THINK DIFFERENT
Mental health support for young people between the ages of 14-35 years old
Objects
THE OBJECT OF THE CIO IS THE RELIEF OF THOSE IN NEED DUE TO ILL HEALTH VIA THE PROVISION OF COUNSELLING FOR THOSE BETWEEN THE AGES OF 14-35 WITH DEPRESSION, ANXIETY OR STRESS WHO ARE CURRENTLY ON A WAITING LIST WITH THE SOCIAL CARE NETWORK OR NHS FOR TREATMENT. NOTHING IN THIS CONSTITUTION SHALL AUTHORISE AN APPLICATION OF THE PROPERTY OF THE CIO FOR THE PURPOSES WHICH ARE NOT CHARITABLE IN ACCORDANCE WITH SECTION 7 OF THE CHARITIES AND TRUSTEE INVESTMENT (SCOTLAND) ACT 2005 AND SECTION 2 OF THE CHARITIES ACT (NORTHERN IRELAND) 2008.
Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts
The accounts state that unrestricted reserves are nil at year-end, with a stated policy of holding one month's operating costs. The charity has not yet provided any services specific to its purposes and suffered from a lack of controls and no formal bookkeeping system during the year.
What the accounts disclose
“ONE MONTH’S OPERATING COSTS ARE EXPECTED TO BE HELD IN THE BANK AT ALL TIMES.”
“RESERVES ARE NIL AT YEAR END. CHARITY HAS NOT YET PROVIDED ANY SERVICES SPECIFC TO ITS PURPOSE.”
Policies the charity declares
- Bullying and harassment policy and procedures
- Campaigns and political activity 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
- Investing charity funds policy and procedures
- Investment
- 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: 2
Self-declared on the annual return for the financial year ending 30/04/2024
- Volunteers: 6
Self-declared on the annual return for the financial year ending 30/04/2023
- Volunteers: 6
Annual return filing dates (Charity Commission record)
Of its last 3 annual returns with a recorded received date, 2 were received after the due date: year ending 30/04/2025 (received 01/03/2026, 1 day after the 28/02/2026 due date); year ending 30/04/2024 (received 22/04/2025, 53 days after the 28/02/2025 due date).
Trustees
- David Charles Ashley Bullockchair
- Nicola Whittle
- john william dent
Income and spending
| Financial year end | Income | Spending |
|---|---|---|
| 30/04/2025 | £42k | £45k |
| 30/04/2024 | £39k | £35k |
| 30/04/2023 | £6k | £6k |
Common questions
Is THINK DIFFERENT financially healthy?
Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that unrestricted reserves are nil at year-end, with a stated policy of holding one month's operating costs. The charity has not yet provided any services specific to its purposes and suffered from a lack of controls and no formal bookkeeping system during the year. Its FY2025 accounts were independently examined.
Who funds THINK DIFFERENT?
Funders whose own accounts filings name THINK DIFFERENT as a grant recipient include THE SIR BERNARD & LADY SCHREIER FOUNDATION.
Known funders
| Funder | Year | Amount | Purpose (as stated by the funder) |
|---|---|---|---|
| THE SIR BERNARD & LADY SCHREIER FOUNDATION | FY2023 | £5k | |
| THE SIR BERNARD & LADY SCHREIER FOUNDATION | FY2024 | £2k |
Government & lottery funding
| Funder | Date | Amount | Purpose |
|---|---|---|---|
| The National Lottery Community Fund | 29/08/2024 | £18k | Think Different |
Funders of similar charities
| Funder | Similar charities funded | Amount to them |
|---|---|---|
| MYISRAEL | 1 | £109k |
| THE UNDERWOOD TRUST | 1 | £45k |
| THE FORRESTER FAMILY TRUST | 1 | £40k |
| THE BRITFORD BRIDGE TRUST | 1 | £40k |
| THE LAWSON TRUST CIO | 1 | £15k |
| THE GREEN HALL FOUNDATION | 1 | £10k |
| The Marks Family Charitable Trust | 1 | £10k |
| THE YAPP CHARITABLE TRUST | 1 | £9k |
Charities like this
- MAKING A DIFFERENCE
- UPRAWR MENTAL HEALTH FOUNDATION
- VISYON LIMITED
- OFF THE RECORD
- Telford Mind
- THE SEPARATED CHILD FOUNDATION
Side by side with its peers
| Charity | Income | Top pay band | Staff >£60k | Reserves vs policy | Fundraising cost | Going concern |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| THINK DIFFERENT | £42k | — | 0 | unclear | — | noted |
| MAKING A DIFFERENCE | £30k | — | 0 | unclear | — | no doubt |
| UPRAWR MENTAL HEALTH FOUNDATION | £266k | — | 0 | unclear | — | no doubt |
| VISYON LIMITED | £781k | — | — | unclear | — | no doubt |
| OFF THE RECORD | £300k | — | 0 | unclear | — | no doubt |
| Telford Mind | £605k | — | 0 | unclear | — | no doubt |