Finance Score: -2
Governance Score: -1
Support Score: 10
  • Deficit latest year: -2
  • No PartB
  • No conflicts policy: -1
  • Large volunteer base +5
  • Overall weighted support: +5
Overall GiG Score: 7 ?

HOPE IN DEPRESSION

Hope in depression provides a 6-week course for sufferers of depression and or anxiety and their supporters/careers. The course educates, empowers, and equips people to be a part of their own recovery and to learn proven techniques and tips from highly qualified professionals. Subjects covered are brain chemistry, medication, therapy, nutrition, mindfulness, fitness & stories of recovery.
Analysis by Giving is Great

Positives:

  • This charity has been very successful in attracting volunteers relative to its size
  • A significant proportion of recent income was derived from major grant makers

Regulatory & Governance issues to consider:

  • This charity does not have a Conflict of Interests policy

Financial issues to consider:

  • There has been a change of accounting period recently, so trends may be hard to determine
  • Income was lower than spending in the latest year
  • A PartB annual return has not been required and so detailed financial information is not available from the online data

Financial Data ?

Income & Spending ?
N.B. data has been adjusted to reflect year end change
Sources of Income ?
Y/E Income Spending Surplus/
Deficit
Volun-
teers
31/12/22£38£43£-5n/a
31/12/21?£21£31£-10n/a
31/03/20£27£17£10n/a
31/03/19£21£15£6n/a
Highest pay bracket: less than £60,000
Established: 6 years

www.hopeindepression.org

lisa.owens@hopeindepression.org

07905898818

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UN SDGs
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Listed activities
  • Disability
  • Education/Training
GiG Classification
  • Outpatient support services
How it operates
  • Provides advocacy/advice/information
  • Provides services
Where it operates
  • Throughout England,
Who it helps
  • 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
DCMS£45,000
National Lottery Community Fund£10,000
Crowdfunder£3,943
Specific Donations
Amount When
Months
To be used for
National Lottery Community Fund - Hope in Depression Facilitator Training
£10,000 29/09/2022
The funding will be used to enhance and grow the group's training courses for people experiencing mental ill health. The project aims to provide a more efficient service to reduce anxiety and depression.
Crowdfunder - Local Action Fund
£3,943 20/04/2022
Covid response
DCMS - Coronavirus Community Support Fund
£45,000 30/10/2020
"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 operate, thereby reducing the burden on public ....more

Data sourced from Donors via 360 Giving

How is it governed?

Trustees (4)
Current Trustees appointed
Gender Split

  • AMANDA ELIZABETH BERWICK Appointed: 2018
  • DR JANE KAREN PERERA Appointed: 2018
  • IAN GIBBONS Appointed: 2022
  • SUZETTE JONES Appointed: 2022
Legal constitution
  • Charity registered in England & Wales on 26/07/2018, number: 1179351
Gift Aid
  • Registered with HMRC for Gift Aid
Policies in force
  • Complaints handling
  • Risk management
  • Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries
  • Volunteer management
Filing Record
4 returns made; all on time
Main office

HOPE IN DEPRESSION
PO Box 6074
ASCOT
SL5 5FP

Objectives

THE OBJECTS OF THE CIO ARE:FOR THE PUBLIC BENEFIT, TO PROMOTE AND PROTECT THE PHYSICAL AND MENTAL HEALTH OF SUFFERERS OF DEPRESSION AND ANXIETY INCLUDING BUT NOT BY WAY OF LIMITATION THROUGH THE PROVISION OF SUPPORT, EDUCATION AND ADVICE.

Data Sources

Charity Commission for England and Wales
360 Giving

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