Finance Score: 0
Governance Score: -1
Support Score: 0
  • Strong growth: +2
  • Deficit latest year: -2
  • No PartB
  • Only 3 Trustees: -2
  • Narrow trustee age band: -2
  • Gender balanced board: +3
  • No supporters identified
Overall GiG Score: -1 ?

ASTO CLINICS CHARITY LTD

To improve the mental health of people in the United Kingdom of Great Britain, and provide better access to treatment. This will be done by the provision of free group therapy sessions, based on tried and tested cognitive behavioural therapy and mindfulness techniques for people who have a range of mental health conditions, and don't have the means to pay for effective treatment.
Analysis by Giving is Great

Positives:

  • There has been strong growth in spending since inception

Regulatory & Governance issues to consider:

  • There are only 3 trustees
  • The Board has little diversity in terms of age

Financial issues to consider:

  • A PartB annual return has not been required and so detailed financial information is not available from the online data
  • Income was lower than spending in the latest year

Financial Data ?

Income & Spending ?
Sources of Income ?
Y/E Income Spending Surplus/
Deficit
Volun-
teers
31/03/24£61£76£-15
31/03/23£168£57£111
31/03/22£1£0£1
31/03/21£5£0£5
Highest pay bracket: less than £60,000
Established: 4 years

www.astoclinics.com

steve@astoclinics.com

07977474521

Charity Commission for England and WalesCompanies House
UN SDGs
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Listed activities
  • Disability
  • The Advancement Of Health Or Saving Of Lives
GiG Classification
  • Emotional support, counselling or therapy
How it operates
  • Provides services
Where it operates
  • Throughout England And Wales,
Who it helps
  • The General Public/Mankind

Who supports them? ?

We have no records of donations from grant makers.

How is it governed?

Trustees (3)
Current Trustees appointed
Gender Split

Age Range of Trustees: 62-65
  • CHERYL THOMAS Appointed: 2020, Occupation: Consultant
  • LESLIE JONES Appointed: 2021, Occupation: Creative Director
  • STEPHEN TURNOCK (Chair) Appointed: 2020, Occupation: Retired
Legal constitution
  • Charitable company registered in England & Wales on 03/07/2020, number: 1190240
  • Registered at Companies House on 27/05/2020, number: 12624651
Gift Aid
  • Registered with HMRC for Gift Aid
Policies in force
  • Complaints handling
  • Financial reserves policy and procedures
  • Internal charity financial controls policy and procedures
  • Trustee conflicts of interest policy and procedures
  • Trustee expenses policy and procedures
Filing Record
4 returns made; all on time
Main office

Crossfields
Bury Lane
Withnell
CHORLEY
PR6 8BH

Objectives

TO IMPROVE THE MENTAL HEALTH OF PEOPLE IN THE UNITED KINGDOM OF GREAT BRITAIN, AND PROVIDE BETTER ACCESS TO TREATMENT. THIS WILL BE DONE BY THE PROVISION OF FREE GROUP THERAPY SESSIONS, BASED ON TRIED AND TESTED COGNITIVE BEHAVIOURAL THERAPY AND MINDFULNESS TECHNIQUES FOR PEOPLE WHO HAVE A RANGE OF MENTAL HEALTH CONDITIONS, AND DON'T HAVE THE MEANS TO PAY FOR EFFECTIVE TREATMENT.

Data Sources

Charity Commission for England and Wales

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