Finance Score: -4
Governance Score: 0
Support Score: 6
  • Accounts overdue -5
  • Strong growth: +2
  • Volatile income
  • spending growth: -1
  • No PartB
(no info on trustees)
    • Grant maker support: +6
    Overall GiG Score: 2 ?

    MYMY - MIND YOUR MATE AND YOURSELF 

    The objects of the Association shall be to: i. Support individuals who are suicidal, despairing, in distress or who are self-harming by providing advice, information and appropriate services to enable such persons to receive assistance in a compassionate, efficient and professional manner; ii Work to alleviate the distress and provide support, to people who have suffered bereavement, through suicide or natural causes and assist those who suffer anguish as a result of self-harming by loved ones. Through the development of appropriate support systems within the area of benefit; iii Promote and raise awareness of positive mental health and to improve the emotional and physical wellbeing of people residing in the area of benefit; iv Advance the education of the public in, and raise awareness of, the causes and effects arising from poor mental health, suicide, grief, bereavement and self-harm, and support the rehabilitation of those individuals who have experienced them.
    Analysis by Giving is Great

    Positives:

    • The charity has received backing from multiple prominent grant makers recently
    • There has been strong growth in spending over the last 5 years
    • There have been no material income shortfalls in recent years
    • This charity is based in an area of high deprivation

    Financial issues to consider:

    • Latest accounts are overdue for filing
    • Income has been volatile recently but spending has been maintained
    Established: 9 years

    www.mymy.org.uk

    hello@mymy.org.uk

    Charity Commission for Northern Ireland
    UN SDGs
    ?
    Financial Data
    Income & Spending ?
    Year end 01/04/18 01/04/19 01/04/20 01/04/21 01/04/22 01/04/23
    Income £69,287 £144,989 £228,496 £389,506 £355,121 £229,289
    Spending £73,950 £129,650 £196,973 £264,691 £287,164 £284,505
    Surplus/deficit -£4,663 £15,339 £31,523 £124,815 £67,957 -£55,216
    Listed activities
    • The advancement of education, The advancement of health or the saving of lives, The relief of those in need by reason of youth, age, ill-health, disability, financial hardship or other disadvantage
    How it operates
    • Advice/advocacy/information, Counselling/support, Education/training, General charitable purposes, Medical/health/sickness, Volunteer development
    Where it operates
    • Northern Ireland
    • This charity is based in an area of high deprivation
    Who it helps
    • Addictions (drug/solvent/alcohol abuse), Carers, General public, Men, Mental health, Older people, Parents, Sexual orientation, Victim support, Volunteers, Women
    Who works here?
    • 11 employees
    • 25 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
    Henry Smith Charity£66,100
    Community Foundation for Nthn Ireland£23,243
    Halifax Foundation for Northern Ireland£15,000
    Garfield Weston Foundation£12,000
    CAF£5,000
    Specific Donations
    Amount When
    Months
    To be used for
    Henry Smith Charity - Grant to Mind Your Mate and Yourself
    £66,100 29/03/2021
    towards one year's running costs of a project supporting adults and young people affected by mental health issues, suicidal tendencies and self-harming impacted by the COVID-19 pandemic in County ....more
    Community Foundation for Nthn Ireland - Small Steps
    £13,243 27/07/2020
    6
    Towards the Small Steps project
    CAF - Grant to Mind Your Mate and Yourself
    £5,000 21/04/2020
    3
    Grant to Mind Your Mate and Yourself to support the organisation through COVID19
    Community Foundation for Nthn Ireland - Telephone counselling as a result of the coronavirus
    £10,000 20/04/2020
    11
    towards support for a counselling service in the Newcastle area.
    Halifax Foundation for Northern Ireland - Telephone counselling service throughout coronavirus pandemic
    £10,000 31/03/2020
    Telephone counselling service throughout coronavirus pandemic
    Garfield Weston Foundation - Main Grants award
    £12,000 15/10/2019
    MYMY's services and activities
    Halifax Foundation for Northern Ireland - Mental Health Services and Activities
    £5,000 10/09/2019
    Mental Health Services and Activities
    Henry Smith Charity - Grant to Mind Your Mate and Yourself (MYMY)
    £88,900 13/03/2019
    36
    towards three years' running costs of a project providing support and counselling to adults suffering from mental health issues, suicidal tendencies and/or self-harming in County Down, Northern ....more
    Garfield Weston Foundation - Main Grants award
    £10,000 05/07/2018
    Core costs of MYMY
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    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 27/10/2015, number: NIC103546
    Main office

    19 Dundrum Road, Newcastle, BT33 0BG

    Data Sources

    Charity Commission for Northern Ireland
    360 Giving
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