THE ARTHUR ELLIS MENTAL HEALTH FOUNDATION

Registered charity 1207350 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register

PROVIDING A SERVICE TO RELIEVE THE NEEDS OF INDIVIDUALS, OVER 8 YEARS OLD, WHO ARE EXPERIENCING ILL MENTAL HEALTH BY PROVIDING RESOURCES AND TOOLS, THROUGH 1-1 SESSIONS, ON HOW TO IMPROVE AND MANAGE THEIR MENTAL HEALTH, AND BY EQUIPPING PARENTS/CARERS OF CHILDREN AND YOUNG PEOPLE WITH TOOLS TO HELP SUPPORT SUCH CHILDREN AND YOUNG PEOPLE IMPROVE AND MANAGE THEIR MENTAL HEALTH.

Objects

THE OBJECTS OF THE CIO ARE FOR THE PUBLIC BENEFIT, TO RELIEVE THE NEEDS OF INDIVIDUALS, OVER 8 YEARS OLD, WHO ARE EXPERIENCING ILL MENTAL HEALTH BY PROVIDING RESOURCES AND TOOLS, THROUGH 1-1 SESSIONS, ON HOW TO IMPROVE AND MANAGE THEIR MENTAL HEALTH, AND BY EQUIPPING PARENTS/CARERS OF CHILDREN AND YOUNG PEOPLE WITH TOOLS TO HELP SUPPORT SUCH CHILDREN AND YOUNG PEOPLE IMPROVE AND MANAGE THEIR MENTAL HEALTH.

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: Milton Keynes, South East, England (from the postcode on the register)

Latest income
£326k
Latest spending
£236k
Registered
2024
Accounts read
FY2025

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The charity reported a surplus of £79,730 for the year ended 31 December 2025, with total income of £330,957 and expenditure of £251,227. Unrestricted reserves stood at £147,282, which is above the trustees' target of £120,000 (equivalent to six months of operating expenditure). The trustees confirmed the charity has adequate resources to continue in operational existence for the foreseeable future.

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

What the accounts disclose

Reserves policy: six months of operating expenditure (reserves figure: £147k)
“The Trustees have established a target level of free reserves of £120,000, equivalent to approximately six months of operating expenditure.” — page 6
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 31/12/2025

  • Volunteers: 1

Self-declared on the annual return for the financial year ending 31/12/2024

  • Volunteers: 1
  • Government income: £18,500 — grants £18,500 (2); 9% of the £216,528 total gross income on the same return

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

Public fundraising profile: JustGiving — Arthur Ellis (matched by registered charity number).

Trustees · trustee networks

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

Operates in: Throughout England

Income and spending

Financial year endIncomeSpending
31/12/2025£326k£236k
31/12/2024£217k£149k

Common questions

Is THE ARTHUR ELLIS MENTAL HEALTH FOUNDATION financially healthy?

Per its FY2025 accounts: The charity reported a surplus of £79,730 for the year ended 31 December 2025, with total income of £330,957 and expenditure of £251,227. Unrestricted reserves stood at £147,282, which is above the trustees' target of £120,000 (equivalent to six months of operating expenditure). The trustees confirmed the charity has adequate resources to continue in operational existence for the foreseeable future. Its FY2025 accounts were independently examined.

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Semantically similar by activities and financial character, from our analysed corpus. Compare with MENTAL HEALTH MATTERS.

Side by side with its peers

CharityIncomeTop pay bandStaff >£60kReserves vs policyFundraising costGoing concern
THE ARTHUR ELLIS MENTAL HEALTH FOUNDATION£326k—0above—no doubt
MENTAL HEALTH MATTERS FY2025£28.2m£110,001 - £120,000—above—no doubt
Ty Elis Counselling Services FY2026£383k——unclear—no doubt
THE GUILD OF ANALYTICAL PSYCHOLOGISTS FY2025£70k—0above—no doubt
THE ASSOCIATION FOR CHILD AND ADOLESCENT MENTAL HEALTH FY2025£1.5m——above—no doubt
TENDRING MENTAL HEALTH SUPPORT FY2025£1.0m—0unclear—no doubt

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