Staffordshire Network for Mental Health

Registered charity 1097461 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register · also known as Mental Health 360, S.S.N.M.H., SOUTH STAFFORDSHIRE NETWORK FOR MENTAL HEALTH

To improve the quality of life for people in Staffordshire and surrounding areas who have or may be at risk of mental distress or ill health. Our main service is the Emotional Wellbeing Toolbox; by focusing on strengths and community involvement we enable people to take charge of their mental health. We challenge stigma and discrimination of people with mental illness.

Objects

THE CHARITY'S OBJECTS ("THE OBJECTS") ARE TO PROMOTE THE RELIEF OF PEOPLE WITH MENTAL HEALTH NEEDS RESIDENT OR RECEIVING CARE WITHIN THE AREAS OF LICHFIELD DISTRICT COUNCIL, TAMWORTH BOROUGH COUNCIL, EAST STAFFORDSHIRE DISTRICT COUNCIL, STAFFORD BOROUGH COUNCIL, CANNOCK CHASE DISTRICT COUNCIL, SOUTH STAFFORDSHIRE DISTRICT COUNCIL.

Area of benefit: LICHFIELD DISTRICT COUNCIL, TAMWORTH BOROUGH COUNCIL, EAST STAFFORDSHIRE DISTRICT COUNCIL, STAFFORD BOROUGH COUNCIL, CANNOCK CHASE DISTRICT COUNCIL, S STAFFS DISTRICT COUNCIL.

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

Causes: Education/training · The Advancement Of Health Or Saving Of Lives · Disability · Economic/community Development/employment · website · Get email alerts

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

Latest income
£172k
Latest spending
£198k
Registered
2003
Accounts read
FY2025

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that the charity held unrestricted reserves of £123,909, which the trustees believe are sufficient to meet their policy target of retaining funds equivalent to 3 to 6 months of core operating expenditure. Per the trustees' report, the charity experienced a net decrease in total funds of £26,768 during the year, largely due to a planned 50% reduction in National Lottery funding that was partially managed through match funding and staff hour utilization.

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

What the accounts disclose

Reserves policy: 3 to 6 months core operating expenditure (reserves figure: £124k)
“The Trustee board consider it prudent to retain unrestricted funds equivalent to 3 to 6 months core operating expenditure to cover potential short term changes in funding and winding up costs as necessary.” — page 5
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: 14

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

  • Volunteers: 3

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

Public fundraising profile: JustGiving — Staffordshire Network for Mental Health (matched by registered charity number).

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

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£172k£198k
31/03/2024£190k£179k
31/03/2023£170k£171k
31/03/2022£159k£143k
31/03/2021£102k£115k

Common questions

Is Staffordshire Network for Mental Health financially healthy?

Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that the charity held unrestricted reserves of £123,909, which the trustees believe are sufficient to meet their policy target of retaining funds equivalent to 3 to 6 months of core operating expenditure. Per the trustees' report, the charity experienced a net decrease in total funds of £26,768 during the year, largely due to a planned 50% reduction in National Lottery funding that was partially managed through match funding and staff hour utilization. Its FY2025 accounts were independently examined.

Who funds Staffordshire Network for Mental Health?

Funders whose own accounts filings name Staffordshire Network for Mental Health as a grant recipient include Community Foundation for Staffordshire and Shropshire, WILLIAM ADLINGTON CADBURY CHARITABLE TRUST, Alex Ferry Foundation.

Known funders

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

FunderYearAmountPurpose (as stated by the funder)
Community Foundation for Staffordshire and ShropshireFY2025£25kMaterial Grant Payments
WILLIAM ADLINGTON CADBURY CHARITABLE TRUSTFY2025£20kGrant
Alex Ferry FoundationFY2023£20kCommunity grants
Community Foundation for Staffordshire and ShropshireFY2023£18k
Alex Ferry FoundationFY2024£4kCommunity Grants
Alex Ferry FoundationFY2025amount not statedCommunity Grant

Government & lottery funding

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

FunderDateAmountPurpose
Postcode Lottery30/09/2024£25kUnrestricted Funding
The National Lottery Community Fund17/02/2023£9kThrive with Military Mindset
Crowdfunder30/06/2022£3kLocal Action Fund
The National Lottery Community Fund10/09/2021£10kToolbox ‘Mental Health Matters’ Workshops
The National Lottery Community Fund29/04/2021£400kToolbox 2.0
The National Lottery Community Fund23/03/2016£415kToolbox: Your Plan for Strong Emotional Wellbeing In Staffordshire
The National Lottery Community Fund08/12/2008£6kSUN Volunteers

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 Shropshire Mental Health Support.

Side by side with its peers

CharityIncomeTop pay bandStaff >£60kReserves vs policyFundraising costGoing concern
Staffordshire Network for Mental Health£172k—0above—no doubt
Shropshire Mental Health Support FY2025£747k—0unclear—no doubt
NORTH STAFFS MIND FY2025£2.3m£70,000 - £79,9991unclear—no doubt
SUNDERLAND MIND FY2025£517k—0within—no doubt
North Staffordshire Combined Healthcare NHS Trust FY2025£35k—0above—no doubt
Rethink Mental Illness FY2025£43.9m£190,001 - £200,000—unclear—no doubt

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