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Meridian Wellbeing

Registered charity 1058934 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register · also known as CHINESE MENTAL HEALTH ASSOCIATION

A Charity specialising in wellbeing and mental health services for all ethnicities. We work across the Greater London and have a strong local presence in the London Borough of Barnet.

Causes: Education/training · The Advancement Of Health Or Saving Of Lives · Disability · The Prevention Or Relief Of Poverty · website · Get email alerts

Latest income
£685k
Latest spending
£661k
Registered
1996
Accounts read
FY2025

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that the charity generated an operating surplus of £15,792 for the year ended 31 March 2025, with total incoming resources of £676,529 against resources expended of £660,737. The trustees report that unrestricted funds are held in interest-bearing deposit accounts to meet liquidity requirements, and they consider there are no material uncertainties regarding 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

Reserves policy: between 3 and 6 months (held: £377k)
“The management committee has established a policy of working towards maintaining unrestricted funds of between 3 and 6 months” — page 7
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Accounts independently examined (not a full audit). Discloses 5 of 6 completeness components.

Public profiles (found on the charity’s own website): facebook · instagram · linkedin

Structured financials (annual return, FY ending 31/03/2025)

Total income
£87k
Total spending
£661k
Cost of raising funds
£3k
Reserves (reported)
£377k
Employees
21

Reported reserves equal ~6.8 months of spending — above the median for charities its size (median 5.2 months; benchmarks).

Per its annual return, largest income source: Donations and legacies (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: 3.4% of total income — below the median for charities its size (4.9%) (benchmarks).

Trustees · trustee networks

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

Operates in: Throughout London

Income and spending

Financial year endIncomeSpending
31/03/2025£685k£661k
31/03/2024£691k£655k
31/03/2023£696k£650k
31/03/2022£527k£475k
31/03/2021£484k£437k

Common questions

Is Meridian Wellbeing financially healthy?

Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that the charity generated an operating surplus of £15,792 for the year ended 31 March 2025, with total incoming resources of £676,529 against resources expended of £660,737. The trustees report that unrestricted funds are held in interest-bearing deposit accounts to meet liquidity requirements, and they consider there are no material uncertainties regarding the charity's ability to continue as a going concern. Its FY2025 accounts were independently examined.

Government & lottery funding

Grants to this charity published as open data by government and lottery funders (360Giving).

FunderDateAmountPurpose
Sport England29/02/2024£15kMeridian Sports Programme
City Bridge Foundation26/03/2020£261kGrant to Meridian Wellbeing
The National Lottery Community Fund16/12/2014£468kThe Chinese Wellbeing Service
City Bridge Foundation31/05/2012£120kGrant to Meridian Wellbeing
The National Lottery Heritage Fund04/03/2010£220k"An Oral History of Chinatown in Britain"
The National Lottery Community Fund14/10/2009£348kChinese Befriending and Social Club Project for Mental Health
The National Lottery Community Fund09/01/2007£10kChinese Mental Health Issues in Britain - 10 years On - Publication Project
The National Lottery Heritage Fund23/06/2005£50k"Oral History Project"
London Borough of Barnet—£4kGrant Payments
London Borough of Barnet—£4kGrant Payments