SPELTHORNE MENTAL HEALTH ASSOCIATION

Registered charity 1176226 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register

We run a day centre in Spelthorne for people (aged 18-65 at referral) with mental health problems. This is a social centre with therapeutic classes in e.g. art, crafts, woodwork, dressmaking, cooking and relaxation. Two minibuses are used for daily transport and regular outings. The centre is funded by a charity shop.

Objects

FOR THE PUBLIC BENEFIT IN THE BOROUGH OF SPELTHORNE TO PRESERVE AND PROTECT GOOD MENTAL HEALTH AND TO RELIEVE THE NEEDS OF PEOPLE WITH MENTAL ILL-HEALTH.

The charity’s charitable objects and area of benefit, quoted from its governing document as held on the Charity Commission register.

Causes: The Advancement Of Health Or Saving Of Lives · website · Get email alerts

Registered contact address: Spelthorne, South East, England (from the postcode on the register)

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The charity reported a surplus of £8,209 for the year ended 31 December 2025, with total income of £99,253 primarily derived from shop takings (£73,453). Net assets increased to £337,509, and cash funds rose to £102,081, indicating stable financial health without reliance on statutory funding.

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

What the accounts disclose

Accounts independently examined (not a full audit). Discloses 3 of 6 completeness components.

Policies the charity declares

In its annual return the charity told the Commission that it has the policies listed below. This is self-declared: it is not verified by the Commission or by this site, and it is not evidence of how a policy works in practice.

• Bullying and harassment policy and procedures
• Complaints handling
• Complaints policy and procedures
• Financial reserves policy and procedures
• Internal charity financial controls policy and procedures
• Internal risk management policy and procedures
• Investment
• Risk management
• Safeguarding policy and procedures
• Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries
• Serious incident reporting policy and procedures

From the charity’s annual return (Part A, self-declared)

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Source: this charity’s annual returns on the Charity Commission register.

Funders the charity credits

Named as funders/supporters on the charity’s own website (the charity’s claim, distinct from accounts-verified grants).

• Mayor of Spelthorne — “Our thanks go to Mayor Susan Doran who chose Spelthorne Mental Health Association as one of the charities she supported throughout her year …” (source page)

Property (HM Land Registry)

1 registered title in England and Wales held by the charity’s company or corporate body (1 freehold). All charity-held property. Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright, OGL v3.0.

Register events

• Received assets from another charity (04/12/2019) — per the register’s event history; asset transfers typically record mergers or reorganisations.

Trustees · trustee networks

• Barry Leslie Kenneth Bartlemanchair
• Gillian Ramsay
• Jillian Lacey
• Noreen Lowenhoff

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

Operates in: Surrey

Income and spending

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Charities like this

Semantically similar by activities and financial character, from our analysed corpus. Compare with HELP THE MENTAL HEALTH CHARITY.

• HELP THE MENTAL HEALTH CHARITY income £103k
• SUTTON MENTAL HEALTH FOUNDATION CHARITY COMPANY income £635k
• THE WEEKEND DAY CENTRE FOR DEMENTIA CARE income £476k
• HOME-START SPELTHORNE income £134k
• KETTERING ASSOCIATION FOR MENTAL HEALTH income £1.4m
• ST GEORGE'S DAY CENTRE (BOLTON) LTD income £153k

Side by side with its peers

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