Finance Score: 5

Governance Score: 1

Support Score: 4

Strong growth: +2
Fundraising costs low: +3

Narrow trustee age band: -2
Gender balanced board: +3

Grant maker support: +4

Overall GiG Score: 10

GRASSROOTS SUICIDE PREVENTION

We work locally and nationally with communities, organisations, services and individuals, helping them to become ready, willing and able to effectively support someone at risk of suicide. Our training and consultancy helps to save lives by enabling conversations that count. Through public events and our online community we work to reduce stigma and promote positive mental health and wellbeing.

Analysis by Giving is Great

Positives:

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
A significant proportion of recent income was derived from major grant makers including the Government
The Board appears to be well diversified in terms of gender

Regulatory & Governance issues to consider:

The Board has little diversity in terms of age

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	£730	£801	£-71	£35	£483	£408	6.1	18	75
31/03/22	£892	£665	£227	£49	£554	£452	8.2	14	75
31/03/21	£479	£350	£129	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	75
31/03/20	£540	£463	£76	£20	£198	£198	5.1	8	75
31/03/19	£414	£348	£66	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	75
31/03/18	£239	£243	£-4	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
31/03/17	£220	£202	£17	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
31/03/16	£238	£230	£8	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
31/03/15?	£246	£237	£9	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
31/01/14	£154	£142	£12	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0

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Financial Ratios

Fundraising Costs/Relevant Income: 4.9%
Fundraising Costs/Total Spending: 4.4%
Highest pay band: Less than £60,000
Liabilities/Assets: 14%
Liabilities/Income: 11%
Unrestricted Funds/Total Funds: 85%
Reserves/Spending: 6.1 months
Net Current Assets/Spending: 7 months
Quick Ratio: 6.2

Asset Split ?

Established: 12 years
(18 years as a company)

www.prevent-suicide.org.uk

office@prevent-suicide.org.uk

01273234834

Charity Commission for England and Wales

Tweets

Listed activities

Education/Training

GiG Classification

Emotional support, counselling or therapy

How it operates

Other charitable activities
Provides advocacy/advice/information

Where it operates

Throughout England,

Who it helps

The General Public/Mankind

Who supports 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
Co-Operative Group - Grant to Grassroots Suicide Prevention
£2,980	21/10/2023	Our training teaches the skills needed to support those at risk of suicide. We would like to train local professionals and community members to provide practical support for their family and friends.
Sussex Community Foundation - Grant to Grassroots Suicide Prevention
£5,000	19/05/2023	Funding was provided for staff, volunteer and production costs for a library of stories from suicide survivors.
Co-Operative Group - Grant to Grassroots Suicide Prevention
£2,862	22/10/2022	We wish to deliver a series of 'Real Talk' suicide prevention workshops, which teach community members how to recognise and support those at risk of suicide, and break down dangerous stigmas.
Sussex Community Foundation - Grant to Grassroots Suicide Prevention
£4,688	18/11/2020 5	Funding was provided for new IT equipment to enable staff to work from home more effectively.
Co-Operative Group - Grant to Grassroots Suicide Prevention
£5,481	24/10/2020	We would like to run twelve free-to-attend Real Talk (RT) workshops, to help people have conversations about suicide that save lives.
National Lottery Community Fund - Upgrade of IT equipment to enable the support of suicide prevention
£7,511	19/07/2017 12	This project will update the group's outdated IT equipment, enabling the organisation to run more efficiently and expand the level of suicide prevention support and training they provide to the local ....more This project will update the group's outdated IT equipment, enabling the organisation to run more efficiently and expand the level of suicide prevention support and training they provide to the local community.

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How is it governed?

Trustees (5)

Current Trustees appointed

Gender Split

Age Range of Trustees: 32-48

CHRISTOPHER STUART ADAMS Appointed: 2020, Occupation: Chief Technology Officer

DAVID ELLIOTT ANTHONY RAINFORD Appointed: 2023, Occupation: Accountant

DONNA ANGELA HOLLAND Appointed: 2020, Occupation: Deputy Ceo

EMMA LOUISE WADEY Appointed: 2018

EMMA MILLS-SHEFFIELD Appointed: 2018, Occupation: Project Manager

Legal constitution

Charitable company registered in England & Wales on 22/11/2012, number: 1149873
Registered at Companies House on 25/01/2006, number: 05687263

Gift Aid

Registered with HMRC for Gift Aid

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

10 returns made; all on time

Main office

COMMUNITY BASE
113 QUEENS ROAD
BRIGHTON
BN1 3XG

Objectives

THE OBJECTS OF THE CHARITY ARE TO PRESERVE AND PROTECT THE GOOD MENTAL AND PHYSICAL HEALTH OF THE PUBLIC BY CONTRIBUTING TO THE PREVENTION OF SUICIDE, IN PARTICULAR BUT NOT EXCLUSIVELY, BY THE ADVANCEMENT OF EDUCATION AND TRAINING INTO THE CAUSES AND EFFECT OF SUICIDE AND SUICIDE INTERVENTION, THEREBY SEEKING TO REDUCE THE RISK AND OCCURRENCE OF SUICIDE.

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