VIEWPOINT

Registered charity 1159735 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register

Viewpoint is an independent charity which has been running for around 12 years with the aim of supporting people to use their personal experiences of mental health and/or drug & alcohol issues to improve services. We do this in many ways from local forums and user representation to focus groups and user delivered training.

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Latest income

£323k

Latest spending

£324k

Registered

2014

Accounts read

FY2025

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that Viewpoint reported a small deficit of £900 for the year ended 31 March 2025, with total income increasing by over 50% to £323,380. The charity holds unrestricted reserves of £107,542, which the trustees consider sufficient given their policy target of three months' core funding, though they note that long-term viability remains precarious due to reliance on specific contracts.

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

What the accounts disclose

Reserves policy: three months core funding (held: £108k)

“The Trustees have examined the Charity's requirements for reserves in the light of the main risks to the organisation and have established a policy whereby they wish to work towards the balance of unrestricted funds being equivalent to at least three months core funding.” — page 33

Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Accounts independently examined (not a full audit). Discloses 5 of 6 completeness components.

Public fundraising profile: JustGiving — Viewpoint (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).

Hertfordshire County Council — “HertsHelp services are funded by Hertfordshire County Council and NHS partners and delivered by local community organisations all sharing th…” (source page)
NHS partners — “HertsHelp services are funded by Hertfordshire County Council and NHS partners and delivered by local community organisations all sharing th…” (source page)

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

Register events

Received assets from another charity (08/06/2015) — per the register’s event history; asset transfers typically record mergers or reorganisations.

Trustees · trustee networks

Graham Munnchair
Ashley Steve Risk
Eni Bankole-Race
Jacqui Lynskey
Joanna Bowen
Simon Robert Taylor
Yetunde Rachel Kasonga

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

Operates in: Hertfordshire

Income and spending

Financial year end	Income	Spending
31/03/2025	£323k	£324k
31/03/2024	£216k	£229k
31/03/2023	£302k	£305k
31/03/2022	£328k	£282k
31/03/2021	£242k	£200k

Common questions

Is VIEWPOINT financially healthy?

Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that Viewpoint reported a small deficit of £900 for the year ended 31 March 2025, with total income increasing by over 50% to £323,380. The charity holds unrestricted reserves of £107,542, which the trustees consider sufficient given their policy target of three months' core funding, though they note that long-term viability remains precarious due to reliance on specific contracts. Its FY2025 accounts were independently examined.

Government & lottery funding

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

Funder	Date	Amount	Purpose
UK government	05/08/2020	£15k	Coronavirus Community Support Fund
The National Lottery Community Fund	23/01/2020	£1k	Lunch and Fun
The National Lottery Community Fund	24/07/2019	£10k	'Tea and Chat'