THE CHARLIE WALLER TRUST

Registered charity 1109984 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register · also known as CWMT, THE CHARLIE WALLER MEMORIAL TRUST

CWMT gives free mental health training to schools, reaching thousands of pupils, teachers and parents. It also provides training to universities, workplaces, GPs and nurses, encouraging those who may be depressed to seek help. It raises awareness of depression and other mental health issues, particularly among young people, helping them take care of their emotional wellbeing and fighting stigma.

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

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that the charity reported a net deficit of £340,277 for the year, resulting in an adverse net movement in funds of £168,066. However, the trustees confirm that free reserves of £1,538,192 remain within the stated policy target of nine to twelve months of annual expenditure, and the auditor has confirmed 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

Accounts audited by Gravita Audit Oxford LLP. Discloses 6 of 6 completeness components.

Corporate structure

• Registered company of the charity Companies House 05447902

Public fundraising profile: JustGiving — The Charlie Waller Trust (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).

• ING — “I’m so proud that ING has chosen the Charlie Waller Trust as a charity partner. Mental health is so important and the Trust is already makin…” (source page)
• Flat Iron Trust — “We are delighted to have been selected as one of the Flat Iron Trust Team Partners for 26/27. We are looking forward to what we can achieve …” (source page)
• Jules Verne — “Leading travel companies Jules Verne and CV Villas chose the Trust as their 2024 Charity of the Year.” (source page)
• CV Villas — “Leading travel companies Jules Verne and CV Villas chose the Trust as their 2024 Charity of the Year.” (source page)
• BGC — “We were privileged to be one of the beneficiaries of the BGC Charity Trading Day.” (source page)

Company officers (Companies House)

Current officers of the charity’s own company per the Companies House register, cross-checked against the Charity Commission trustee list by name. A director not on the trustee list is usually a timing or naming difference between the two registers — check both records before drawing conclusions.

• GARRETT, Nicholas Hugh Ravi — director, appointed 11/03/2025on trustee list
• WEST, Timothy John Hamilton — director, appointed 11/03/2025on trustee list
• COLBOURNE MATTIS, Donna Claudia — director, appointed 10/06/2022not on trustee list
• TAIT, Katie Anne — director, appointed 26/02/2021on trustee list
• HAY, Julian Brinsley Norman — director, appointed 13/05/2020on trustee list
• FAZEL, Mina Susan, Dr — director, appointed 28/02/2019not on trustee list
• MURRAY, James David George — director, appointed 28/02/2019on trustee list
• DE LASZLO, William Patrick — director, appointed 13/05/2015not on trustee list
• COLE-FONTAYN, Michael Colquhoun — director, appointed 10/02/2015on trustee list
• BROUGHTON, Nicholas Irwin — director, appointed 23/10/2014on trustee list
• BOOTH, George Charles Robin — director, appointed 05/11/2013on trustee list
• WEATHERBY, Iain Gary — director, appointed 15/07/2013on trustee list
• LYTLE, Charles Patrick St John — director, appointed 30/10/2006on trustee list
• WALLER, Richard Beaumont — director, appointed 10/05/2005on trustee list

Official officers record.

Public-sector contracts awarded

From the official Contracts Finder and Find a Tender notices (supplier matched by exact registered name). Contract income is distinct from grants.

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

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

Reported reserves equal ~9.0 months of spending — above the median for charities its size (median 4.8 months; benchmarks).

Per its annual return, largest income source: Donations and legacies (63% 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: 33.8% of total income — in the top quarter for charities its size (median 5.2%) (benchmarks).

Register events

• Received assets from another charity (09/07/2025) — per the register’s event history; asset transfers typically record mergers or reorganisations.
• Received assets from another charity (12/05/2021) — per the register’s event history; asset transfers typically record mergers or reorganisations.

Trustees · trustee networks

• RICHARD BEAUMONT WALLERchair
• CHARLES PATRICK ST JOHN LYTLE
• Donna Colbourne
• Dr Mina Fizel
• Dr Nicholas Irwin Broughton · trustee of 1 other charity
• George Charles Robin Booth · trustee of 1 other charity
• IAIN GARY WEATHERBY · trustee of 1 other charity
• James David George Murray
• Julian Brinsley Norman Hay
• Katie Anne Tait · trustee of 1 other charity
• MICHAEL COLQUHOUN COLE-FONTAYN
• Nicholas Garrett · trustee of 1 other charity
• Timothy John Hamilton West · trustee of 1 other charity
• WILLIAM PATRICK DE LASZLO · trustee of 3 other charities

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

Operates in: Scotland · Throughout England And Wales

Income and spending

Common questions

Shared trustees with funders

Register facts shown side by side: a person serves as trustee of both this charity and a funder whose accounts record grants to it. Shared trusteeship is lawful and common; well-run charities manage it through declared-interest procedures.

• WILLIAM PATRICK DE LASZLO — trustee here and at THE DE LASZLO FOUNDATION

Known funders

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

Government & lottery funding

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

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 THE THOMAS WALL TRUST.

• THE THOMAS WALL TRUST income £211k
• MATES IN MIND income £724k
• WILTSHIRE MIND income £188k
• STEPPING STONES COLLABORATION FOR RECOVERY AND WELLBEING income £228k
• BIRMINGHAM TRUST FOR PSYCHOANALYTIC PSYCHOTHERAPY income £808k
• CARDIFF MIND LTD income £1.6m

Side by side with its peers

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