Finance Score: 7

Governance Score: 6

Support Score: 6

Liabilities <10%: +3
Reasonable growth: +1
Fundraising costs low: +3

Good trustee age range: +3
Dynamic board: +3

Grant maker support: +6

Overall GiG Score: 19

DEVON MIND

We support anyone with a mental health problem to get well and stay well for longer. We run a Recovery College which offers 1-to-1 support, psycho-educational courses, peer support groups, volunteering and counselling. We also offer opportunities for further training and we support people to access other agencies when needed.

Analysis by Giving is Great

Positives:

This charity has a robust balance sheet
There has been reasonable growth in spending since inception
Fundraising costs are unusually low relative to funds raised
A significant proportion of recent income was derived from major grant makers including the Government
The Board appears to be well diversified in terms of age and dynamic in terms of composition

Regulatory & Governance issues to consider:

Over half the Board have joined recently

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
31/03/23	£1,359	£921	£438	£29	£1,046	£1,046	13.6	23	12
31/03/22	£652	£589	£63	£5	£611	£578	11.8	19	6
31/03/21	£694	£579	£115	£3	£548	£493	10.2	18	15
31/03/20	£705	£588	£117	£2	£411	£356	7.3	18	12

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Financial Ratios

Fundraising Costs/Relevant Income: 3.1%
Fundraising Costs/Total Spending: 3.5%
Highest pay band: Less than £60,000
Liabilities/Assets: 3%
Liabilities/Income: 3%
Unrestricted Funds/Total Funds: 100%
Reserves/Spending: 13.6 months
Net Current Assets/Spending: 7 months
Quick Ratio: 12.2

Asset Split ?

Established: 5 years
(7 years as a company)

www.devonmind.com

admin@devonmind.com

01752512280

Charity Commission for England and Wales

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Listed activities

Disability
General Charitable Purposes
The Advancement Of Health Or Saving Of Lives

GiG Classification

Mental health and addiction

How it operates

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

Where it operates

Devon,

Who it helps

Other Defined Groups
People With Disabilities
The General Public/Mankind

Who works here?

23 employees
12 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

DCMS	£25,000
Lloyds Bank Foundation	£14,340
Devon Community Foundation	£13,890
CAF	£5,000

Specific Donations

Amount	When Months	To be used for
Co-Operative Group - Grant to Devon Mind
£2,623	22/10/2022	We'd like to fund a practitioner to run 10 specialist mental health recovery workshops for 50-60 people on self-compassion, mindfulness, and arts based recovery activities; both offline and via Zoom.
Devon Community Foundation - Grant to Devon Mind
£7,500	10/07/2022	Grant to Devon Mind
Devon Community Foundation - Covid Counselling Project
£6,390	26/07/2021 11	To provide additional counselling session for people in low incomes affected by Covid 19 pandemic
DCMS - Coronavirus Community Support Fund
£25,000	11/08/2020	"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."
CAF - Grant to Devon Mind
£5,000	18/06/2020 3	Grant to Devon Mind to support the organisation through COVID19
Lloyds Bank Foundation - Grant to Devon Mind
£14,340	04/12/2019 12	The charity support people with mental health conditions. The grant would fund a new website to promote and manage new services, and fundraising activity.

Data sourced from Donors via 360 Giving

How is it governed?

Trustees (11)

Current Trustees appointed

Gender Split

Age Range of Trustees: 30-68

JAMES EDWARD EVANS Appointed: 2020, Occupation: Solicitor

MATTHEW KEANE Appointed: 2024, Occupation: Chartered Accountant

NICHOLAS SOUTHCOTT Appointed: 2024, Occupation: Managing Director

PENNY BLACKMORE Appointed: 2024, Occupation: Ceo

REBECCA COZIC Appointed: 2024, Occupation: Life Coach

MARTIN DAVID CORDY Appointed: 2024, Occupation: Finance Director, Other trusteeship: PROJECT RETURN,

NEIL ANTHONY PICK Appointed: 2019, Occupation: Company Director

PROFESSOR EUAN HAILS MBE QN Appointed: 2023, Other trusteeship: COUNSELLING IN PRISONS NETWORK,

SHARON ANN CLARIDGE (Chair) Appointed: 2019, Occupation: Retired

STEPHEN DOUGLAS OFFORD Appointed: 2020, Occupation: Manager

PAUL GUILDFORD Appointed: 2019, Occupation: Project Manager, Other trusteeship: MARJON STUDENT UNION,

Legal constitution

Charitable company registered in England & Wales on 28/01/2019, number: 1181767
Registered at Companies House on 15/07/2016, number: 10281020

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
Investment
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

4 returns made; all on time

Recent reorganisation events:

Asset transfer in from PLYMOUTH AND DISTRICT MIND ASSOCIATION on 15/12/2020

Main office

DEVON MIND
156 Mannamead Road
PLYMOUTH
PL3 5QL

Objectives

3.1 TO PROMOTE THE PRESERVATION OF MENTAL HEALTH AND TO ASSIST IN RELIEVING AND REHABILITATING PERSONS SUFFERING FROM MENTAL DISORDERS OR CONDITIONS OF EMOTIONAL DISTRESS REQUIRING ADVICE AND TREATMENT, IN ASSOCIATION WITH MIND (NATIONAL ASSOCIATION FOR MENTAL HEALTH) (MIND (NAMH)) IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE AIMS AND OBJECTIVES OF MIND (NAMH)3.2 TO PROMOTE THE STUDY OF AND RESEARCH INTO MENTAL HEALTH DISORDER AND EMOTIONAL OR MENTAL DISTRESS AND TO OBTAIN AND MAKE RECORDS OF AND DISSEMINATE INFORMATION CONCERNING THE SAME TO EDUCATE THE PUBLIC IN MATTERS RELATING TO MENTAL HEALTH

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