CENTRE FOR MENTAL HEALTH
Registered charity 1091156 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register · also known as THE SAINSBURY CENTRE FOR MENTAL HEALTH
Centre for Mental Health undertakes research and development activities in the field of mental health. These activities are particularly focussed on mental health care in prisons and the criminal justice system and on issues relating to the employment of people with mental health problems. Findings and recommendations are aimed at creating improvements on a national scale.
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Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts
The accounts state that the charity achieved a surplus of £37,910 for the year, a turnaround from the previous year's deficit, driven by cost reduction measures and staff redundancies. Per the trustees' report, free reserves of £455,916 are held within the stated policy target range of £361,000 to £586,000. The trustees and auditors confirm that 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 £361,000 and £586,000 (held: £456k)
“Accordingly, the Trustees have decided to set a target range for free reserves of between £361,000 and £586,000 to be held as at 5 April 2025” — page 9
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Trading subsidiary: Centre for Mental Health Training Ltd
“Centre for Mental Health Training Ltd is a wholly owned subsidiary of Centre for Mental Health that carries out programme-related trading activity on behalf of the parent charity.” — page 9
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Accounts audited by Sayer Vincent LLP. Discloses 4 of 6 completeness components.
Year-over-year changes
- Reserves position vs the charity's own policy moved from "below" (FY2024) to "within" (FY2025).
Comparing this charity’s FY2024 and FY2025 accounts as analysed by this site.
Public fundraising profile: JustGiving — Centre for Mental Health (matched by registered charity number).
Funders the charity credits
Named as funders/supporters on the charity’s own website (the charity’s claim, distinct from accounts-verified grants).
- Active Essex — “We currently receive funding from the following: Active Essex” (source page)
Public profiles (found on the charity’s own website): facebook · instagram
Structured financials (annual return, FY ending 05/04/2025)
Cost of raising funds
£169k
Reported reserves equal ~3.2 months of spending — below the median for charities its size (median 4.8 months; benchmarks).
Per its annual return, largest income source: Charitable activities (99% 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: 10.7% of total income — above the median for charities its size (5.2%) (benchmarks).
Register events
- Received assets from another charity (05/11/2019) — per the register’s event history; asset transfers typically record mergers or reorganisations.
- Received assets from another charity (12/09/2019) — per the register’s event history; asset transfers typically record mergers or reorganisations.
- Andre Tomlin
- Christopher Paul Chapman
- Dr Ariel Chardonnay Breaux
- Emma Marilyn Elizabeth Mamo
- MICHAEL JOHN MORLEY
- Morgan Elisabeth Vine · trustee of 1 other charity
- Peter Malcolm Orlando Alleyne
- Philip Paul Ross · trustee of 1 other charity
- Victoria Elizabeth Bleazard
Trustee list from the Charity Commission register (current, not historical).
Operates in: Throughout England And Wales
Income and spending
Common questions
Is CENTRE FOR MENTAL HEALTH financially healthy?
Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that the charity achieved a surplus of £37,910 for the year, a turnaround from the previous year's deficit, driven by cost reduction measures and staff redundancies. Per the trustees' report, free reserves of £455,916 are held within the stated policy target range of £361,000 to £586,000. The trustees and auditors confirm that there are no material uncertainties regarding the charity's ability to continue as a going concern. Its FY2025 accounts were audited by Sayer Vincent LLP.
Who funds CENTRE FOR MENTAL HEALTH?
Funders whose own accounts filings name CENTRE FOR MENTAL HEALTH as a grant recipient include PROJECT GIVING BACK, THE HEALTH FOUNDATION, ZURICH COMMUNITY TRUST (UK) LIMITED, THE AIM FOUNDATION, THE PRUDENCE TRUST.
Known funders
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