CARDIFF AND VALE ACTION FOR MENTAL HEALTH
Mental Health Development Service for Cardiff and the Vale of Glamorgan, working with third sector groups with an interest in mental health, mental health service users and carers.
Objects
TO PROMOTE ANY CHARITABLE PURPOSES FOR THE BENEFIT OF THOSE PEOPLE EXPERIENCING MENTAL HEALTH PROBLEMS WITHIN THE LOCALE, AND ASSISTING THE WORK OF VOLUNTARY ORGANISATIONS, MENTAL HEALTH SERVICE USERS AND CARERS.
Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts
The accounts state that the charity ceased operations and is winding up due to the loss of core funding, resulting in a net deficit of £131,248 for the period. Total reserves have decreased significantly to £22,697, which the trustees note is the minimum level needed to meet legal commitments during the exit strategy. The financial statements have been prepared on a basis other than going concern.
What the accounts disclose
“A minimum level of reserves needs to be retained to ensure the trustees can operate their exit strategy and meet its legal commitments should the Charity be unable to continue due to a lack of a sustainable income stream.”
“Accordingly, the financial statements have not been prepared on a going concern basis.” — page 13
Policies the charity declares
- Bullying and harassment policy and procedures
- Campaigns and political activity policy and procedures
- Complaints handling
- Complaints policy and procedures
- Conflicting interests
- Financial reserves policy and procedures
- Internal charity financial controls policy and procedures
- Internal risk management policy and procedures
- Investing charity funds policy and procedures
- Paying staff
- Risk management
- Safeguarding policy and procedures
- Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries
- Serious incident reporting policy and procedures
- Social media policy and procedures
- Trustee conflicts of interest policy and procedures
- Trustee expenses policy and procedures
- Volunteer management
Register events
- Received assets from another charity (08/06/2016)
Trustees
- MR Jeremy Reeschair
- Kayley Hyman
- Ken Barker
- SUSAN JONES
- Sarah Scire
Income and spending
| Financial year end | Income | Spending |
|---|---|---|
| 30/09/2025 | £96k | £227k |
| 31/03/2024 | £103k | £90k |
| 31/03/2023 | £158k | £208k |
| 31/03/2022 | £235k | £222k |
| 31/03/2021 | £223k | £185k |
Common questions
Is CARDIFF AND VALE ACTION FOR MENTAL HEALTH financially healthy?
Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that the charity ceased operations and is winding up due to the loss of core funding, resulting in a net deficit of £131,248 for the period. Total reserves have decreased significantly to £22,697, which the trustees note is the minimum level needed to meet legal commitments during the exit strategy. The financial statements have been prepared on a basis other than going concern. Its FY2025 accounts were independently examined.
Government & lottery funding
| Funder | Date | Amount | Purpose |
|---|---|---|---|
| The National Lottery Community Fund | 25/05/2016 | £250k | Pave the Way |