Finance Score: 0

Governance Score: -2

Support Score: 4

Accounts filed more than 5 days late: -2 times
Strong growth: +2
No PartB

Only 3 Trustees: -2

Grant maker support: +4

Overall GiG Score: 2

BESSTEL CHILD&ADULT PSYCHIATRIC FOUNDATION

One-on-one confidential services. Signposting to education for courses designed for mental health services. Referral pathway to other services appropriate to mental health needs Signposting for assistance and support for people with mental illnesses and their families.

Analysis by Giving is Great

Positives:

There has been strong growth in spending since inception
A significant proportion of recent income was derived from major grant makers

Regulatory & Governance issues to consider:

There are only 3 trustees

Financial issues to consider:

A PartB annual return has not been required and so detailed financial information is not available from the online data
Accounts have been filed late on 2 occasions over the last 4 years and the current period appears to have been extended

Financial Data ?

Income & Spending ?

Sources of Income ?

Y/E		Income	Spending	Surplus/ Deficit	Volun- teers
31/03/23	*	£123,180	£117,519	£5,661	6
31/03/22		£81,630	£80,440	£1,190	6
31/03/21	*	£18,420	£14,840	£3,580	5
31/03/20		£12,000	£11,028	£972	4

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Highest pay bracket: less than £60,000

Established: 5 years

ewuradjoasbt@yahoo.co.uk,

07508026641

Charity Commission for England and Wales

Listed activities

General Charitable Purposes

GiG Classification

Mental health and addiction

How it operates

Provides advocacy/advice/information
Provides services

Where it operates

Ghana, Throughout England And Wales,

Who it helps

Children/Young People
The General Public/Mankind

Who works here?

Unknown number of employees
6 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.

Specific Donations

Amount	When Months	To be used for
National Lottery Community Fund - Besstel Foundation
£235,200	29/03/2021 35	The funding is being used to provide mental health support to BME communities specifically those of African descent in South London particularly Lambeth Southwark and Lewisham over the next three ....more The funding is being used to provide mental health support to BME communities specifically those of African descent in South London particularly Lambeth Southwark and Lewisham over the next three years. Service users include people presenting with significant levels of stress conditions particularly anxieties; depression; panic attacks; self-harm and considerable levels of low self-esteem confidence and self-worth. The group also work with families and young people who are experiencing destitution and poverty exacerbated by Covid-19.
Maudsley Charity - Besstel Foundation COVID-19 Specialist Support Project
£3,000	03/09/2020 3	This project is intended to support people from Black African descent in South London with mental and emotional health difficulties through the period of the COVID-19 pandemic. Ongoing Outreach work ....more This project is intended to support people from Black African descent in South London with mental and emotional health difficulties through the period of the COVID-19 pandemic. Ongoing Outreach work has highlighted the exacerbation of existing stress and conduct disorders among vulnerable families. These include anxiety, depression,self-harm drug and substance misuse among older service users. Within the younger cohort, there is evidence of the prevalence of eating disorders and associated weight management problems and disconduct such as bullying, opppositional and aggressive behaviour. This project will also support a basic food supply programme to mitigate economic pressures.
National Lottery Community Fund - Besstel Foundation Covid-19
£14,000	26/05/2020 6	The funding will be used to deal with the increase in demand to their mental health services due to the current coronavirus pandemic. The foundation focus on supporting people of African descent ....more The funding will be used to deal with the increase in demand to their mental health services due to the current coronavirus pandemic. The foundation focus on supporting people of African descent across South London with their mental health.
Maudsley Charity - Supporting Black Africans from BAME communities in London with mental and emotional health problems
£2,000	20/08/2019 12	Project supports members of BAME communities from Black African backgrounds in South London with mental and emotional health difficulties. It aims at improving levels of literacy around the early ....more Project supports members of BAME communities from Black African backgrounds in South London with mental and emotional health difficulties. It aims at improving levels of literacy around the early signs of mental and emotional ill health and providing appropriate early intervention and preventative support. Among the target population already suffering ill health, the project will provide non-clinical support through a programme of community outreach, individual and group support sessions as well as crisis support in emergencies.

Data sourced from Donors via 360 Giving

How is it governed?

Trustees (3)

Current Trustees appointed

EWURADJOA NUTAKOR Appointed: 2024

ANN-MARY FRIMPONG-MAINOO Appointed: 2020

LINDA KWAKYE Appointed: 2020

Legal constitution

Charity registered in England & Wales on 29/05/2019, number: 1183635

Gift Aid

NOT registered with HMRC for Gift Aid

Policies in force

Bullying and harassment policy and procedures
Campaigns and political activity policy and procedures
Complaints handling
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
Investing charity funds policy and procedures
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; AR23: 85 days late, AR21: 52 days late,

Main office

4th Floor
18 St. Cross Street
London
EC1N 8UN

Objectives

TO PRESERVE AND PROTECT PHYSICAL AND MENTAL HEALTH FOR THE BENEFIT OF THE PUBLIC BY RAISING AWARENESS AND ADDRESSING STIGMA WORLDWIDE

Defined Area of Benefit:

WORLDWIDE

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