Overall GiG Score: -2 ?
Finance Score: -5
Governance Score: 0
Support Score: 3
  • Accounts overdue -5
  • No PartB
(no info on trustees)
    • Grant maker support: +3

    TURNING POINT NI 

    To provide a service to those with suicidal ideation within the community, with particular reference to ethnic minorities in the area, including the travelling community. To advance awareness around the subject of suicide, self harm and mental health problems in the community. To advance the awareness of alcohol and drug misuse and misuse of substances that can affect mental health. to provide complimentary therapies to support those with mental heath problems and suicidal ideation. To promote services by linking with their organisations in the area with similar aims and objectives and raise awareness of support available to those with mental health problems and in particular suicidal ideation. To train local volunteers to deliver services identified.
    Analysis by Giving is Great

    Positives:

    • The charity has received backing from several prominent grant makers recently
    • There have been no material income shortfalls in recent years

    Financial issues to consider:

    • Latest accounts are overdue for filing
    • There has been a change of accounting period recently, so trends may be hard to determine
    Established: 9 years

    www.turningpointni.co.uk

    info@turningpointni.co.uk

    Charity Commission for Northern Ireland
    UN SDGs
    ?
    Financial Data
    Income & Spending ?
    Year end 01/04/18 01/04/19 01/04/20 31/03/21 31/03/23
    Income £13,444 £69,902 £70,315 £185,881 £185,881
    Spending £34,937 £52,030 £63,687 £148,757 £148,757
    Surplus/deficit -£21,493 £17,872 £6,628 £37,124 £37,124
    What it does
    • The advancement of education, The advancement of health or the saving of lives, The advancement of human rights, conflict resolution or reconciliation or the promotion of religious or racial harmony or equality and diversity, The relief of those in need by reason of youth, age, ill-health, disability, financial hardship or other disadvantage
    Who works here?
    • 5 employees
    • 1 volunteer
    Who it helps
    • Addictions (drug/solvent/alcohol abuse), Adult training, Carers, Community safety/crime prevention, Ethnic minorities, Ex-offenders and prisoners, General public, Hiv/aids, Homelessness, Learning disabilities, Men, Mental health, Older people, Parents, Physical disabilities, Sensory disabilities, Sexual orientation, Specific areas of deprivation, Tenants, Travellers, Unemployed/low income, Victim support, Voluntary and community sector, Volunteers, Women, Youth (14-25 year olds)
    How it operates
    • Advice/advocacy/information, Community development, Counselling/support, Criminal justice, Cross-border/cross-community, Education/training, Gender, General charitable purposes, Human rights/equality, Medical/health/sickness, Relief of poverty, Rural development, Sport/recreation, Urban development, Volunteer development, Youth development
    Where it operates
    • Northern Ireland

    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
    Halifax Foundation for Northern Ireland - Continued Counselling Support
    £6,000 08/06/2021
    Towards counselling support costs to 32 clients in Mid & East Antrim area.
    DCMS - VSCE CMC Fund
    £14,000 15/09/2020
    NET, Comic Relief and Children in Need will use this funding to provide: increased support to vulnerable people and hidden groups, thus reducing the burden on public services; reach local grassroots ....more
    Halifax Foundation for Northern Ireland - crisis covid-19 intervention
    £10,000 27/04/2020
    crisis covid-19 intervention

    Data sourced from Donors via 360 Giving

    How is it governed?

    Trustees

    Sorry we have no information about the Trustees.

    Further information may be available on the charity's page on the Commission website here
    Legal constitution
    • Charity registered in Northern Ireland on 02/06/2015, number: NIC102933
    Main office

    62 Mill Street, Balymena, BT43 5AF

    Data Sources

    Charity Commission for Northern Ireland
    360 Giving
    Authorised officials of this charity can add information to this page (including a Donate Now button) for no cost

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