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Self Help Services

Independent profile · Charity Commission for England and Wales data

Self Help Services is a registered charity in England & Wales. Its register classifications include the advancement of health or saving of lives.

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What are the key facts about Self Help Services?

Reported income · year ending 2025-03-31
£14,235,091
Reported spending · year ending 2025-03-31
£14,198,564
Registered charity number
1122063
Status in source extract
Registered
Charity type
Charitable company
Register contact address detail (not service area)
339 Stretford Road
Registered for Gift Aid (HMRC)
Not recorded

Quick answer

Self Help Services (number 1122063) 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 Self Help Services do?

Self Help Services principal activity is to promote the relief and rehabilitation of persons affected by mental ill health. It is a user-led organisation that is run by and for individuals with experience of mental health issues.

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

From the annual return

Pay, income, Gift Aid and registration details for Self Help Services

Answers Self Help Services gave in its annual return to the Charity Commission for the year ending 31 March 2025, plus its register entry. A blank answer in the return is shown as not reported, never as “no”.

How much are Self Help Services's highest-paid staff paid?

Self Help Services's annual return for the year ending 31 March 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 Self Help Services's money come from?

Self Help Services reported £14m total income for the year ending 31 March 2025. The largest sources were charitable activities £14m (100%), investments £38k (0%), donations and legacies £2,852 (0%).

  • Charitable activities (fees and contracts)£14m · 100%
  • Investments£38k · 0%
  • Donations and legacies£2,852 · 0%

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

The register does not record Self Help Services as registered with HMRC for Gift Aid. Ask the charity before assuming a donation can be Gift Aided.

Self Help Services's annual return for the year ending 31 March 2025 reports that no trustee received remuneration or other benefits from the charity.

Registration details

Registered as a charity
Company number
06036050 (Companies House)
Where it says it operates
Manchester City · Oldham · Stockport · Trafford · Liverpool City · St Helens · Cheshire East · Lancashire

Who it supports and how it works

Reported beneficiaries: People With Disabilities; Other Defined Groups.

Reported activities: Provides Services; Provides Advocacy/advice/information.

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 Self Help Services registered for?

The Advancement Of Health Or Saving Of Lives

Why is there no Clarity Score for Self Help Services yet?

Our dataset does not yet contain the detailed filing history needed to score Self Help Services. 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

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Frequently asked questions

Is Self Help Services a legitimate charity?
The register data used for this profile lists Self Help Services as a registered charity (number 1122063) 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 Self Help Services's charity number?
Self Help Services's charity number is 1122063. Check that number on the Charity Commission register or this CharityCompare profile before you donate.
How do I check charity number 1122063?
Search 1122063 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 Self Help Services do?
Self Help Services principal activity is to promote the relief and rehabilitation of persons affected by mental ill health. It is a user-led organisation that is run by and for individuals with experience of mental health issues.
Does Self Help Services have reviews and complaints?
CharityCompare does not host public user reviews for Self Help Services. 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 Self Help Services?
Self Help Services's website listed in our register data is https://www.thebiglifegroup.com/. 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 Self Help Services's chief executive paid?
The Charity Commission register does not name individual salaries. Self Help Services's annual return for the year ending 31 March 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 Self Help Services's money come from?
Self Help Services reported £14m total income for the year ending 31 March 2025. The largest sources were charitable activities £14m (100%), investments £38k (0%), donations and legacies £2,852 (0%).
Can I claim Gift Aid on a donation to Self Help Services?
The register does not record Self Help Services as registered with HMRC for Gift Aid. Ask the charity before assuming a donation can be Gift Aided.
Are Self Help Services's trustees paid?
Self Help Services's annual return for the year ending 31 March 2025 reports that no trustee received remuneration or other benefits from the charity.
When was Self Help Services registered as a charity?
Self Help Services was entered on the register on 19 December 2007. It is also a company registered at Companies House (company number 06036050).

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.