Finance Score: 2

Governance Score: 3

Support Score: 6

Strong growth: +2
No PartB

Dynamic board: +3

Grant maker support: +6

Overall GiG Score: 11

REFRESHING MINDS

Refreshing Minds, a user-led youth club, targets vulnerable girls from North London. Our wraparound youth support includes weekend and after-school clubs, social skills/therapy sessions, holiday camps, and an annual pantomime. With continued research on changing needs, Refreshing Minds is determined to bridge the gap and enable challenged youth to become confident, capable contributors to society.

Analysis by Giving is Great

Positives:

The charity has received backing from multiple prominent grant makers recently
There has been strong growth in spending over the last 5 years
There have been no material income shortfalls in recent years
The Board appears to be dynamic in terms of composition

Financial issues to consider:

A PartB annual return has not been required and so detailed financial information is not available from the online data

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		£474	£453	£21	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	40
31/03/22		£405	£418	£-14	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	40
30/03/21		£252	£240	£12	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	38
30/03/20		£168	£148	£20	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	70
30/03/19		£19	£18	£2	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	40
30/03/18		£0	£1	£-1	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
30/03/17	*	£10	£9	£1	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0

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Highest pay bracket: less than £60,000

Established: 8 years

www.refreshingminds.org.uk

refreshingminds.org@gmail.com

07943411564

Charity Commission for England and Wales

Listed activities

Education/Training
Recreation
The Prevention Or Relief Of Poverty

GiG Classification

Mental health and addiction

How it operates

Makes Grants to Individuals
Provides buildings/facilities/open space
Provides human resources
Provides services

Where it operates

Hackney, Haringey,

Who it helps

The General Public/Mankind

Who works here?

Unknown number of employees
40 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

National Lottery Community Fund	£39,980
Hackney CVS	£10,061
The Clothworkers Foundation	£6,200
Garfield Weston Foundation	£5,000

Specific Donations

Amount	When Months	To be used for
Hackney CVS - Hackney Giving and LBH Cost of Living
£5,061	09/11/2023	Provision of a daily hot meal and emotional/academic support for vulnerable and hungry children and young people in a nurturing environment.
Hackney CVS - Hackney Giving and LBH Cost of Living
£5,000	05/09/2023	Hot meals for participants at homework club.
National Lottery Community Fund - MH - The Great Escape 2.0
£10,000	11/08/2023	The funding will be used to provide a camping trip and wellbeing workshops for girls from the Jewish community aged 13-16 years of age. The project aims to provide an affordable inclusive programme ....more The funding will be used to provide a camping trip and wellbeing workshops for girls from the Jewish community aged 13-16 years of age. The project aims to provide an affordable inclusive programme to help build self-esteem and holistic wellbeing.
National Lottery Community Fund - Camp Spark
£10,000	09/06/2023	The funding will be used to hold a Summer camp for young Chareidi girls with arts and crafts and sport activities. The project aims to provide social activities for vulnerable young people to help ....more The funding will be used to hold a Summer camp for young Chareidi girls with arts and crafts and sport activities. The project aims to provide social activities for vulnerable young people to help improve mental health and well-being.
Henry Smith Charity - Grant to Refreshing Minds
£2,500	10/06/2022	towards a day trip to a farm for children from disadvantaged communities in the London Boroughs of Hackney and Haringey.
Garfield Weston Foundation - Main Grants award
£5,000	04/03/2022	In the Limelight
National Lottery Community Fund - It's My Turn!
£10,000	25/02/2022	The funding will be used to deliver an event incorporating performing dramatic and visual arts. The project aims to involve disadvantaged Jewish children aged 6-16 years in the performance to boost ....more The funding will be used to deliver an event incorporating performing dramatic and visual arts. The project aims to involve disadvantaged Jewish children aged 6-16 years in the performance to boost confidence communication and employability skills to diminish the risk of social exclusion cultural marginalisation and becoming NEET.
The Clothworkers Foundation - Grant to Refreshing Minds
£6,200	27/01/2022	purchase of equipment for a charity supporting disadvantaged minority community in London
Cheshire Community Foundation - Volunteer for Good
£2,500	21/10/2021	1. Refreshing Minds – Aiming to improve the welfare of children living in poverty and disadvantage via free after-school programs and extra-curricular activities run by volunteers. 2. The project, ....more 1. Refreshing Minds – Aiming to improve the welfare of children living in poverty and disadvantage via free after-school programs and extra-curricular activities run by volunteers. 2. The project, called 'Make Waves Beachside Excursion,' will deliver training and renewal to support our 40 young people in their rewarding roles as volunteers for our ‘In the Limelight,’ winter performance and, the ‘Speak-up’ weekend social initiative. The ‘Speak up’ initiative provides a safe space at weekends for over 400 disadvantaged members, in small groups, keeping them away from troubled home environments and abuse, and supporting them in boosting their self-esteem and self-confidence via games, discussions, and competitions. 3. The funding will pay for a Volunteers training and luncheon to jumpstart volunteer’s efforts for the winter ahead and encourage a healthy level of sustainable volunteering. 4. This project will jumpstart the winter contingent with its hallmark performance, a highlight of the refreshing Minds activity set, displaying a dazzling musical where deprived and disadvantaged children can display their talents onstage. It will support volunteers with fresh ideas and programs for the weekend programs, as well as giving them specialist understanding into the mental health needs of participants during COVID-19.
National Lottery Community Fund - Bounce Back Performances Project
£9,980	28/01/2021 5	The funding will be used to resume dance drama singing art and sewing classes for Orthodox Jewish children aged 8-11 once government guidelines allow. The project aims to to support people during the ....more The funding will be used to resume dance drama singing art and sewing classes for Orthodox Jewish children aged 8-11 once government guidelines allow. The project aims to to support people during the current Covid-19 pandemic.
National Lottery Community Fund - Facing Challenges
£10,000	27/07/2018 12	The funding will be used to run parenting workshops for children and parents. The project aims to improve family relationships that could be effected if not intervened.

