Finance Score: -3

Governance Score: 3

Support Score: 3

Strong growth: +2
Volatile income & significant deficit in latest year: -5

Gender balanced board: +3

Overall weighted support: +3

Overall GiG Score: 3

MENTAL HEALTH UK

Relief and support to people affected by mental illness.To advance research and education into causes, consequences and management of mental illnessAdvice, assistance and promotion of best practice in the field of mental health and welfare

Analysis by Giving is Great

Positives:

The charity has received backing from a grant maker
There has been strong growth in spending over the last 5 years
The Board appears to be well diversified in terms of gender

Financial issues to consider:

Income has been volatile recently and was significantly lower than spending in the latest year

Financial Data ?

Income & Spending ?

Sources of Income ?

Y/E	Income £k	Spending £k	Surplus/ Deficit £k	Fundraising Cost £k	Total Funds £k	Unrestricted Funds £k	Mths Rsrvs	Volun- teers
31/03/23	£3,683	£5,388	£-1,706	£643	£6,795	£2,435	5.4	0
31/03/22	£5,733	£4,349	£1,385	£0	£8,500	£2,098	5.8	175
31/03/21	£7,424	£4,133	£3,291	£0	£7,116	£1,094	3.2	118
31/03/20	£4,590	£4,280	£310	£0	£3,825	£524	1.5	1,250
31/03/19	£3,594	£3,569	£25	£56	£3,516	£273	0.9	2,635
31/03/18	£5,989	£2,499	£3,490	£0	£3,490	£306	1.5	0

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Financial Ratios

Fundraising Costs/Relevant Income: 17.5%
Fundraising Costs/Total Spending: 11.9%
Highest pay band: Less than £60,000
Liabilities/Assets: 17%
Liabilities/Income: 37%
Unrestricted Funds/Total Funds: 36%
Reserves/Spending: 5.4 months
Net Current Assets/Spending: 15 months
Quick Ratio: 5

Asset Split ?

Balance Sheet History

Established: 8 years

www.mentalhealth-uk.org

info@mentalhealth-uk.org

02078403101

Charity Commission for England and Wales

Tweets

Listed activities

Disability
Education/Training
General Charitable Purposes
The Advancement Of Health Or Saving Of Lives
The Prevention Or Relief Of Poverty

GiG Classification

Emotional support, counselling or therapy

How it operates

Makes grants to organisations
Provides advocacy/advice/information
Provides services
Sponsors or undertakes research

Where it operates

Northern Ireland, Scotland, Throughout England And Wales,

Who it helps

Other Charities Or Voluntary Bodies
People With Disabilities
The General Public/Mankind

Who supports them? ?

Donations from Grant Makers ?

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

Specific Donations

Amount	When Months	To be used for
Department of Health - Covid Funding
£950,000	22/05/2020	Support for Mental Health Charities
Department of Health - Mental Health UK
£950,000	17/04/2020	The grant funding provided a period of support for charities providing vital services to ensure they could meet increased demand as a result of COVID-19, while continuing their day-to-day activities to help those in need, up to the end of October ....more The grant funding provided a period of support for charities providing vital services to ensure they could meet increased demand as a result of COVID-19, while continuing their day-to-day activities to help those in need, up to the end of October 2021. Each organisation was either:Providing key services specific to supporting the Covid-19 response, to reduce burden on the NHS or other public services; orProviding critical frontline services to vulnerable groups affected by Covid-19 and associated measures (ie. social-distancing) (must outline the characteristics that make those groups vulnerable).

Data sourced from Donors via 360 Giving

How is it governed?

Trustees (7)

Current Trustees appointed

Gender Split

Age Range of Trustees:

ALUN HUW THOMAS Appointed: 2017, Occupation: Chief Executive

ANNE DOHERTY Appointed: 2019

LYN PAWELECK Appointed: 2017

MARK WINSTANLEY Appointed: 2017

MICHELLE AMANDA ROBINSON Appointed: 2024

NICHOLAS MCGREGOR WARD Appointed: 2022

PAUL JENKINS (Chair) Appointed: 2016, Occupation: Nhs Manager

Legal constitution

Charity registered in England & Wales on 19/12/2016, number: 1170815

Gift Aid

Registered with HMRC for Gift Aid

Fundraising Regulator

First registered: 04/04/2017, current status: Large charity (levy paid)

Policies in force

Bullying and harassment policy and procedures
Campaigns and political activity 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
Investing charity funds policy and procedures
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

6 returns made; all on time

Main office

28 Albert Embankment
LONDON
SE1 7GR

Objectives

3.1 TO PROVIDE RELIEF AND SUPPORT TO PEOPLE AFFECTED BY MENTAL ILLNESS;3.2 TO ADVANCE RESEARCH AND EDUCATION AS TO THE CAUSES, CONSEQUENCES AND MANAGEMENT OF MENTAL ILLNESS;3.3 TO PROVIDE ADVICE AND ASSISTANCE AND PROMOTE BEST PRACTICE IN THE FIELD OF MENTAL HEALTH AND WELFARE; AND3.4 THE ADVANCEMENT OF SUCH OTHER EXCLUSIVELY CHARITABLE PURPOSES UNDER THE LAW OF ENGLAND AND WALES AS THE TRUSTEES SHALL DETERMINE AT THEIR DISCRETION.

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