THE MENTAL HEALTH FOUNDATION
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Next accounts due
2026-12-31 (in 7mo)
Last filed for 2025-03-31
Confirmation statement due
2027-01-24 (in 8mo)
Last made up 2026-01-10
Watchouts
Cash
£522K
-70.5% vs 2022
Net assets
£15M
-21.4% vs 2022
Employees
145
+6.6% vs 2022
Profit before tax
-£4M
-1,078.9% vs 2022
Watchouts
Facts from the Companies House register and the latest accounts — not a rating
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3 officer resignations in last 12 months
Multiple officers have left the board recently — see the People section for who.
Net assets
2-year trend · vs Health Care median
Accounts
2-year trend · latest reflected 2023-03-31
Latest accounts filed cover 2025-03-31; financial figures currently reflect up to 2023-03-31.
| Metric | Trend | 2022-03-31 | 2023-03-31 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Turnover | £10,683,590 | £7,373,929 | |
| Operating profit | -£173,349 | -£3,688,024 | |
| Profit before tax | £414,171 | -£4,054,520 | |
| Net profit | — | — | |
| Cash | £1,765,955 | £521,545 | |
| Total assets less current liabilities | £19,225,721 | £15,459,624 | |
| Net assets | £18,911,566 | £14,855,901 | |
| Equity | £18,911,566 | £14,855,901 | |
| Average employees | 136 | 145 | |
| Wages | — | — |
Values shown as filed in the company's annual accounts. — indicates the figure wasn't present under that line item in that period. About these numbers
Ratios
Computed from the line items above — sparklines read oldest → newest
| Ratio | Trend | 2022-03-31 | 2023-03-31 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Operating margin | -1.6% | -50.0% | |
| Return on capital employed | -0.9% | -23.9% | |
| Interest cover | — | -10.06x |
Margins divide P&L lines by turnover. Gearing is liabilities over total assets. Current ratio is current assets over creditors falling due within one year. Interest cover is operating profit over absolute finance costs. Sector-distribution context coming next.
Audit & accounting basis
- Accounting basis
- FRS 102
- Reporting scope
- Standalone (parent only)
- Auditor
- Price Bailey LLP
- Audit opinion
- Unqualified (clean)
- Going concern
- Affirmed
“In auditing the financial statements, we have concluded that the trustees' use of the going concern basis of accounting in the preparation of the financial statements is appropriate. Based on the work we have performed, we have not identified any material uncertainties relating to events or conditions that, individually or collectively, may cast significant doubt on the charitable company's ability to continue as a going concern for a period of at least twelve months from when the financial statements are authorised for issue.”
Significant events
- “The Foundation recorded a deficit of £0.7m in 2025, compared to £1.4m the previous year, as planned, continuing its specific objective of achieving financial stability.”
- “The Foundation's income decreased 11% in 2025, mainly due to its subsidiary, Mental Health at Work CIC, ceasing trading, resulting in a £0.6m reduction in charitable trading income.”
- “Legacy income for 2025 was £1.5m, a strong contribution but £0.4m less than the exceptional figures from 2024.”
- “Growth in fundraising events offset the income decline, raising £0.9m in 2025 due to successful new events.”
- “Donations from individual and corporate donors increased by 9% in 2025 due to successful fundraising efforts that secured new corporate partnerships.”
- “The Foundation's expenditure decreased by 17% in 2025, partly due to the absence of Mental Health at Work CIC.”
- “Mental Health Programmes expenditure decreased from £4.1m in 2024 to £3.4m in 2025, largely due to the ending of several programmes.”
- “The 32-hour work week pilot was approved for implementation by the board in 2025, based on positive findings.”
- “A comprehensive brand refresh project was completed, with the Foundation's website re-launched in September 2024.”
- “The 'See Me' anti-stigma programme's impact report was completed and shared with the Scottish Government, with an independent review underway to be reported in July 2025.”
