MOOD SWINGS NETWORK

Registered charity 1077513 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register · also known as MANIC DEPRESSION FELLOWSHIP NORTH WEST, MOODSWINGS

Mood Swings provides infomation advice and support to people with mental health problems, specifically mood disorders, and their carers.

Objects

TO HELP PEOPLE WHOSE LIVES ARE AFFECTED BY MOOD DISORDERS

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.

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Registered contact address: Manchester, North West, England (from the postcode on the register)

Latest income
£140k
Latest spending
£223k
Registered
1999
Accounts read
FY2025

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that the charity incurred a net expenditure of £83,598 for the year, resulting in a decrease in total funds from £1,028,174 to £944,576. The trustees report that the charity is financially well and holds unrestricted reserves of £385,870, which they consider sufficient to cover 12 months of core running costs. The independent examiner confirmed that the accounts give a true and fair view and no matters requiring attention were identified.

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

What the accounts disclose

Reserves policy: 12 months’ cost of running the core activities of the charity and maintaining the building (reserves figure: £386k)
“The Trustees believe that unrestricted reserves of 12 months’ cost of running the core activities of the charity and maintaining the building are required.” — 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.

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.

From the charity’s annual return (Part A, self-declared)

Answers and figures the charity gave in Part A of its annual return to the Charity Commission. They are self-declared: not verified by the Commission or by this site. Only positive answers and figures are listed; items not listed are simply not shown.

Self-declared on the annual return for the financial year ending 31/03/2025

  • Volunteers: 12

Self-declared on the annual return for the financial year ending 31/03/2024

  • Volunteers: 12
  • Grant-making is its main activity

Self-declared on the annual return for the financial year ending 31/03/2023

  • Volunteers: 12
  • Government income: £46,460 — grants £46,460 (1); 26% of the £180,011 total gross income on the same return

Source: this charity’s annual returns on the Charity Commission register.

Public fundraising profile: JustGiving — MOODSWINGS (matched by registered charity number).

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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Trustees · trustee networks

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

Operates in: Throughout England And Wales

Income and spending

Financial year endIncomeSpending
31/03/2025£140k£223k
31/03/2024£236k£185k
31/03/2023£180k£186k
31/03/2022£286k£187k
31/03/2021£216k£216k

Common questions

Is MOOD SWINGS NETWORK financially healthy?

Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that the charity incurred a net expenditure of £83,598 for the year, resulting in a decrease in total funds from £1,028,174 to £944,576. The trustees report that the charity is financially well and holds unrestricted reserves of £385,870, which they consider sufficient to cover 12 months of core running costs. The independent examiner confirmed that the accounts give a true and fair view and no matters requiring attention were identified. Its FY2025 accounts were independently examined.

Who funds MOOD SWINGS NETWORK?

Funders whose own accounts filings name MOOD SWINGS NETWORK as a grant recipient include ARDONAGH COMMUNITY TRUST.

Known funders

Grants to this charity found in funders’ own accounts filings.

FunderYearAmountPurpose (as stated by the funder)
ARDONAGH COMMUNITY TRUSTFY2021£5kMental health

Government & lottery funding

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

FunderDateAmountPurpose
The National Lottery Community Fund16/02/2023£180kALPS Project
The National Lottery Community Fund23/01/2020£950Community Cafe official opening
The National Lottery Community Fund07/03/2019£9kPersonality Disorders pilot project
The National Lottery Community Fund17/05/2016£10kBasement safety
The National Lottery Community Fund01/10/2014£10kVolunteer and training project
The National Lottery Community Fund26/07/2012£6kA Home of Our Own
The National Lottery Community Fund12/01/2011£328kRecovery Project Phase Two
The National Lottery Community Fund17/09/2009£9kPositive Recovery Project (Phase 2)
The National Lottery Community Fund22/01/2007£5kRecovery Action Group
The National Lottery Community Fund24/05/2006£4kBenefit Advice Project

Funders of similar charities

Funders whose accounts show grants to charities similar to this one (and no recorded grant to this charity) — a starting list for fundraisers.

Charities like this

Semantically similar by activities and financial character, from our analysed corpus. Compare with INSPIRITED MINDS.

Side by side with its peers

CharityIncomeTop pay bandStaff >£60kReserves vs policyFundraising costGoing concern
MOOD SWINGS NETWORK£140k—0unclear—no doubt
INSPIRITED MINDS FY2025£130k—0unclear—no doubt
MIND IN SOMERSET FY2025£3.4m——below—no doubt
Mind in Gwent FY2025£3.7m£60,000 - £69,999—above—no doubt
NOTTINGHAMSHIRE MIND FY2025£1.3m—0above—no doubt
SOLENT MIND FY2025£11.6m——unclear—no doubt

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