Finance Score: 8
Governance Score: 6
Support Score: 9
  • Good reserves management: +3
  • Strong growth: +2
  • Fundraising costs low: +3
  • Good trustee age range: +3
  • Dynamic board: +3
  • Grant maker support: +9
Overall GiG Score: 23 ?

THE CELLAR TRUST 

The Cellar Trust is a recovery based mental health charity which supports individuals to return to fulfilling and independent lives, through the delivery of a range of vocationally oriented activities, and employment support.
Analysis by Giving is Great

Positives:

  • Reserves management has been consistently within official guidelines
  • There has been strong growth in spending over the last 5 years
  • There have been no material income shortfalls in recent years
  • 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£3,205£3,413£-208£44£1,581£1,3134.610532
31/03/22£2,263£1,765£499£45£1,556£1,0737.36936
31/03/21£1,740£1,526£213£63£927£8716.8566
31/03/20£1,440£1,437£3£90£714£6955.84226
31/03/19£1,205£1,154£51£38£711£7057.34126
31/03/18£954£889£65£35£660£6248.4380
31/03/17£744£655£89£34£595£5369.8260
31/03/16£518£545£-27£33£506£731.6210
31/03/15£479£501£-22£0£0£0n/a00
31/03/14£442£444£-2£0£0£0n/a00
31/03/13£365£368£-3£0£0£0n/a00
31/03/12£338£355£-17£0£0£0n/a00
31/03/11£378£441£-63£0£0£0n/a00
31/03/10£403£397£6£0£0£0n/a00
31/03/09£401£390£11£0£0£0n/a00
31/03/08*£314£326£-12£0£0£0n/a00
31/03/07£362£339£23£0£0£0n/a00
31/03/06*£428£328£100£0£0£0n/a00
31/03/05*£302£297£5£0£0£0n/a00
31/03/04*£273£233£40£0£0£0n/a00

Financial Ratios
Fundraising Costs/Relevant Income: 1.4%
Fundraising Costs/Total Spending: 1.3%
Highest pay band: Less than £60,000
Liabilities/Assets: 31%
Liabilities/Income: 23%
Unrestricted Funds/Total Funds: 83%
Reserves/Spending: 4.6 months
Net Current Assets/Spending: 4 months
Quick Ratio: 1.6
Asset Split ?
Established: 35 years

www.thecellartrust.org

mail@thecellartrust.org

01274 586474

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UN SDGs
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Listed activities
  • Disability
  • Economic/Community Development/Employment
  • Education/Training
  • The Advancement Of Health Or Saving Of Lives
  • The Prevention Or Relief Of Poverty
GiG Classification
  • Mental health and addiction
How it operates
  • Other charitable activities
  • Provides advocacy/advice/information
  • Provides buildings/facilities/open space
  • Provides services
Where it operates
  • Bradford City, North Yorkshire,
Who it helps
  • Other Defined Groups
  • People With Disabilities
Who works here?
  • 105 employees
  • 32 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
National Lottery Community Fund£266,892
DCMS£77,346
Leeds Community Foundation£59,575
Garfield Weston Foundation£30,000
Specific Donations
Amount When
Months
To be used for
Co-Operative Group - Grant to The Cellar Trust
£4,078 22/10/2022
We will train 30 people with mental health problems as volunteer Peer Support Workers, to support others with similar issues across local organisations, increasing our community's resilience.
National Lottery Community Fund - CHECK-IN
£9,271 24/06/2022
The funding will be used to work in partnership with a local organisation to set up a peer support group for young people aged 13-18 (up to 25 with SEN). The project aims to upskill young people with ....more
Co-Operative Group - Grant to The Cellar Trust
£3,945 23/10/2021
We’ll work with people with mental health problems across our community, who are furthest from employment, bringing them together to support each other on the road back to work.
National Lottery Community Fund - HOPE - Hold On Pain Ends
£247,683 17/09/2021
This project provides long-term peer support for people experiencing mental health crises. Peer Support Workers are recruited and paid members of staff who also have lived experience of mental health ....more
Leeds Community Foundation - Resilience
£30,000 01/07/2021
23
We will employ a Peer Support Worker with lived mental health experience to provide much needed mental health and signposting support to people accessing Project 6’s The Third Place initiative, ....more
DCMS - DCMS VSCE CMC Covid Funding
£3,650 01/10/2020
"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
Leeds Community Foundation - Grant to Cellar Trust
£24,575 24/09/2020
5
Grant to Cellar Trust
Lloyds Bank Foundation - Variation grant to The Cellar Trust
£7,325 24/07/2020
Grant to The Cellar Trust meeting the additional costs of adapting services, premises or implementing other safety measures in response to the Covid pandemic.
DCMS - Coronavirus Community Support Fund
£73,696 23/07/2020
"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
Sir George Martin Trust - Grant to Cellar Trust
£2,500 23/06/2020
Core costs for Advancement of Health/Saving Lives
Garfield Weston Foundation - Main Grants award - COVID19 response
£30,000 12/06/2020
Mental health crisis support during COVID-19
Leeds Community Foundation - Grant to Cellar Trust
£5,000 08/10/2019
Unrestricted contibution to costs.
National Lottery Community Fund - Community Café Heroes
£9,938 03/10/2019
12
Community Café Heroes
Garfield Weston Foundation - Main Grants award
£20,000 07/03/2019
Better Access to Wellbeing
Co-Operative Group - Grant to The Cellar Trust
£5,540 19/11/2018
We want to deliver a series of workshops supporting people facing mental health challenges to enhance confidence and employability skills.
Leeds Community Foundation - Grant to Cellar Trust
£75,000 24/09/2018
36
£75,000 towards three years' continuation funding of the salary and on costs of the Horticulture Manager and Woodwork Manager at a project promoting the recovery of disadvantaged clients with mental ....more
Henry Smith Charity - Grant to Cellar Trust
£75,000 12/09/2018
36
towards three years' continuation funding of the salaries of the Horticulture Manager and Woodwork Manager at a project promoting the recovery of disadvantaged clients with mental health problems in ....more
Wolfson Foundation - Grant to The Cellar Trust
£40,000 04/12/2017
Roof space conversion in Shipley, West Yorkshire
Garfield Weston Foundation - Main Grants award
£20,000 26/09/2017
Building for the future
Co-Operative Group - Grant to The Cellar Trust
£2,658 04/08/2017
Our WORKAID project will give local people facing mental health challenges the extra support they need to stay in work and stay well.
Lloyds Bank Foundation - Grant to The Cellar Trust
£90,000 28/03/2017
36
helps clients with poor mental health to improve their life skills including work readiness by providing vocational training, coaching, peer mentoring and 1-1 support. Funding will support the role ....more
Henry Smith Charity - Grant to Cellar Trust
£90,000 17/09/2015
36
towards three years' continuation funding of the salaries of the Horticulture Manager and Woodwork Manager at a project promoting the recovery of people with mental health problems in Bradford
Lloyds Bank Foundation - Grant to Cellar Project
£14,555 10/06/2015
12
The charity provides a range of learning opportunities to people with poor mental health. Consultancy support will enable the charity to review its social enterprises ensuring sustainability balanced ....more
Henry Smith Charity - Grant to Cellar Trust
£81,500 12/09/2013
24
towards two years' salaries of the Horticulture Manager and the Woodwork Manager at a project in Bradford promoting recovery of people experiencing mental health problems
Lloyds Bank Foundation - Grant to Cellar Project
£55,000 29/09/2011
the salary and on-costs of the Project Manager
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Data sourced from Donors via 360 Giving

