Finance Score: 3
Governance Score: 8
Support Score: 5
  • Low unrestricted reserves: -2
  • Strong growth: +2
  • Fundraising costs low: +3
  • 12+ Trustees: -1
  • Good trustee age range: +3
  • Dynamic board: +3
  • Gender balanced board: +3
  • Grant maker support: +5
Overall GiG Score: 16 ?

MIND IN BRADFORD 

Mind in Bradford is an organisation, affiliated to National Mind, which aims to create a better life for everyone with experience of mental distress in the Bradford District.
Analysis by Giving is Great

Positives:

  • 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 gender and dynamic in terms of composition

Regulatory & Governance issues to consider:

  • This charity is not recognised by HMRC for Gift Aid according to its latest published return
  • There are 13 trustees whereas the Charities Commission recommends a maximum of 12
  • Over half the Board have joined recently

Financial issues to consider:

  • Unrestricted reserves appear to be dangerously low at the latest year end
Established: 13 years

www.mindinbradford.org.uk

admin@mindinbradford.org.uk

01274730815

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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£2,712£2,621£91£12£865£5912.78171
31/03/22£2,035£1,895£140£14£774£5593.55975
31/03/21£1,279£1,194£86£7£634£49353593
31/03/20£924£847£77£0£403£4005.73653
31/03/19£713£624£89£0£326£3085.93216
31/03/18£662£611£51£0£237£1883.7140
31/03/17£631£547£83£0£186£1533.4140
31/03/16£584£553£31£1£102£711.5160
31/03/15£448£432£16£0£0£0n/a00
31/03/14£470£459£11£0£0£0n/a00
31/03/13£437£447£-10£0£0£0n/a00
31/03/12£0£0£0n/an/an/an/an/a0

Financial Ratios
Fundraising Costs/Relevant Income: 0.4%
Fundraising Costs/Total Spending: 0.4%
Senior Staff Costs/Total Spending: 3%
Highest pay band: £60,000-£70,000
Liabilities/Assets: 72%
Liabilities/Income: 82%
Unrestricted Funds/Total Funds: 68%
Reserves/Spending: 2.7 months
Net Current Assets/Spending: 4 months
Quick Ratio: 0.6
Asset Split ?
Listed activities
  • Disability
  • The Advancement Of Health Or Saving Of Lives
How it operates
  • Provides advocacy/advice/information
  • Provides buildings/facilities/open space
  • Provides services
Where it operates
  • Bradford City,
Who it helps
  • Other Defined Groups
  • People With Disabilities
Who works here?
  • 81 employees
  • 71 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.

Specific Donations
Amount When
Months
To be used for
Crowdfunder - Local Action Fund
£4,699 06/05/2022
Covid response
Lloyds Bank Foundation - Variation grant to Mind in Bradford
£14,583 24/07/2020
Grant to Mind in Bradford meeting the additional costs of adapting services, premises or implementing other safety measures in response to the Covid pandemic.
Lloyds Bank Foundation - Grant to Mind in Bradford
£75,000 03/05/2018
36
The charity supports adults with a range of mental health difficulties, supporting those discharged from hospital to remain in the community, to enable those in the community to support each other to ....more
Department for Work and Pensions - Journey to Employment (J2E) payments to DPULOs and VSOs (2018)
£32,138 01/04/2018
Creating peer support Job Clubs to help disabled claimants get back into employment
Department for Work and Pensions - Journey to Employment (J2E) payments to DPULOs and VSOs (2018)
£8,203 01/04/2018
Creating peer support Job Clubs to help disabled claimants get back into employment
Department for Work and Pensions - Jobs to Employment (J2E) payments to DPULOs and VSOs)
£34,098 01/04/2017
Creating peer support Job Clubs to help disabled claimants get back into employment
Department for Work and Pensions - Jobs to Employment (J2E) payments to DPULOs and VSOs)
£35,614 01/04/2017
Creating peer support Job Clubs to help disabled claimants get back into employment
Sport England - B-Alive 5 Aside Football
£10,000 13/12/2016
12
Funding under Sport England's Small Grants funding programme for a Revenue project titled 'B-Alive 5 Aside Football'. This project is a Association Football project, with a focus on beneficiaries ....more
Sport England - B-Alive 5 Aside Football
£10,000 13/12/2016
17
Funding under Sport England's Small Grants funding programme for a Revenue project titled B-Alive 5 Aside Football. This project is a Association Football project, with a focus on beneficiaries with ....more
Lloyds Bank Foundation - Grant to Mind in Bradford
£75,000 12/11/2014
The charity supports adults with a range of mental health difficulties, supporting those discharged from hospital to remain in the community, to enable those in the community to support each other to ....more
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Data sourced from Donors via 360 Giving

How is it governed?

Trustees (13)
Current Trustees appointed
Gender Split
Based on 12/13 persons

Age Range of Trustees: 26-69
  • ANNIE CURIE Appointed: 2018, Occupation: Audit And Assurance
  • DR HELEN WOOLNOUGH Appointed: 2024, Occupation: Senior Diversity, Equity And Inclusion Manager
  • ROSEMA NAWAZ Appointed: 2024, Occupation: Project Coordinator
Legal constitution
  • Charitable company registered in England & Wales on 10/06/2011, number: 1142357
  • Registered at Companies House on 25/01/2011, number: 07504966
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
  • Investing charity funds policy and procedures
  • Paying staff
  • Risk management
  • Safeguarding policy and procedures
  • Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries
  • Social media policy and procedures
  • Trustee conflicts of interest policy and procedures
  • Trustee expenses policy and procedures
  • Volunteer management
Filing Record
12 returns made; all on time
Main office

Kenburgh House
28 Manor Row
Bradford
West Yorkshire
BD1 4QU

Objectives

The Objects of the Charity are to promote the preservation and the safeguarding of mental health and the relief of persons who are suffering from a mental disorder in association with Mind (The National Association of Mental Health (Mind) in accordance with the aims and objects of Mind.

Data Sources

Charity Commission for England and Wales
360 Giving
CharityBase
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