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MQ: TRANSFORMING MENTAL HEALTH

Registered charity 1139916 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register · also known as INSIGHT: RESEARCH FOR MENTAL HEALTH · listed website unreachable when last crawled · also registered in Scotland as SC046075 (OSCR)

Latest income
£3.5m
Latest spending
£3.2m
Registered
2011
Accounts read
FY2024

Financial health, per its FY2024 accounts

The accounts state that total income increased to £4.28m from £3.48m in the prior year, driven by diversified income streams including new partnerships and Wellcome Trust funding. Free unrestricted reserves stood at £1.02m, which the trustees confirm is equivalent to six months of expenses based on the 2025 budget, meeting their stated reserves policy.

What the accounts disclose

Reserves policy: six month’s expenses (held: £1.0m)
“The policy requires MQ Mental Health Research to hold reserves (unrestricted funds) to cover a minimum of six month’s expenses, based on the annual budget as agreed by the Board. This was set at £1.01m based on the 2025 budget excluding fixed assets.”
Per its FY2024 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Related-party transaction: MQ Foundation grants
“In 2024 MQ Foundation provided grants totalling £437,779 (2023: £531,613) to MQ.” — page 43
Per its FY2024 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Accounts audited by Moore Kingston Smith LLP.

Public fundraising profile: JustGiving — MQ Mental Health Research (matched by registered charity number).

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

Total income
£3.5m
Total spending
£3.2m
Cost of raising funds
£546k
Reserves (reported)
£1.1m
Employees
25

Reported reserves equal ~4.0 months of spending — below the median for charities its size (median 4.8 months; benchmarks).

Trustees

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

Operates in: Throughout England And Wales

Income and spending

Financial year endIncomeSpending
31/12/2025£3.5m£3.2m
31/12/2024£4.3m£3.2m
31/12/2023£3.5m£2.6m
31/12/2022£3.5m£2.7m
31/12/2021£1.9m£2.1m

Common questions

Is MQ: TRANSFORMING MENTAL HEALTH financially healthy?

The accounts state that total income increased to £4.28m from £3.48m in the prior year, driven by diversified income streams including new partnerships and Wellcome Trust funding. Free unrestricted reserves stood at £1.02m, which the trustees confirm is equivalent to six months of expenses based on the 2025 budget, meeting their stated reserves policy. Its FY2024 accounts were audited by Moore Kingston Smith LLP.

Who funds MQ: TRANSFORMING MENTAL HEALTH?

Funders whose own accounts filings name MQ: TRANSFORMING MENTAL HEALTH as a grant recipient include THE VIRGIN FOUNDATION, THE STONEYGATE TRUST, THE CHERUBY TRUST.

Known funders

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

FunderYearAmount
THE VIRGIN FOUNDATIONFY2024£75k
THE STONEYGATE TRUSTFY2023£57k
THE STONEYGATE TRUSTFY2022£19k
THE CHERUBY TRUSTFY2025£3k
THE CHERUBY TRUSTFY2024£2k
THE CHERUBY TRUSTFY2023£2k

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THE ROYAL FOUNDATION OF THE PRINCE AND PRINCESS OF WALES1£10k

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