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Centre for Mental Health

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Centre for Mental Health is a registered charity in England & Wales. Its register classifications include the advancement of health or saving of lives, disability.

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What are the key facts about Centre for Mental Health?

Reported income · year ending 2025-04-05
£1,574,074
Reported spending · year ending 2025-04-05
£1,553,253
Registered charity number
1091156
Status in source extract
Registered
Charity type
Charitable company
Register contact address detail (not service area)
Technopark
Registered for Gift Aid (HMRC)
Yes

Quick answer

Centre for Mental Health (number 1091156) is listed as registered in the Charity Commission snapshot used here. Check the live register for its current position. Registration does not authenticate a particular fundraising appeal or establish the impact of a donation.

What does Centre for Mental Health do?

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.

Activities reported on the official register · extract 2026-10-04.

From the annual return

Pay, income, Gift Aid and registration details for Centre for Mental Health

Answers Centre for Mental Health gave in its annual return to the Charity Commission for the year ending 5 April 2025, plus its register entry. A blank answer in the return is shown as not reported, never as “no”.

How much are Centre for Mental Health's highest-paid staff paid?

Centre for Mental Health's annual return for the year ending 5 April 2025 reports 3 employees paid more than £60,000. The highest reported pay band is £80,001–£90,000 (1 employee).

Employees paid over £60,000, by salary band
£80,001–£90,0001
£60,001–£70,0002

The register reports headcounts in salary bands, not names. Individual pay is disclosed in the trustees' annual report.

Where does Centre for Mental Health's money come from?

Centre for Mental Health reported £1.6m total income for the year ending 5 April 2025. The largest sources were charitable activities £1.6m (99%), investments £8,050 (1%), donations and legacies £2,603 (0%).

  • Charitable activities (fees and contracts)£1.6m · 99%
  • Investments£8,050 · 1%
  • Donations and legacies£2,603 · 0%

Does Centre for Mental Health receive government funding?

The annual return does not answer this question for Centre for Mental Health. Check the accounts for grants and contracts from public bodies.

Centre for Mental Health reports a trading subsidiary — a company it owns that trades and passes profits to the charity.

Can I claim Gift Aid, and are the trustees paid?

The register records Centre for Mental Health as registered with HMRC for Gift Aid, so a UK taxpayer can usually add 25p to every £1 they give by making a Gift Aid declaration. Work out your Gift Aid

Centre for Mental Health's annual return for the year ending 5 April 2025 reports that no trustee received remuneration or other benefits from the charity.

Registration details

Registered as a charity
Company number
04373019 (Companies House)
Previous names on the register
The Sainsbury Centre for Mental Health
Where it says it operates
Throughout England and Wales

Who it supports and how it works

Reported beneficiaries: Children/young People; Elderly/old People; People With Disabilities; People Of A Particular Ethnic Or Racial Origin; Other Charities Or Voluntary Bodies; Other Defined Groups.

Reported activities: Provides Services; Provides Advocacy/advice/information; Sponsors Or Undertakes Research; Other Charitable Activities.

Classifications supplied to the register; extract 2026-10-04. These broad categories do not establish eligibility or current capacity. Use the official contact details to ask about access, referrals and service area.

What causes is Centre for Mental Health registered for?

The Advancement Of Health Or Saving Of LivesDisability

Why is there no Clarity Score for Centre for Mental Health yet?

Our dataset does not yet contain the detailed filing history needed to score Centre for Mental Health. An unrated profile is a gap in our assessment, not a negative judgement about the charity. The register facts and available annual-return disclosures above remain useful. Payment never influences a rating. How scoring works

What should you check before donating to Centre for Mental Health?

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Frequently asked questions

Is Centre for Mental Health a legitimate charity?
The register data used for this profile lists Centre for Mental Health as a registered charity (number 1091156) with the Charity Commission for England and Wales. Check the current register entry. A real charity number does not verify a fundraiser or appeal, and registration is not an impact rating.
What is Centre for Mental Health's charity number?
Centre for Mental Health's charity number is 1091156. Check that number on the Charity Commission register or this CharityCompare profile before you donate.
How do I check charity number 1091156?
Search 1091156 on the Charity Commission for England and Wales register or on CharityCompare. Confirm the registered name matches the organisation asking for money — scammers sometimes reuse real charity numbers.
What does Centre for Mental Health do?
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.
Does Centre for Mental Health have reviews and complaints?
CharityCompare does not host public user reviews for Centre for Mental Health. This basic profile confirms registration and register facts. Rated charities also show a filing-based Clarity Score. For formal complaints, contact the Charity Commission for England and Wales or the Fundraising Regulator as appropriate.
How can I donate to Centre for Mental Health?
Centre for Mental Health's website listed in our register data is http://www.centreformentalhealth.org.uk. Verify it against the current register before donating. CharityCompare does not process donations or take a commission; the charity's payment provider may charge fees.
How much is Centre for Mental Health's chief executive paid?
The Charity Commission register does not name individual salaries. Centre for Mental Health's annual return for the year ending 5 April 2025 reports 3 employees paid more than £60,000. The highest reported pay band is £80,001–£90,000 (1 employee). Charities normally disclose the chief executive's pay, or the pay of their highest-paid staff, in the remuneration note of the trustees' annual report and accounts.
Where does Centre for Mental Health's money come from?
Centre for Mental Health reported £1.6m total income for the year ending 5 April 2025. The largest sources were charitable activities £1.6m (99%), investments £8,050 (1%), donations and legacies £2,603 (0%).
Can I claim Gift Aid on a donation to Centre for Mental Health?
The register records Centre for Mental Health as registered with HMRC for Gift Aid, so a UK taxpayer can usually add 25p to every £1 they give by making a Gift Aid declaration.
Are Centre for Mental Health's trustees paid?
Centre for Mental Health's annual return for the year ending 5 April 2025 reports that no trustee received remuneration or other benefits from the charity.
What was Centre for Mental Health previously called?
The register lists this previous name for Centre for Mental Health: The Sainsbury Centre for Mental Health.
When was Centre for Mental Health registered as a charity?
Centre for Mental Health was entered on the register on 15 March 2002. It is also a company registered at Companies House (company number 04373019).

Source: Charity Commission for England and Wales register extract dated 2026-10-04, used under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Always verify current details on the official register entry.