CENTRE FOR MENTAL HEALTH — Charity Commission profile

01 Identity

Registration and reporting

Registration status: Registered
Reporting status: Submission Received
Charity type: Charitable company
Registered: 15 March 2002
Removed: Not supplied
Company number supplied: 04373019
Financial period: 6 April 2024 – 5 April 2025
Latest income: £1,574,074
Latest expenditure: £1,553,253
Gift Aid: Yes
Owns or uses land: No
In administration: No
Insolvent: No
CIO: No

Public contact address: Centre For Mental Health, Technopark, 2A04, 90 London Road, LONDON

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

02 Activities

What the charity does

Centre for Mental Health undertakes research and development activities in the field of mental health. These activities are particularly focussed on mental health care in prisons and the criminal justice system and on issues relating to the employment of people with mental health problems. Findings and recommendations are aimed at creating improvements on a national scale.

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Charity Annual Return History

Fin Period Start Date: 6 April 2024
Fin Period End Date: 5 April 2025
Ar Cycle Reference: AR25
Reporting Due Date: 5 February 2026
Date Annual Return Received: 27 November 2025
Date Accounts Received: 27 November 2025
Total Gross Income: £1,574,074
Total Gross Expenditure: £1,553,253

Fin Period Start Date: 6 April 2023
Fin Period End Date: 5 April 2024
Ar Cycle Reference: AR24
Reporting Due Date: 5 February 2025
Date Annual Return Received: 18 December 2024
Date Accounts Received: 18 December 2024
Total Gross Income: £1,608,228
Total Gross Expenditure: £1,805,978

Fin Period Start Date: 6 April 2022
Fin Period End Date: 5 April 2023
Ar Cycle Reference: AR23
Reporting Due Date: 5 February 2024
Date Annual Return Received: 24 November 2023
Date Accounts Received: 24 November 2023
Total Gross Income: £1,462,379
Total Gross Expenditure: £1,602,914

Fin Period Start Date: 6 April 2021
Fin Period End Date: 5 April 2022
Ar Cycle Reference: AR22
Reporting Due Date: 5 February 2023
Date Annual Return Received: 20 January 2023
Date Accounts Received: 20 January 2023
Total Gross Income: £1,422,205
Total Gross Expenditure: £1,305,900

Fin Period Start Date: 6 April 2020
Fin Period End Date: 5 April 2021
Ar Cycle Reference: AR21
Reporting Due Date: 5 February 2022
Date Annual Return Received: 29 October 2021
Date Accounts Received: 29 October 2021
Total Gross Income: £1,013,708
Total Gross Expenditure: £1,297,736

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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: 6 April 2024
Fin Period End Date: 5 April 2025
Ar Due Date: 5 February 2026
Ar Received Date: 27 November 2025
Total Gross Income: £1,574,074
Total Gross Expenditure: £1,553,253
Grant Making Is Main Activity: No
Count Govt Contracts: 21
Count Govt Grants: £8
Income From Government Contracts: 630060
Income From Government Grants: £13,000
Charity Has Trading Subsidiary: Yes
Trustee Also Director Of Subsidiary: Yes
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: 2
Count Salary Band 80001 90000: 1
Count Volunteers: 0

Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind: No
Fin Period Order Number: 2
Ar Cycle Reference: AR24
Fin Period Start Date: 6 April 2023
Fin Period End Date: 5 April 2024
Ar Due Date: 5 February 2025
Ar Received Date: 18 December 2024
Total Gross Income: £1,608,228
Total Gross Expenditure: £1,805,978
Grant Making Is Main Activity: No
Count Govt Contracts: 30
Count Govt Grants: £11
Income From Government Contracts: 714100
Income From Government Grants: £11,336
Charity Has Trading Subsidiary: Yes
Trustee Also Director Of Subsidiary: Yes
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: 2
Count Salary Band 70001 80000: 1
Count Salary Band 80001 90000: 1
Count Volunteers: 0

Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind: No
Fin Period Order Number: 3
Ar Cycle Reference: AR23
Fin Period Start Date: 6 April 2022
Fin Period End Date: 5 April 2023
Ar Due Date: 5 February 2024
Ar Received Date: 24 November 2023
Total Gross Income: £1,462,379
Total Gross Expenditure: £1,602,914
Grant Making Is Main Activity: No
Count Govt Contracts: 102
Count Govt Grants: £2
Income From Government Contracts: 646804
Income From Government Grants: £33,500
Charity Has Trading Subsidiary: Yes
Trustee Also Director Of Subsidiary: Yes
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 Salary Band 70001 80000: 1
Count Salary Band 80001 90000: 1
Count Volunteers: 0

Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind: No
Fin Period Order Number: 4
Ar Cycle Reference: AR22
Fin Period Start Date: 6 April 2021
Fin Period End Date: 5 April 2022
Ar Due Date: 5 February 2023
Ar Received Date: 20 January 2023
Total Gross Income: £1,422,205
Total Gross Expenditure: £1,305,900
Charity Raises Funds From Public: No
Charity Receives Govt Funding Contracts: Yes
Count Govt Contracts: 19
Charity Receives Govt Funding Grants: No
Income From Government Contracts: 313045
Charity Has Trading Subsidiary: Yes
Trustee Also Director Of Subsidiary: Yes
Does Trustee Receive Any Benefit: No
Trustee Resigned Employment: No
Employees Salary Over 60k: Yes
Count Salary Band 60001 70000: 1
Count Salary Band 70001 80000: 1
Count Salary Band 80001 90000: 1
Count Volunteers: 0

Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind: No
Fin Period Order Number: 5
Ar Cycle Reference: AR21
Fin Period Start Date: 6 April 2020
Fin Period End Date: 5 April 2021
Ar Due Date: 5 February 2022
Ar Received Date: 29 October 2021
Total Gross Income: £1,013,708
Total Gross Expenditure: £1,297,736
Charity Raises Funds From Public: No
Charity Receives Govt Funding Contracts: Yes
Count Govt Contracts: 15
Charity Receives Govt Funding Grants: Yes
Count Govt Grants: £3
Income From Government Contracts: 308804
Income From Government Grants: £18,103
Charity Has Trading Subsidiary: Yes
Trustee Also Director Of Subsidiary: Yes
Does Trustee Receive Any Benefit: No
Trustee Resigned Employment: No
Employees Salary Over 60k: Yes
Count Salary Band 60001 70000: 2
Count Salary Band 70001 80000: 0
Count Salary Band 80001 90000: 1
Count Salary Band 90001 100000: 1
Count Salary Band 100001 110000: 0
Count Salary Band 110001 120000: 0
Count Salary Band 120001 130000: 0
Count Salary Band 130001 140000: 0
Count Salary Band 140001 150000: 0
Count Salary Band 150001 200000: 0
Count Salary Band 200001 250000: 0
Count Salary Band 250001 300000: 0
Count Salary Band 300001 350000: 0
Count Salary Band 350001 400000: 0
Count Salary Band 400001 450000: 0
Count Salary Band 450001 500000: 0
Count Salary Band Over 500000: 0
Count Volunteers: 0

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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: 6 April 2024
Fin Period End Date: 5 April 2025
Ar Due Date: 5 February 2026
Ar Received Date: 27 November 2025
Income Donations And Legacies: 2603
Income Other Trading Activities: 0
Income Charitable Activities: 1563421
Income Investments: 8050
Income Other: 0
Income Total Income And Endowments: 1574074
Income Legacies: 0
Income Endowments: 0
Expenditure Raising Funds: £168,739
Expenditure Charitable Expenditure: £1,384,514
Expenditure Other: 0
Expenditure Total: 1553253
Expenditure Investment Management: 0
Expenditure Grants Institution: 0
Expenditure Governance: 196052
Expenditure Support Costs: 196052
Expenditure Depreciation: 0
Gain Loss Investment: 0
Gain Loss Pension Fund: 0
Gain Loss Revaluation Fixed Investment: 0
Gain Loss Other: 0
Reserves: £418,006
Assets Total Fixed: 0
Assets Own Use: 0
Assets Long Term Investment: 0
Defined Benefit Pension Scheme: 0
Assets Other Assets: £1,005,366
Assets Total Liabilities: £325,626
Assets Current Investment: 0
Assets Total Assets And Liabilities: £679,740
Creditors One Year Total Current: 325626
Creditors Falling Due After One Year: 0
Assets Cash: £677,174
Funds Endowment: 0
Funds Unrestricted: 455916
Funds Restricted: 223824
Funds Total: 679740
Count Employees: 25
Consolidated Accounts: Yes

Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind: No
Fin Period Order Number: 2
Ar Cycle Reference: AR24
Fin Period Start Date: 6 April 2023
Fin Period End Date: 5 April 2024
Ar Due Date: 5 February 2025
Ar Received Date: 18 December 2024
Income Donations And Legacies: 3254
Income Other Trading Activities: 0
Income Charitable Activities: 1594598
Income Investments: 10376
Income Other: 0
Income Total Income And Endowments: 1608228
Income Legacies: 0
Income Endowments: 0
Expenditure Raising Funds: £222,828
Expenditure Charitable Expenditure: £1,583,150
Expenditure Other: 0
Expenditure Total: 1805978
Expenditure Investment Management: 0
Expenditure Grants Institution: 0
Expenditure Governance: 253391
Expenditure Support Costs: 25391
Expenditure Depreciation: 0
Gain Loss Investment: 0
Gain Loss Pension Fund: 0
Gain Loss Revaluation Fixed Investment: 0
Gain Loss Other: 0
Reserves: £630,746
Assets Total Fixed: 0
Assets Own Use: 0
Assets Long Term Investment: 0
Defined Benefit Pension Scheme: 0
Assets Other Assets: £976,877
Assets Total Liabilities: £317,958
Assets Current Investment: 0
Assets Total Assets And Liabilities: £658,919
Creditors One Year Total Current: 317958
Creditors Falling Due After One Year: 0
Assets Cash: £674,139
Funds Endowment: 0
Funds Unrestricted: 418006
Funds Restricted: 240913
Funds Total: 658919
Count Employees: 29
Consolidated Accounts: Yes

Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind: No
Fin Period Order Number: 3
Ar Cycle Reference: AR23
Fin Period Start Date: 6 April 2022
Fin Period End Date: 5 April 2023
Ar Due Date: 5 February 2024
Ar Received Date: 24 November 2023
Income Donations And Legacies: 3462
Income Other Trading Activities: 0
Income Charitable Activities: 1455423
Income Investments: 3494
Income Other: 0
Income Total Income And Endowments: 1462379
Income Legacies: 0
Income Endowments: 0
Expenditure Raising Funds: £195,594
Expenditure Charitable Expenditure: £1,407,320
Expenditure Other: 0
Expenditure Total: 1602914
Expenditure Investment Management: 0
Expenditure Grants Institution: 0
Expenditure Governance: 293006
Expenditure Support Costs: 293006
Expenditure Depreciation: 0
Gain Loss Investment: 0
Gain Loss Pension Fund: 0
Gain Loss Revaluation Fixed Investment: 0
Gain Loss Other: 0
Reserves: £600,000
Assets Total Fixed: 0
Assets Own Use: 0
Assets Long Term Investment: 0
Defined Benefit Pension Scheme: 0
Assets Other Assets: £1,322,939
Assets Total Liabilities: £466,270
Assets Current Investment: 0
Assets Total Assets And Liabilities: £856,669
Creditors One Year Total Current: 466270
Creditors Falling Due After One Year: 0
Assets Cash: £901,853
Funds Endowment: 0
Funds Unrestricted: 630746
Funds Restricted: 225923
Funds Total: 856669
Count Employees: 27
Consolidated Accounts: Yes

Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind: No
Fin Period Order Number: 4
Ar Cycle Reference: AR22
Fin Period Start Date: 6 April 2021
Fin Period End Date: 5 April 2022
Ar Due Date: 5 February 2023
Ar Received Date: 20 January 2023
Income Donations And Legacies: 18103
Income Other Trading Activities: 0
Income Charitable Activities: 1403990
Income Investments: 112
Income Other: 0
Income Total Income And Endowments: 1422205
Income Legacies: 0
Income Endowments: 0
Expenditure Raising Funds: £161,791
Expenditure Charitable Expenditure: £1,144,109
Expenditure Other: 0
Expenditure Total: 1305900
Expenditure Investment Management: 0
Expenditure Grants Institution: 0
Expenditure Governance: 238918
Expenditure Support Costs: 238918
Expenditure Depreciation: 0
Gain Loss Investment: 0
Gain Loss Pension Fund: 0
Gain Loss Revaluation Fixed Investment: 0
Gain Loss Other: 0
Reserves: £781,820
Assets Total Fixed: 0
Assets Own Use: 0
Assets Long Term Investment: 0
Defined Benefit Pension Scheme: 0
Assets Other Assets: £1,352,211
Assets Total Liabilities: £355,007
Assets Current Investment: 0
Assets Total Assets And Liabilities: £997,204
Creditors One Year Total Current: 355007
Creditors Falling Due After One Year: 0
Assets Cash: £948,642
Funds Endowment: 0
Funds Unrestricted: 781820
Funds Restricted: 215384
Funds Total: 997204
Count Employees: 24
Consolidated Accounts: Yes

Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind: No
Fin Period Order Number: 5
Ar Cycle Reference: AR21
Fin Period Start Date: 6 April 2020
Fin Period End Date: 5 April 2021
Ar Due Date: 5 February 2022
Ar Received Date: 29 October 2021
Income Donations And Legacies: 39208
Income Other Trading Activities: 0
Income Charitable Activities: 973973
Income Investments: 527
Income Other: 0
Income Total Income And Endowments: 1013708
Income Legacies: 15000
Income Endowments: 0
Expenditure Raising Funds: £167,007
Expenditure Charitable Expenditure: £1,130,729
Expenditure Other: 0
Expenditure Total: 1297736
Expenditure Investment Management: 0
Expenditure Grants Institution: 0
Expenditure Governance: 239810
Expenditure Support Costs: 239810
Expenditure Depreciation: 0
Gain Loss Investment: 0
Gain Loss Pension Fund: 0
Gain Loss Revaluation Fixed Investment: 0
Gain Loss Other: 0
Reserves: £770,802
Assets Total Fixed: 0
Assets Own Use: 0
Assets Long Term Investment: 0
Defined Benefit Pension Scheme: 0
Assets Other Assets: £1,344,689
Assets Total Liabilities: £463,790
Assets Current Investment: 0
Assets Total Assets And Liabilities: £880,899
Creditors One Year Total Current: 463790
Creditors Falling Due After One Year: 0
Assets Cash: £1,156,763
Funds Endowment: 0
Funds Unrestricted: 770802
Funds Restricted: 110097
Funds Total: 880899
Count Employees: 21
Consolidated 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: 103
Classification Type: What
Classification Description: The Advancement Of Health Or Saving Of Lives

Classification Code: 202
Classification Type: Who
Classification Description: Elderly/old People

Classification Code: 204
Classification Type: Who
Classification Description: People Of A Particular Ethnic Or Racial Origin

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

Classification Code: 205
Classification Type: Who
Classification Description: Other Charities Or Voluntary Bodies

Classification Code: 308
Classification Type: How
Classification Description: Sponsors Or Undertakes Research

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

Classification Code: 310
Classification Type: How
Classification Description: Other Charitable Activities

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

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

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

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

08 Official extract

Charity Event History

Charity Name: CENTRE FOR MENTAL HEALTH
Charity Event Order: 2
Event Type: Asset transfer in
Date Of Event: 2019-09-12T00:00:00
Reason: Transfer of funds
Assoc Organisation Number: 4009409
Assoc Registered Charity Number: 1105156
Assoc Charity Name: LIGHTCLIFFE PRE-SCHOOL

Charity Name: CENTRE FOR MENTAL HEALTH
Charity Event Order: 1
Event Type: Standard registration
Date Of Event: 2002-03-15T00:00:00

Charity Name: CENTRE FOR MENTAL HEALTH
Charity Event Order: 3
Event Type: Asset transfer in
Date Of Event: 2019-11-05T00:00:00
Reason: Ceased to exist
Assoc Organisation Number: 4002564
Assoc Registered Charity Number: 1102156
Assoc Charity Name: INTERNATIONAL INSTITUTE ON SPECIAL NEEDS OFFENDERS

09 Official extract

Charity Governing Document

Governing Document Description: MEMORANDUM AND ARTICLES INCORPORATED 13/02/2002AS AMENDED BY SPECIAL RESOLUTION(S) DATED 19/01/2006AS AMENDED BY SPECIAL RESOLUTION(S) DATED 11/06/2010NOW ARTICLES ADOPTED BY SPECIAL RESOLUTION DATED 11/11/2010AS AMENDED BY SPECIAL RESOLUTION(S) DATED 13/01/2016 as amended on 26 Jan 2023
Charitable Objects: THE PRESERVATION AND PROTECTION OF MENTAL HEALTH IN PARTICULAR BY: (A) ADVANCING EDUCATION AND LEARNING IN THE SCIENCE AND PRACTICE OF MENTAL HEALTH CARE; (B) PROMOTING RESEARCH THEREIN AND AND THE PUBLICATION OF THE USEFUL RESULTS OF SUCH RESEARCH; AND (C) PROVIDING OR ASSISTING IN THE PROVISION OF MENTAL HEALTH CARE FOR THOSE IN NEED OF SUCH CARE .
Area Of Benefit: NOT DEFINED

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Charity Other Names

Charity Name Id: 388730
Charity Name Type: Previous name
Charity Name: THE SAINSBURY CENTRE FOR MENTAL HEALTH

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Charity Policy

Policy Name: Investing charity funds policy and procedures

Policy Name: Trustee expenses policy and procedures

Policy Name: Safeguarding policy and procedures

Policy Name: Internal risk management policy and procedures

Policy Name: Complaints policy and procedures

Policy Name: Risk management

Policy Name: Volunteer management

Policy Name: Trustee conflicts of interest policy and procedures

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

Policy Name: Social media policy and procedures

Policy Name: Campaigns and political activity policy and procedures

Policy Name: Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries

Policy Name: Conflicting interests

Policy Name: Serious incident reporting policy and procedures

Policy Name: Financial reserves policy and procedures

Policy Name: Complaints handling

Policy Name: Internal charity financial controls policy and procedures

Policy Name: Bullying and harassment policy and procedures

Policy Name: Paying staff