Finance Score: 3
Governance Score: -2
Support Score: 5
  • Deficit latest year: -2
  • Future income +5
  • No PartB
  • No conflicts policy: -1
  • Mainly female board: -1
  • Overall weighted support: +5
Overall GiG Score: 6 ?

BTG MIND MATTERS CIO

Community mental health and exercise services
Analysis by Giving is Great

Positives:

  • The charity has received modest backing from a grant maker recently and there are significant future grants due to be received

Regulatory & Governance issues to consider:

  • This charity does not have a Conflict of Interests policy
  • The Board is predominantly female

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 significantly lower than spending in the latest year

Financial Data ?

Income & Spending ?
Sources of Income ?
Y/E Income Spending Surplus/
Deficit
Volun-
teers
31/12/22£27,433£40,870£-13,437
31/12/21*£51,730£24,253£27,477
Highest pay bracket: less than £60,000
Established: 4 years

btg-mindmatters.org

support@btg-mindmatters.org

07852252339

Charity Commission for England and Wales
UN SDGs
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Listed activities
  • The Advancement Of Health Or Saving Of Lives
GiG Classification
  • Emotional support, counselling or therapy
How it operates
  • Provides advocacy/advice/information
  • Provides services
Where it operates
  • Cheshire East, Cheshire West & Chester, Staffordshire,
Who it helps
  • Other Defined Groups

Who supports 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
Sport England£14,800
National Lottery Community Fund£10,000
The Foyle Foundation£4,000
Co-Operative Group£1,508
Specific Donations
Amount When
Months
To be used for
The Foyle Foundation - Small Grants
£4,000 30/04/2024
towards ongoing work, providing early intervention mental health support
Sport England - Empowering Communities: Impacting through Weightlifting
£14,800 07/12/2023
11
This project will support individuals who are experiencing mental ill-health and living in disadvantaged communities by providing weight lifting and physical therapy sessions alongside counselling ....more
National Lottery Community Fund - Mind You
£10,000 07/07/2023
The funding will be used to provide mental health therapy and support to adults dealing with cost of living crisis. The project aims to help with a lack of confidence and self-esteem issues with ....more
Co-Operative Group - Grant to Bridging the Gap, Mind Matters
£1,508 22/10/2022
We are looking for help to fund a PT studio for BTG users to access – currently accessing services at third-party premises.

Data sourced from Donors via 360 Giving

How is it governed?

Trustees (5)
Current Trustees appointed
Gender Split

  • CARL GOLA Appointed: 2023
  • CHARLOTTE DUNHAM (Chair) Appointed: 2024
  • DR VICTORIA BREWSTER Appointed: 2019
  • KAREN HALTON Appointed: 2019
  • MEGAN FENNEY Appointed: 2023
Legal constitution
  • Charity registered in England & Wales on 16/11/2020, number: 1192348
Gift Aid
  • NOT registered with HMRC for Gift Aid
Policies in force
There are no Policies registered with the Charities Commission
Filing Record
2 returns made; AR21: 12 days late,
Main office

Unit 5b
THOMAS STREET
CONGLETON
CW12 1QU

Objectives

THE PURPOSE OF BTG IS TO IMPROVE THE MENTAL AND PHYSICAL HEALTH OF RESIDENTS IN CHESHIRE EAST. SPECIFICALLY WE AIM TO HELP THOSE SUFFERING WITH CONDITIONS SUCH AS DEPRESSION, ANXIETY AND PHYSICAL CONDITIONS THAT COMMONLY CO EXIST AND EXACERBATE SYMPTOMS SUCH AS OBESITY AND OTHER CHRONIC ILLNESS.

Data Sources

Charity Commission for England and Wales
360 Giving

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