Finance Score: 5
Governance Score: 0
Support Score: 4
  • Future income +5
  • No PartB
    • Overall weighted support: +4
    Overall GiG Score: 9 ?

    BEING YOU THERAPY

    We provide therapeutic support to as many people as possible. We ensure those who need help can get it through our local partnership, Our network of therapists are masters trained, also trained work with different areas of difficulty, including feeling stressed or anxious, panic attacks, school or workplace bullying, grief & bereavement, family problems, low self-esteem, and self-harm & suicide.
    Analysis by Giving is Great

    Positives:

    • The charity has received backing from several prominent grant makers recently and there are significant future grants due to be received

    Financial issues to consider:

    • 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
    30/06/23£35£29£6n/a
    30/06/22£10£3£8n/a
    Highest pay bracket: less than £60,000
    Established: 3 years

    www.beingyoutherapy.org.uk

    hello@beingyoutherapy.org.uk

    03302290890

    Charity Commission for England and Wales
    UN SDGs
    ?
    Listed activities
    • Disability
    • Other Charitable Purposes
    GiG Classification
    • Emotional support, counselling or therapy
    How it operates
    • Provides services
    Where it operates
    • Birmingham City, Coventry City, Dudley, Sandwell, Solihull, Walsall, Wolverhampton, Worcestershire,
    Who it helps
    • Children/Young People
    • Elderly/Old People
    • People Of A Particular Ethnic Or Racial Origin
    • People With Disabilities
    • 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.

    Specific Donations
    Amount When
    Months
    To be used for
    National Lottery Community Fund - Being You Therapy
    £10,000 25/08/2023
    The funding will be used to continue to provide therapeutic support for people from low income backgrounds that are facing mental health issues including those from BAME communities. This provides one to one group/family face to face and online ....more
    Postcode Local Trust - Counselling and Psychotherapy to disadvantaged people in West Midlands
    £24,930 27/09/2022
    Funding enabled Being You Therapy to provide free group, family and individual therapy to the most disadvantaged members of the community.
    National Lottery Community Fund - Being You Therapy
    £10,000 24/06/2022
    Funding will be used to provide therapeutic support for those in financial need that are facing mental health issues. The project aims to reduce barriers to mental health support and improve mental health wellbeing.

    Data sourced from Donors via 360 Giving

    How is it governed?

    Trustees (5)
    Current Trustees appointed

    • AOBAKWE ANTI Appointed: 2021
    • JOSEPH PHILPOTT Appointed: 2021
    • LATIQUA SHANAE BARTHLEY Appointed: 2021
    • NORDIA PHILPOTT (Chair) Appointed: 2021
    • RACHEL LEMONIUS Appointed: 2021
    Legal constitution
    • Charity registered in England & Wales on 16/06/2021, number: 1194810
    Gift Aid
    • NOT 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
    • Investment
    • Risk management
    • Safeguarding policy and procedures
    • Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries
    • Serious incident reporting policy and procedures
    • Trustee conflicts of interest policy and procedures
    • Trustee expenses policy and procedures
    • Volunteer management
    Filing Record
    2 returns made; all on time
    Main office

    6 BEACONSFIELD COURT
    PRINCES AVENUE
    WALSALL
    WS1 2EE

    Objectives

    THE OBJECT OF THE CIO IS FOR THE PUBLIC BENEFIT TO RELIEVE THE NEEDS OF PEOPLE EXPERIENCING OR AFFECTED BY POOR MENTAL HEALTH BY:A. PROVIDING GRANTS OF FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE TO ENABLE THOSE WHO FIND THEMSELVES WITH MENTAL HEALTH ISSUES WITH FUNDING FOR COUNSELLING AND/OR THERAPY.B. SIGN POSTING TO SELF-HELP RESOURCES.

    Data Sources

    Charity Commission for England and Wales
    360 Giving

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