HELPLINES PARTNERSHIP

Registered charity 1125840 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register · also known as MENTAL HEALTH HELPLINES PARTNERSHIP, MHHP

To advance health particularly mental health for the benefit of the public, in particular but not exclusively by improving the quality of services to people suffering from ill health and those caring for or treating them.

Objects

TO ADVANCE HEALTH PARTICULARLY MENTAL HEALTH FOR THE BENEFIT OF THE PUBLIC, IN PARTICULAR BUT NOT EXCLUSIVELY BY IMPROVING THE QUALITY OF SERVICES TO PEOPLE SUFFERING FROM ILL HEALTH AND THOSE CARING FOR OR TREATING THEM.TO FURTHER SUCH EXCLUSIVELY CHARITABLE PURPOSES ACCORDING TO THE LAW OF ENGLAND AND WALES AS THE TRUSTEES IN THEIR ABSOLUTE DISCRETION FROM TIME TO TIME DETERMINE.

Area of benefit: UNDEFINED. IN PRACTICE, NATIONAL

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

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

Latest income
£550k
Latest spending
£635k
Registered
2008
Accounts read
FY2025

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that the charity incurred a net deficit of £84,964 for the year ended 31 March 2025, with total incoming resources of £549,657 against total expenditure of £634,621. Per the trustees' report, unrestricted funds were maintained at 5.5 months of anticipated expenditure, which is within the stated target of between 3 and 6 months. The auditor confirmed that the going concern basis of accounting is appropriate with no material uncertainties identified.

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

What the accounts disclose

Reserves policy: three to six months of anticipated expenditure (held: £264k)
“Our experience over previous years has led us to focus upon building sustainable reserves, with unrestricted funds maintained at a level of not less than between 3 months and 6 months anticipated expenditure.” — page 7
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Accounts audited by Azets Audit Services. Discloses 4 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.

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

Total income
£550k
Total spending
£635k
Reserves (reported)
£264k
Employees
12

Reported reserves equal ~5.0 months of spending — below the median for charities its size (median 5.2 months; benchmarks).

Per its annual return, largest income source: Charitable activities (97% 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: 0.0% of total income — below the median for charities its size (4.9%) (benchmarks).

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

Operates in: Ireland · Scotland · Throughout England And Wales

Income and spending

Financial year endIncomeSpending
31/03/2025£550k£635k
31/03/2024£598k£624k
31/03/2023£594k£557k
31/03/2022£573k£444k
31/03/2021£480k£398k

Common questions

Is HELPLINES PARTNERSHIP financially healthy?

Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that the charity incurred a net deficit of £84,964 for the year ended 31 March 2025, with total incoming resources of £549,657 against total expenditure of £634,621. Per the trustees' report, unrestricted funds were maintained at 5.5 months of anticipated expenditure, which is within the stated target of between 3 and 6 months. The auditor confirmed that the going concern basis of accounting is appropriate with no material uncertainties identified. Its FY2025 accounts were audited by Azets Audit Services.