Overall GiG Score: 5 ?
Finance Score: 1
Governance Score: 0
Support Score: 4
  • Multiple Deficits: -2
  • Fundraising costs low: +3
    • Grant maker support: +4

    TOGETHER FOR MENTAL WELLBEING 

    TOGETHER IS A LEADING NATIONAL CHARITY WORKING FOR WELLBEING: THAT MEANS WE SUPPORT PEOPLE WITH MENTAL HEALTH NEEDS TO GET WHAT THEY WANT FROM LIFE AND TO FEEL HAPPIER.
    Analysis by Giving is Great

    Positives:

    • Fundraising costs are unusually low relative to funds raised
    • A significant proportion of recent income was derived from major grant makers including the Government

    Regulatory & Governance issues to consider:

    • This charity is not recognised by HMRC for Gift Aid according to its latest published return

    Financial issues to consider:

    • On several occasions in recent years income has been less than spending
    Established: 62 years
    (75 years as a company)

    www.together-uk.org

    contactus@together-uk.org

    020 7780 7300

    Charity Commission for England and WalesCompanies HouseX
    UN SDGs
    ?

    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£20,035£20,941£-906£30£17,199£16,3549.450668
    31/03/22£18,966£18,418£549£30£19,176£17,33911.3439111
    31/03/21£19,980£19,668£312£39£17,718£15,8659.7491134
    31/03/20£19,049£18,858£191£37£17,070£15,2029.7450121
    31/03/19£19,786£20,800£-1,014£49£17,253£15,3138.8503200
    31/03/18£18,429£19,525£-1,095£79£18,286£16,0599.95730
    31/03/17£18,704£18,677£28£74£14,230£12,0137.75870
    31/03/16£17,881£17,764£117£67£13,070£10,8067.35470
    31/03/15£18,408£18,545£-137£129£10,579£8,2135.35980
    31/03/14£18,466£18,523£-57£133£8,857£6,3124.15770
    31/03/13£18,226£18,705£-479£164£9,029£6,6874.36190
    31/03/12£19,601£18,997£604£135£9,575£7,0924.56440
    31/03/11£20,270£19,924£346£124£9,926£7,2374.46830
    31/03/10£20,914£20,927£-13£139£8,523£5,9293.47070
    31/03/09£22,724£20,545£2,179£176£9,572£6,3693.77310
    31/03/08£23,587£21,028£2,559£134£7,774£4,9522.87550
    31/03/07£22,219£22,587£-369£324£5,189£3,9302.17890
    31/03/06*£21,530£20,333£1,197£0£0£0n/a00
    31/03/05*£19,873£19,333£541£0£0£0n/a00
    31/03/04£18,922£18,537£385£0£0£0n/a00

    Financial Ratios
    Fundraising Costs/Relevant Income: 0.2%
    Fundraising Costs/Total Spending: 0.1%
    Senior Staff Costs/Total Spending: 4%
    Highest pay band: £100,000-£110,000
    Liabilities/Assets: 23%
    Liabilities/Income: 26%
    Unrestricted Funds/Total Funds: 95%
    Reserves/Spending: 9.4 months
    Net Current Assets/Spending: 2 months
    Quick Ratio: 1.5
    Asset Split ?
    What it does
    • Accommodation/Housing
    • Disability
    • Education/Training
    • The Advancement Of Health Or Saving Of Lives
    Who works here?
    • 506 employees
    • 68 volunteers
    Who it helps
    • People With Disabilities
    How it operates
    • Provides advocacy/advice/information
    • Provides buildings/facilities/open space
    • Provides human resources
    • Provides services
    Where it operates
    • Throughout England,

