Overall GiG Score: 10 ?
Finance Score: 4
Governance Score: 0
Support Score: 6
  • Good reserves management: +3
  • Deficit latest year: -2
  • Fundraising costs low: +3
  • Only 4 Trustees: -1
  • Narrow trustee age band: -2
  • Gender balanced board: +3
  • Grant maker support: +6

YORK MIND (INCORPORATING OUR CELEBRATION) LTD 

York Mind (Incorporating Our Celebration) is an independent provider of high quality mental health services in York and its surrounding area.We support adults recovering from mental ill-health to help them achieve outcomes that will progress them towards recovery and integration in mainstream activity such as learning, volunteering or employment.
Analysis by Giving is Great

Positives:

  • Reserves management has been consistently within official guidelines
  • Spending has increased over the last 3 years relative to the previous period
  • There have been no material income shortfalls in recent years
  • Fundraising costs are low relative to funds raised
  • A significant proportion of recent income was derived from major grant makers including the Government and a Community Foundation

Regulatory & Governance issues to consider:

  • There are only 4 trustees
  • The Board has little diversity in terms of age

Financial issues to consider:

  • Income was lower than spending in the latest year
Established: 32 years

www.yorkmind.org.uk

office@yorkmind.org.uk

01904643364

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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£1,163£1,315£-152£64£644£441457120
31/03/22£1,199£1,079£119£47£796£6667.44550
31/03/21£1,129£958£171£61£677£4946.24050
31/03/20£1,036£962£73£83£506£3484.337130
31/03/19£931£922£9£68£433£2953.831120
31/03/18£1,047£1,097£-50£68£424£2652.9250
31/03/17£749£750£-1£64£475£2634.2200
31/03/16£690£780£-90£75£476£2634.1210
31/03/15£607£638£-31£71£566£3696.9180
31/03/14£644£598£45£63£597£3607.2140
31/03/13£603£517£86£65£552£3397.9130
31/03/12£465£405£60£0£0£0n/a00
31/03/11£345£303£43£0£0£0n/a00
31/03/10£272£267£5£0£0£0n/a00
31/03/09£140£164£-24£0£0£0n/a00
31/03/08£195£197£-2£0£0£0n/a00
31/03/07£206£189£17£0£0£0n/a00
31/03/06£158£164£-6£0£0£0n/a00
31/03/05*£158£164£-6£0£0£0n/a00
31/03/04*£183£142£41£0£0£0n/a00

Financial Ratios
Fundraising Costs/Relevant Income: 5.5%
Fundraising Costs/Total Spending: 4.9%
Highest pay band: Less than £60,000
Liabilities/Assets: 9%
Liabilities/Income: 6%
Unrestricted Funds/Total Funds: 68%
Reserves/Spending: 4 months
Net Current Assets/Spending: 5 months
Quick Ratio: 6.7
Asset Split ?
What it does
  • Amateur Sport
  • Arts/Culture/Heritage/Science
  • Disability
  • Economic/Community Development/Employment
  • Education/Training
  • The Advancement Of Health Or Saving Of Lives
Who works here?
  • 57 employees
  • 120 volunteers
Who it helps
  • People With Disabilities
How it operates
  • Provides advocacy/advice/information
  • Provides services
Where it operates
  • City Of York, North Yorkshire,

