JEWISH ACTION FOR MENTAL HEALTH CIO
Information and resource provision providing a one-stop for mental health resources the communityneeds.Provision of a trainee therapist placement scheme to deliver therapy and provide placements for students.Educating the public and community leaders about the need for Mental Health support and what it meansto have qualified mental health professionals and what 'qualified' means.
Objects
TO PROMOTE THE PRESERVATION OF MENTAL HEALTH IN THE JEWISH COMMUNITY AND TO ASSIST IN RELIEVING AND REHABILITATING PERSONS SUFFERING FROM MENTAL DISORDER OR CONDITIONS OF EMOTIONAL OR MENTAL DISTRESS THROUGH THE PROVISION OF SUPPORT, EDUCATION, ADVOCACY AND PRACTICAL ADVICE.
Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts
The charity reported total incoming resources of £180,018 and total resources expended of £115,235, resulting in a net surplus for the year. Total funds increased from £100,377 in the previous year to £165,574, indicating a strengthened financial position with unrestricted funds of £143,751.
What the accounts disclose
Policies the charity declares
- Bullying and harassment policy and procedures
- Complaints handling
- Complaints policy and procedures
- Conflicting interests
- Engaging external speakers at charity events policy and procedures
- Financial reserves policy and procedures
- Internal charity financial controls policy and procedures
- Internal risk management 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 30/04/2025
- Volunteers: 21
- Trustee benefits, answered Yes to: any trustee benefit; payments to trustees for services to the charity
Self-declared on the annual return for the financial year ending 30/04/2024
- Volunteers: 18
- Government income: £2,000 — grants £2,000 (1); 1% of the £155,548 total gross income on the same return
- Trustee benefits, answered Yes to: any trustee benefit; payments to trustees for services to the charity
Self-declared on the annual return for the financial year ending 30/04/2023
- Volunteers: 15
- Government income: £93,900 — grants £93,900 (1); 34% of the £274,973 total gross income on the same return
- Trustee benefits, answered Yes to: any trustee benefit; payments to trustees for services to the charity
Trustees
- Dr Sandi Mannchair
- Belinda Leanne Rich
- Gabriella Ashira Witkin
- Jonny Wineberg
- Lucy Rebecca Feingold
- Mark Sonenfeld
- Rabbi Benjamin Dov Rickman
- Sophie Claire Bloom
Income and spending
| Financial year end | Income | Spending |
|---|---|---|
| 30/04/2025 | £180k | £115k |
| 30/04/2024 | £156k | £209k |
| 30/04/2023 | £275k | £229k |
| 30/04/2022 | £269k | £189k |
| 30/04/2021 | £132k | £103k |
Common questions
Is JEWISH ACTION FOR MENTAL HEALTH CIO financially healthy?
Per its FY2025 accounts: The charity reported total incoming resources of £180,018 and total resources expended of £115,235, resulting in a net surplus for the year. Total funds increased from £100,377 in the previous year to £165,574, indicating a strengthened financial position with unrestricted funds of £143,751. Its FY2025 accounts were independently examined.
Who funds JEWISH ACTION FOR MENTAL HEALTH CIO?
Funders whose own accounts filings name JEWISH ACTION FOR MENTAL HEALTH CIO as a grant recipient include THE D C TRUST, DUCHY OF LANCASTER BENEVOLENT FUND, THE SIR BERNARD & LADY SCHREIER FOUNDATION, YESHURUN HEBREW CONGREGATION.
Known funders
| Funder | Year | Amount | Purpose (as stated by the funder) |
|---|---|---|---|
| THE D C TRUST | FY2025 | £5k | |
| DUCHY OF LANCASTER BENEVOLENT FUND | FY2022 | £5k | Youth and education |
| THE SIR BERNARD & LADY SCHREIER FOUNDATION | FY2024 | £3k | |
| THE SIR BERNARD & LADY SCHREIER FOUNDATION | FY2023 | £2k | |
| YESHURUN HEBREW CONGREGATION | FY2024 | £245 | |
| YESHURUN HEBREW CONGREGATION | FY2023 | £245 |
Government & lottery funding
| Funder | Date | Amount | Purpose |
|---|---|---|---|
| Postcode Lottery | 28/04/2025 | £25k | Unrestricted Funding |
| Postcode Lottery | 01/05/2023 | £25k | Unrestricted Funding |
| UK government | 01/04/2022 | £94k | Faith New Deal |
| The National Lottery Community Fund | 12/12/2021 | £210k | Jewish Mental Health Holistic Support |
Funders of similar charities
| Funder | Similar charities funded | Amount to them |
|---|---|---|
| SHORESH CHARITABLE TRUST (DR RUTH BORCHARD GIFT) | 3 | £33k |
| The Gerald and Gail Ronson Family Foundation | 2 | £456k |
| BERNARD LEWIS FAMILY CHARITABLE TRUST | 2 | £164k |
| THE RICHARD HARRIS CHARITABLE TRUST | 2 | £45k |
| MIND (THE NATIONAL ASSOCIATION FOR MENTAL HEALTH) | 1 | £1.6m |
| THE BENSON AND LIONEL BLACK CHARITABLE TRUST | 1 | £338k |
| THE BLOOM FOUNDATION | 1 | £232k |
| THE BEAVERBROOKS CHARITABLE TRUST | 1 | £165k |
Charities like this
- NAFSHAINU
- THE JEWISH LEADERSHIP COUNCIL
- WASHINGTON MIND CIO
- JEWISH SMALL COMMUNITIES NETWORK CIO
- THE JEWISH DEAF ASSOCIATION
- MENTAL HEALTH MATTERS
Side by side with its peers
| Charity | Income | Top pay band | Staff >£60k | Reserves vs policy | Fundraising cost | Going concern |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| JEWISH ACTION FOR MENTAL HEALTH CIO | £180k | — | 0 | unclear | — | no doubt |
| NAFSHAINU | £40k | — | 0 | unclear | — | no doubt |
| THE JEWISH LEADERSHIP COUNCIL | £2.3m | — | — | above | — | no doubt |
| WASHINGTON MIND CIO | £985k | — | 0 | within | 0.0% | no doubt |
| JEWISH SMALL COMMUNITIES NETWORK CIO | £80k | — | 0 | unclear | — | no doubt |
| THE JEWISH DEAF ASSOCIATION | £1.1m | £80,001 - £90,000 | 1 | above | — | no doubt |