INDEPENDENT MENTAL HEALTH NETWORK — Charity Commission profile

01 Identity

Registration and reporting

Registration status: Registered
Reporting status: Submission Received
Charity type: CIO
Registered: 3 February 2017
Removed: Not supplied
Financial period: 1 April 2024 – 31 March 2025
Latest income: £93,196
Latest expenditure: £97,242
Gift Aid: No
Owns or uses land: No
In administration: No
Insolvent: No
CIO: Yes

Public contact address: 2nd Floor, South, One Castle Park, Tower Hill, Bristol, BS2 0JA

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

02 Activities

What the charity does

IMHN seeks to empower the voices of people with lived experience of mental health problems. Through hybrid working members can share their lived experiences; receive peer support from other members; advise on the co - production of mental health service with providers; offer feedback on how things could be improved for the future.

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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: 29 January 2026
Date Accounts Received: 29 January 2026
Total Gross Income: £93,196
Total Gross Expenditure: £97,242

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: 30 January 2025
Date Accounts Received: 30 January 2025
Total Gross Income: £94,817
Total Gross Expenditure: £140,967

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: 30 January 2024
Date Accounts Received: 30 January 2024
Total Gross Income: £159,455
Total Gross Expenditure: £249,928

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: 31 January 2023
Date Accounts Received: 31 January 2023
Total Gross Income: £340,266
Total Gross Expenditure: £324,944

Fin Period Start Date: 1 September 2020
Fin Period End Date: 31 March 2021
Ar Cycle Reference: AR21
Reporting Due Date: 31 January 2022
Date Annual Return Received: 31 January 2022
Date Accounts Received: 31 January 2022
Total Gross Income: £343,192
Total Gross Expenditure: £152,322

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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: 29 January 2026
Total Gross Income: £93,196
Total Gross Expenditure: £97,242
Grant Making Is Main Activity: No
Count Govt Contracts: 4
Count Govt Grants: £0
Income From Government Contracts: 89214
Charity Has Trading Subsidiary: No
Does Trustee Receive Any Benefit: Yes
Trustee Payments Acting As Trustee: No
Trustee Receives Payments Services: Yes
Trustee Receives Other Benefit: No
Trustee Resigned Employment: No
Employees Salary Over 60k: No
Count Volunteers: 0

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: 30 January 2025
Total Gross Income: £94,817
Total Gross Expenditure: £140,967
Grant Making Is Main Activity: No
Count Govt Contracts: 2
Count Govt Grants: £0
Income From Government Contracts: 4153
Charity Has Trading Subsidiary: No
Does Trustee Receive Any Benefit: Yes
Trustee Payments Acting As Trustee: No
Trustee Receives Payments Services: Yes
Trustee Receives Other Benefit: No
Trustee Resigned Employment: Yes
Employees Salary Over 60k: No
Count Volunteers: 27

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: 30 January 2024
Total Gross Income: £159,455
Total Gross Expenditure: £249,928
Grant Making Is Main Activity: No
Count Govt Contracts: 2
Count Govt Grants: £3
Income From Government Contracts: 141651
Income From Government Grants: £17,360
Charity Has Trading Subsidiary: No
Does Trustee Receive Any Benefit: Yes
Trustee Payments Acting As Trustee: No
Trustee Receives Payments Services: Yes
Trustee Receives Other Benefit: No
Trustee Resigned Employment: No
Employees Salary Over 60k: No
Count Volunteers: 0

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: 31 January 2023
Total Gross Income: £340,266
Total Gross Expenditure: £324,944
Charity Raises Funds From Public: No
Charity Receives Govt Funding Contracts: Yes
Count Govt Contracts: 1
Charity Receives Govt Funding Grants: Yes
Count Govt Grants: £2
Income From Government Contracts: 111171
Income From Government Grants: £119,990
Charity Has Trading Subsidiary: No
Does Trustee Receive Any Benefit: Yes
Trustee Payments Acting As Trustee: No
Trustee Receives Payments Services: Yes
Trustee Receives Other Benefit: No
Trustee Resigned Employment: No
Employees Salary Over 60k: No
Count Volunteers: 10

Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind: No
Fin Period Order Number: 5
Ar Cycle Reference: AR21
Fin Period Start Date: 1 September 2020
Fin Period End Date: 31 March 2021
Ar Due Date: 31 January 2022
Ar Received Date: 31 January 2022
Total Gross Income: £343,192
Total Gross Expenditure: £152,322
Charity Raises Funds From Public: Yes
Charity Professional Fundraiser: No
Charity Commercial Participator: No
Charity Receives Govt Funding Contracts: Yes
Count Govt Contracts: 2
Charity Receives Govt Funding Grants: Yes
Count Govt Grants: £1
Income From Government Contracts: 165489
Income From Government Grants: £150,000
Charity Has Trading Subsidiary: No
Does Trustee Receive Any Benefit: Yes
Trustee Payments Acting As Trustee: No
Trustee Receives Payments Services: Yes
Trustee Receives Other Benefit: No
Trustee Resigned Employment: No
Employees Salary Over 60k: No
Count Volunteers: 0

