THE ASSOCIATION FOR CHILD AND ADOLESCENT MENTAL HEALTH

Registered charity 1042760 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register · also known as ACAMH, THE ASSOCIATION FOR CHILD PSYCHOLOGY AND PSYCHIATRY · also registered in Scotland as SC039845 (OSCR)

The objects of the Company are the advancement of all matters concerning the mental health and development of children, young people and their families by promoting and disseminating scientific research and scholarship, and their implications for the evidence-base of multi-disciplinary clinical practice.

Objects

THE ADVANCEMENT OF ALL MATTERS CONCERNING THE MENTAL HEALTH AND DEVELOPMENT OF CHILDREN, YOUNG PEOPLE AND THEIR FAMILIES BY PROMOTING AND DISSEMINATING SCIENTIFIC RESEARCH AND SCHOLARSHIP AND THEIR IMPLICATIONS FOR THE EVIDENCE-BASE OF MULTI-DISCIPLINARY CLINICAL PRACTICE. THE ASSOCIATION MAY IN ADDITION UNDERTAKE SUCH OTHER ACTIVITIES AS MAY BE CONDUCIVE TO THE OBTAINMENT OF THESE OBJECTS PROVIDED THE SAME SHALL BE LEGALLY CHARITABLE BUT NOT OTHERWISE.

Area of benefit: NOT DEFINED

The charity’s charitable objects and area of benefit, quoted from its governing document as held on the Charity Commission register.

Causes: General Charitable Purposes · Education/training · The Advancement Of Health Or Saving Of Lives · website · Get email alerts

Latest income
£1.5m
Latest spending
£1.5m
Registered
1994
Accounts read
FY2025

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The charity reported a surplus of £67,406 for the year ended 31 December 2025, with total unrestricted reserves of £3,774,130. The trustees' policy requires reserves of no less than six months' operating costs, identified as £762,000, which is adequately covered by the unrestricted funds. The accounts state there are no material uncertainties about the charity's ability to continue as a going concern.

Automated summary of the FY2025 accounts; the evidenced findings below carry the verbatim passages.

What the accounts disclose

Largest income source: Publications (63% of income)
“Income from publication of our journals represents approximately 60% of our annual income, with income from JCPP being predominant.” — page 8
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Reserves policy: no less than six months’ operating costs (held: £3.8m)
“The Trustees’ policy is to have reserves equal to no less than six months’ operating costs to provide a hedge against uncertainties surrounding the core income and to even out any fluctuations in operating revenues. The Trustees are satisfied that the required level of reserves, currently identified as £762,000, is adequately covered by the year-end unrestricted funds.”
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Accounts audited by Azets Audit Services Limited. Discloses 4 of 6 completeness components.

Policies the charity declares

In its annual return the charity told the Commission that it has the policies listed below. This is self-declared: it is not verified by the Commission or by this site, and it is not evidence of how a policy works in practice.

Property (HM Land Registry)

1 registered title in England and Wales held by the charity’s company or corporate body (1 freehold). All charity-held property. Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright, OGL v3.0.

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Structured financials (annual return, FY ending 31/12/2025)

Total income
£1.5m
Total spending
£1.5m
Reserves (reported)
£1.8m
Employees
8

Reported reserves equal ~14.8 months of spending — in the top quarter for charities its size (median 4.8 months; benchmarks).

Per its annual return, largest income source: Charitable activities (91% of income) — components as reported reconcile to the return’s total income; not from the accounts narrative.

Per its annual return, cost of raising funds: 0.0% of total income — below the median for charities its size (5.2%) (benchmarks).

Trustees · trustee networks

Trustee list from the Charity Commission register (current, not historical).

Operates in: Ireland · Scotland · Throughout England And Wales

Income and spending

Financial year endIncomeSpending
31/12/2025£1.5m£1.5m
31/12/2024£1.2m£1.3m
31/12/2023£1.2m£1.3m
31/12/2022£1.2m£1.1m
31/12/2021£1.0m£938k

Common questions

Is THE ASSOCIATION FOR CHILD AND ADOLESCENT MENTAL HEALTH financially healthy?

Per its FY2025 accounts: The charity reported a surplus of £67,406 for the year ended 31 December 2025, with total unrestricted reserves of £3,774,130. The trustees' policy requires reserves of no less than six months' operating costs, identified as £762,000, which is adequately covered by the unrestricted funds. The accounts state there are no material uncertainties about the charity's ability to continue as a going concern. Its FY2025 accounts were audited by Azets Audit Services Limited.

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Side by side with its peers

CharityIncomeTop pay bandStaff >£60kReserves vs policyFundraising costGoing concern
THE ASSOCIATION FOR CHILD AND ADOLESCENT MENTAL HEALTH£1.5m——above—no doubt
CHILDREN WITH CANCER UK FY2024£17.8m£130,001 - £140,000—unclear20.0%no doubt
FAMILY ACTION FY2025£44.3m£200,001 - £210,000—unclear—no doubt
THE MAX WINDLE MEMORIAL TRUST FY2025£100k—0unclear—no doubt
MOHEBBAN AL - MAHDI YOUTH FOUNDATION FY2025£430k—0unclear—no doubt
THE CHILDREN'S HOSPITAL CHARITY FY2025£5.4m——unclear—no doubt

Each row is that charity’s latest analysed filing; every value is quote-backed on its own page.