THINK DIFFERENT

Registered charity 1198687 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register

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.

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

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Registered contact address: Bath and North East Somerset, South West, England (from the postcode on the register)

Latest income
£42k
Latest spending
£45k
Registered
2022
Accounts read
FY2025

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.

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

What the accounts disclose

Reserves policy: one month's operating costs
“ONE MONTH’S OPERATING COSTS ARE EXPECTED TO BE HELD IN THE BANK AT ALL TIMES.”
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Going concern: noted by the trustees or auditor
“RESERVES ARE NIL AT YEAR END. CHARITY HAS NOT YET PROVIDED ANY SERVICES SPECIFC TO ITS PURPOSE.”
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Accounts independently examined (not a full audit). Discloses 4 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.

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

Answers and figures the charity gave in Part A of its annual return to the Charity Commission. They are self-declared: not verified by the Commission or by this site. Only positive answers and figures are listed; items not listed are simply not shown.

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

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

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).

Due and received dates as recorded in the Commission’s annual-return data; the data does not say whether an extension was agreed. Source: this charity’s annual returns on the Charity Commission register.

Trustees · trustee networks

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

Operates in: Throughout England And Wales

Income and spending

Financial year endIncomeSpending
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

Grants to this charity found in funders’ own accounts filings.

FunderYearAmountPurpose (as stated by the funder)
THE SIR BERNARD & LADY SCHREIER FOUNDATIONFY2023£5k
THE SIR BERNARD & LADY SCHREIER FOUNDATIONFY2024£2k

Government & lottery funding

Grants to this charity published as open data by government and lottery funders (360Giving).

FunderDateAmountPurpose
The National Lottery Community Fund29/08/2024£18kThink Different

Funders of similar charities

Funders whose accounts show grants to charities similar to this one (and no recorded grant to this charity) — a starting list for fundraisers.

Charities like this

Semantically similar by activities and financial character, from our analysed corpus. Compare with MAKING A DIFFERENCE.

Side by side with its peers

CharityIncomeTop pay bandStaff >£60kReserves vs policyFundraising costGoing concern
THINK DIFFERENT£42k—0unclear—noted
MAKING A DIFFERENCE FY2025£30k—0unclear—no doubt
UPRAWR MENTAL HEALTH FOUNDATION FY2025£266k—0unclear—no doubt
VISYON LIMITED FY2026£781k——unclear—no doubt
OFF THE RECORD FY2025£300k—0unclear—no doubt
Telford Mind FY2025£605k—0unclear—no doubt

Each row is that charity’s latest analysed filing; every value is quote-backed on its own page.