Provides buildings/facilities/open space
Provides services
Sponsors or undertakes research

Where it operates

Throughout England And Wales,

Who it helps

Elderly/Old People
People With Disabilities
The General Public/Mankind

Who works here?

16 employees
12 volunteers

Who's supporting them? ?

Donations from Grant Makers ?

We have details on the following significant donations. Multi-year donations are allocated to the years for which they are earmarked.

Specific Donations

Amount	When Months	To be used for
Manchester City Council - Covid Impact Fund 2021 grant to Breathworks Foundation
£27,031	01/04/2021	to provide training in mindfulness skills and social and practical activities, catering for those with limited English language . Priority groups: North Manchester residents, Disabled people

Data sourced from Donors via 360 Giving

How is it governed?

Trustees (8)

Current Trustees appointed

Gender Split

Based on 7/8 persons

Age Range of Trustees: 42-72

DHARMACHARI PRASADU (Chair) Appointed: 2014, Occupation: Clinical Psychologist

KARIM RUSDY Appointed: 2022

MENKA SANGHVI Appointed: 2022, Occupation: Director Of Learning

ROBERT ERNEST JONES Appointed: 2021, Occupation: Retired

RUTH CHEESLEY Appointed: 2021, Occupation: Project Lead

SALLY JONES Appointed: 2021, Occupation: Retired

DR GILLIAN ELIZABETH PARRY Appointed: 2018, Occupation: Consultant In Community Paediatrics

PROFESSOR DOMINIC HOULDER Appointed: 2014, Occupation: Lecturer

Legal constitution

Charitable company registered in England & Wales on 28/09/2009, number: 1131851
Registered at Companies House on 28/04/2009, number: 06890078

Gift Aid

Registered with HMRC for Gift Aid

Policies in force

Conflicting interests
Investment

Filing Record

13 returns made; AR12: 1 days late, AR11: 20 days late, AR10: 14 days late,

Main office

16 - 20 TURNER STREET
MANCHESTER
M4 1DZ

Objectives

TO RELIEVE THE NEEDS OF PEOPLE SUFFERING FROM MENTAL OR PHYSICAL ILLNESS IN PARTICULAR BUT NOT EXCLUSIVELY PAIN, CHRONIC ILLNESS OR STRESS BY THE PROVISION OF MINDFULNESS BASED ACTIVITIES.TO ADVANCE THE EDUCATION OF THE PUBLIC IN MINDFULNESS BASED ACTIVITIES.TO UNDERTAKE RESEARCH INTO MINDFULNESS BASED ACTIVITIES AND TO PUBLISH THE USEFUL RESULTS THEREOF.

Defined Area of Benefit:

UNDEFINED. IN PRACTICE, NATIONAL

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