BIPOLAR UK LTD — Charity Commission profile

01 Identity

Registration and reporting

Registration status: Registered
Reporting status: Submission Received
Charity type: Charitable company
Registered: 10 February 1986
Removed: Not supplied
Company number supplied: 01955570
Financial period: 1 April 2024 – 31 March 2025
Latest income: £1,556,088
Latest expenditure: £1,578,606
Gift Aid: Yes
Owns or uses land: No
In administration: No
Insolvent: No
CIO: No

Public contact address: BIPOLAR UK, ONLY CONNECT UK, 32 CUBITT STREET, LONDON, WC1X 0LR

Website recorded by the regulator: www.bipolaruk.org (displayed as text)

02 Activities

What the charity does

We are the national charity dedicated to supporting individuals affected by bipolar. We provide a range of services including information & advice, a network of support groups, eCommunity, workplace training & telephone & email peer support. We also work in partnership with research organisations and campaign for new developments to tackle key issues.

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Charity Annual Return History

Fin Period Start Date: 1 April 2024
Fin Period End Date: 31 March 2025
Ar Cycle Reference: AR25
Reporting Due Date: 31 January 2026
Date Annual Return Received: 23 January 2026
Date Accounts Received: 23 January 2026
Total Gross Income: £1,556,088
Total Gross Expenditure: £1,578,606

Fin Period Start Date: 1 April 2023
Fin Period End Date: 31 March 2024
Ar Cycle Reference: AR24
Reporting Due Date: 31 January 2025
Date Annual Return Received: 15 January 2025
Date Accounts Received: 15 January 2025
Total Gross Income: £1,707,052
Total Gross Expenditure: £1,414,959

Fin Period Start Date: 1 April 2022
Fin Period End Date: 31 March 2023
Ar Cycle Reference: AR23
Reporting Due Date: 31 January 2024
Date Annual Return Received: 14 December 2023
Date Accounts Received: 14 December 2023
Total Gross Income: £1,343,565
Total Gross Expenditure: £1,236,900

Fin Period Start Date: 1 April 2021
Fin Period End Date: 31 March 2022
Ar Cycle Reference: AR22
Reporting Due Date: 31 January 2023
Date Annual Return Received: 21 January 2023
Date Accounts Received: 21 January 2023
Total Gross Income: £1,175,634
Total Gross Expenditure: £892,105

Fin Period Start Date: 1 April 2020
Fin Period End Date: 31 March 2021
Ar Cycle Reference: AR21
Reporting Due Date: 31 January 2022
Date Annual Return Received: 18 January 2022
Date Accounts Received: 18 January 2022
Total Gross Income: £1,182,345
Total Gross Expenditure: £703,518

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Charity Annual Return Parta

Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind: Yes
Fin Period Order Number: 1
Ar Cycle Reference: AR25
Fin Period Start Date: 1 April 2024
Fin Period End Date: 31 March 2025
Ar Due Date: 31 January 2026
Ar Received Date: 23 January 2026
Total Gross Income: £1,556,088
Total Gross Expenditure: £1,578,606
Grant Making Is Main Activity: No
Count Govt Contracts: 0
Count Govt Grants: £0
Charity Has Trading Subsidiary: No
Does Trustee Receive Any Benefit: No
Trustee Payments Acting As Trustee: No
Trustee Receives Payments Services: No
Trustee Receives Other Benefit: No
Trustee Resigned Employment: No
Employees Salary Over 60k: Yes
Count Salary Band 60001 70000: 1
Count Volunteers: 314

Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind: No
Fin Period Order Number: 2
Ar Cycle Reference: AR24
Fin Period Start Date: 1 April 2023
Fin Period End Date: 31 March 2024
Ar Due Date: 31 January 2025
Ar Received Date: 15 January 2025
Total Gross Income: £1,707,052
Total Gross Expenditure: £1,414,959
Grant Making Is Main Activity: No
Count Govt Contracts: 0
Count Govt Grants: £0
Charity Has Trading Subsidiary: No
Does Trustee Receive Any Benefit: No
Trustee Payments Acting As Trustee: No
Trustee Receives Payments Services: No
Trustee Receives Other Benefit: No
Trustee Resigned Employment: No
Employees Salary Over 60k: Yes
Count Salary Band 60001 70000: 1
Count Volunteers: 100

Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind: No
Fin Period Order Number: 3
Ar Cycle Reference: AR23
Fin Period Start Date: 1 April 2022
Fin Period End Date: 31 March 2023
Ar Due Date: 31 January 2024
Ar Received Date: 14 December 2023
Total Gross Income: £1,343,565
Total Gross Expenditure: £1,236,900
Grant Making Is Main Activity: No
Count Govt Contracts: 0
Count Govt Grants: £0
Charity Has Trading Subsidiary: No
Does Trustee Receive Any Benefit: No
Trustee Payments Acting As Trustee: No
Trustee Receives Payments Services: No
Trustee Receives Other Benefit: No
Trustee Resigned Employment: No
Employees Salary Over 60k: Yes
Count Salary Band 60001 70000: 1
Count Volunteers: 100

Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind: No
Fin Period Order Number: 4
Ar Cycle Reference: AR22
Fin Period Start Date: 1 April 2021
Fin Period End Date: 31 March 2022
Ar Due Date: 31 January 2023
Ar Received Date: 21 January 2023
Total Gross Income: £1,175,634
Total Gross Expenditure: £892,105
Charity Raises Funds From Public: Yes
Charity Professional Fundraiser: Yes
Charity Agreement Professional Fundraiser: Yes
Charity Commercial Participator: No
Charity Receives Govt Funding Contracts: No
Charity Receives Govt Funding Grants: Yes
Count Govt Grants: £4
Income From Government Grants: £168,025
Charity Has Trading Subsidiary: No
Does Trustee Receive Any Benefit: No
Trustee Resigned Employment: No
Employees Salary Over 60k: No
Count Volunteers: 100

Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind: No
Fin Period Order Number: 5
Ar Cycle Reference: AR21
Fin Period Start Date: 1 April 2020
Fin Period End Date: 31 March 2021
Ar Due Date: 31 January 2022
Ar Received Date: 18 January 2022
Total Gross Income: £1,182,345
Total Gross Expenditure: £703,518
Charity Raises Funds From Public: Yes
Charity Professional Fundraiser: Yes
Charity Agreement Professional Fundraiser: Yes
Charity Commercial Participator: No
Charity Receives Govt Funding Contracts: No
Charity Receives Govt Funding Grants: Yes
Count Govt Grants: £1
Income From Government Grants: £200,000
Charity Has Trading Subsidiary: No
Does Trustee Receive Any Benefit: No
Trustee Resigned Employment: No
Employees Salary Over 60k: Yes
Count Salary Band 60001 70000: 1
Count Volunteers: 200

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Charity Annual Return Partb

Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind: Yes
Fin Period Order Number: 1
Ar Cycle Reference: AR25
Fin Period Start Date: 1 April 2024
Fin Period End Date: 31 March 2025
Ar Due Date: 31 January 2026
Ar Received Date: 23 January 2026
Income Donations And Legacies: 858486
Income Other Trading Activities: 0
Income Charitable Activities: 654243
Income Investments: 43359
Income Other: 0
Income Total Income And Endowments: 1556088
Income Legacies: 245204
Income Endowments: 0
Expenditure Raising Funds: £273,978
Expenditure Charitable Expenditure: £1,304,628
Expenditure Other: 0
Expenditure Total: 1578606
Expenditure Investment Management: 0
Expenditure Grants Institution: 0
Expenditure Governance: 0
Expenditure Support Costs: 241107
Expenditure Depreciation: 12608
Gain Loss Investment: 2308
Gain Loss Pension Fund: 0
Gain Loss Revaluation Fixed Investment: 0
Gain Loss Other: 0
Reserves: £1,306,824
Assets Total Fixed: 598978
Assets Own Use: 22934
Assets Long Term Investment: 576044
Defined Benefit Pension Scheme: 0
Assets Other Assets: £1,154,060
Assets Total Liabilities: £167,341
Assets Current Investment: 159000
Assets Total Assets And Liabilities: £1,585,697
Creditors One Year Total Current: 167341
Creditors Falling Due After One Year: 0
Assets Cash: £806,747
Funds Endowment: 0
Funds Unrestricted: 1306824
Funds Restricted: 278873
Funds Total: 1585697
Count Employees: 31
Charity Only Accounts: Yes

Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind: No
Fin Period Order Number: 2
Ar Cycle Reference: AR24
Fin Period Start Date: 1 April 2023
Fin Period End Date: 31 March 2024
Ar Due Date: 31 January 2025
Ar Received Date: 15 January 2025
Income Donations And Legacies: 1126203
Income Other Trading Activities: 0
Income Charitable Activities: 540289
Income Investments: 40560
Income Other: 0
Income Total Income And Endowments: 1707052
Income Legacies: 543559
Income Endowments: 0
Expenditure Raising Funds: £285,376
Expenditure Charitable Expenditure: £1,129,583
Expenditure Other: 0
Expenditure Total: 1414959
Expenditure Investment Management: 0
Expenditure Grants Institution: 0
Expenditure Governance: 65912
Expenditure Support Costs: 203381
Expenditure Depreciation: 13493
Gain Loss Investment: 25655
Gain Loss Pension Fund: 0
Gain Loss Revaluation Fixed Investment: 0
Gain Loss Other: 0
Reserves: £1,467,794
Assets Total Fixed: 600038
Assets Own Use: 26302
Assets Long Term Investment: 573736
Defined Benefit Pension Scheme: 0
Assets Other Assets: £1,106,493
Assets Total Liabilities: £100,624
Assets Current Investment: 148137
Assets Total Assets And Liabilities: £1,605,907
Creditors One Year Total Current: 100624
Creditors Falling Due After One Year: 0
Assets Cash: £773,710
Funds Endowment: 0
Funds Unrestricted: 1467794
Funds Restricted: 138113
Funds Total: 1605907
Count Employees: 28
Charity Only Accounts: Yes

Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind: No
Fin Period Order Number: 3
Ar Cycle Reference: AR23
Fin Period Start Date: 1 April 2022
Fin Period End Date: 31 March 2023
Ar Due Date: 31 January 2024
Ar Received Date: 14 December 2023
Income Donations And Legacies: 1062655
Income Other Trading Activities: 0
Income Charitable Activities: 257765
Income Investments: 23145
Income Other: 0
Income Total Income And Endowments: 1343565
Income Legacies: 15001
Income Endowments: 0
Expenditure Raising Funds: £329,188
Expenditure Charitable Expenditure: £907,712
Expenditure Other: 0
Expenditure Total: 1236900
Expenditure Investment Management: 6362
Expenditure Grants Institution: 0
Expenditure Governance: 37177
Expenditure Support Costs: 183197
Expenditure Depreciation: 29573
Gain Loss Investment: -55603
Gain Loss Pension Fund: 0
Gain Loss Revaluation Fixed Investment: 0
Gain Loss Other: 0
Reserves: £1,197,146
Assets Total Fixed: 577108
Assets Own Use: 29027
Assets Long Term Investment: 548081
Defined Benefit Pension Scheme: 0
Assets Other Assets: £889,577
Assets Total Liabilities: £178,526
Assets Current Investment: 150601
Assets Total Assets And Liabilities: £1,288,159
Creditors One Year Total Current: 178526
Creditors Falling Due After One Year: 0
Assets Cash: £679,228
Funds Endowment: 0
Funds Unrestricted: 1197147
Funds Restricted: 91012
Funds Total: 1288159
Count Employees: 24
Charity Only Accounts: Yes

Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind: No
Fin Period Order Number: 4
Ar Cycle Reference: AR22
Fin Period Start Date: 1 April 2021
Fin Period End Date: 31 March 2022
Ar Due Date: 31 January 2023
Ar Received Date: 21 January 2023
Income Donations And Legacies: 745595
Income Other Trading Activities: 0
Income Charitable Activities: 429951
Income Investments: 88
Income Other: 0
Income Total Income And Endowments: 1175634
Income Legacies: 162610
Income Endowments: 0
Expenditure Raising Funds: £248,789
Expenditure Charitable Expenditure: £643,316
Expenditure Other: 0
Expenditure Total: 892105
Expenditure Investment Management: 0
Expenditure Grants Institution: 0
Expenditure Governance: 0
Expenditure Support Costs: 94182
Expenditure Depreciation: 15275
Gain Loss Investment: 3684
Gain Loss Pension Fund: 0
Gain Loss Revaluation Fixed Investment: 0
Gain Loss Other: 0
Reserves: £551,477
Assets Total Fixed: 631160
Assets Own Use: 37476
Assets Long Term Investment: 593684
Defined Benefit Pension Scheme: 0
Assets Other Assets: £723,886
Assets Total Liabilities: £117,949
Assets Current Investment: 0
Assets Total Assets And Liabilities: £1,237,097
Creditors One Year Total Current: 117949
Creditors Falling Due After One Year: 0
Assets Cash: £620,108
Funds Endowment: 0
Funds Unrestricted: 1059474
Funds Restricted: 177623
Funds Total: 1237097
Count Employees: 17
Charity Only Accounts: Yes

Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind: No
Fin Period Order Number: 5
Ar Cycle Reference: AR21
Fin Period Start Date: 1 April 2020
Fin Period End Date: 31 March 2021
Ar Due Date: 31 January 2022
Ar Received Date: 18 January 2022
Income Donations And Legacies: 369054
Income Other Trading Activities: 0
Income Charitable Activities: 813277
Income Investments: 14
Income Other: 0
Income Total Income And Endowments: 1182345
Income Legacies: 67267
Income Endowments: 0
Expenditure Raising Funds: £167,209
Expenditure Charitable Expenditure: £536,309
Expenditure Other: 0
Expenditure Total: 703518
Expenditure Investment Management: 0
Expenditure Grants Institution: 0
Expenditure Governance: 9000
Expenditure Support Costs: 113121
Expenditure Depreciation: 6077
Gain Loss Investment: 0
Gain Loss Pension Fund: 0
Gain Loss Revaluation Fixed Investment: 0
Gain Loss Other: 0
Reserves: £819,269
Assets Total Fixed: 39491
Assets Own Use: 39491
Assets Long Term Investment: 0
Defined Benefit Pension Scheme: 0
Assets Other Assets: £1,154,882
Assets Total Liabilities: £190,724
Assets Current Investment: 0
Assets Total Assets And Liabilities: £1,003,649
Creditors One Year Total Current: 190724
Creditors Falling Due After One Year: 0
Assets Cash: £1,037,847
Funds Endowment: 0
Funds Unrestricted: 819269
Funds Restricted: 184380
Funds Total: 1003649
Count Employees: 14
Charity Only Accounts: Yes

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Charity Area Of Operation

Geographic Area Type: Region
Geographic Area Description: Throughout England And Wales
Welsh Ind: No

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Charity Classification

Classification Code: 201
Classification Type: Who
Classification Description: Children/young People

Classification Code: 102
Classification Type: What
Classification Description: Education/training

Classification Code: 307
Classification Type: How
Classification Description: Provides Advocacy/advice/information

Classification Code: 207
Classification Type: Who
Classification Description: The General Public/mankind

Classification Code: 104
Classification Type: What
Classification Description: Disability

Classification Code: 306
Classification Type: How
Classification Description: Provides Services

Classification Code: 103
Classification Type: What
Classification Description: The Advancement Of Health Or Saving Of Lives

Classification Code: 206
Classification Type: Who
Classification Description: Other Defined Groups

Classification Code: 203
Classification Type: Who
Classification Description: People With Disabilities

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Charity Event History

Charity Name: BIPOLAR UK LTD
Charity Event Order: 1
Event Type: Standard registration
Date Of Event: 1986-02-10T00:00:00

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Charity Governing Document

Governing Document Description: MEMORANDUM AND ARTICLES INCORPORATED 07/11/1985AS AMENDED BY SPECIAL RESOLUTION(S) DATED 20/11/2004AS AMENDED BY SPECIAL RESOLUTION REGISTERED AT COMPANIES HOUSE ON 25/09/2013
Charitable Objects: TO SUPPORT ALL INDIVIDUALS AFFECTED BY BIPOLAR DISORDER AND ASSOCIATED ILLNESSES IN ANY WAY WHICH IS CHARITABLE IN LAW.
Area Of Benefit: NOT DEFINED

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Charity Other Names

Charity Name Id: 108271
Charity Name Type: Previous name
Charity Name: MDF THE BIPOLAR ORGANISATION

Charity Name Id: 512923
Charity Name Type: Working name
Charity Name: BIPOLAR UK

Charity Name Id: 108263
Charity Name Type: Working name
Charity Name: M D F

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Charity Policy

Policy Name: Social media policy and procedures

Policy Name: Safeguarding policy and procedures

Policy Name: Complaints handling

Policy Name: Paying staff

Policy Name: Trustee conflicts of interest policy and procedures

Policy Name: Investing charity funds policy and procedures

Policy Name: Engaging external speakers at charity events policy and procedures

Policy Name: Bullying and harassment policy and procedures

Policy Name: Internal charity financial controls policy and procedures

Policy Name: Conflicting interests

Policy Name: Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries

Policy Name: Risk management

Policy Name: Internal risk management policy and procedures

Policy Name: Trustee expenses policy and procedures

Policy Name: Serious incident reporting policy and procedures

Policy Name: Complaints policy and procedures

Policy Name: Campaigns and political activity policy and procedures

Policy Name: Volunteer management

Policy Name: Financial reserves policy and procedures