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Charity Area Of Operation

Geographic Area Type: Local Authority
Geographic Area Description: South Gloucestershire
Welsh Ind: No

Geographic Area Type: Local Authority
Geographic Area Description: Bristol City
Welsh Ind: No

Geographic Area Type: Local Authority
Geographic Area Description: North Somerset
Welsh Ind: No

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Charity Classification

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

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

Classification Code: 101
Classification Type: What
Classification Description: General Charitable Purposes

Classification Code: 309
Classification Type: How
Classification Description: Acts As An Umbrella Or Resource Body

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

Classification Code: 115
Classification Type: What
Classification Description: Human Rights/religious Or Racial Harmony/equality Or Diversity

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

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

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

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

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

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

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Charity Event History

Charity Name: INDEPENDENT MENTAL HEALTH NETWORK
Charity Event Order: 1
Event Type: CIO registration
Date Of Event: 2017-02-03T00:00:00

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Charity Governing Document

Governing Document Description: CIO - ASSOCIATION Registered 03 Feb 2017
Charitable Objects: FOR THE PUBLIC BENEFIT, TO ADVANCE THE HEALTH OF INDIVIDUALS AND GROUPS IN ENGLAND AND WALES BY;A)REPRESENTING THE NEEDS OF THE MEMBERSHIP OF IMHN IN IMPROVING THE PROVISION OF MENTAL HEALTH SERVICES;B)WORKING COLLABORATIVELY WITH COMMISSIONERS, SERVICE PROVIDERS AND OTHER AGENCIES TO IDENTIFY INNOVATIVE HEALTH SOLUTIONS THAT WILL IMPROVE THE HEALTH OF LOCAL COMMUNITIESC)WORKING WITH INDIVIDUALS AND LOCAL GROUPS IN COMMUNITIES TO FACILITATE THE PROVISION OF SUPPORT NETWORKS FOR THOSE THAT ARE EXPERIENCING A MENTAL HEALTH ISSUED)EDUCATING THE PUBLIC ON THE IMPORTANCE OF UNDERSTANDING MENTAL HEALTH AND THE NEED FOR PARITY OF ESTEEM IN HOW WE VIEW THIS WITH PHYSICAL HEALTH(2) TO PROMOTE COMMUNITY CAPACITY BUILDING THROUGH DEVELOPING DIVERSE NETWORKS OF INDIVIDUALS AND GROUPS THAT ARE ABLE TO BE INVOLVED IN IMPROVING LOCAL MENTAL HEALTH SERVICES IN AREAS OF ENGLAND AND WALES.(3) THE ADVANCEMENT OF CITIZENSHIP OR COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT THROUGH PROMOTING THE EFFICIENCY AND EFFECTIVENESS OF CHARITIES AND THE EFFECTIVE USE OF CHARITABLE RESOURCES BY REPRESENTING A RANGE OF VIEWS TO POLICY MAKERS AND FUNDERS ON IMPROVING MENTAL HEALTH SERVICES IN ENGLAND AND WALES. (4) TO ADVANCE COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT THROUGH THE PROMOTION OF VOLUNTEERING AND THE VOLUNTARY SECTOR IN THE ROLE IT CAN PLAY FOR IMPROVING MENTAL HEALTH SERVICES LOCALLY AND NATIONALLY IN ENGLAND AND WALES.(5) TO ADVANCE SUCH CHARITABLE PURPOSES (ACCORDING TO THE LAW OF ENGLAND AND WALES) AS THE TRUSTEES SEE FIT FROM TIME TO TIME, IN PARTICULAR BUT NOT LIMITED TO ADVANCING THE EDUCATION OF INDIVIDUALS AND GROUPS WORKING IN THE HEALTH SECTOR BY MAKING GRANTS AND AWARDS TO USER-LED MENTAL HEALTH GROUPS.

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Charity Other Names

Charity Name Id: 576345
Charity Name Type: Working name
Charity Name: IMHN

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Charity Policy

Policy Name: Complaints handling

Policy Name: Complaints policy and procedures

Policy Name: Internal risk management policy and procedures

Policy Name: Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries

Policy Name: Risk management

Policy Name: Bullying and harassment policy and procedures

Policy Name: Paying staff

Policy Name: Serious incident reporting policy and procedures

Policy Name: Trustee expenses policy and procedures

Policy Name: Conflicting interests

Policy Name: Safeguarding policy and procedures

Policy Name: Trustee conflicts of interest policy and procedures

Policy Name: Financial reserves policy and procedures

Policy Name: Internal charity financial controls policy and procedures