- “The 18th Scottish Mental Health Arts Festival ran from 10-27 October 2024, featuring over 240 events across 20 local authority areas.”
- “The 'Creating Connections' suicide prevention initiative was delivered between April 2024 and March 2025, providing 1,073 peer support interventions.”
- “The 'Trauma Awareness Training in Sports Settings' project, funded by Simply Health, ran from April 2024 to March 2025, training nearly 600 staff.”
Auditor, going-concern and subsidiary information is drawn from the narrative of the latest annual accounts. About these numbers
People
13 active · 87 resigned
| Name | Role | Appointed | Born | Nationality |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| LANCE, Adrian | Secretary | 2020-01-08 | — | — |
| DAVIDSON, Gavin, Professor | Director | 2021-01-01 | Apr 1970 | British |
| EARNSHAW, Laura Alice | Director | 2022-05-27 | Mar 1980 | British |
| GICHKI, Sami | Director | 2025-09-19 | Apr 2003 | Pakistani |
| LOCKETT, Elisabeth Anne | Director | 2025-09-19 | Feb 1971 | British |
| MALIK, Huma Maryam | Director | 2022-05-27 | Aug 1994 | British |
| MURSELL, Thomas Charles | Director | 2025-09-19 | Jun 1989 | British |
| OGUNYEMI, Ayodeji Harold | Director | 2025-09-19 | Dec 1970 | British |
| ROWLAND, Mark David | Director | 2018-10-09 | Feb 1977 | British |
| SCOTHORNE, Richard Mark | Director | 2021-01-01 | Jul 1953 | British |
| SHEIKH-ANENE, Aisha Iqbal | Director | 2016-06-23 | Apr 1975 | British |
| WORKMAN, Stephen William | Director | 2019-07-17 | Nov 1954 | British |
| ZECHARIA, Anna Yael, Dr | Director | 2025-09-19 | Feb 1981 | British |
Show 87 resigned officers
| Name | Role | Appointed | Resigned |
|---|---|---|---|
| DAVIES, Peter Michael | Secretary | 2017-10-13 | 2019-05-22 |
| EDWARDS, Jenny | Secretary | 2013-11-20 | 2015-06-25 |
| HUGHES, Chris | Secretary | 2015-06-25 | 2017-03-31 |
| LESIRGE, Ruth | Secretary | 2001-04-30 | 2002-08-31 |
| LIBERDA MORENI, Elizabeth | Secretary | 1999-04-01 | 2001-04-30 |
| LYON, David, Dr | Secretary | 2017-03-31 | 2017-10-13 |
| MCCULLOCH, Andrew William, Dr | Secretary | 2002-11-29 | 2013-11-20 |
| MCKERROW, June | Secretary | 1993-03-18 | 1999-03-31 |
| PURVES, Deuzil Allan | Secretary | — | 1993-03-26 |
| TYSON, John | Secretary | 2019-05-22 | 2020-01-08 |
| BACKHOUSE, David Miles | Director | — | 1995-09-20 |
| BARING, Teresa Anne | Director | — | 1994-11-16 |
| BARLOW, Erasmus Darwin, Dr | Director | — | 1992-03-19 |
| BARNES, Jack Henry | Director | 1997-05-21 | 2002-07-01 |
| BEEFORTH, Marion Lillah | Director | 1995-11-20 | 2000-07-29 |
| BERNARD, Jennifer Ann | Director | 1998-03-18 | 2002-07-18 |
| BEVERLEY, Robert, Major-General | Director | — | 1995-09-20 |
| BEYER, Steven, Doctor | Director | 2012-04-01 | 2017-04-01 |
| BHUGRA, Dinesh, Professor | Director | 2012-03-01 | 2014-07-16 |
| BLAUSTEN, Douglas | Director | 2010-07-14 | 2017-04-01 |
| BLAYLOCK, Saash | Director | 2022-05-27 | 2025-03-19 |
| BRAND, Kyla Jane | Director | 2014-01-15 | 2021-03-24 |
| BYRNE, Peter Robert, Dr | Director | 2016-06-23 | 2019-01-18 |
| CALDICOTT, Neil Richard | Director | 2016-06-23 | 2019-05-22 |
| CARTER, Jane | Director | 2002-09-18 | 2005-09-26 |
