MENTAL HEALTH RESEARCH UK — Charity Commission profile

01 Identity

Registration and reporting

Registration status: Registered
Reporting status: Submission Received
Charity type: Trust
Registered: 15 August 2008
Removed: Not supplied
Financial period: 1 April 2024 – 31 March 2025
Latest income: £280,007
Latest expenditure: £229,683
Gift Aid: Yes
Owns or uses land: No
In administration: No
Insolvent: No
CIO: No

Public contact address: THE WHITE HOUSE, 16 GLENFIELD FRITH DRIVE, GLENFIELD, LEICESTER, LE3 8PQ

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

02 Activities

What the charity does

Mental Health Research UK ('MHRUK') funds research into the nature, causes, diagnosis, prevention, treatment and cure of all forms of mental illnesses, and develops research capacity through the award of research scholarships. Its aims are supported by the Royal College of Psychiatrists. MHRUK has already awarded 31 Ph.D research scholarships over the past 14 years.

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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: 17 November 2025
Date Accounts Received: 17 November 2025
Total Gross Income: £280,007
Total Gross Expenditure: £229,683

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: 10 December 2024
Date Accounts Received: 10 December 2024
Total Gross Income: £272,588
Total Gross Expenditure: £211,999

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: 23 January 2024
Date Accounts Received: 23 January 2024
Total Gross Income: £113,884
Total Gross Expenditure: £244,507

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: 14 January 2023
Date Accounts Received: 25 January 2023
Total Gross Income: £128,460
Total Gross Expenditure: £102,670

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: 22 December 2021
Date Accounts Received: 22 December 2021
Total Gross Income: £330,925
Total Gross Expenditure: £312,293

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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: 17 November 2025
Total Gross Income: £280,007
Total Gross Expenditure: £229,683
Grant Making Is Main Activity: Yes
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
Count Volunteers: 5

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: 10 December 2024
Total Gross Income: £272,588
Total Gross Expenditure: £211,999
Grant Making Is Main Activity: Yes
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
Count Volunteers: 8

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: 23 January 2024
Total Gross Income: £113,884
Total Gross Expenditure: £244,507
Grant Making Is Main Activity: Yes
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
Count Volunteers: 9

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: 14 January 2023
Total Gross Income: £128,460
Total Gross Expenditure: £102,670
Charity Raises Funds From Public: Yes
Charity Professional Fundraiser: No
Charity Commercial Participator: No
Grant Making Is Main Activity: Yes
Charity Receives Govt Funding Contracts: No
Charity Receives Govt Funding Grants: No
Charity Has Trading Subsidiary: No
Does Trustee Receive Any Benefit: No
Trustee Resigned Employment: No
Employees Salary Over 60k: No
Count Volunteers: 9

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: 22 December 2021
Total Gross Income: £330,925
Total Gross Expenditure: £312,293
Charity Raises Funds From Public: Yes
Charity Professional Fundraiser: No
Charity Commercial Participator: No
Grant Making Is Main Activity: Yes
Charity Receives Govt Funding Contracts: No
Charity Receives Govt Funding Grants: No
Charity Has Trading Subsidiary: No
Does Trustee Receive Any Benefit: No
Trustee Resigned Employment: No
Employees Salary Over 60k: No
Count Volunteers: 7

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

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

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

Classification Code: 302
Classification Type: How
Classification Description: Makes Grants To Organisations

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

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

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

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

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Charity Event History

Charity Name: MENTAL HEALTH RESEARCH UK
Charity Event Order: 1
Event Type: Standard registration
Date Of Event: 2008-08-15T00:00:00

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Charity Governing Document

Governing Document Description: TRUST DEED MADE 25 JULY 2008
Charitable Objects: 1 TO PROTECT AND PROMOTE THE HEALTH OF THE PUBLIC BY RESEARCH INTO THE NATURE, CAUSES, DIAGNOSIS, PREVENTION, TREATMENT AND CURE OF ALL FORMS OF MENTAL ILLNESS, AND IN PARTICULAR THE DEVELOPMENT OF RESEARCH FINDINGS INTO PRACTICAL APPLICATIONS FOR THE PREVENTION, TREATMENT AND CURE OF MENTAL ILLNESS ('THE PRIMARY OBJECT').2 IN FURTHERANCE OF THE PRIMARY OBJECT, TO PROVIDE INFORMATION AND RAISE PUBLIC AWARENESS AND IN PARTICULAR PUBLIC UNDERSTANDING OF SUCH MATTERS.2 IN FURTHERANCE OF THE PRIMARY OBJECT, TO BUILD RESEARCH CAPACITY BY WAY OF THE PROVISION OF FELLOWSHIPS AND/OR RESEARCH TRAINING AWARDS AND/OR SCHOLARSHIPS.4 IN FURTHERANCE OF THE PRIMARY OBJECT, TO ENCOURAGE THE COLLABORATION OF RESEARCH AND THE SHARING OF INFORMATION BOTH WITHIN THE UK AND WORLDWIDE.
Area Of Benefit: UNDEFINED. IN PRACTICE, NATIONAL.

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Charity Other Names

Charity Name Id: 366371
Charity Name Type: Working name
Charity Name: MHRUK

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Charity Policy

Policy Name: Complaints policy and procedures

Policy Name: Trustee expenses policy and procedures

Policy Name: Trustee conflicts of interest policy and procedures

Policy Name: Volunteer management

Policy Name: Investing charity funds policy and procedures

Policy Name: Bullying and harassment policy and procedures

Policy Name: Investment

Policy Name: Internal risk management policy and procedures

Policy Name: Conflicting interests

Policy Name: Financial reserves policy and procedures

Policy Name: Risk management

Policy Name: Internal charity financial controls policy and procedures

Policy Name: Serious incident reporting policy and procedures

Policy Name: Complaints handling