Finance Score: 5
Governance Score: 4
Support Score: 10
  • Strong growth: +2
  • Fundraising costs low: +3
  • No volunteer policy: -2
  • Dynamic board: +3
  • Gender balanced board: +3
  • Large volunteer base +5
  • Overall weighted support: +5
Overall GiG Score: 19 ?

KINTSUGI HOPE

Kintsugi Hope exists to create safe and supportive spaces for people living with mental and emotional health challenges. We do this by:- Setting up Kintsugi Hope Wellbeing Groups across the country- Starting the conversation about positive wellbeing, signposting on as and when necessary- Advocacy, standing in the gap
Analysis by Giving is Great

Positives:

  • This charity has been very successful in attracting volunteers relative to its size
  • The charity has received backing from several prominent grant makers recently
  • There has been strong growth in spending since inception
  • There have been no material income shortfalls in recent years
  • Fundraising costs are low relative to funds raised
  • The Board appears to be well diversified in terms of gender and dynamic in terms of composition

Regulatory & Governance issues to consider:

  • Although this charity works with volunteers it does not have a Volunteer Management policy

Financial Data ?

Income & Spending ?
Sources of Income ?
Y/E Income
£k
Spending
£k
Surplus/
Deficit £k
Fundraising
Cost £k
Total
Funds £k
Unrestricted
Funds £k
Mths
Rsrvs
Staff Volun-
teers
31/03/23£520£553£-33£24£154£1543.3171,200
31/03/22£447£446£1n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/03/21£373£277£96n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/03/20£254£243£11n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/03/19£235£156£79n/an/an/an/an/an/a
Financial Ratios
Fundraising Costs/Relevant Income: 5.5%
Fundraising Costs/Total Spending: 4.3%
Senior Staff Costs/Total Spending: 14%
Highest pay band: £60,000-£70,000
Liabilities/Assets: 4%
Liabilities/Income: 1%
Unrestricted Funds/Total Funds: 100%
Reserves/Spending: 3.3 months
Net Current Assets/Spending: 3 months
Quick Ratio: 23.7
Asset Split ?
Balance Sheet History
Established: 7 years

http://www.kintsugihope.com

admin@kintsugihope.com

01245363606

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UN SDGs
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Listed activities
  • Education/Training
  • Human Rights/Religious Or Racial Harmony/Equality Or Diversity
  • Religious Activities
  • The Advancement Of Health Or Saving Of Lives
GiG Classification
  • Emotional support, counselling or therapy
How it operates
  • Acts as an umbrella or resource body
  • Makes grants to organisations
  • Provides advocacy/advice/information
  • Provides services
Where it operates
  • Northern Ireland, Scotland, Throughout England And Wales,
Who it helps
  • Children/Young People
  • Other Charities Or Voluntary Bodies
  • Other Defined Groups
  • The General Public/Mankind

Who supports them? ?

Donations from Grant Makers ?

We have details on the following donations. Multi-year donations are allocated to the years for which they are earmarked.

Major supporters in last 5 years
Garfield Weston Foundation£20,000
National Lottery Community Fund£18,500
Halifax Foundation for Northern Ireland£7,000
The Jerusalem Trust£6,000
Specific Donations
Amount When
Months
To be used for
Halifax Foundation for Northern Ireland - Kintsugi Hope
£3,500 09/11/2023
A contribution towards Regional Manager Salary and some mileage costs for this charity supporting people struggling with Mental Health issues throughout NI
The Jerusalem Trust - Cost of Living Uplift Grant
£6,000 29/06/2023
12
Evangelism and Christian mission
National Lottery Community Fund - Kintsugi Hope
£9,000 12/01/2023
Kintsugi Hope in Belfast is using a £9000 grant to run wellbeing groups and talks to raise awareness of issues people are facing following the pandemic and support them to tackle these issues locally.
Garfield Weston Foundation - Main Grants award
£20,000 04/02/2022
Kintsugi Hope Wellbeing Groups
National Lottery Community Fund - Kintsugi Hope Northern Ireland
£9,500 16/12/2021
Kintsugi Hope in Carryduff is using a £9500 grant to run virtual and in-person informative talks and wellbeing groups which will be run by volunteers. The project will raise awareness of mental health issues reconciliation reduce loneliness and ....more
Halifax Foundation for Northern Ireland - Kintsugi Hope Northern Ireland
£3,500 15/12/2021
Towards NI Co-Ordinators Salary Costs to support people in need of mental health and resilience courses.

Data sourced from Donors via 360 Giving

How is it governed?

Trustees (6)
Current Trustees appointed
Gender Split

  • ADAM JOHN TEMPLE Appointed: 2017
  • ABIGAIL JOY BALACHANDRAN Appointed: 2024
  • AUDREY SKERVIN Appointed: 2020
  • HOWARD SATTERTHWAITE Appointed: 2023
  • JUDITH LACE Appointed: 2020
  • SIMON JAMES BARRINGTON (Chair) Appointed: 2019, Occupation: Company Director
Legal constitution
  • Charity registered in England & Wales on 02/11/2017, number: 1175529
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
  • Investing charity funds 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
  • Trustee expenses policy and procedures
Filing Record
5 returns made; all on time
Main office

c/o Reprohouse
Drakes Lane
Boreham
Essex
CM3 1BE

Objectives

THE OBJECTS OF THE CIO ARE, FOR THE PUBLIC BENEFIT:-1. TO PROMOTE AND PROTECT THE WELLBEING OF PERSONS SUFFERING OR WHO ARE AT RISK OF SUFFERING FROM PHYSICAL, MENTAL AND EMOTIONAL HEALTH CHALLENGES, IN PARTICULAR BUT NOT EXCLUSIVELY, BY WAY OF PRACTICAL SUPPORT AND TRAINING; AND2. TO RELIEVE THE NEEDS OF PERSONS FACING PERSECUTION FOR THEIR FAITH OR THOSE SUFFERING THE EFFECTS OF WAR, CONFLICT AND NATURAL DISASTER, IN PARTICULAR BUT NOT EXCLUSIVELY, BY WAY OF FINANCIAL SUPPORT TO LOCAL, NATIONAL OR INTERNATIONAL CHARITIES.

Data Sources

Charity Commission for England and Wales
360 Giving

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