Finance Score: -5
Governance Score: -6
Support Score: 7
  • Multiple Deficits and declines: -5
  • No PartB
  • Static board: -3
  • All female board: -3
  • Grant maker support: +7
Overall GiG Score: -4 ?

MIND ACTIVE 

Facilitating social inclusion activities with older people living in residential and nursing care homes, and community based wellbeing activities which also includes marginalised and isolated older people and their carers from their own homes.
Analysis by Giving is Great

Positives:

  • A significant proportion of recent income was derived from major grant makers

Regulatory & Governance issues to consider:

  • The Board is completely female
  • The Board composition appears to be rather static

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 has been volatile and on several occasions in recent years less than spending
Established: 21 years

www.mindactive.org.uk

mindactive@tiscali.co.uk

01670 820461

Charity Commission for England and Wales
UN SDGs
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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£54£90£-36n/an/an/an/an/a9
31/03/22£67£89£-21n/an/an/an/an/a12
31/03/21£148£102£46n/an/an/an/an/a13
31/03/20£135£113£22n/an/an/an/an/a36
31/03/19£99£107£-8n/an/an/an/an/a37
31/03/18£157£130£27£0£0£0n/a00
31/03/17£165£140£25£0£0£0n/a00
31/03/16£134£136£-2£0£0£0n/a00
31/03/15£142£116£27£0£0£0n/a00
31/03/14£120£121£-1£0£0£0n/a00
31/03/13£117£112£5£0£0£0n/a00
31/03/12£98£92£6£0£0£0n/a00
31/03/11£81£87£-6£0£0£0n/a00
31/03/10£84£101£-17£0£0£0n/a00
31/03/09£113£84£30£0£0£0n/a00
31/03/08£82£101£-19£0£0£0n/a00
31/03/07£54£79£-25£0£0£0n/a00
31/03/06£104£75£29£0£0£0n/a00
31/03/05£76£65£11£0£0£0n/a00
31/03/04£55£51£4£0£0£0n/a00

