STOP.BREATHE.THINK.

Registered charity 1206068 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register

Our Mission is to support children and young peoples mental health by making personalised counselling accessible, available and affordable.Our Vision is for every child and young person to have someone to talk to. Without barriers, without stigma and without the wait.

Objects

TO ADVANCE HEALTH AND TO PROVIDE RELIEF RELATING TO MENTAL HEALTH, IN PARTICULAR FOR CHILDREN, AND YOUNG PEOPLE, INCLUDING BY PROVIDING CARING, PROFESSIONAL AND EDUCATIVE SUPPORT AND CARING AND SAFE ENVIRONMENTS.

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

Causes: The Advancement Of Health Or Saving Of Lives · website · Get email alerts

Registered contact address: Brighton and Hove, South East, England (from the postcode on the register)

Latest income
£350k
Latest spending
£350k
Registered
2023
Accounts read
FY2025

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that total income of £350,286 was closely matched by total expenditure of £350,056, resulting in a negligible net surplus of £230. Per the trustees' report, unrestricted reserves stand at £178,150, which the trustees consider sufficient to cover forthcoming commitments and satisfy their reserves policy.

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

What the accounts disclose

Highest-paid employee band: Under £60,000 — in the top quarter for charities its size (median £60k)
“There were no employees whose annual remuneration was more than £60,000.” — page 18
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Fundraising cost ratio: 12.3% of fundraised income, as disclosed
“During this accounting period £306,828 (2024: £145,691) of expenditure relates to charitable activities, and £43,228 (2024: £18,911) to raising funds for the charity” — page 6
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Reserves policy: 6 months (reserves figure: £178k)
“The trustees are committed to our general reserves policy to a goal of 6 months” — page 7
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Accounts independently examined (not a full audit). Discloses 6 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 31/12/2024

  • Volunteers: 4

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

Public fundraising profile: JustGiving — Stop.Breathe.Think (matched by registered charity number).

Public profiles (found on the charity’s own website): facebook · instagram

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
31/12/2025£350k£350k
31/12/2024£343k£165k
30/06/2024£0£0

Common questions

Is STOP.BREATHE.THINK. financially healthy?

Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that total income of £350,286 was closely matched by total expenditure of £350,056, resulting in a negligible net surplus of £230. Per the trustees' report, unrestricted reserves stand at £178,150, which the trustees consider sufficient to cover forthcoming commitments and satisfy their reserves policy. Its FY2025 accounts were independently examined.

What does the highest-paid employee of STOP.BREATHE.THINK. earn?

Per its FY2025 accounts, the highest-paid employee was in the Under £60,000 band.

Who funds STOP.BREATHE.THINK.?

Funders whose own accounts filings name STOP.BREATHE.THINK. as a grant recipient include IGY FOUNDATION.

Known funders

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

FunderYearAmountPurpose (as stated by the funder)
IGY FOUNDATIONFY2025£100k

Government & lottery funding

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

FunderDateAmountPurpose
The National Lottery Community Fund26/09/2025£20kAccess Rural Counselling (ARC)
The National Lottery Community Fund27/02/2025£20kAccess Rural Counselling (ARC)
The National Lottery Community Fund18/02/2025£19kStop.Breathe.Think - Scotland

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 BEYOND LIMITS.

Side by side with its peers

CharityIncomeTop pay bandStaff >£60kReserves vs policyFundraising costGoing concern
STOP.BREATHE.THINK.£350kUnder £60,0000above12.3%no doubt
BEYOND LIMITS FY2025£193k—0unclear—no doubt
OXFORDSHIRE MIND FY2025£7.0m——above—no doubt
HEAD IN THE GAME FY2025£114k—0below—no doubt
Hertfordshire Mind FY2025£6.1m£90,000 - £100,000—unclear—no doubt
OUR HIDDEN TREASURE FY2025£111k—0unclear—no doubt

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