THE ASSOCIATION FOR POST-NATAL ILLNESS

Registered charity 280510 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register · also known as A P N I, APNI

The charity aims to relieve the suffering of women suffering from post-natal depression or depressionarising from pregnancy. The charity offers women advice, support and information about the illness. The charity promotes research into the causes of post-natal depression anddissemination of the results of that research.

Objects

THE RELIEF OF WOMEN SUFFERING FROM POST-NATAL DEPRESSION OR CONDITIONS OF SEVERE OR PROLONGED DEPRESSION OR RELATED ILLNESSES ARISING FROM PREGNANCY WHICH THREATENS THEIR MENTAL OR PHYSICAL HEALTH OR EMOTIONAL STABILITY. THE PROMOTION OF RESEARCH INTO POST-NATAL DEPRESSION OR ILLNESS AND THE DISSEMINATION OF THE RESULTS THEREOF.

Area of benefit: NOT DEFINED IN PRACTICE NATIONAL

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

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

Registered contact address: Hammersmith and Fulham, London, England (from the postcode on the register)

Latest income
£74k
Latest spending
£84k
Registered
1980
Accounts read
FY2025

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that the charity incurred a net deficit of £9,518 for the year ended 31 March 2025, resulting in total unrestricted reserves of £1,549,209. The Trustees have confirmed that it is appropriate to prepare the financial statements on a going concern basis.

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

What the accounts disclose

Payments to trustees: Mrs Diane Nehmé received £7,872 for services rendered as administrator. Mrs Liz Wise received £1,790 for staff support services.
“Trustees are not remunerated other than in one case. Mrs Diane Nehmé received £7,872 (2024: £11,0808) for services rendered as administrator. Mrs Liz Wise received £1,790 for staff support services.” — page 21
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Related-party transaction: Trustee remuneration
“Mrs Diane Nehmé received £7,872 (2024: £11,0808) for services rendered as administrator. Mrs Liz Wise received £1,790 for staff support services.”
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 31/03/2025

  • Volunteers: 280
  • Trustee benefits, answered Yes to: any trustee benefit; payments to trustees for services to the charity

Self-declared on the annual return for the financial year ending 31/03/2024

  • Volunteers: 392
  • Trustee benefits, answered Yes to: any trustee benefit; payments to trustees for services to the charity

Self-declared on the annual return for the financial year ending 31/03/2023

  • Volunteers: 485
  • Trustee benefits, answered Yes to: any trustee benefit; payments to trustees for services to the charity

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

Annual return filing dates (Charity Commission record)

Of its last 5 annual returns with a recorded received date, 1 was received after the due date: year ending 31/03/2023 (received 20/11/2024, 294 days after the 31/01/2024 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.

Public fundraising profile: JustGiving — The Association for Post-natal Illness (matched by registered charity number).

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

Structured financials (annual return, FY ending 31/03/2023)

Total income
£1.4m
Total spending
£96k
Cost of raising funds
£216
Reserves (reported)
£1k
Employees
5

Per its annual return, cost of raising funds: 0.0% of total income.

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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
31/03/2025£74k£84k
31/03/2024£61k£88k
31/03/2023£1.4m£96k
31/03/2022£146k£64k
31/03/2021£65k£61k

Common questions

Is THE ASSOCIATION FOR POST-NATAL ILLNESS financially healthy?

Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that the charity incurred a net deficit of £9,518 for the year ended 31 March 2025, resulting in total unrestricted reserves of £1,549,209. The Trustees have confirmed that it is appropriate to prepare the financial statements on a going concern basis. Its FY2025 accounts were independently examined.

Who funds THE ASSOCIATION FOR POST-NATAL ILLNESS?

Funders whose own accounts filings name THE ASSOCIATION FOR POST-NATAL ILLNESS as a grant recipient include THE PAROCHIAL CHURCH COUNCIL OF THE ECCLESIASTICAL PARISH OF ST MARY, BARNES, THE DYERS' COMPANY CHARITABLE TRUST, MR AND MRS J A PYE'S CHARITABLE SETTLEMENT.

Known funders

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

FunderYearAmountPurpose (as stated by the funder)
THE PAROCHIAL CHURCH COUNCIL OF THE ECCLESIASTICAL PARISH OF ST MARY, BARNESFY2024£3kGrants for UK and overseas mission
THE DYERS' COMPANY CHARITABLE TRUSTFY2024£3kHealth and Welfare
THE DYERS' COMPANY CHARITABLE TRUSTFY2022£2kHealth and Welfare
THE DYERS' COMPANY CHARITABLE TRUSTFY2023£2kHealth and Welfare
THE DYERS' COMPANY CHARITABLE TRUSTFY2021£2kHealth and Welfare
THE PAROCHIAL CHURCH COUNCIL OF THE ECCLESIASTICAL PARISH OF ST MARY, BARNESFY2022£2kGrants for the relief of poverty
MR AND MRS J A PYE'S CHARITABLE SETTLEMENTFY2023£1k
THE PAROCHIAL CHURCH COUNCIL OF THE ECCLESIASTICAL PARISH OF ST MARY, BARNESFY2023amount not statedGrants for UK and overseas mission

Government & lottery funding

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

FunderDateAmountPurpose
The National Lottery Community Fund25/03/2021£8kSupporting women suffering post natal depression

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 ACTION ON POSTPARTUM PSYCHOSIS.

Side by side with its peers

CharityIncomeTop pay bandStaff >£60kReserves vs policyFundraising costGoing concern
THE ASSOCIATION FOR POST-NATAL ILLNESS£74k—0unclear—no doubt
ACTION ON POSTPARTUM PSYCHOSIS FY2025£768k—0within—no doubt
PREGNANCY SICKNESS SUPPORT FY2025£284k—0unclear—no doubt
PAM Foundation FY2025£45k—0unclear—no doubt
SURVIVORS OF DEPRESSION IN TRANSITION FY2025£47k—0unclear—no doubt
HUDDERSFIELD PREGNANCY CRISIS CENTRE FY2025£77k—0unclear—no doubt

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