VITAL PROJECTS

Charity number: 1155071
Charity reporting is up to date (on time)

Charity overview

Activities - how the charity spends its money

VITAL (Value, Involve, Talk Advocate & Link) were previously known as Bradford and Airedale Mental Health Advocacy Group (BAMHAG) is a service user led mental health organisation and was established in 1989. Our mission is to ensure that the vulnerable and disadvantaged have a voice within the health and social care framework, whilst supported by experts by experience. www.vitalprojects.org.uk

Income and expenditure

Data for financial year ending 31 March 2025

Total income: £162,278
Total expenditure: £161,100

Total income includes £129,269 from 4 government contract(s)

People

6 Trustee(s)

6 Volunteer(s)

Employees with total benefits over £60,000

No employees have total benefits over £60k for this charity

Fundraising

No information available

Trading

This charity does not have any trading subsidiaries.

Trustee payments

No trustees receive any remuneration, payments or benefits from the charity.

What, who, how, where

What the charity does:
  • General Charitable Purposes
  • Education/training
  • The Advancement Of Health Or Saving Of Lives
  • Disability
  • Other Charitable Purposes
Who the charity helps:
  • Children/young People
  • Elderly/old People
  • People With Disabilities
  • Other Charities Or Voluntary Bodies
  • Other Defined Groups
  • The General Public/mankind
How the charity helps:
  • Provides Services
  • Provides Advocacy/advice/information
  • Other Charitable Activities
Where the charity operates:
  • Bradford City

Governance

Registration history:
  • 18 December 2013: CIO registration
  • 18 September 2014: Funds received from 1078693 BRADFORD AND AIREDALE MENTAL HEALTH ADVOCACY GROUP
Organisation type:
CIO
Other names:
  • BAMHAG (Working name)
  • BRADFORD AND AIREDALE MENTAL HEALTH ADVOCACY GROUP (Previous name)
Gift aid:
Recognised by HMRC for gift aid
Other regulators:
No information available
Policies:
  • Bullying and harassment 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
  • 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
Land and property:
This charity does not own and/or lease land or property

Trustees

Trustees are the people responsible for controlling the work, management and administration of the charity on behalf of its beneficiaries. Generally trustees are treasurer, chair, board member etc. The trustees are responsible for keeping this list up to date and can do this by updating their details as they happen through the online service

6 Trustee(s)

Name Role Date of appointment Other trusteeships Reporting status of other trusteeships
Sara Firth Chair 07 July 2016
None on record
Chris Buckley Trustee 22 September 2022
None on record
Richard Ellis Trustee 21 June 2021
None on record
JACQUELINE OLDROYD Trustee 13 August 2013
None on record
Colin Perry Trustee 13 August 2013
None on record
TREVOR RAMSAY Trustee 13 August 2013
None on record

Financial history

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Financial period end date

Income / Expenditure 31/03/2021 31/03/2022 31/03/2023 31/03/2024 31/03/2025
Total gross income £211.52k £203.52k £189.07k £192.34k £162.28k
Total expenditure £190.48k £187.63k £199.70k £201.23k £161.10k
Income from government contracts £168.29k £168.29k £168.29k £174.89k £129.27k
Income from government grants N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A

Accounts and annual returns

This table shows the charity's record of submitting annual returns, accounts and trustees' annual report (TAR) for the last five financial periods.
Title Reporting year Date received Received Download
Annual return 31 March 2025 22 January 2026 On time
Accounts and TAR 31 March 2025 22 January 2026 On time
Annual return 31 March 2024 27 January 2025 On time
Accounts and TAR 31 March 2024 27 January 2025 On time
Annual return 31 March 2023 23 January 2024 On time
Accounts and TAR 31 March 2023 23 January 2024 On time
Annual return 31 March 2022 07 February 2023 7 days late
Accounts and TAR 31 March 2022 14 February 2023 14 days late
Annual return 31 March 2021 18 January 2022 On time
Accounts and TAR 31 March 2021 18 January 2022 On time
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Governing document

Details of the type of governing document the charity has and when it was established.
It is not the full text of the charity's governing document.

CIO - ASSOCIATION REGISTERED 18 DEC 2013 AMENDED ON 09 APR 2018 AS AMENDED ON 13 MAR 2025 AMENDED TO CIO FOUNDATION 13 MAR 2025

Charitable objects

TO PROMOTE FOR THE PUBLIC BENEFIT THE PROVISION OF SERVICES DIRECTED TOWARDS ADVOCACY FOR USERS OF HEALTH AND SOCIAL CARE SERVICES WITH A VIEW TO THE PRESERVATION AND PROTECTION OF THEIR GOOD HEALTH BY:- I)HELPING PEOPLE SPEAK FOR THEMSELVES PARTICULARLY IN SITUATIONS OF STRESS (SUCH AS THEIR ENCOUNTERS WITH PROFESSIONALS AND AT TRIBUNALS.); II)RECRUITING, TRAINING AND SUPPORTING ADVOCATES, WHO WHERE POSSIBLE WILL BE MATCHED WITH INDIVIDUALS REQUIRING HELP AND SUPPORT;AND III)WORKING COLLECTIVELY WITH A BROAD RANGE OF PEOPLE IN THE COMMUNITY, TO REALISE COMMON INTERESTS IN EMPOWERING MENTAL HEALTH SERVICE USERS.

Area of benefit

The area the charity can operate in, as set out in its governing document.

NOT DEFINED

Contact information

Address:
TRADEFORCE BUILDING
CORNWALL PLACE
BRADFORD
BD8 7JT
Phone:
01274770118
Email:
hello@vitalprojects.org.uk
Website:

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