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
Department of Health£85,000
BBC Children in Need£22,940
Two Ridings Community Foundation£19,050
DCMS£19,000
Specific Donations
Amount When
Months
To be used for
Two Ridings Community Foundation - Grant to York Mind
£9,238 10/10/2022
Grant to York Mind
Department of Health - York Mind
£10,000 01/04/2021
The funded schemes will expand access for children and young people aged 25 and under to local services to support their mental health and provide early intervention for those at risk of mental ....more
DCMS - Coronavirus Community Support Fund
£19,000 11/08/2020
"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
BBC Children in Need - Grant to York Mind (incorporating our celebration) ltd
£2,940 17/06/2020
6
COVID19 - This grant will fund staff time to deliver online group mentoring sessions for young people experiencing poor mental health during Covid-19. This will result in young people managing their ....more
Two Ridings Community Foundation - Covid19
£9,812 17/06/2020
Grant would deliver a 1-1 counselling service for people aged 18+ who are struggling with their mental health, particularly as a result of Covid-19. Funding will cover 16 sessions delivered by ....more
BBC Children in Need - Grant to York Mind (incorporating our celebration) ltd
£20,000 28/05/2020
24
This three year project will support children and young people experiencing mental ill-health through one-to-one mentoring. It will result in increased resilience, self-esteem, and social engagement.
National Lottery Community Fund - 1-1 Mentoring Covid-19 Response
£10,000 15/05/2020
15
The funding will be used to expand their mentoring service to young people who are struggling in the current crisis. The project aims to support young people with mental ill health and help improve ....more
Department of Health - York Mind
£25,000 28/04/2020
Competitive Grants Scheme on the extension of existing MH services for children and young people.BAU Yr2 of 3 - changed to S70 for 20/21 (Yr 1 was s64)
The Clothworkers Foundation - Grant to York Mind (incorporating Our Celebration)
£9,000 09/05/2019
purchase of laptops and contactless donation boxes for a charity which works with people with mental health needs in Yorkshire
Department of Health - HWB- CYPMH Fund 19/20- York MIND
£50,000 01/04/2019
The Health & Wellbeing Alliance consists of 21 organisations from the Voluntary Community and Social Enterprise (VCSE) sector. These organisations engage in intensive co-production with system ....more
BBC Children in Need - Grant to York Mind (incorporating our celebration) ltd
£10,000 15/03/2019
12
This project will deliver 2 peer support group sessions per week for young people who are experiencing difficulties with their mental health or emotional wellbeing. Young people will have improved ....more
National Lottery Community Fund - 16-21 Mentoring
£10,000 21/02/2019
12
The funding will be used to deliver mentoring sessions for young people. The project aims to provide advice and support to young people with mental ill health.
Co-Operative Group - Grant to York Mind
£4,066 19/11/2018
We need to fund more counselling sessions for York residents experiencing difficulties with their mental health or emotional wellbeing.
Masonic Trust - MCF Large Grant
£20,000 23/10/2018
A grant towards a Specialist Counselling Service for those experiencing mental ill-health living in the York area
Two Ridings Community Foundation - York Mind Young People's Steering Action Group
£5,000 20/09/2017
Our project will establish a Young People's Steering Action Group within York Mind. The YPSAG will shape and influence the existing Young People's services we deliver, link into work being undertaken ....more
Joseph Rowntree Foundation - Advocacy Support: Access to Benefits and Debt Advice
£8,500 05/09/2017
To provide advocacy to support people with a range of additional needs that present barriers to accessing benefits and debt advice
National Lottery Community Fund - 'Unlocking our Potential' learning new skills and new opportunities
£10,000 30/11/2016
12
This project will increase the office capacity at their premises through redecoration and renovation work. This will improve services for local people living with the effects of ill mental health.
National Lottery Community Fund - Connecting People
£312,007 07/05/2015
36
This project aims to continue the befriending service current available in York. It will support people with long term mental health issues, who are experiencing extreme social isolation, in their ....more
National Lottery Community Fund - Moving-On-Project
£154,973 21/08/2014
36
Not Available
Tudor Trust - Grant to Mind: York
£27,500 21/10/2013
over one year as continuation funding towards the salary of the support and activity groups manager and associated running costs
National Lottery Community Fund - Silver Solutions
£70,578 24/04/2012
24
A project to support isolated older people around retirement age living with mental health problems, particularly those with severe conditions, such as bi-polar disorder, chronic depression, ....more
National Lottery Community Fund - Befriending
£244,328 09/11/2011
36
This project provides a befriending service to improve the wellbeing of individuals with mental health difficulties and assist them in leading an independent life. Befrienders will provide support, ....more
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Data sourced from Donors via 360 Giving

How is it governed?

Trustees (4)
Current Trustees appointed
Gender Split

Age Range of Trustees: 47-62
  • PAUL YEOMANS Appointed: 2016, Occupation: Management Consultant
Legal constitution
  • Charitable company registered in England & Wales on 06/12/1991, number: 1006759
  • Registered at Companies House on 31/10/1991, number: 02659442
Gift Aid
  • Registered with HMRC for Gift Aid
Event History
Policies in force
  • Complaints handling
  • Conflicting interests
  • Paying staff
  • Risk management
  • Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries
  • Volunteer management
Filing Record
20 returns made; AR05: 1 days late, AR04: 1 days late,
Main office

Alyson Scott
HIGHCLIFFE HOUSE
HIGHCLIFFE COURT
YORK
YO30 6BP

Objectives

THE OBJECTS FOR WHICH THE ASSOCIATION IS ESTABLISHED ARE, WITHIN THE AREA OF :(A) TO PROMOTE THE PRESERVATION OF MENTAL HEALTH AND TO ASSIST IN RELIEVING AND REHABILITATING PERSONS SUFFERING FROM MENTAL DISORDER OR CONDITIONS OF EMOTIONAL OR MENTAL DISTRESS REQUIRING ADVICE OR TREATMENT; AND(B) TO PROMOTE THE STUDY OF AND RESEARCH INTO MENTAL HEALTH DISORDER AND EMOTIONAL OR MENTAL DISTRESS AND TO OBTAIN AND MAKE RECORDS OF AND DISSEMINATE TO THE PUBLIC THE USEFUL RESULTS OF SUCH RESEARCH AND TO EDUCATE THE PUBLIC IN MATTERS RELATING TO MENTAL HEALTH.

Defined Area of Benefit:

NOT DEFINED

Data Sources

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