Finance Score: 0
Governance Score: 5
Support Score: 3
  • Liabilities <10%: +3
  • Volatile income: -3
  • Good trustee age range: +3
  • Dynamic board: +3
  • Mainly male board: -1
  • Grant maker support: +3
Overall GiG Score: 8 ?

UNITED FOR GLOBAL MENTAL HEALTH 

United for Global Mental Health, seeks to raise awareness of mental health issues through campaigning and advocacy and to promote the de-stigmatisation of mental health issues by campaigning for the implementation of effective interventions. We campaign for financing to support mental health initiatives so that additional funding can be made available to programmes that develop national capacity.
Analysis by Giving is Great

Positives:

  • The charity has received backing from a grant maker
  • This charity has a robust balance sheet
  • The Board appears to be well diversified in terms of age and dynamic in terms of composition

Regulatory & Governance issues to consider:

  • This charity is not recognised by HMRC for Gift Aid according to its latest published return
  • The Board is predominantly male

Financial issues to consider:

  • Income has been volatile recently
Established: 5 years

FINANCE@UNITEDGMH.ORG

07732694009

Charity Commission for England and WalesCompanies House
UN SDGs
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Financial Data ?

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
31/12/22*£1,833£1,300£533£197£2,224£1,35412.560
31/12/21£2,827£1,301£1,526£50£1,691£8638120
31/12/20£2,430£2,369£62£200£165£570.3180
31/12/19£2,389£2,461£-72£0£103£1080.5120
Financial Ratios
Fundraising Costs/Relevant Income: 10.7%
Fundraising Costs/Total Spending: 15.1%
Senior Staff Costs/Total Spending: 14%
Highest pay band: £80,000-£90,000
Liabilities/Assets: 5%
Liabilities/Income: 6%
Unrestricted Funds/Total Funds: 61%
Reserves/Spending: 12.5 months
Net Current Assets/Spending: 20 months
Quick Ratio: 20.1
Asset Split ?
Listed activities
  • Disability
  • The Advancement Of Health Or Saving Of Lives
How it operates
  • Other charitable activities
Where it operates
  • Throughout England And Wales,
Who it helps
  • Other Defined Groups
Who works here?
  • 6 employees

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
Comic Relief - Project title
£300,000 06/11/2019
24
NULL
Comic Relief - The Global campaign - embedding and growing engagement
£275,000 25/07/2018
12
This proposal is designed to empower and inform civil society of the progress in mental health, and catalyse greater action through a global campaign that amplifies and supports their local demands. ....more

Data sourced from Donors via 360 Giving

How is it governed?

Trustees (6)
Current Trustees appointed
Gender Split

Age Range of Trustees: 43-75
  • ALAN COURT Appointed: 2019, Occupation: Senior Advisor To Who Ambassador Global Strategy
  • ENOCH LI Appointed: 2021, Occupation: Social Entrepreneur
Legal constitution
  • Charitable company registered in England & Wales on 01/11/2018, number: 1180516
  • Registered at Companies House on 09/01/2018, number: 11139817
Gift Aid
  • NOT registered with HMRC for Gift Aid
Policies in force
  • Complaints handling
  • Conflicting interests
  • Paying staff
  • Risk management
  • Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries
Filing Record
4 returns made; AR22: 99 days late,
Main office

C/O Kreston Reeves
2nd Floor
168 Shoreditch High Street
London
E1 6RA

Objectives

TO PRESERVE AND PROTECT THE HEALTH OF THOSE AFFECTED BY POOR MENTAL HEALTH BY:--PROVIDING RELIEF AND SUPPORT TO PEOPLE AFFECTED BY POOR MENTAL HEALTH; -ADVANCING RESEARCH AND EDUCATION AS TO THE CAUSES, CONSEQUENCES AND MANAGEMENT OF POOR MENTAL HEALTH; -PROVIDING ADVICE AND ASSISTANCE AND PROMOTING BEST PRACTICE IN THE FIELD OF MENTAL HEALTH; AND -ADVANCING SUCH OTHER EXCLUSIVELY CHARITABLE PURPOSES UNDER THE LAW OF ENGLAND AND WALES AS THE TRUSTEES SHALL DETERMINE AT THEIR DISCRETION AND THAT ARE RELATED TO FURTHERING THE ORGANISATION’S PURPOSE.”

Data Sources

Charity Commission for England and Wales
360 Giving
CharityBase
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