Finance Score: -3
Governance Score: 1
Support Score: 8
  • Positive trading contribution: +2;Fundraising costs high: -5
  • Narrow trustee age band: -2
  • Dynamic board: +3
  • Grant maker support: +8
Overall GiG Score: 6 ?

SOUTH EAST AND CENTRAL ESSEX MIND LIMITED 

South East and Central Essex Mind is a registered charity which provides help in the community to people who are facing mental health difficulties.
Analysis by Giving is Great

Positives:

  • The charity has received backing from multiple prominent grant makers recently
  • More than half of total income was derived from trading and fees in the latest year
  • There have been no material income shortfalls in recent years
  • The Board appears to be dynamic in terms of composition

Regulatory & Governance issues to consider:

  • The Board has little diversity in terms of age
  • Over half the Board have joined recently

Financial issues to consider:

  • Fundraising costs are extremely high relative to funds raised
Established: 12 years

www.secemind.org.uk

hello@secemind.org.uk

01702601123

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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
31/03/23*£903£850£53£55£670£6729.5248
31/03/22£670£558£112£36£618£61013.11816
31/03/21£895£566£329£51£506£49210.41628
31/03/20£649£782£-133£84£176£1672.61775
31/03/19£696£690£6£70£309£3065.32440
31/03/18£602£817£-215£58£303£3034.5190
31/03/17£709£960£-251£43£518£5186.5250
31/03/16£1,538£1,031£507£33£769£7658.9260
31/03/15£1,020£1,139£-118£72£262£3363.5300
31/03/14£1,020£918£102£109£381£3704.8280
31/03/13£1,134£854£279£85£279£2653.7260

Financial Ratios
Fundraising Costs/Relevant Income: 61.7%
Fundraising Costs/Total Spending: 6.5%
Highest pay band: Less than £60,000
Liabilities/Assets: 41%
Liabilities/Income: 52%
Unrestricted Funds/Total Funds: 100%
Reserves/Spending: 9.5 months
Net Current Assets/Spending: 3 months
Quick Ratio: 6.3
Asset Split ?
Listed activities
  • Accommodation/Housing
  • Disability
  • Education/Training
  • General Charitable Purposes
  • Other Charitable Purposes
  • The Advancement Of Health Or Saving Of Lives
How it operates
  • Provides advocacy/advice/information
  • Provides buildings/facilities/open space
  • Provides services
Where it operates
  • Essex, Southend-on-sea,
Who it helps
  • Children/Young People
  • Elderly/Old People
  • People Of A Particular Ethnic Or Racial Origin
  • People With Disabilities
  • The General Public/Mankind
Who works here?
  • 24 employees
  • 8 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.