    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
    London Borough of Southwark - Grant to Together for Mental Wellbeing
    £55,620 31/03/2023
    Community Safety grant from the Environment, Neighbourhoods & Growth department for Integrated offender management
    Co-Operative Group - Grant to Norfolk Integrated Housing & Community Support Service
    £1,487 22/10/2022
    We aim to give people the skills, opportunity and support to learn or re-learn how to cook, meal plan and budget to improve their physical and mental wellbeing whilst reducing social isolation.
    London Borough of Southwark - Grant to Together for Mental Wellbeing
    £55,620 31/03/2022
    Community Safety grant from the Environment & Leisure department for Integrated offender management
    London Borough of Southwark - Grant to Together for Mental Wellbeing
    £55,620 01/04/2020
    Community Safety grant from the Environment & Leisure department for Integrated offender management
    London Borough of Southwark - Grant to Together for Mental Wellbeing
    £55,620 01/04/2019
    Community Safety grant from the Housing & Modernisation department for Integrated offender management
    Barrow Cadbury Trust - Young Adults in Custody
    £25,700 05/10/2018
    6
    To disseminate good practice for young adults in custodial services.
    London Borough of Southwark - Grant to Together for Mental Wellbeing
    £54,000 01/04/2018
    Community Safety grant from the Housing & Modernisation department for Integrated offender management
    Lankelly Chase Foundation - Grant to Together for Mental Wellbeing
    £165,000 12/12/2016
    12
    To support Together with building relationships in York to encourage systemic change in responding to complex distress, and deliver their Pathway model
    City Bridge Trust - Grant to Together for Mental Wellbeing
    £111,270 24/05/2016
    £111,270 over 2 years (£56,000; £55,270) for the salary of a full-time Peer Support Coordinator and related costs of a peer support programme in liaison and diversion services in North and West ....more
    Lankelly Chase Foundation - Grant to Together Working for Wellbeing
    £151,170 26/11/2014
    To improve the response to excluded individuals experiencing mental distress coming into repeated contact with emergency services in York.
    National Lottery Community Fund - Suffolk Befriending Your Way
    £249,179 12/09/2011
    36
    The funding will continue and expand an existing befriending service in Suffolk that supports people with mental health issues. The project will expand its team of befrienders to offer practical ....more
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    Data sourced from Donors via 360 Giving

    How is it governed?

    Trustees (11)
    Current Trustees appointed
    Gender Split
    Based on 10/11 persons

    Age Range of Trustees: 53-76
    Legal constitution
    • Charitable company registered in England & Wales on 22/09/1962, number: 211091
    • Registered at Companies House on 14/01/1949, number: 00463505
    Gift Aid
    • NOT registered with HMRC for Gift Aid
    Other Regulators
    • Care Quality Commission
    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; AR06: 0 days late, AR05: 2 days late,
    Main office

    Together Working For Wellbeing
    52 Walnut Tree Walk
    LONDON
    SE11 6DN

    Objectives

    TO PROMOTE AND ASSIST IN THE RELIEF OF PERSONS SUFFERING, OR AT RISK OF SUFFERING FROM MENTAL ILL-HEALTH OF ANY DESCRIPTION OR IN NEED OF REHABILITATION AS A RESULT OF SUCH A CONDITION, IN PARTICULAR BY: THE PROMOTION OF MENTAL HEALTH AND THE PROVISION OF SUPPORT TO PEOPLE IN THE MAINTENANCE AND RECOVERY OF THIS. THE SUPPORT OF CARERS, FAMILIES AND FRIENDS OF PEOPLE WHO EXPERIENCE MENTAL ILL-HEALTH IN THEIR CARING ROLE AND IN MAINTAINING THEIR OWN MENTAL HEALTH. THE ADVANCEMENT OF THE UNDERSTANDING OF MENTAL HEALTH AND MENTAL ILL-HEALTH THROUGH THE EDUCATION OF PEOPLE WHO USE MENTAL HEALTH SERVICES, CARERS, FAMILIES AND FRIENDS OF THOSE WHO EXPERIENCE MENTAL ILL-HEALTH, MENTAL HEALTH PROFESSIONALS AND THE WIDER PUBLIC. THE PROMOTION OF BEST PRACTICE AND POLICIES IN SUSTAINING MENTAL HEALTH AND ALLEVIATING MENTAL ILL-HEALTH LOCALLY, NATIONALLY AND ELSEWHERE. TO PROMOTE RESEARCH INTO MENTAL HEALTH AND PUBLISH THE RESULTS OF SUCH RESEARCH.

    Defined Area of Benefit:

    NOT DEFINED

    Data Sources

    Charity Commission for England and Wales
    360 Giving
    CharityBase
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