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the mental health foundation

The charity supports children and young people, elderly people, people with disabilities, other defined groups, and the general public. The Mental Health Foundation is a registered charity whose purpose is education and training. It delivers its work by providing services. The charity is based in London and operates in England And Wales, Scotland, and Northern Ireland.


This page summarises publicly available information about the charity, including its activities, beneficiaries, and registration details, based on official records.

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Activities & Mission

The Mental Health Foundation works to promote good mental health and to improve the lives of people affected by mental health problems. With prevention at the heart of what we do, we aim to find and address the sources of mental health problems so that people and communities can thrive.

Fundraising

See where The Mental Health Foundation is active and find local fundraising opportunities.

Financial Information

Latest Income
£6,683,617
Latest Expenditure
£7,352,501

Financial Efficiency

Program Ratio 87.8%
% of income going directly to charitable activities
Overall Efficiency 79.8%
% of expenditure going to programs (vs overhead)
Administrative Ratio 20.6%
Overhead (fundraising + governance) as % of total expenditure

Latest Financial Breakdown

Income Sources

Donations & Legacies £3,134,636
Charitable Activities £3,241,669
Other Trading £149,522
Investments £157,791
Other Income £0

Expenditure Categories

Charitable Expenditure £5,868,083
Raising Funds £1,484,418
Governance £27,044
Grants to Institutions £0
Other Expenditure £0

Financial Trend

Annual Returns

Financial YearIncomeExpenditureCharitable SpendingNet AssetsReservesStaff
2025£6,683,617£7,352,501£5,868,083£13,233,495£3,382,07596 / 30
2024£7,662,018£8,903,524£7,081,922£14,086,965£6,775,165110 / 20
2023£7,373,929£11,061,952£9,285,808£14,855,903£6,723,881145 / 100
2022£10,683,590£10,856,940£9,238,100£18,910,566£6,900,000136 / 50
2021£12,870,684£7,910,008£5,963,898£18,495,305£6,490,772113 / 50

Staff column shows: Employees / Volunteers