VIEWPOINT

Charity number: 1159735
Charity reporting is up to date (on time)

Charity overview

Activities - how the charity spends its money

Viewpoint is an independent charity which has been running for around 12 years with the aim of supporting people to use their personal experiences of mental health and/or drug & alcohol issues to improve services. We do this in many ways from local forums and user representation to focus groups and user delivered training.

Income and expenditure

Data for financial year ending 31 March 2024

Total income: £216,030
Total expenditure: £229,385

Total income includes £200,035 from 3 government contract(s)

People

8 Trustee(s)

3 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:
  • Education/training
  • Disability
  • Economic/community Development/employment
Who the charity helps:
  • People With Disabilities
  • People Of A Particular Ethnic Or Racial Origin
  • The General Public/mankind
How the charity helps:
  • Provides Advocacy/advice/information
  • Sponsors Or Undertakes Research
Where the charity operates:
  • Hertfordshire

Governance

Registration history:
  • 29 December 2014: CIO registration
  • 08 June 2015: Funds received from 1105423 VIEWPOINT
Organisation type:
CIO
Other names:

No other names

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
  • 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

8 Trustee(s)

Name Role Date of appointment Other trusteeships Reporting status of other trusteeships
Joanna Bowen Chair 16 February 2021
None on record
Bryony Kirby Trustee 02 November 2022
None on record
Yetunde Rachel Kasonga Trustee 22 July 2021
None on record
Eni Bankole-Race Trustee 16 September 2020
None on record
Simon Robert Taylor Trustee 27 May 2020
POTENTIAL KIDS LIMITED
Received: On time
Ashley Steve Risk Trustee 28 April 2015
None on record
Jacqui Lynskey Trustee 01 December 2014
None on record
RAY GIBBINS Trustee 04 November 2014
None on record

Financial history

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Financial period end date

Income / Expenditure 31/03/2020 31/03/2021 31/03/2022 31/03/2023 31/03/2024
Total gross income £164.33k £242.48k £327.94k £301.54k £216.03k
Total expenditure £138.50k £199.78k £282.47k £305.26k £229.39k
Income from government contracts N/A £152.09k £111.11k £141.92k £200.04k
Income from government grants £147.63k £2.00k £206.68k 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 2024 30 December 2024 On time
Accounts and TAR 31 March 2024 30 December 2024 On time Download Open in new window
Annual return 31 March 2023 26 March 2024 55 days late
Accounts and TAR 31 March 2023 26 March 2024 55 days late Download Open in new window
Annual return 31 March 2022 07 February 2023 7 days late
Accounts and TAR 31 March 2022

(These accounts
have been qualified)

07 February 2023 7 days late Download Open in new window
Annual return 31 March 2021 21 December 2021 On time
Accounts and TAR 31 March 2021 21 December 2021 On time Download Open in new window
Annual return 31 March 2020 09 December 2020 On time
Accounts and TAR 31 March 2020

(These accounts
have been qualified)

09 December 2020 On time Download Open in new window
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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 29 DEC 2014 AMENDED ON 07 MAR 2017

Charitable objects

THE PROMOTION OF MENTAL HEALTH AND WELLBEING, IN PARTICULAR BUT NOT EXCLUSIVELY, BY THE INVOLVEMENT OF USERS OF HEALTH AND SOCIAL CARE SERVICES AND SUBSTANCE MISUSE SERVICES IN THE PLANNING, DEVELOPMENT, DELIVERY AND MONITORING OF THOSE SERVICES. THE PROVISION OF EDUCATION AND TRAINING TO HELP HEALTH, SOCIAL CARE AND SUBSTANCE MISUSE SERVICE USERS GAIN THE NECESSARY CONFIDENCE AND SKILLS TO EFFECTIVELY REPRESENT THEMSELVES AND THEIR PEERS. THE PROVISION OF A CONDUIT BETWEEN SERVICE USERS, COMMISSIONERS, AND SERVICE PROVIDERS TO ENABLE COLLABORATIVE WORKING (CO-PRODUCTION). TO PROMOTE WELLBEING AND A WIDER UNDERSTANDING OF MENTAL HEALTH AND SUBSTANCE MISUSE ISSUES.

Contact information

Address:
Unit 28
Weltech Business Centre
Ridgeway
Welwyn Garden City
Hertfordshire
Phone:
01707386136
Email:
info@hertsviewpoint.co.uk
Website:

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