Finance Score: -7

Governance Score: 3

Support Score: 4

Accounts filed more than 5 days late: -2 times
Volatile income & significant deficit in latest year: -5
No PartB

Dynamic board: +3

Grant maker support: +4

Overall GiG Score: 0

MID KENT MIND

PRESERVATION OF GOOD MENTAL HEALTH IN PARTICULAR BY ENABLING AND EMPOWERING EVERYONE EXPERIENCING MENTAL HEALTH PROBLEMS TO LIVE WITH, MANAGE AND RECOVER FROM THEIR CONDITION.

Analysis by Giving is Great

Positives:

There have been no material income shortfalls in recent years
A significant proportion of recent income was derived from major grant makers including the Government
The Board appears to be dynamic in terms of composition

Regulatory & Governance issues to consider:

Over half the Board have joined recently

Financial issues to consider:

A PartB annual return has not been required and so detailed financial information is not available from the online data
Accounts have been filed late on 2 occasions over the last 5 years and the current period appears to have been extended
Income has been volatile recently and was significantly lower than spending in the latest year

Established: 8 years

www.maidstonemind.org

mindhelp@mmkmind.org.uk

01622692383

Charity Commission for England and Wales

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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		£496	£730	£-234	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	70
31/03/22	*	£1,000	£853	£147	£0	£942	£908	12.8	30	45
31/03/21		£773	£690	£83	£0	£764	£61	1.1	30	50
31/03/20	*	£731	£630	£101	£2	£681	£1	0	27	50
31/03/19		£721	£687	£34	£13	£580	£15	0.3	20	50
31/03/18		£558	£439	£120	£39	£373	£133	3.6	17	0
31/03/17	*	£0	£0	£0	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	0

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Highest pay bracket: less than £60,000

Listed activities

General Charitable Purposes

How it operates

Provides services

Where it operates

Kent,

Who it helps

People With Disabilities

Who works here?

Unknown number of employees
70 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
National Lottery Community Fund - MHA Training
£10,000	20/08/2021	The funding will be used to provide online Mental Health Awareness Training for 25 Kent residents providing a range of information around mental health. The project aims to break down stigma improve ....more The funding will be used to provide online Mental Health Awareness Training for 25 Kent residents providing a range of information around mental health. The project aims to break down stigma improve overall awareness and access to useful tools.
National Lottery Community Fund - COVID-19 Response - Maintaining Wellbeing
£9,934	07/05/2020 7	The funding will be used to carry out wellbeing calls and online support during the coronavirus pandemic for people living with mental ill health. The project aims to support people's mental health ....more The funding will be used to carry out wellbeing calls and online support during the coronavirus pandemic for people living with mental ill health. The project aims to support people's mental health and wellbeing.
National Lottery Community Fund - Champions for Positive Mental Health
£9,700	11/02/2020 11	The project will use funding to train residents to become mental health champions to support other people to better manage their mental health.
Home Office - Knife Crime Community Fund 2019-20
£15,600	01/04/2019	The fund was set up in 2017/18 to support community projects which reduce knife crime and have a positive impact on young people at risk of carrying a knife and committing crime. The fund was open to ....more The fund was set up in 2017/18 to support community projects which reduce knife crime and have a positive impact on young people at risk of carrying a knife and committing crime. The fund was open to voluntary and community sector groups and the Home Office made up to £800,000 available in 2017 to 2018.A second round of the fund was announced in the Serious Violence Strategy, launched by the Home Secretary on 9 April 2018.In 2018/19 were are increasing this fund to £1.56 million pound for 68 projects.
National Lottery Community Fund - MMKM Youth Support Programme
£483,554	19/12/2018 60	The organisation will use the funding to continue providing much needed support to vulnerable and disadvantaged people in Maidstone and across Mid-Kent and Kent, assisting them in recovery from ....more The organisation will use the funding to continue providing much needed support to vulnerable and disadvantaged people in Maidstone and across Mid-Kent and Kent, assisting them in recovery from mental ill-health and improving their wellbeing. The funding will contribute to the salaries of two youth wellbeing support workers, as well as other general running and management costs.
National Lottery Community Fund - Mental Health Champions
£9,900	23/08/2018 12	The funding will be used to deliver a series of Mental Health First Aid courses across Mid-Kent to the local community including schools and community organisations. The project aims to empower the ....more The funding will be used to deliver a series of Mental Health First Aid courses across Mid-Kent to the local community including schools and community organisations. The project aims to empower the local community to better understand the mental ill-health and address it at the earliest possible stage.
Garfield Weston Foundation - Main Grants award
£25,000	26/04/2018	Revenue funding for salaries at Maidstone & Mid-Kent Mind
Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy - ALB - UKRI - Optimising the depression pathway enabled by novel digital assessment technology
£8,664	01/04/2018	Full Grant details (including summaries) can be found on the Gateway to Research website: https://gtr.ukri.org/projectsref=104641
Sport England - Young Women's Fitness & Confidence Boost
£8,768	14/03/2018 17	Funding under Sport England's Small Grants funding programme for a Revenue project titled Young Women's Fitness & Confidence Boost. This project is a Multi Sports project, with a focus on younger ....more Funding under Sport England's Small Grants funding programme for a Revenue project titled Young Women's Fitness & Confidence Boost. This project is a Multi Sports project, with a focus on younger beneficiaries.
DCMS - ALB-Young Women's Fitness & Confidence Boost
£8,768	14/03/2018	[Placeholder]
Youth Music - Therapeutic Drumming
£23,210	09/03/2018	Therapeutic Drumming
Co-Operative Group - Grant to Maidstone & Mid Kent Mind
£4,102	29/11/2017	Help increase the physical health of people suffering with mental health issues through physical exercise tailored to individual needs.
National Lottery Community Fund - Therapeutic Drumming for Wellbeing and Musicality
£9,450	11/04/2017 12	This organisation will use the funding to deliver weekly therapeutic drumming sessions for the local community, including people experiencing poor mental health. This will engage people in positive ....more This organisation will use the funding to deliver weekly therapeutic drumming sessions for the local community, including people experiencing poor mental health. This will engage people in positive activities, with the aim of boosting confidence, self-esteem and improving their mental health and overall wellbeing.
Sport England - Couch to 5k
£3,900	01/11/2016 9	Funding under Sport England's Small Grants funding programme for a Revenue project titled Couch to 5k. This project lists its main activity as Athletics

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Trustees (7)

Current Trustees appointed

CAROLE EASTWOOD Appointed: 2022

DONAL WATKIN Appointed: 2018

JULIET LANG Appointed: 2022

LEWIS STEPHEN KINCH (Chair) Appointed: 2022

PATRICK MILLER Appointed: 2022

PAUL MILLER Appointed: 2022

VICTORIA EDWARDS Appointed: 2022

Legal constitution

Charity registered in England & Wales on 25/05/2016, number: 1167328

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
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

7 returns made; AR22: 28 days late, AR20: 10 days late, AR17: 15 days late,

Main office

23 College Road
Maidstone
ME15 6YH

Objectives

A) TO PROMOTE THE PRESERVATION OF GOOD MENTAL HEALTH IN PARTICULAR BY ENABLING AND EMPOWERING EVERYONE 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.

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