Finance Score: 2

Governance Score: 3

Support Score: 11

Strong growth: +2
No PartB

Dynamic board: +3

Large volunteers +3
Grant maker support: +8

Overall GiG Score: 16

CHANGES BRISTOL LTD

Changes Bristol is a mental health charity that is peer led and provides peer support groups and peer support networks for people who suffer mental distress throughout Bristol and the surrounding area. Our support meetings happen at the same time and place each week. We provide a number of interventions including our Steps to Recovery programme and other wellbeing workshops.

Analysis by Giving is Great

Positives:

This charity has been successful in attracting volunteers relative to its size
There has been strong growth in spending over the last 5 years
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 and there are significant future grants due to be received
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

Established: 8 years
(10 years as a company)

www.changesbristol.org.uk

info@changesbristol.org.uk

01179411123

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		£303	£257	£46	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	105
31/03/22		£219	£228	£-8	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	99
31/03/21		£241	£145	£96	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	94
31/03/20		£132	£104	£28	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	80
31/03/19		£126	£97	£28	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	78
31/03/18		£129	£95	£34	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	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

Disability
The Advancement Of Health Or Saving Of Lives

How it operates

Other charitable activities
Provides advocacy/advice/information
Provides services

Where it operates

Bath And North East Somerset, Bristol City, North Somerset, South Gloucestershire,

Who it helps

Elderly/Old People
Other Defined Groups
People With Disabilities

Who works here?

Unknown number of employees
105 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

Henry Smith Charity	£191,600
Quartet Community Foundation	£58,549
DCMS	£30,000

Specific Donations

Amount	When Months	To be used for
Henry Smith Charity - Grant to Changes Bristol
£131,600	22/09/2022 36	towards three years' continuation funding, including the salary and associated costs for the CEO of an organisation that provides a support network and interventions for people living with mental ill ....more towards three years' continuation funding, including the salary and associated costs for the CEO of an organisation that provides a support network and interventions for people living with mental ill health in Bristol.
Quartet Community Foundation - Grant to Changes Bristol
£12,855	05/09/2022	We will run a weekly peer support group every week at a community venue in the Hillfields area. A safe, non-judgemental, empathetic and confidential space where people can talk with others suffering ....more We will run a weekly peer support group every week at a community venue in the Hillfields area. A safe, non-judgemental, empathetic and confidential space where people can talk with others suffering mental health and wellbeing issues whilst using their own experience to help others.
Henry Smith Charity - Grant to Changes Bristol Ltd
£60,000	23/10/2020 12	towards one year's project costs of a Befriending Service for people with mental health issues impacted by the COVID-19 pandemic in Bristol.
DCMS - DCMS VSCE CMC Covid Funding
£30,000	23/10/2020	NET, Comic Relief and Children in Need will use this funding to provide: increased support to vulnerable people and hidden groups, thus reducing the burden on public services; reach local grassroots ....more NET, Comic Relief and Children in Need will use this funding to provide: increased support to vulnerable people and hidden groups, thus reducing the burden on public services; reach local grassroots and small organisations who can provide an on-the-ground community response to the crisis; and, support local charitable organisations to mobilise volunteers to enable better targeted support in communities through empowered local groups.
Quartet Community Foundation - Changes Peer Support Group Project
£6,944	10/06/2020	Mall Charity of the Year Award toward the annual cost of running the group's peer support group sessions, benefiting people affected by mental health issues, in 12 different Bristol communities over ....more Mall Charity of the Year Award toward the annual cost of running the group's peer support group sessions, benefiting people affected by mental health issues, in 12 different Bristol communities over one year.
Quartet Community Foundation - Grant to Changes Bristol
£4,850	22/04/2020	To roll out an online mental health and wellbeing peer support group network. Running support meetings each day of the week Monday to Friday, 12 week project.
Quartet Community Foundation - Salary and on costs of the Project Manager
£28,900	05/02/2020	Second year of a three-year award from the Henry Smith Charity towards the salary and on costs of the Project Manager and a contribution towards running costs of a project providing Peer Support ....more Second year of a three-year award from the Henry Smith Charity towards the salary and on costs of the Project Manager and a contribution towards running costs of a project providing Peer Support Groups to people with mental health issues in Bristol.
Quartet Community Foundation - Mental health first aid instructor training
£5,000	30/04/2019 12	To develop a mental health first aid training programme as an income generation stream for the charity.
Quartet Community Foundation - Salary and on costs of the Project Manager
£28,000	21/09/2018	First year of a three-year award from the Henry Smith Charity towards the salary and on costs of the Project Manager and a contribution towards running costs of a project providing Peer Support ....more First year of a three-year award from the Henry Smith Charity towards the salary and on costs of the Project Manager and a contribution towards running costs of a project providing Peer Support Groups to people with mental health issues in Bristol.
Henry Smith Charity - Grant to Changes Bristol
£85,500	12/09/2018 36	towards three years' continuation funding of the salary of the Project Manager and a contribution towards running costs of a project providing peer support groups for people with mental health issues ....more towards three years' continuation funding of the salary of the Project Manager and a contribution towards running costs of a project providing peer support groups for people with mental health issues in Bristol

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How is it governed?

Trustees (8)

Current Trustees appointed

Age Range of Trustees:

CECILE ANNE MARIE BOUTEYRON Appointed: 2023

DR ELIZABETH ANN FROST Appointed: 2020, Occupation: Associate Professor Of Social Work

DR LASANI SOLUCHANA WIJETUNGE Appointed: 2023

DR PHILLIP CHARLES Appointed: 2017, Occupation: Psychiatrist

HANNAH LUCY RODDIS Appointed: 2023

PETER JOHN RAIMES (Chair) Appointed: 2023, Occupation: Retired Senior Manager/Clinician

SALLY ROSE KENT Appointed: 2016, Occupation: Accountant

THOMAS HARTNELL Appointed: 2023

Legal constitution

Charitable company registered in England & Wales on 24/06/2016, number: 1167828
Registered at Companies House on 27/02/2014, number: 08914724

Gift Aid

NOT 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
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
Volunteer management

Filing Record

7 returns made; AR17: 22 days late,

Main office

BARTON HILL SETTLEMENT
43 DUCIE ROAD
LAWRENCE HILL
BRISTOL
BS5 0AX

Objectives

1) TO PROVIDE OR ASSIST IN THE PROVISION OF MENTAL HEALTH CARE2) TO ADVANCE THE EDUCATION IN ALL MATTERS RELATED TO MENTAL HEALTH3) TO PROMOTE AND PUBLISH RESEARCH IN THE FIELD OF MENTAL HEALTH4) TO PROVIDE A SERVICE THAT IS OPEN TO ANYONE MANAGING OR RECOVERING FROM MENTAL DISTRESS

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