LET'S CONNECT (ENG) LTD

Registered charity 1125924 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register · also known as HARTLEPOOL AND EAST DURHAM MIND

Let's Connect objectives are:Establishing client's goals and strengths. The resulting treatment plan may include:Talking therapy;Practical help;Supporting engagement in social activities;Physical activity;Workshops to (i) address conditions such as depression (ii) teach relaxation skills Courses designed to build confidence to enter education, volunteering or employment

Causes: Education/training · The Advancement Of Health Or Saving Of Lives · Amateur Sport · website · Get email alerts

Latest income
£563k
Latest spending
£578k
Registered
2008
Accounts read
FY2025

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that unrestricted reserves stood at £78,851 against a policy target of one year's operating costs plus potential redundancy costs, with free reserves significantly lower at £22,752. The charity reported a net expenditure of £15,193 for the year, resulting in a decrease in total funds from £203,140 to £187,947. Despite this deficit, the trustees confirmed there are no material uncertainties regarding the charity's ability to continue as a going concern.

Automated summary of the FY2025 accounts; the evidenced findings below carry the verbatim passages.

What the accounts disclose

Reserves position: below the charity's own stated reserves policy (held: £79k; policy: one years operating costs plus potential redundancy costs)
At 31 March 2025 the unrestricted reserves amounted to £78,851 of which free reserves (i.e. those reserves not tied up with fixed assets) at that date amounted to £22,752.
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Accounts independently examined (not a full audit). Discloses 5 of 6 completeness components.

Corporate structure

Public fundraising profile: JustGiving — Let's Connect (matched by registered charity number).

Company officers (Companies House)

Current officers of the charity’s own company per the Companies House register, cross-checked against the Charity Commission trustee list by name. A director not on the trustee list is usually a timing or naming difference between the two registers — check both records before drawing conclusions.

Official officers record.

Public profiles (found on the charity’s own website): facebook

Structured financials (annual return, FY ending 31/03/2025)

Total income
£563k
Total spending
£578k
Reserves (reported)
£23k
Employees
15

Reported reserves equal ~0.5 months of spending — in the bottom quarter for charities its size (median 5.2 months; benchmarks).

Register events

Trustees · trustee networks

Trustee list from the Charity Commission register (current, not historical).

Operates in: Durham · Hartlepool · Stockton-on-tees

Income and spending

Financial year endIncomeSpending
31/03/2025£563k£578k
31/03/2024£454k£496k
31/03/2023£632k£712k
31/03/2022£455k£559k
31/03/2021£485k£483k

Common questions

Is LET'S CONNECT (ENG) LTD financially healthy?

Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that unrestricted reserves stood at £78,851 against a policy target of one year's operating costs plus potential redundancy costs, with free reserves significantly lower at £22,752. The charity reported a net expenditure of £15,193 for the year, resulting in a decrease in total funds from £203,140 to £187,947. Despite this deficit, the trustees confirmed there are no material uncertainties regarding the charity's ability to continue as a going concern. Its FY2025 accounts were independently examined.

Government & lottery funding

Grants to this charity published as open data by government and lottery funders (360Giving).

FunderDateAmountPurpose
The National Lottery Community Fund26/05/2020£71kCOVID-19 Mental Health Safety Net
Northern Rock Foundation16/07/2013£58kGrant awarded to Hartlepool and East Durham MIND (Tees Valley)
Northern Rock Foundation15/05/2012£86kGrant awarded to Hartlepool and East Durham MIND (Durham)
Northern Rock Foundation09/03/2010£93kGrant awarded to Hartlepool and East Durham MIND (Tees Valley)
The National Lottery Community Fund11/06/2008£286kThe Human Givens Outreach project
Northern Rock Foundation11/12/2006£81kGrant awarded to Hartlepool and East Durham MIND (Tees Valley)
Northern Rock Foundation18/05/2004£51kGrant awarded to Hartlepool and East Durham MIND (Tees Valley)
Northern Rock Foundation09/07/2002£62kGrant awarded to Hartlepool and East Durham MIND (Tees Valley)
Northern Rock Foundation10/03/1998£63kGrant awarded to Hartlepool and East Durham MIND (Tees Valley)