NEW HORIZONS MENTAL HEALTH
To promote mental health and assist people with mental health problems by providing support and information. The charity operates within the area of Cwm Taf Local Health Board, or elsewhere for the benefit of persons who are ordinarily resident in this area.
Objects
TO PROMOTE MENTAL HEALTH AND ASSIST PEOPLE WITH MENTAL HEALTH PROBLEMS BY PROVIDING SUPPORT AND INFORMATION FOR THE BENEFIT OF PERSONS ORDINARILY RESIDENT WITHIN THE AREA OF CWM TAF LOCAL HEALTH BOARD OR SUCH BOARD OR BOARDS AS MAY REPLACE THE SAME FROM TIME TO TIME.
Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts
The accounts state that the charity recognized a surplus on unrestricted funds of £26,951 for the year ended 31 March 2025. Free reserves amounted to £113,873, which is below the trustees' stated target of £129,833 (equating to 6 months of total expenditure). The trustees acknowledge that every effort will be made to secure additional funding to increase reserve levels further.
What the accounts disclose
“The largest single source of income for our Charity continues to be the Service Level Agreement with Cwm Taf Morgannwg University Health Board.” — page 32
“The trustees consider that an ideal level of reserves would equate to 6 months total expenditure.”
Policies the charity declares
- Bullying and harassment 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
From the charity’s annual return (Part A, self-declared)
Self-declared on the annual return for the financial year ending 31/03/2025
- Volunteers: 7
- Government income: £163,632 — contracts £163,332 (1), grants £300 (1); 57% of the £288,610 total gross income on the same return
Self-declared on the annual return for the financial year ending 31/03/2024
- Volunteers: 12
- Government income: £168,544 — contracts £166,981 (1), grants £1,563 (1); 62% of the £273,316 total gross income on the same return
Self-declared on the annual return for the financial year ending 31/03/2023
- Volunteers: 11
- Government income: £161,080 — contracts £156,080 (1), grants £5,000 (1); 84% of the £190,946 total gross income on the same return
Register events
- Received assets from another charity (01/10/2013)
Trustees
- Ieuan Riggs
- Karl Lionel Coomansingh
- Marcus John Longley
- Mark Barnes
- Natalie Jayne Griffiths
- Nigel Bennett
- Philip Gillard
Income and spending
| Financial year end | Income | Spending |
|---|---|---|
| 31/03/2025 | £289k | £260k |
| 31/03/2024 | £273k | £254k |
| 31/03/2023 | £191k | £265k |
| 31/03/2022 | £302k | £263k |
| 31/03/2021 | £291k | £184k |
Common questions
Is NEW HORIZONS MENTAL HEALTH financially healthy?
Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that the charity recognized a surplus on unrestricted funds of £26,951 for the year ended 31 March 2025. Free reserves amounted to £113,873, which is below the trustees' stated target of £129,833 (equating to 6 months of total expenditure). The trustees acknowledge that every effort will be made to secure additional funding to increase reserve levels further. Its FY2025 accounts were independently examined.
Government & lottery funding
| Funder | Date | Amount | Purpose |
|---|---|---|---|
| The National Lottery Community Fund | 26/05/2023 | £287k | New Horizons Community Connections |
| The National Lottery Community Fund | 17/09/2020 | £49k | Covid-19 New Horizons - Analogue and Digital |
| The National Lottery Heritage Fund | 30/01/2020 | £10k | "New Horizons' 30th Anniversary" |
| The National Lottery Community Fund | 06/09/2018 | £10k | Arts for Our Wellbeing programme |
Funders of similar charities
| Funder | Similar charities funded | Amount to them |
|---|---|---|
| MIND (THE NATIONAL ASSOCIATION FOR MENTAL HEALTH) | 2 | £3.6m |
| THE FREDDIE GREEN AND FAMILY CHARITABLE FOUNDATION | 2 | £30k |
| CECIL PILKINGTON CHARITABLE TRUST | 2 | £18k |
| THE W A HANDLEY CHARITY TRUST | 2 | £7k |
| THE YOUTH ENDOWMENT FUND CHARITABLE TRUST | 1 | £3.1m |
| MONDAY CHARITABLE TRUST | 1 | £520k |
| IMPETUS - THE PRIVATE EQUITY FOUNDATION | 1 | £403k |
| THE CONSTANCE TRAVIS CHARITABLE TRUST | 1 | £220k |
Charities like this
- MENTAL HEALTH MATTERS
- THE MENTAL HEALTH FOUNDATION
- NEW HOPE CHRISTIAN COUNSELLING
- MENTAL HEALTH UK
- DESIGN IN MENTAL HEALTH LIMITED
- MIND IN BRIGHTON & HOVE
Side by side with its peers
| Charity | Income | Top pay band | Staff >£60k | Reserves vs policy | Fundraising cost | Going concern |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| NEW HORIZONS MENTAL HEALTH | £289k | — | 0 | unclear | — | no doubt |
| MENTAL HEALTH MATTERS | £28.2m | £110,001 - £120,000 | — | above | — | no doubt |
| THE MENTAL HEALTH FOUNDATION | £6.7m | — | — | unclear | 22.4% | no doubt |
| NEW HOPE CHRISTIAN COUNSELLING | £95k | — | 0 | within | — | no doubt |
| MENTAL HEALTH UK | £3.0m | — | 0 | above | — | no doubt |
| DESIGN IN MENTAL HEALTH LIMITED | £129k | — | 0 | unclear | — | no doubt |