HELPING OTHERS (MENTAL HEALTH)
Helping others was created in May 2017 by a Facebook group offering support for people struggling with mental health as a small town there is not enough support . Helping others as grown rapidly and now help homeless, dvap, elderly, people struggling with poverty. Helping others volunteers are all there for there own reasons and can share their stories with people who are finding life difficult .
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THE RELIEF OF SICKNESS AND THE PRESERVATION OF MENTAL HEALTH AMONG PEOPLE RESIDING PERMANENTLY OR TEMPORARILY IN GOOLE AND THE SURROUNDING AREA.
Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts
The accounts state that unrestricted reserves have fallen due to the absence of major grant monies achieved in previous years, though the rate of decline was remedied to sustain the charity's long-term future. The independent examiner confirmed that no material matters came to attention regarding the accounts or accounting records, indicating no immediate financial distress.
What the accounts disclose
“A3 Payments RAISING FUNDS CHARITABLE ACTIVITIES 73,649 6,655 80,304”
“AN AMOUNT HAS ALWAYS BEEN MAINTAINED FOR WORKING CAPITAL. THOUGH THE LEVEL AT THE YEAR END REVIEW DATE IS HISTORICALLY ONE OF THE LOWEST, POST DATE ANALYSIS SHOW THE RESERVE LEVELS HAVING IMPROVED.”
Policies the charity declares
- Bullying and harassment policy and procedures
- Campaigns and political activity policy and procedures
- Complaints handling
- Complaints policy and procedures
- Conflicting interests
- Engaging external speakers at charity events policy and procedures
- 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
- 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
Trustees
- Louise VAUSE
- Mandy Masterman
- Samantha Anderson
- nicola Vause
Income and spending
| Financial year end | Income | Spending |
|---|---|---|
| 31/07/2025 | £66k | £80k |
| 31/07/2024 | £85k | £89k |
| 31/07/2023 | £105k | £109k |
| 31/07/2022 | £73k | £63k |
| 31/07/2021 | £74k | £47k |
Common questions
Is HELPING OTHERS (MENTAL HEALTH) financially healthy?
Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that unrestricted reserves have fallen due to the absence of major grant monies achieved in previous years, though the rate of decline was remedied to sustain the charity's long-term future. The independent examiner confirmed that no material matters came to attention regarding the accounts or accounting records, indicating no immediate financial distress. Its FY2025 accounts were independently examined.
Government & lottery funding
| Funder | Date | Amount | Purpose |
|---|---|---|---|
| The National Lottery Community Fund | 29/01/2026 | £20k | rent & utilities |
| The National Lottery Community Fund | 12/01/2024 | £20k | costings of shop |
| The National Lottery Community Fund | 25/11/2022 | £10k | costings of shop |
| UK government | 14/09/2020 | £10k | Coronavirus Community Support Fund |