Finance Score: 2

Governance Score: 2

Support Score: 7

Strong growth: +2
No PartB

Dynamic board: +3
Mainly female board: -1

Grant maker support: +7

Overall GiG Score: 11

THE HARMONY CENTRE

Provide facilitated peer-support and advice to people in Bridport, Dorset living with mental health problems

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
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:

The Board is predominantly female

Financial issues to consider:

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

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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	£193	£165	£27	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	7
31/03/22	£135	£151	£-15	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	5
31/03/21	£157	£150	£7	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	12
31/03/20	£159	£115	£45	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	6
31/03/19	£57	£40	£17	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	4
04/04/18	£49	£36	£13	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0

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Highest pay bracket: less than £60,000

Established: 7 years

https://www.harmonydropin.org.uk/

harmonyinfo@harmonydropin.org.uk

01308 459713

Charity Commission for England and Wales

Listed activities

Disability
The Advancement Of Health Or Saving Of Lives

GiG Classification

Mental health and addiction

How it operates

Provides advocacy/advice/information
Provides services

Where it operates

Dorset,

Who it helps

People With Disabilities

Who works here?

Unknown number of employees
7 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	£318,981
Dorset Community Foundation	£14,180
DCMS	£9,900
The Clothworkers Foundation	£4,500

Specific Donations

Amount	When Months	To be used for
National Lottery Community Fund - Mental Health Matters
£299,086	23/03/2023	This funding will support The Burrough Harmony Centre who are requesting £299086 towards total project costs of £1529293 over 5 years for their support to adults with mental health issues in ....more This funding will support The Burrough Harmony Centre who are requesting £299086 towards total project costs of £1529293 over 5 years for their support to adults with mental health issues in Bridport (West Dorset) and the surrounding area. They bring people together to build strong supportive relationships engaging in self-help groups and provide larger social support networks resulting in enhanced self-esteem and increased social functioning. The funding would help them consolidate their current core work providing a stronger base to meet increasing needs.
Dorset Community Foundation - Mental Health Recovery Club for Men
£3,200	02/12/2022	Drop in sessions for isolated men with food, games and a once monthly sport taster session.
Dorset Community Foundation - Grant to The Burrough Harmony Centre
£3,000	01/12/2022	Support services addressing the impact of financial difficulties on mental health
Dorset Community Foundation - Tales of Harmony - Jubilee celebration
£2,980	23/03/2022	Beneficiaries of the charity supported to create a performance of stories, poetry theatre and artwork to be performed at Bridport Arts Centre
National Lottery Community Fund - Harmony Volunteer Team
£9,970	18/03/2022	The funding will be used to pay towards a volunteer coordinator to recruit and train more volunteers to enable them to help meet the demand for their support services for people living with mental ....more The funding will be used to pay towards a volunteer coordinator to recruit and train more volunteers to enable them to help meet the demand for their support services for people living with mental health issues and partner organisations. This will enable them to continue to provide peer support self-help and focus groups a drop-in service information and signposting to a range of existing and new activities and programmes.
Dorset Community Foundation - Review and development of local mental health support
£2,000	10/02/2022	Consultation, research and business plan development, designed to assess local needs & current activities and maximise future impact
Dorset Community Foundation - Bereavement Support
£3,000	08/11/2021	Contribution to 1 year pilot of new bereavement support group
The Clothworkers Foundation - Grant to Borrough Harmony Centre
£4,500	15/10/2020	purchase of mobile, IT equip, air/con for a charity supporting mental health issues in Dorset
DCMS - Coronavirus Community Support Fund
£9,900	14/08/2020	"The fund aims to:1) To reduce closures of essential charities that provide essential services to vulnerable groups during the COVID-19 crisis by ensuring they have the financial resources to ....more "The fund aims to:1) To reduce closures of essential charities that provide essential services to vulnerable groups during the COVID-19 crisis by ensuring they have the financial resources to operate, thereby reducing the burden on public services.2) To ensure essential services are provided to vulnerable people, both in the short and long term through increased community support through the work of charitable organisations."
National Lottery Community Fund - 'Talk Back' Peer support Programme
£9,925	31/03/2020 11	The aim of this project is to engage a peer support worker to address a wide range of mental health issues.
National Lottery Community Fund - Harmony Skills Development
£4,200	29/11/2018 12	The project will facilitate the provision of art and craft activities for people with mental health issues. The project aims to support those who are recovering from ill-health and help fulfil their ....more The project will facilitate the provision of art and craft activities for people with mental health issues. The project aims to support those who are recovering from ill-health and help fulfil their potential.

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Data sourced from Donors via 360 Giving

How is it governed?

Trustees (8)

Current Trustees appointed

Gender Split

ALISON MARY CLIFFE Appointed: 2018

ANDREW HUTCHINSON Appointed: 2019

ANNE LOUISE BARK Appointed: 2023

JILL SUSAN MASON Appointed: 2021

ROSALIND ANNE COPSON Appointed: 2018

RACHEL CONEY Appointed: 2023

RAGNHILD BANTON Appointed: 2023

HELEN WRIGHT Appointed: 2023, Other trusteeship: BRIDPORT HEALTH AND WELLBEING CHAMPIONS,

Legal constitution

Charity registered in England & Wales on 08/11/2016, number: 1170086

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
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

6 returns made; all on time

Main office

Burrough Harmony Centre
Assembly Rooms
Gundry Lane
BRIDPORT
Dorset
DT6 3RL

Objectives

FOR THE PUBLIC BENEFIT, THE RELIEF OF PERSONS SUFFERING FROM, OR RECOVERING FROM MENTAL HEALTH PROBLEMS BY PROVIDING SUPPORT, INFORMATION AND ACTIVITIES HELPING THEM FURTHER THEIR RECOVERY AND INTEGRATE INTO THE COMMUNITY. THE EDUCATION OF THE PUBLIC IN MATTERS PERTAINING TO SUCH PEOPLE.

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