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TOGETHER FOR MENTAL WELLBEING

Registered charity 211091 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register · also known as MACA (THE MENTAL AFTER CARE ASSOCIATION), THE MENTAL AFTER CARE ASSOCIATION, TOGETHER, TOGETHER WORKING FOR WELLBEING

TOGETHER IS A LEADING NATIONAL CHARITY WORKING FOR WELLBEING: THAT MEANS WE SUPPORT PEOPLE WITH MENTAL HEALTH NEEDS TO GET WHAT THEY WANT FROM LIFE AND TO FEEL HAPPIER.

Causes: Education/training · The Advancement Of Health Or Saving Of Lives · Disability · Accommodation/housing · website · Get email alerts

Latest income
£23.4m
Latest spending
£23.2m
Registered
1962
Accounts read
FY2025

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that the charity reported a net movement in funds surplus of £752k for the year ended 31 March 2025, driven by gains on investments and a reduction in the defined benefit pension scheme deficit. The trustees confirm that unrestricted free reserves of £5,888k exceed the stated minimum policy target of £4,000k, providing strategic flexibility. The trustees consider there are 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: £4,000k (held: £5.9m)
“Following a detailed review by the Board last year, the minimum level of unrestricted financial reserves held in contingency was set at £3,900k. Due to inflation impacting costs and pay awards, the minimum level as at 31st March 2025 has been increased to £4,000k.” — page 33
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Related-party transaction: Expenditure of £12,106,443 was recharged from the Charity to the subsidiary
“The following transactions occurred between the Charity and its wholly owned subsidiary, Together for Mental Wellbeing Support Services Limited: 1) Expenditure of £12,106,443 was recharged from the Charity to the subsidiary (2024: £11,811,945). 2) The subsidiary made a gift aid payment of £225,805 to the Charity (2024: £194,141).” — page 46
“The following transactions occurred between the Charity and its wholly owned subsidiary, Together for Mental Wellbeing Support Services Limited: 1) Expenditure of £12,106,443 was recharged from the Charity to the subsidiary (2024: £11,811,945). 2) The subsidiary made a gift aid payment of £225,805 to the Charity (2024: £194,141).” — page 46
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Related-party transaction: Gift aid payment of £225,805 from subsidiary
“The following transactions occurred between the Charity and its wholly owned subsidiary, Together for Mental Wellbeing Support Services Limited: 1) Expenditure of £12,106,443 was recharged from the Charity to the subsidiary (2024: £11,811,945). 2) The subsidiary made a gift aid payment of £225,805 to the Charity (2024: £194,141).” — page 46
“The following transactions occurred between the Charity and its wholly owned subsidiary, Together for Mental Wellbeing Support Services Limited: 1) Expenditure of £12,106,443 was recharged from the Charity to the subsidiary (2024: £11,811,945). 2) The subsidiary made a gift aid payment of £225,805 to the Charity (2024: £194,141).” — page 46
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Related-party transaction: Trustee travel expenses reimbursed
“The following transactions occurred between the Charity and its wholly owned subsidiary, Together for Mental Wellbeing Support Services Limited: 1) Expenditure of £12,106,443 was recharged from the Charity to the subsidiary (2024: £11,811,945). 2) The subsidiary made a gift aid payment of £225,805 to the Charity (2024: £194,141).” — page 46
“The following transactions occurred between the Charity and its wholly owned subsidiary, Together for Mental Wellbeing Support Services Limited: 1) Expenditure of £12,106,443 was recharged from the Charity to the subsidiary (2024: £11,811,945). 2) The subsidiary made a gift aid payment of £225,805 to the Charity (2024: £194,141).” — page 46
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Pension scheme deficit: £252k
“The net present value (deficit) of the pension scheme at 31 March 2025 is £252k, (2024: deficit of £729k).”
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Trading subsidiary: Together for Mental Wellbeing Support Services Limited
“Together also has a wholly owned subsidiary company, Together for Mental Wellbeing Support Services Limited. This company was established on 30 March 2019. Together Support Services Limited contracts with commissioners for mental health services and then sub-contracts the execution of these agreements back to Together for Mental Wellbeing under an inter-company agreement between the two.” — page 34
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Accounts audited by HaysMac LLP. Discloses 4 of 6 completeness components.

In the news

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Corporate structure

TOGETHER FOR MENTAL WELLBEING SUPPORT SERVICES LIMITED — per its own Companies House accounts
  • Turnover: £12.4m
  • Profit before tax: £290k
  • Donated/gift-aided to the charity: £290k
  • No recharge for support staff time from parent charity.
“Subsequent to the end of the financiat year the directors recommended the payment of gift aid of £289,760 (2024: £225,805), equa! to the taxable profits of the Company, to the sole shareholder Together for Mental Wellbeing.”

Public fundraising profile: JustGiving — Together for Mental Wellbeing (matched by registered charity number).