Highest pay bracket: less than £60,000
Listed activities
  • Disability
  • General Charitable Purposes
How it operates
  • Provides human resources
  • Provides services
Where it operates
  • Northumberland,
Who it helps
  • Elderly/Old People
  • People With Disabilities
Who works here?
  • Unknown number of employees
  • 9 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
Community Foundation Tyne & Wear & Nthmbrlnd£49,763
Community Foundation serving Tyne & Wear and Northumberland£42,999
The Ballinger Charitable Trust£15,000
National Lottery Community Fund£14,753
Co-Operative Group£4,084
Charles Hayward Foundation£3,000
Specific Donations
Amount When
Months
To be used for
The Ballinger Charitable Trust - Grant to Mind Active
£15,000 17/06/2022
Unrestricted funding
Community Foundation serving Tyne & Wear and Northumberland - A grant to Mind Active
£22,500 15/07/2021
Salary costs for the Project Co-ordinator and contribution to activity programme for older people in Northumberland
Community Foundation Tyne & Wear & Nthmbrlnd - salary costs for a project coordinator, care home activities and social inclusion days
£9,992 18/03/2021
salary costs for a project coordinator, care home activities and social inclusion days
Community Foundation Tyne & Wear & Nthmbrlnd - Activities for older men living in isolation during Covid-19 pandemic
£5,000 20/11/2020
Activities for older men living in isolation during Covid-19 pandemic
Community Foundation Tyne & Wear & Nthmbrlnd - activities for older men / trips of older people shielding due to Covid-19 pandemic
£4,297 20/11/2020
activities for older men / trips of older people shielding due to Covid-19 pandemic
National Lottery Community Fund - Recovery Support
£4,753 22/10/2020
6
The funding will provide financial support to help with the running costs of the project which offers social recreational and community interaction activities and events for older people including ....more
Community Foundation Tyne & Wear & Nthmbrlnd - costs of delivering DignityPlus, a programme of activities for older people in South East Northumberland - Yr 2
£20,499 02/04/2020
costs of delivering DignityPlus, a programme of activities for older people in South East Northumberland - Yr 2
Charles Hayward Foundation - Grant to Mind Active
£3,000 18/03/2020
Community-based social inclusion activity days for older people
Community Foundation Tyne & Wear & Nthmbrlnd - Salary costs for a worker to continue facilitating quality of life social inclusion activities.
£9,975 06/03/2020
Salary costs for a worker to continue facilitating quality of life social inclusion activities.
National Lottery Community Fund - EmpowerMENt
£10,000 05/03/2020
12
The funding will provide a series of men's support groups, with the aim of reducing isolation and loneliness and build lasting relationships.
Co-Operative Group - Grant to MIND Active
£4,084 15/11/2019
We want to offer social inclusion outings and Christmas events to re-engage people and their loved ones living with the stress of dementia.
Community Foundation serving Tyne & Wear and Northumberland - Costs of delivering DignityPlus, a programme of activities for older people in South East Northumberland.
£20,499 26/06/2019
Costs of delivering DignityPlus, a programme of activities for older people in South East Northumberland.
Community Foundation serving Tyne & Wear and Northumberland - For work that promotes the mental health and wellbeing of people over 50 in SE Northumberland
£20,000 12/03/2019
For work that promotes the mental health and wellbeing of people over 50 in SE Northumberland
Community Foundation serving Tyne & Wear and Northumberland - Singing and storytelling sessions for isolated care home residents
£4,991 07/10/2018
Singing and storytelling sessions for isolated care home residents
The Ballinger Charitable Trust - Grant to Mind Active
£45,000 21/09/2018
36
Towards core costs of operation
Community Foundation serving Tyne & Wear and Northumberland - Leadership: contribution to the salary of the Project Manager
£9,950 23/05/2018
Leadership: contribution to the salary of the Project Manager
Community Foundation Tyne & Wear & Nthmbrlnd - Social inclusion days for dementia patients and their carers
£2,992 05/03/2018
Social inclusion days for dementia patients and their carers
Community Foundation Tyne & Wear & Nthmbrlnd - Respect & Dignity
£10,000 22/01/2018
Respect & Dignity
Community Foundation serving Tyne & Wear and Northumberland - Fulfilled to Live Year 3
£17,128 04/01/2018
Fulfilled to Live Year 3
Community Foundation Tyne & Wear & Nthmbrlnd - Salary costs for Togetherness project
£9,999 27/09/2017
Salary costs for Togetherness project
Garfield Weston Foundation - Multi-Year Grant (2 Years) award
£10,000 31/07/2017
Core costs
Community Foundation Tyne & Wear & Nthmbrlnd - Fulfilled to Live Year 2
£16,689 01/04/2017
Fulfilled to Live Year 2
Community Foundation Tyne & Wear & Nthmbrlnd - Towards Fulfilled to Live Year 1
£16,144 26/05/2016
Towards Fulfilled to Live Year 1
Community Foundation Tyne & Wear & Nthmbrlnd - A contribution to running costs over the next 3 years (year 3)
£11,500 01/04/2016
A contribution to running costs over the next 3 years (year 3)
Community Foundation Tyne & Wear & Nthmbrlnd - Towards Empowering Older People in Residential Care Year 3
£11,545 01/04/2015
Towards Empowering Older People in Residential Care Year 3
Community Foundation Tyne & Wear & Nthmbrlnd - Towards As a Towards Project Co-ordinator salary, on-costs and delivery costs (year 2)
£11,500 01/04/2015
Towards As a Towards Project Co-ordinator salary, on-costs and delivery costs (year 2)
National Lottery Community Fund - Actively Engaged
£305,652 14/04/2014
48
Not Available
Tudor Trust - Grant to MIND Active
£60,000 27/03/2014
36
over three years towards the salary of the project co-ordinator, and associated costs, at a small charity providing support to frail older people across South East Northumberland
Henry Smith Charity - Grant to Mind Active
£34,500 13/03/2014
36
towards three years' running costs of a project that provides activities and support to older people with high support needs in residential care and nursing homes in Northumberland
Lloyds Bank Foundation - Grant to MIND Active
£14,500 28/02/2013
to help continue the work within the 13 care homes across the Wansbeck District of Northumberland helping older people who may be suffering with dementia to actively participate in appropriate ....more
National Lottery Community Fund - Equality in Action
£10,000 02/08/2012
12
This is a project by registered charity in Northumberland. The organisation will use the funding to pay for a sessional artist to visit care homes to support them in the making of banner, run craft ....more
National Lottery Community Fund - ACTIVELY ENGAGED
£259,617 29/03/2011
36
MIND Active will develop an existing service for older people facilitating activities that promote mental stimulation. The project currently brings social and wellbeing activities to residents of ....more
Esmee Fairbairn - Grant to Mind Active
£39,597 26/11/2008
24
Towards Core costs Towards the salary of the project manager to ensure meaningful engagement for older people living in care homes, and develop successful community activities.
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Data sourced from Donors via 360 Giving

How is it governed?

Trustees (6)
Current Trustees appointed
Gender Split
Based on 5/6 persons

Legal constitution
  • Charity registered in England & Wales on 26/03/2003, number: 1096712
Gift Aid
  • 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
  • Investing charity funds policy and procedures
  • Investment
  • Paying staff
  • Risk management
  • 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
  • Trustee expenses policy and procedures
  • Volunteer management
Filing Record
20 returns made; all on time
Main office

24 FRONT STREET WEST
BEDLINGTON
NE22 5UB

Objectives

FOR THE PUBLIC BENEFIT TO IMPROVE THE QUALITY OF LIFE OF OLDER PEOPLE LIVING IN RESIDENTIAL CARE HOMES AND MARGINALISED OLDER PEOPLE FROM THEIR OWN HOMES IN NORTHUMBERLAND MAINLY IN SOUTH EAST OF THE COUNTY, PRIMARILY BUT NOT EXCLUSIVELY BY THE PROVISION OF ACTIVITIES AIMED TOWARDS SOCIAL INCLUSION, MENTAL STIMULATION AND WELL-BEING.

Defined Area of Benefit:

SOUTH EAST NORTHUMBERLAND

Data Sources

Charity Commission for England and Wales
360 Giving
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