| CHATTERJEE, Pamela | Director | 2023-06-21 | 2025-03-19 |
| COHEN, Alan Charles, Dr | Director | 2006-12-15 | 2010-07-14 |
| COOPER, Matthew Jonathan | Director | 2007-10-25 | 2013-11-20 |
| CORNWELL, Jocelyn, Dr | Director | 2004-02-09 | 2009-10-02 |
| CRICHTON-MILLER, James Neil | Director | — | 1994-09-14 |
| DE CAESTECKER, Linda Crichton, Dr | Director | 2017-09-21 | 2020-10-02 |
| DEAKIN, Cecil Martin Fothergil, Major General | Director | — | 1992-09-08 |
| DHOLAKIA, Navnit, Lord | Director | 1998-03-18 | 2002-12-31 |
| DYER, Jacqueline Maria | Director | 2017-04-12 | 2023-11-30 |
| EDMONDS, Sonia Nerys | Director | 2022-05-27 | 2025-09-19 |
| EUSTON, Clare Anabel Margaret, Countess Of | Director | 1995-11-22 | 2003-03-19 |
| FAIRCLOUGH, John Whitaker, Sir | Director | 1997-05-21 | 1998-03-18 |
| FAULKNER, David Ewart Riley | Director | 1992-06-24 | 1996-10-02 |
| FORRESTER-PATON, Jennifer Ellen | Director | 2016-06-23 | 2022-10-01 |
| FRASER, Susan | Director | 1995-09-20 | 2001-09-12 |
| GRAEF, Roger Arthur | Director | 1998-03-18 | 1999-11-17 |
| GRAHAM, Alison | Director | 2007-10-25 | 2011-11-01 |
| HADDEN, Abel Robert | Director | 2002-05-15 | 2007-11-21 |
| HAYNES, Penelope Anne Carsley | Director | 2008-07-16 | 2009-10-02 |
| HENDERSON, John | Director | — | 1994-09-14 |
| HODGKINSON, Paul Richard | Director | 2013-07-17 | 2019-03-01 |
| HOFFENBERG, Raymond, Sir | Director | — | 1998-09-16 |
| INFIELD, Paul Louis | Director | 2016-06-23 | 2017-09-25 |
| IVERSEN, Susan Diana, Professor | Director | 1995-09-20 | 1995-11-22 |
| JACKSON, Karen Elizabeth | Director | 2014-07-16 | 2016-01-05 |
| JACOBS, Jonny | Director | 2019-11-13 | 2025-09-19 |
| JENKINS, Rachel, Professor | Director | 1997-05-21 | 2003-11-19 |
| JOHN, Ann, Professor | Director | 2017-09-21 | 2021-09-29 |
| JOLLIFFE, Valerie Celia | Director | 2016-06-23 | 2017-11-16 |
| KINGDON, David, Professor | Director | 2012-04-01 | 2017-04-01 |
| LADER, Malcolm Harold, Professor | Director | — | 1995-09-20 |
| LAURIE, Kay Michelle | Director | 2010-09-15 | 2016-03-11 |
| LEACH, Charles Guy Rodney, Lord | Director | — | 1995-09-20 |
| LESLIE, Keith | Director | 2012-03-31 | 2020-07-15 |
| LEVY, Allan Edward | Director | 1996-10-02 | 1997-01-15 |
| LODER, Robert Beauclerk, The Honourable | Director | — | 1997-09-17 |
| MACAUSLAN, Harry Hume | Director | 2009-01-20 | 2015-02-19 |
| MACREADY, Nevil John Wilfred, Sir | Director | — | 1997-09-17 |
| MARTIN, Christopher John | Director | 2019-07-17 | 2025-06-18 |
| MARTIN, Christopher Sanford | Director | 1998-07-15 | 2004-11-17 |
| MCLOUGHLIN, Catherine Mary Anne | Director | 2010-07-14 | 2015-08-22 |
| MILLER, James Derrick | Director | — | 1991-03-13 |
| MOCKRIDGE, Michael John | Director | — | 1993-04-30 |
| MOORE, Diane Elizabeth | Director | 2010-03-30 | 2017-04-01 |
| MURPHY, Glynis, Professor | Director | 2007-03-21 | 2010-12-10 |
| MUSTILL, Michael John, Lord | Director | — | 1993-03-18 |
| NADIRSHAW, Zenobia, Professor | Director | 1999-01-20 | 2006-11-15 |
| O'CONNOR, Michael | Director | 2003-05-01 | 2009-11-15 |
| O'DONNELL, David, Professor | Director | 2008-03-19 | 2013-09-18 |
| O'LEARY, James | Director | 2013-03-20 | 2019-03-01 |