Major supporters in last 5 years
Lloyds Bank Foundation£52,250
Essex Community Foundation£20,952
National Lottery Community Fund£9,989
CAF£3,000
Specific Donations
Amount When
Months
To be used for
Lloyds Bank Foundation - One off gift towards cost of living crisis to South East and Central Essex Mind Ltd
£2,250 14/12/2022
One off gift to support with the cost of living crisis
Essex Community Foundation - Grant to South East and Central Essex Mind
£1,000 17/11/2022
to help continue the development of the organisation and build on areas that have been identified whilst participating on the Thrive Programme
Lloyds Bank Foundation - Grant to South East and Central Essex Mind Ltd
£50,000 08/12/2021
24
Unrestricted grant over two years towards the core costs of South East and Central Essex Mind Ltd
National Lottery Community Fund - Tech Project
£9,989 19/03/2021
1
The funding will help meet the increased demand for their services for those pushed into crisis due to Covid-19; including trauma service mental health training children and young people's service ....more
Essex Community Foundation - Grant to South East and Central Essex Mind
£15,000 21/04/2020
to provide the technology to develop and provide on-line mental health services during and post the COVID19 crisis
CAF - Grant to SOUTH EAST AND CENTRAL ESSEX MIND
£3,000 21/04/2020
3
Grant to SOUTH EAST AND CENTRAL ESSEX MIND to support the organisation through COVID19
Essex Community Foundation - Self harm and suicide training
£4,952 16/05/2019
11
To continue to run self-harm and suicide awareness training in educational establishments in Southend and surrounding areas
Garfield Weston Foundation - Main Grants award
£20,000 05/07/2018
Core Cost
National Lottery Community Fund - Self-harm and suicide training
£9,587 14/03/2018
12
The organisation will use the funding to deliver training on the topics of suicide and self-harm to help schools and other organisations prevent them and improve support.
Essex Community Foundation - Core running costs of Jubilee Centre
£10,000 15/11/2017
12
To help with core operating costs to help keep Jubilee Centre open
National Lottery Community Fund - Mind Trauma Programme
£347,511 17/05/2017
36
This project builds on work being done by South East and Central Essex Mind in Southend-on-Sea. It will enable people suffering with mental trauma to take the lead in their recovery through a ....more
National Lottery Community Fund - Post Traumatic Stress Disorder Service
£282,044 02/04/2015
24
This is a continuation and expansion of the project that aims to improve the mental well-being of people suffering from Post Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD), Adjustment Disorder (AD), and/ or ....more
Comic Relief - Youth Matters - Counselling and Support Service
£71,573 28/01/2015
24
Many young people arriving in the UK have left terrible conditions in their home countries and experience tough challenges here. This project will identify and support young people aged 11-18 from ....more
Henry Smith Charity - Grant to South East and Central Essex Mind Ltd
£25,000 11/09/2014
towards the costs of building and refurbishment works at a centre that supports people with mental health problems in Southend-on-Sea, Essex and the South East
National Lottery Community Fund - Post Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD) Counselling Service
£300,000 12/12/2011
36
Southend MIND will provide a specialist, long-term therapeutic counselling service that will offer early effective treatment delivered by qualified counsellors experienced in Post Traumatic Stress ....more
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Data sourced from Donors via 360 Giving

How is it governed?

Trustees (5)
Current Trustees appointed

Age Range of Trustees: 42-60
  • GARY JOHN RAVEN Appointed: 2020, Occupation: Certified Chartered Accountant
  • PAUL GAYLER Appointed: 2024, Occupation: Strategic Housing Services Manager
Legal constitution
  • Charitable company registered in England & Wales on 07/08/2012, number: 1148451
  • Registered at Companies House on 08/04/2011, number: 07597188
Gift Aid
  • Registered with HMRC for Gift Aid
Event History
Policies in force
  • Bullying and harassment policy and procedures
  • Complaints handling
  • Complaints policy and procedures
  • Conflicting interests
  • Financial reserves policy and procedures
  • Internal charity financial controls policy and procedures
  • Internal risk management policy and procedures
  • Paying staff
  • Risk management
  • Safeguarding policy and procedures
  • Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries
  • Serious incident reporting policy and procedures
  • Social media policy and procedures
  • Trustee conflicts of interest policy and procedures
  • Trustee expenses policy and procedures
  • Volunteer management
Filing Record
11 returns made; AR23: 6 days late,
Recent reorganisation events:
  • Asset transfer in from JOHN MOUNTAIN MEMORIAL FUND on 24/11/2021
Main office

NELSONS GATE
217A NORTH ROAD
WESTCLIFF ON SEA
ESSEX
SS0 7AF

Objectives

WITHIN THE AREA OF CASTLE POINT, CHELMSFORD, ROCHFORD AND SOUTHEND ON SEA:A) TO PROMOTE THE PRESERVATION OF GOOD MENTAL HEALTH IN PARTICULAR BY ENABLING AND EMPOWERING ANYONE EXPERIENCING MENTAL HEALTH PROBLEMS TO LIVE WITH, MANAGE AND RECOVER FROM THEIR CONDITION;B) TO RELIEVE THE NEEDS OF PEOPLE WITH MENTAL HEALTH PROBLEMS BY WORKING TO INCREASE THE UNDERSTANDING OF MENTAL HEALTH AND MENTAL HEALTH PROBLEMS BY GATHERING AND DISSEMINATING INFORMATION AND WORKING TO RAISE AWARENESS, PROMOTE UNDERSTANDING AND CHALLENGE STIGMA AND DISCRIMINATION.

Data Sources

Charity Commission for England and Wales
360 Giving
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