How is it governed?

Trustees (9)
Current Trustees appointed

Age Range of Trustees: 35-69
  • DR SHEHLA KHALID Appointed: 2022, Occupation: Senior Evaluation & Insights Manager
  • HUGH ROLO Appointed: 2019, Occupation: Director
Legal constitution
  • Charitable company registered in England & Wales on 19/09/1989, number: 701982
  • Registered at Companies House on 13/10/1988, number: 02304802
Gift Aid
  • Registered with HMRC for Gift Aid
Event History
Policies in force
  • Bullying and harassment policy and procedures
  • Campaigns and political activity 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
  • Paying staff
  • 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
  • Volunteer management
Filing Record
20 returns made; AR08: 6 days late, AR06: 14 days late, AR05: 1 days late, AR04: 1 days late,
Recent reorganisation events:
  • Asset transfer in from AIRE, WHARFE AND CRAVEN COUNSELLING on 29/09/2023
  • Asset transfer in from BRADFORD COUNSELLING SERVICES on 29/09/2023
Main office

The Cellar Trust
Farfield Road
Shipley
BD18 4QP

Objectives

THE OBJECTS OF THE CHARITY (“THE OBJECTS”) ARE:TO PROMOTE, PROTECT AND SAFEGUARD GOOD MENTAL HEALTH AMONGST AND SUPPORT THE REHABILITATION OF PEOPLE IN THE DISTRICT OF BRADFORD AND ELSEWHERE (“THE AREA OF BENEFIT”) WHO ARE OR HAVE BEEN MENTALLY ILL OR WHO ARE AT RISK OF BECOMING MENTALLY ILL (“THE BENEFICIARIES”).TO RELIEVE POVERTY AND DISTRESS ARISING AMONG THE BENEFICIARIES.THE OBJECTS WILL BE ACHIEVED BY PROVIDING EDUCATION AND TRAINING FACILITIES, BY PROVIDING WORKSHOP FACILITIES, CRISIS RESPONSE AND PSYCHOLOGICAL THERAPY SERVICES AND OTHER APPROPRIATE ASSISTANCE TO ASSIST THE BENEFICIARIES IN INCREASING THEIR INDEPENDENCE AND ENHANCING THEIR QUALITY OF LIFE, AND IMPROVING THEIR EMPLOYMENT PROSPECTS.

Defined Area of Benefit:

BRADFORD AND ITS IMMEDIATE ENVIRONS AND SURROUNDING AREAS

Data Sources

Charity Commission for England and Wales
360 Giving
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