Finance Score: 0

Governance Score: 3

Support Score: 10

No PartB

Gender balanced board: +3

Grant maker support: +10

Overall GiG Score: 13

THE MARTIN GALLIER PROJECT

The Martin Gallier Project is fiercely dedicated to preventing suicides, breaking down stigma and supporting families, including those bereaved by suicide, in the North West.

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Positives:

A significant proportion of recent income was derived from major grant makers
The Board appears to be well diversified in terms of gender

Financial issues to consider:

A PartB annual return has not been required and so detailed financial information is not available from the online data

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Income & Spending ?

Sources of Income ?

Y/E	Income	Spending	Surplus/ Deficit	Volun- teers
30/09/23	£411,371	£408,842	£2,529	60
30/09/22	£332,318	£313,772	£18,546	12
30/09/21	£226,449	£224,974	£1,475	4

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Highest pay bracket: less than £60,000

Established: 4 years

www.themartingallierproject.org

jessica@gallierhouse.co.uk

01516440294

Charity Commission for England and Wales

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Listed activities

Disability
Education/Training
Other Charitable Purposes
The Advancement Of Health Or Saving Of Lives

GiG Classification

Technical, vocational and continuing education

How it operates

Acts as an umbrella or resource body
Provides advocacy/advice/information
Provides buildings/facilities/open space
Provides services

Where it operates

Throughout England And Wales,

Who it helps

Children/Young People
Elderly/Old People
People With Disabilities
The General Public/Mankind

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Donations from Grant Makers ?

We have details on the following significant donations. Multi-year donations are allocated to the years for which they are earmarked.

Major supporters in last 5 years

National Lottery Community Fund	£270,344
Steve Morgan Foundation	£96,000
John Moores Foundation	£40,000
Garfield Weston Foundation	£40,000
People's Health Trust	£31,449
Community Foundations for Lancashire & Merseyside	£6,546

Specific Donations

Amount	When Months	To be used for
Community Foundations for Lancashire & Merseyside - Young Men’s Suicide Bereavement Support Group (we intend the ask the young men to name their group)
£2,520	15/01/2024 11	To provide support to 13-18 year old men who have been affected by suicide.
John Moores Foundation - Grant to The Martin Gallier Project
£15,000	25/09/2023	Towards the salary of the Administrator
Garfield Weston Foundation - Main Grants award
£20,000	20/06/2023	The Martin Gallier Project
Community Foundations for Lancashire & Merseyside - Recovery Star Workshops
£4,026	27/06/2022	The funding will be used to provide support for adults that are experiencing mental health issues using Recovery Star workshops for supporting and measuring change.
Garfield Weston Foundation - Main Grants award
£20,000	05/11/2021	The Martin Gallier Project
Steve Morgan Foundation - Grant to The Martin Gallier Project (Gallier House C.I.C)
£96,000	22/09/2021	3 years funding for core costs
National Lottery Community Fund - The Martin Gallier Project
£221,291	11/12/2020 36	The project will use the funding to provide suicide intervention support break down stigmas and support families in the North West. They provide suicide intervention prevention and postvention ....more The project will use the funding to provide suicide intervention support break down stigmas and support families in the North West. They provide suicide intervention prevention and postvention services through 121 support groups training and awareness raising.
John Moores Foundation - Grant to Martin Gallier Project
£25,000	30/09/2020	Towards the salary of the Centre Administration Manager
National Lottery Community Fund - COVID-19 Response The Martin Gallier Project
£49,053	26/05/2020 6	The organisation aims to reduce the number of suicides within the community and offer support to families bereaved by suicide. Funding for the group will go towards the help line which has seen a ....more The organisation aims to reduce the number of suicides within the community and offer support to families bereaved by suicide. Funding for the group will go towards the help line which has seen a dramatic increase since covid. The funding will also go towards staff costs as more are needed to deal with demand.
People's Health Trust - Martins Man Cave
£31,449	27/02/2020	This two-year project in New Ferry, Wirral, provides a space for men who have been affected by suicide with a view to reducing their social isolation, promoting positive mental health and preventing ....more This two-year project in New Ferry, Wirral, provides a space for men who have been affected by suicide with a view to reducing their social isolation, promoting positive mental health and preventing them from slipping back into suicidal crisis. Participants provide each other with peer support and activities such as darts, table football, etc., as well as day trips on narrow boats, for example. Participants make new friends in a safe, informal environment, and are actively engaged in the development of the project through suggestions of activities, social sessions, etc. A steering committee meets quarterly to shape the project and there are regular focus groups held with participants.

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How is it governed?

Trustees (6)

Current Trustees appointed

Gender Split

BRENDA SLATER Appointed: 2024

ELEANOR BLUNDELL (Chair) Appointed: 2020

JANET SAWERS Appointed: 2020

JEREMY CLARK Appointed: 2024

PAULINE MURRAY-KNIGHT Appointed: 2020

STUART LEE Appointed: 2024

Legal constitution

Charity registered in England & Wales on 03/08/2020, number: 1190699

Gift Aid

Registered with HMRC for Gift Aid

Policies in force

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
Investment
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

Filing Record

3 returns made; all on time

Main office

57 NEW CHESTER ROAD
WIRRAL
CH62 1AB

Objectives

THE OBJECTS OF THE CIO ARE:1) THE PRESERVATION OF HEALTH AND THE SAVING OF LIVES, IN PARTICULAR IN THE NORTH WEST OF ENGLAND, BY PROVIDING AND ASSISTING IN THE PROVISION OF GUIDANCE, SUPPORT AND COUNSELLING FOR PEOPLE WHO HAVE CONSIDERED OR ARE CONSIDERING SUICIDE AND FOR THOSE BEREAVED BY SUICIDE.2) TO ADVANCE THE EDUCATION OF THE PUBLIC IN RELATION TO THE EARLY SIGNS OF SUICIDAL BEHAVIOUR AND EFFECTIVE INTERVENTIONS BY THE PROVISION OF TRAINING AND EDUCATION, IN PARTICULAR, APPLIED SUICIDE INTERVENTION SKILLS TRAINING (ASIST).

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