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How is it governed?

Trustees (5)

Current Trustees appointed

TSPOIRE GRUNBAUM Appointed: 2014

AVROHOM LEBRECHT Appointed: 2021, Other trusteeship: BNOIS JERUSALEM SCHOOLS,

HELEN KRAUSZ Appointed: 2014

JOEL WIDER (Chair) Appointed: 2014

KREINDEL MALKA RAPAPORT Appointed: 2021, Other trusteeship: KEREN HACHESED TRUST,

Legal constitution

Charity registered in England & Wales on 15/03/2016, number: 1166079

Gift Aid

NOT registered with HMRC for Gift Aid

Policies in force

Bullying and harassment policy and procedures
Campaigns and political activity policy and procedures
Complaints handling
Complaints policy and procedures
Conflicting interests
Engaging external speakers at charity events policy and procedures
Financial reserves policy and procedures
Internal charity financial controls policy and procedures
Internal risk management policy and procedures
Investing charity funds policy and procedures
Investment
Paying staff
Risk management
Safeguarding policy and procedures
Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries
Serious incident reporting policy and procedures
Trustee conflicts of interest policy and procedures
Trustee expenses policy and procedures
Volunteer management

Filing Record

7 returns made; AR17: 2 days late,

Main office

66 DURLSTON ROAD
LONDON
E5 8RR

Objectives

THE TRUSTEES MUST APPLY THE INCOME OF THE CHARITY IN FURTHERING THE FOLLOWING OBJECTS (THE OBJECTS):(I) TO ADVANCE IN LIFE AND HELP YOUNG PEOPLE LIVING IN THE BOROUGHS OF HACKNEY AND HARINGEY, LONDON THROUGH:(A) THE PROVISION OF RECREATIONAL AND LEISURE TIME ACTIVITIES PROVIDED IN THE INTEREST OF SOCIAL WELFARE, DESIGNED TO IMPROVE THEIR CONDITIONS OF LIFE;(B) PROVIDING SUPPORT AND ACTIVITIES WHICH DEVELOP THEIR SKILLS, CAPACITIES AND CAPABILITIES TO ENABLE THEM TO PARTICIPATE IN SOCIETY AS MATURE AND RESPONSIBLE INDIVIDUALS.(II) TO RELIEVE FINANCIAL HARDSHIP IN SUCH WAYS AS THE TRUSTEES SHALL DETERMINE, IN PARTICULAR BUT NOT EXCLUSIVELY BY THE PROVISION OF GRANTS TO INDIVIDUALS IN NEED.

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