Finance Score: 0

Governance Score: -7

Support Score: 8

Strong growth: +2
Multiple Deficits: -2
No PartB

No volunteer policy: -2
Only 3 Trustees: -2
All female board: -3

Large volunteer base +5
Overall weighted support: +3

Overall GiG Score: 1

MY LIFE

Supporting the mental health of children, young people and adults in education and the criminal justice system, with the aim of encouraging and educating those we collaborate with, to support and promote a less stigmatised outlook on mental health. We offer mental health training to young people in education and to people classified as NEET, including prison settings across England

Analysis by Giving is Great

Positives:

This charity has been very successful in attracting volunteers relative to its size
There has been strong growth in spending since inception
A significant proportion of recent income was derived from major grant makers including the Government

Regulatory & Governance issues to consider:

Although this charity works with volunteers it does not have a Volunteer Management policy
Why are there only 3 trustees?
Why is the Board completely female?

Financial issues to consider:

On several occasions in recent years income has been less than spending
A PartB annual return has not been required and so detailed financial information is not available from the online data

Financial Data ?

Income & Spending ?

Sources of Income ?

Y/E	Income	Spending	Surplus/ Deficit	Volun- teers
30/06/24	£400	£337	£64	n/a
30/06/23	£214	£255	£-40	n/a
30/06/22	£283	£287	£-4	n/a
30/06/21	£209	£145	£64	n/a
30/06/20	£111	£147	£-36	n/a

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Highest pay bracket: less than £60,000

Established: 6 years

www.mylifeorg.uk

INFO@MYLIFEORG.UK

01473353512

Charity Commission for England and Wales

Listed activities

Disability
Economic/Community Development/Employment
Education/Training

GiG Classification

Social youth organisations

How it operates

Provides advocacy/advice/information
Provides buildings/facilities/open space
Provides services

Where it operates

Throughout England,

Who it helps

Children/Young People
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	£10,000
Henry Smith Charity	£10,000
Suffolk Community Foundation	£7,880

Specific Donations

Amount	When Months	To be used for
Garfield Weston Foundation - Main Grants award
£10,000	29/10/2021	Peer Support Initiatives for Students
Henry Smith Charity - Grant to Student Life
£10,000	18/03/2021	towards one year's running costs of a Mental Health Ambassador Training programme for young people in schools and colleges in Kent.
Suffolk Community Foundation - Providing Mental Health Support at YOI
£2,880	21/08/2020 9	To provide Mental Health Support for prisoners at Hollesley Bay Young Offenders Institution. Covid19
Suffolk Community Foundation - Mental Health Ambassador Training for Young People
£5,000	06/07/2020 12	To support student Mental Health Ambassador Training.

Data sourced from Donors via 360 Giving

How is it governed?

Trustees (3)

Current Trustees appointed

Gender Split

LOUISE DICKMAN Appointed: 2018

ROSIE WEDGE Appointed: 2018

RACHEL MITCHELL Appointed: 2023

Legal constitution

Charity registered in England & Wales on 30/11/2018, number: 1180933

Gift Aid

NOT registered with HMRC for Gift Aid

Policies in force

Bullying and harassment policy and procedures
Complaints policy and procedures
Conflicting interests
Engaging external speakers at charity events policy and procedures
Financial reserves policy and procedures
Internal charity financial controls policy and procedures
Internal risk management policy and procedures
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

48 ALNESBOURN CRESCENT
IPSWICH
IP3 9GD

Objectives

For the public benefit, the promotion of good mental health, in particular but not exclusively, to those within schools, prisons and young offender institutions by providing services such as mental health awareness training; mental health ambassador programmes, and the production of films about mental health.

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