LEICESTERSHIRE ACTION FOR MENTAL HEALTH PROJECT
Registered charity 702057 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register · also known as L A M P
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Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts
The accounts state that the charity reported a net expenditure of £24,897 for the year, resulting in unrestricted funds falling to a deficit of £28,300. The trustees consider this unrestricted balance to be inadequate to cover short-term expenditure, although they note that significant steps have been taken since the year-end to eliminate the deficit. Per the trustees' report, the charity relies on multi-year grant funding secured until March 2027 and is actively pursuing income diversification to reduce reliance on grants.
Automated summary of the FY2025 accounts; the evidenced findings below carry the verbatim passages.
What the accounts disclose
Reserves position: below the charity's own stated reserves policy (held: £-28k; policy: four months of operating costs)
“The Trustees consider the balance of £(28,300) in unrestricted funds at 30 September 2025 to be inadequate to cover any short-term expenditure that may occur.” — page 7
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Pension scheme deficit: £7k
“The present value of this obligation at 30th September 2025 is £6,608.” — page 17
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Accounts audited by SFB Group Limited. Discloses 5 of 6 completeness components.
Public fundraising profile: JustGiving — Leicestershire Action for Mental Health Project (Lamp) (matched by registered charity number).
Funders the charity credits
Named as funders/supporters on the charity’s own website (the charity’s claim, distinct from accounts-verified grants).
- Postcode Places Trust — “Postcode Places Trust is a grant-giving charity funded entirely by players of People’s Postcode Lottery . Our organisation received £25,000 …” (source page)
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Structured financials (annual return, FY ending 30/09/2023)
Cost of raising funds
£21k
Reported reserves equal ~1.3 months of spending — in the bottom quarter for charities its size (median 7.0 months; benchmarks).
Per its annual return, largest income source: Charitable activities (63% 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: 3.9% of total income — above the median for charities its size (2.9%) (benchmarks).
- SHAUN JOHNSONchair · trustee of 1 other charity
- Bruno Mikulic
- Jonathan Roger Anthony Farrell
- Minakshee Rasiklal Patel
- Paul Antony Peter Forrester-Brown
- Peter Robert Martin
Trustee list from the Charity Commission register (current, not historical).
Operates in: Leicester City · Leicestershire · Rutland
Income and spending
Common questions
Is LEICESTERSHIRE ACTION FOR MENTAL HEALTH PROJECT financially healthy?
Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that the charity reported a net expenditure of £24,897 for the year, resulting in unrestricted funds falling to a deficit of £28,300. The trustees consider this unrestricted balance to be inadequate to cover short-term expenditure, although they note that significant steps have been taken since the year-end to eliminate the deficit. Per the trustees' report, the charity relies on multi-year grant funding secured until March 2027 and is actively pursuing income diversification to reduce reliance on grants. Its FY2025 accounts were audited by SFB Group Limited.
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