GLASTONBURY MENTAL HEALTH NETWORK
The charity aims to relieve the needs of people with mental ill health in Glastonbury by working to increase the understanding of mental health and mental health conditions, providing information, delivering training, raising awareness and challenging stigma and discrimination.
Objects
TO RELIEVE THE NEEDS OF PEOPLE WITH MENTAL ILL HEALTH BY:-- WORKING TO INCREASE THE UNDERSTANDING OF MENTAL HEALTH AND MENTAL HEALTH CONDITIONS, PROVIDING INFORMATION, DELIVERING TRAINING, RAISING AWARENESS AND CHALLENGING STIGMA AND DISCRIMINATION;- WORKING TOGETHER WITH THE VOLUNTARY AND COMMUNITY SECTOR, STATUTORY SERVICES, MENTAL HEALTH ALLIED PROFESSIONALS AND BUSINESSES TO BENEFIT THE MENTAL HEALTH AND WELLBEING OF RESIDENTS;- ADVANCING EDUCATION AS TO THE CAUSES, CONSEQUENCES, MANAGEMENT AND PREVENTION OF MENTAL ILL HEALTH; AND- PROMOTING BEST PRACTICE IN THE FIELD OF MENTAL HEALTH.
Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts
The accounts state that the charity ended the financial year with a net surplus of £7,116, resulting in total unrestricted reserves of £31,421. The balance sheet shows current assets of £31,421 with no current liabilities, indicating a strong liquidity position. The trustees have confirmed the accounts are accurate and at the standard required for the Charity Commission.
What the accounts disclose
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
- Paying staff
- 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 31/03/2026
- Volunteers: 5
- Government income: £3,500 — grants £3,500 (1); 44% of the £8,014 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 31/03/2025
- Volunteers: 9
- 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 31/03/2024
- Volunteers: 5
Trustees
- Andrew James Gowland BSC Honschair
- Ifiyenia Bagias
- Jonathon Francis Cousins
- Patricia Ann Long
- Stefanie Foulerton
Income and spending
| Financial year end | Income | Spending |
|---|---|---|
| 31/03/2026 | £8k | £37k |
| 31/03/2025 | £48k | £24k |
| 31/03/2024 | £24k | £32k |
| 31/03/2023 | £22k | £12k |
| 31/03/2022 | £5k | £335 |
Common questions
Is GLASTONBURY MENTAL HEALTH NETWORK financially healthy?
Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that the charity ended the financial year with a net surplus of £7,116, resulting in total unrestricted reserves of £31,421. The balance sheet shows current assets of £31,421 with no current liabilities, indicating a strong liquidity position. The trustees have confirmed the accounts are accurate and at the standard required for the Charity Commission. Its FY2025 accounts were independently examined.
Government & lottery funding
| Funder | Date | Amount | Purpose |
|---|---|---|---|
| The National Lottery Community Fund | 27/08/2026 | £20k | Development and expansion |
| Somerset Community Foundation | 05/12/2024 | £2k | Deveopment costs for 'The Snug' in Glastonbury that provides activities and support for people experiencing homelessness and mental health issues |
| Somerset Community Foundation | 01/08/2024 | £5k | Costs of a second qualified member of staff to work in a mental health support group |
| Somerset Community Foundation | 30/11/2023 | £4k | Community mental health support at The Snug drop-in |
Funders of similar charities
| Funder | Similar charities funded | Amount to them |
|---|---|---|
| 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 |
| MIND (THE NATIONAL ASSOCIATION FOR MENTAL HEALTH) | 1 | £292k |
| THE PENNIES FOUNDATION | 1 | £182k |
Charities like this
- MENTAL HEALTH MATTERS
- MENTAL HEALTH UK
- THE MENTAL HEALTH FOUNDATION
- UNMASKED MENTAL HEALTH
- HILLINGDON MIND
- MINDAPPLES
Side by side with its peers
| Charity | Income | Top pay band | Staff >£60k | Reserves vs policy | Fundraising cost | Going concern |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| GLASTONBURY MENTAL HEALTH NETWORK | £8k | — | 0 | unclear | — | no doubt |
| MENTAL HEALTH MATTERS | £28.2m | £110,001 - £120,000 | — | above | — | no doubt |
| MENTAL HEALTH UK | £3.0m | — | 0 | above | — | no doubt |
| THE MENTAL HEALTH FOUNDATION | £6.7m | — | — | unclear | 22.4% | no doubt |
| UNMASKED MENTAL HEALTH | £280k | — | 0 | below | — | noted |
| HILLINGDON MIND | £786k | — | 2 | above | — | no doubt |