| PARK, Stephen | Director | 2014-07-16 | 2016-03-11 |
| PAYKEL, Eugene Stern, Professor | Director | — | 1995-09-20 |
| PEREZ PORTILLA, Karla Nallely, Doctor | Director | 2021-07-23 | 2023-06-20 |
| PLASTOW, David Arnold Stuart, Sir | Director | — | 1991-12-02 |
| PLATT, Stephen David | Director | 2003-03-27 | 2007-03-21 |
| PLUMMER, Charles Richard | Director | 1993-09-23 | 1999-09-15 |
| POTTS, Francis Humphrey, The Hon Sir | Director | 1992-06-24 | 1996-10-02 |
| RICHTER, Derek, Dr | Director | — | 1992-12-01 |
| RIDLEY, Giles | Director | 2007-10-25 | 2011-12-01 |
| RIDLEY, Giles | Director | 1997-01-15 | 2003-03-06 |
| ROBERTS, Michael Curig | Director | 1999-09-15 | 2002-09-18 |
| RUNCIMAN, Ruth, Dame | Director | — | 1996-10-02 |
Ownership
Persons with significant control
Filing timeline
Last 20 of 316 total filings
| Date | Type | Category | Description | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-01-16 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2025-11-28 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2025-10-14 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2025-09-23 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2025-09-23 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2025-09-23 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2025-09-22 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2025-09-22 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2025-09-22 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2025-09-22 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2025-07-02 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2025-07-02 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2025-07-02 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2025-01-13 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2024-12-03 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2024-10-17 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type group | |
| 2024-03-08 | AAMD | accounts | Accounts amended with accounts type group | |
| 2024-01-10 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2023-12-19 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type total exemption full | |
| 2023-12-15 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date |
Public-record activity
Raw counts from Companies House — last 12–24 months
- Filings
- 13
- Capital events
- 0
- Officers appointed
- 5
- Officers resigned
- 3
last 12 months
last 24 months
last 12 months
last 12 months
Direct counts from the register. No score, no rating — see the Filing timeline for the underlying events.
Year-on-year
FY2022 → FY2023 · period ending 2023-03-31 vs 2022-03-31
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Turnover
-31%
£10,683,590 £7,373,929
-
Cash
-70.5%
£1,765,955 £521,545
-
Net assets
-21.4%
£18,911,566 £14,855,901
-
Employees
+6.6%
136 145
-
Operating profit
-2,027.5%
-£173,349 -£3,688,024
-
Profit before tax
-1,078.9%
£414,171 -£4,054,520
Each % is (latest − prior) ÷ |prior| for the line item as filed. Periods don't have to be exactly 12 months apart — a long or short period (typical around incorporation or year-end changes) will distort the comparison. Lines a company doesn't report are omitted. About these numbers