NEURODIVERGENT MINDS

Charity number: 1200152
Charity reporting is up to date (on time)

Charity overview

Activities - how the charity spends its money

We centre ND experience and provide a platform for ND voices to be heard. Our co-produced activities include: providing information and training for mental health professionals; providing information and guidance for ND people and their loved ones; connecting ND people with effective neurodiversity-affirming support; building a society in which ND people feel understood and able to thrive.

Income and expenditure

Data for financial year ending 31 May 2024

Total income: £2,540
Total expenditure: £2,141

People

4 Trustee(s)

3 Volunteer(s)

Employees with total benefits over £60,000

No information available

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:
  • The Advancement Of Health Or Saving Of Lives
  • Disability
  • Human Rights/religious Or Racial Harmony/equality Or Diversity
Who the charity helps:
  • Children/young People
  • Elderly/old People
  • People With Disabilities
  • Other Defined Groups
How the charity helps:
  • Makes Grants To Individuals
  • Makes Grants To Organisations
  • Provides Services
  • Provides Advocacy/advice/information
  • Sponsors Or Undertakes Research
Where the charity operates:
  • Throughout England And Wales

Governance

Registration history:
  • 23 August 2022: CIO registration
Organisation type:
CIO
Other names:
  • ND MINDS (Working name)
Gift aid:
Recognised by HMRC for gift aid
Other regulators:
No information available
Policies:
  • Complaints handling
  • Conflicting interests
  • Financial reserves policy and procedures
  • Internal charity financial controls policy and procedures
  • Internal risk management policy and procedures
  • Risk management
  • Safeguarding policy and procedures
  • Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries
  • Serious incident reporting policy and procedures
  • Trustee conflicts of interest policy and procedures
  • Trustee expenses policy and procedures
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

4 Trustee(s)

Name Role Date of appointment Other trusteeships Reporting status of other trusteeships
Zara Fryer Chair 23 August 2022
None on record
Timothy Brown Trustee 02 October 2023
None on record
Charlotte Hatchard Trustee 02 October 2023
None on record
Hannah Prince Trustee 23 August 2022
None on record

Financial history

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Financial period end date

Income / Expenditure 31/05/2023 31/05/2024
Total gross income £6.47k £2.54k
Total expenditure £0 £2.14k
Income from government contracts N/A N/A
Income from government grants 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 May 2024 31 March 2025 On Time
Accounts and TAR 31 May 2024 31 March 2025 On Time Download Open in new window
Annual return 31 May 2023 08 March 2024 On Time
Accounts and TAR 31 May 2023 08 March 2024 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 - FOUNDATION REGISTERED ON REGISTERED ON 23 AUG 2022

Charitable objects

THE OBJECTS OF THE CIO ARE, FOR THE PUBLIC BENEFIT, TO PROMOTE AND PROTECT THE MENTAL HEALTH OF NEURODIVERGENT PEOPLE IN THE UNITED KINGDOM, BY MEANS OF, BUT NOT EXCLUSIVELY: (A) ISSUING GRANTS TO NEURODIVERGENT INDIVIDUALS IN NEED OF PSYCHOLOGICAL THERAPY, TO ENABLE ACCESS TO APPROVED, NEURODIVERSITY-AFFIRMING THERAPISTS; (B) CONNECTING NEURODIVERGENT PEOPLE WITH EFFECTIVE, NEURODIVERSITY-AFFIRMING SUPPORT; (C) PROVIDING EVIDENCE-BASED INFORMATION AND GUIDANCE FOR NEURODIVERGENT PEOPLE ON UNDERSTANDING THEIR MENTAL HEALTH NEEDS; (D) SEEKING TO ADVANCE THE KNOWLEDGE AND SKILLS OF MENTAL HEALTH PROFESSIONALS, HEALTH AND SOCIAL CARE STAFF AND OTHER PRIMARY POINTS OF CONTACT FOR NEURODIVERGENT PEOPLE; (E) EDUCATING PUBLIC SERVICE PROVIDERS, ACADEMIC RESEARCHERS AND THE WIDER POPULATION ON NEURODIVERSITY, ACCEPTANCE AND GENUINE INCLUSION, PROMOTING ACCEPTANCE AND UNDERSTANDING OF THE DIFFERING ABILITIES AND NEEDS OF ALL INDIVIDUALS AND COMBATING STIGMA AND DISCRIMINATION. FOR THE PURPOSES OF THIS CLAUSE: “NEURODIVERSITY” REFERS TO THE NATURAL VARIATION IN NEURODEVELOPMENT ACROSS ALL INDIVIDUALS - THE DIVERSITY OF ALL BRAINS AND MINDS. “NEURODIVERGENT” DESCRIBES A PERSON WHOSE NEURODEVELOPMENT FALLS OUTSIDE OF THE ‘TYPICAL’ RANGE, INCLUDING NEURODEVELOPMENTAL DIFFERENCES SUCH AS AUTISM, ADHD, DYSLEXIA, DYSPRAXIA AND TOURETTE’S SYNDROME. “NEURODIVERSITY-AFFIRMING” MEANS AN APPROACH WHICH EMBRACES NEURODIVERSITY AND SEEKS TO UNDERSTAND AN INDIVIDUAL’S UNIQUE PROFILE OF STRENGTHS, INTERESTS AND SUPPORT NEEDS, EMPOWERING THE INDIVIDUAL TO ADVOCATE FOR THEIR NEEDS AND SUPPORTING THEM TO ACHIEVE THEIR PERSONAL GOALS.

Contact information

Address:
82 STANSTED ROAD
BISHOP'S STORTFORD
CM23 2DZ
Phone:
07976007735
Email:
zara@ndminds.org
Website:

ndminds.org