LILYANNE'S WELLBEING
Providing free mental health support and counselling in Hartlepool, specialising in neurodiversity, including Autism and ADHD. We offer one-to-one sessions, wellbeing activities, and early intervention for those facing loneliness, trauma, or distress. Funds support counselling, neurodiverse inclusion, and our accessible community wellbeing hub.
Objects
The objects of the charity are:To promote social inclusion for the public benefit by preventing people from becoming socially excluded, relieving the needs of those people who are lonely, isolated or otherwise socially excluded and assisting them to integrate into society. To preserve and protect the mental health of the public, in particular but not exclusively, neurodivergent individuals, and those experiencing mental ill-health through social exclusion, by providing counselling services, early intervention support and crisis support.For the purpose of this clause ?socially excluded? means being excluded from society, or parts of society, as a result of one or more of the following factors: unemployment; financial hardship; youth or old age; ill health (physical or mental); substance abuse or dependency including alcohol and drugs; discrimination on the grounds of sex, race, disability, ethnic origin, religion, belief, creed, sexual orientation or gender re-assignment; poor educational or skills attainment; relationship and family breakdown; poor housing (that is housing that does not meet basic charitable standards; crime (either as a victim of crime or as an offender rehabilitating into society).
Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts
The accounts state that total unrestricted funds (reserves) at year-end were £3,095, which is below the trustees' stated target of three months of core operating costs. The trustees attribute this shortfall to the charity's recent establishment and rapid growth in service demand, noting they are actively working to build reserves through increased income generation.
What the accounts disclose
“Reserves are currently below the target level due to the charity’s recent establishment and rapid growth in service demand.”
Policies the charity declares
- Bullying and harassment policy and procedures
- Campaigns and political activity policy and procedures
- 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
- Safeguarding policy and procedures
- 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
Trustees
- Matthew Arnoldchair
- Chole Mckay
- Tracey Egglestone
Income and spending
| Financial year end | Income | Spending |
|---|---|---|
| 28/09/2025 | £143k | £142k |
| 28/09/2024 | £12k | £2k |
Common questions
Is LILYANNE'S WELLBEING financially healthy?
Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that total unrestricted funds (reserves) at year-end were £3,095, which is below the trustees' stated target of three months of core operating costs. The trustees attribute this shortfall to the charity's recent establishment and rapid growth in service demand, noting they are actively working to build reserves through increased income generation.
Government & lottery funding
| Funder | Date | Amount | Purpose |
|---|---|---|---|
| The National Lottery Community Fund | 12/02/2026 | £19k | Support on the high street |
| Community Foundation North East | 31/10/2024 | £5k | Grant to Lilyanne's Wellbeing |
Funders of similar charities
| Funder | Similar charities funded | Amount to them |
|---|---|---|
| MIND (THE NATIONAL ASSOCIATION FOR MENTAL HEALTH) | 1 | £1.5m |
| CARERS TRUST | 1 | £123k |
| The Teesside Charity | 1 | £120k |
| THE ROYAL NAVY AND ROYAL MARINES CHARITY | 1 | £40k |
| Army Benevolent Fund | 1 | £22k |
| THE CLARE MILNE TRUST | 1 | £15k |
| THE PRIMARY CLUB | 1 | £12k |
| NEWBY TRUST LIMITED | 1 | £10k |
Charities like this
- PROJECT LILY
- THE COUNSELLING HUB
- MENTAL HEALTH MATTERS WALES LIMITED
- Hartlepool Vision Support
- IMPROVING LIVES PLYMOUTH
- Let's Talk Well
Side by side with its peers
| Charity | Income | Top pay band | Staff >£60k | Reserves vs policy | Fundraising cost | Going concern |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| LILYANNE'S WELLBEING | £143k | — | 0 | below | — | no doubt |
| PROJECT LILY | £117k | — | 0 | unclear | — | no doubt |
| THE COUNSELLING HUB | £118k | — | 0 | unclear | — | no doubt |
| MENTAL HEALTH MATTERS WALES LIMITED | £1.6m | — | 1 | unclear | — | no doubt |
| Hartlepool Vision Support | £160k | — | 0 | unclear | — | no doubt |
| IMPROVING LIVES PLYMOUTH | £2.4m | more than £60,000 | 1 | unclear | — | no doubt |