Leadership, per the charity’s website

Listed on the charity’s own website when we last crawled it; roles may have changed. Pay-band disclosures above are anonymous statutory disclosures and are not attributed to any named individual.

Company officers (Companies House)

Current officers of the charity’s own company per the Companies House register, cross-checked against the Charity Commission trustee list by name. A director not on the trustee list is usually a timing or naming difference between the two registers — check both records before drawing conclusions.

Official officers record.

Public-sector contracts awarded

From the official Contracts Finder and Find a Tender notices (supplier matched by exact registered name). Contract income is distinct from grants.

BuyerContractAwardedValue
East Sussex County CouncilThe provision of Care and Support Services for a Working Age Adult Supported Living Scheme at Elva Court, Bexhill in East Sussex.31/10/2020£1.2m
Nottinghamshire Healthcare NHS Foundation TrustIndependent Patient Advocacy Services——

Property (HM Land Registry)

6 registered titles in England and Wales held by the charity’s company or corporate body (5 freehold); recorded price paid £4.1m. All charity-held property. Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright, OGL v3.0.

CQC provider record: Together for Mental Wellbeing — Registered, 32 registered locations, 2 regulated activities, last inspected 21/04/2023.charity number confirmed by CQC CQC record

Structured financials (annual return, FY ending 31/03/2025)

Total income
£23.4m
Total spending
£23.2m
Cost of raising funds
£42k
Reserves (reported)
£5.9m
Employees
483

Reported reserves equal ~3.1 months of spending — below the median for charities its size (median 4.6 months; benchmarks).

Per its annual return, largest income source: Charitable activities (96% of income) — components as reported reconcile to the return’s total income; not from the accounts narrative.

Per its annual return, cost of raising funds: 0.2% of total income — below the median for charities its size (3.8%) (benchmarks).

Care Quality Commission ratings

CQC inspection ratings for services run by a provider matching this charity’s name (matched by name; verify provider identity on CQC’s site).

Trustees · trustee networks

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

Operates in: Throughout England

Income and spending

Financial year endIncomeSpending
31/03/2025£23.4m£23.2m
31/03/2024£22.3m£22.1m
31/03/2023£20.0m£20.9m
31/03/2022£19.0m£18.4m
31/03/2021£20.0m£19.7m

Common questions

Is TOGETHER FOR MENTAL WELLBEING financially healthy?

Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that the charity reported a net movement in funds surplus of £752k for the year ended 31 March 2025, driven by gains on investments and a reduction in the defined benefit pension scheme deficit. The trustees confirm that unrestricted free reserves of £5,888k exceed the stated minimum policy target of £4,000k, providing strategic flexibility. The trustees consider there are adequate resources to continue in operational existence for the foreseeable future. Its FY2025 accounts were audited by HaysMac LLP.

Government & lottery funding

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

FunderDateAmountPurpose
London Borough of Southwark31/03/2023£56kGrant to Together for Mental Wellbeing
London Borough of Southwark31/03/2022£56kGrant to Together for Mental Wellbeing
London Borough of Southwark01/04/2020£56kGrant to Together for Mental Wellbeing
London Borough of Southwark01/04/2019£56kGrant to Together for Mental Wellbeing
London Borough of Southwark01/04/2018£54kGrant to Together for Mental Wellbeing
City Bridge Foundation24/05/2016£111kGrant to Together for Mental Wellbeing
The National Lottery Community Fund12/09/2011£249kSuffolk Befriending Your Way
The National Lottery Community Fund09/10/2009£9k'Voices of Experience' Media Training
The National Lottery Community Fund11/10/2006£185kWest Suffolk Befriending Scheme
The National Lottery Community Fund15/02/2006£5kGet Together Barnsley

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.

FunderSimilar charities fundedAmount to them
THE ASTOR FOUNDATION2£11k
LORD BARNBY'S FOUNDATION2£9k
MILLS AND REEVE CHARITABLE TRUST2£7k
SIR JULES THORN CHARITABLE TRUST2£7k
THE INMAN CHARITY2£5k
THE BRIAN MITCHELL CHARITABLE SETTLEMENT1—
THE THALES CHARITABLE TRUST1—
THE KENTOWN WIZARD FOUNDATION1£6.3m

Charities like this

Semantically similar by activities and financial character, from our analysed corpus. Compare with Together Collective.

Side by side with its peers

CharityIncomeTop pay bandStaff >£60kReserves vs policyFundraising costGoing concern
TOGETHER FOR MENTAL WELLBEING£23.4m——above—no doubt
Together Collective FY2025£739k—0above—no doubt
THE TOGETHER PROJECT CIO FY2025£335k—0unclear—no doubt
THE TOGETHER PLAN LTD FY2025£264k—0below—no doubt
THE TOGETHER INITIATIVE FY2025£1.2mOver £70,0001below—no doubt
TOGETHER FOR SHORT LIVES FY2025£6.0m——unclear—no doubt

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