MENTAL HEALTH INNOVATIONS
Registered charity 1175670 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register · also known as MENTAL HEALTH INNOVATION, MHI
Mental Health Innovations (MHI) is a digital mental health charity, which develops new ways to help people have conversations about mental health. We combine digital innovation, data-driven analysis and the experience of mental health experts. Our purpose is to transform lives by improving access to helpful digital resources for mental ill health in the UK.
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Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts
The accounts state that the charity reported a net expenditure of £1.5m for the 15-month period, resulting in a total reserves deficit of £1.4m. The charity's unrestricted reserves were negative £3.7m, which is below the stated policy target of three to six months of expenditure (£2.0m to £4.1m). However, the trustees confirm the charity is a going concern, supported by a significant grant from the IGY Foundation.
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 expenditure (£2.0m - £4.1m) (held: £-3.7m)
“the Board aims to maintain unrestricted, free, reserves at a level that equals between three and six months of expenditure, which currently equates to between £2.0m and £4.1m.” — page 17
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Trading subsidiary: Give Us A Shout Limited
“The Charity has a trading subsidiary, Give Us A Shout Limited, which has been established should the Charity decide to undertake trading activities in the future. The company is currently dormant” — page 27
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Accounts audited by Moore Kingston Smith LLP. Discloses 4 of 6 completeness components.
Year-over-year changes
- Going concern: going-concern doubt noted (FY2023) → no going-concern doubt (FY2025).
Comparing this charity’s FY2023 and FY2025 accounts as analysed by this site.
Public fundraising profile: JustGiving — Shout and The Mix (matched by registered charity number).
Public-sector contracts awarded
From the official Contracts Finder and Find a Tender notices (supplier matched by exact registered name). Contract income is distinct from grants.
Structured financials (annual return, FY ending 31/03/2025)
Cost of raising funds
£704k
Reported reserves equal ~0.0 months of spending — in the bottom quarter for charities its size (median 4.8 months; benchmarks).
Per its annual return, largest income source: Donations and legacies (78% 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: 8.1% of total income — above the median for charities its size (5.2%) (benchmarks).
Register events
- Received assets from another charity (18/06/2025) — per the register’s event history; asset transfers typically record mergers or reorganisations.
- Andrew John Harrisonchair
- Amelia Shipton
- Dr Jean O'Hara
- Dr Mark Ungless
- Edward James Wray · trustee of 1 other charity
- Helen Hopper
- James Richard Sutherland Scroggs
- Michael Dennis Douglas Lister
- Peter Fonagy
- Simon Weaver
- Vikas Chander Verma
Trustee list from the Charity Commission register (current, not historical).
Operates in: Northern Ireland · Scotland · Throughout England And Wales
Income and spending
Common questions
Is MENTAL HEALTH INNOVATIONS financially healthy?
Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that the charity reported a net expenditure of £1.5m for the 15-month period, resulting in a total reserves deficit of £1.4m. The charity's unrestricted reserves were negative £3.7m, which is below the stated policy target of three to six months of expenditure (£2.0m to £4.1m). However, the trustees confirm the charity is a going concern, supported by a significant grant from the IGY Foundation. Its FY2025 accounts were audited by Moore Kingston Smith LLP.
Who funds MENTAL HEALTH INNOVATIONS?
Funders whose own accounts filings name MENTAL HEALTH INNOVATIONS as a grant recipient include THE FIDELITY UK FOUNDATION, THE MASTER CHARITABLE TRUST, THE EDWARD & CATHERINE WRAY CHARITABLE TRUST, THE STONE FAMILY FOUNDATION, THE PRUDENCE TRUST.
Shared trustees with funders
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Known funders
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Government & lottery funding
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Funders of similar charities
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Charities like this
Semantically similar by activities and financial character, from our analysed corpus. Compare with MIND (THE NATIONAL ASSOCIATION FOR MENTAL HEALTH).
Side by side with its peers
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