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The Association for Child and Adolescent Mental Health

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The Association for Child and Adolescent Mental Health is a registered charity in England & Wales. Its register classifications include general charitable purposes, education/training, the advancement of health or saving of lives.

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What are the key facts about The Association for Child and Adolescent Mental Health?

Reported income · year ending 2025-12-31
£1,493,464
Reported spending · year ending 2025-12-31
£1,481,424
Registered charity number
1042760
Status in source extract
Registered
Charity type
Charitable company
Register contact address detail (not service area)
39-41 Union Street
Registered for Gift Aid (HMRC)
Not recorded
Website
www.acamh.org

Quick answer

The Association for Child and Adolescent Mental Health (number 1042760) 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 The Association for Child and Adolescent Mental Health do?

The objects of the Company are the advancement of all matters concerning the mental health and development of children, young people and their families by promoting and disseminating scientific research and scholarship, and their implications for the evidence-base of multi-disciplinary clinical practice.

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

From the annual return

Pay, income, Gift Aid and registration details for The Association for Child and Adolescent Mental Health

Answers The Association for Child and Adolescent Mental Health gave in its annual return to the Charity Commission for the year ending 31 December 2025, plus its register entry. A blank answer in the return is shown as not reported, never as “no”.

How much are The Association for Child and Adolescent Mental Health's highest-paid staff paid?

The Association for Child and Adolescent Mental Health's annual return for the year ending 31 December 2025 reports 2 employees paid more than £60,000, including 1 employee paid more than £100,000. The highest reported pay band is £100,001–£110,000 (1 employee).

Employees paid over £60,000, by salary band
£100,001–£110,0001
£60,001–£70,0001

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

Where does The Association for Child and Adolescent Mental Health's money come from?

The Association for Child and Adolescent Mental Health reported £1.5m total income for the year ending 31 December 2025. The largest sources were charitable activities £1.4m (91%), trading and fundraising events £93k (6%), investments £46k (3%).

  • Charitable activities (fees and contracts)£1.4m · 91%
  • Trading and fundraising events£93k · 6%
  • Investments£46k · 3%
  • Donations and legacies£16 · 0%

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

The register does not record The Association for Child and Adolescent Mental Health as registered with HMRC for Gift Aid. Ask the charity before assuming a donation can be Gift Aided.

The Association for Child and Adolescent Mental Health's annual return for the year ending 31 December 2025 reports that no trustee received remuneration or other benefits from the charity.

Registration details

Registered as a charity
Company number
02990385 (Companies House)
Also known as
Acamh
Previous names on the register
The Association for Child Psychology and Psychiatry
Where it says it operates
Throughout England and Wales · Ireland · Scotland

Who it supports and how it works

Reported beneficiaries: Children/young People; People With Disabilities.

Reported activities: Provides Services; Sponsors Or Undertakes Research.

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 The Association for Child and Adolescent Mental Health registered for?

General Charitable PurposesEducation/trainingThe Advancement Of Health Or Saving Of Lives

Why is there no Clarity Score for The Association for Child and Adolescent Mental Health yet?

Our dataset does not yet contain the detailed filing history needed to score The Association for Child and Adolescent 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 The Association for Child and Adolescent Mental Health?

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Frequently asked questions

Is The Association for Child and Adolescent Mental Health a legitimate charity?
The register data used for this profile lists The Association for Child and Adolescent Mental Health as a registered charity (number 1042760) 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 The Association for Child and Adolescent Mental Health's charity number?
The Association for Child and Adolescent Mental Health's charity number is 1042760. Check that number on the Charity Commission register or this CharityCompare profile before you donate.
How do I check charity number 1042760?
Search 1042760 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 The Association for Child and Adolescent Mental Health do?
The objects of the Company are the advancement of all matters concerning the mental health and development of children, young people and their families by promoting and disseminating scientific research and scholarship, and their implications for the evidence-base of multi-disciplinary clinical practice.
Does The Association for Child and Adolescent Mental Health have reviews and complaints?
CharityCompare does not host public user reviews for The Association for Child and Adolescent 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 The Association for Child and Adolescent Mental Health?
The Association for Child and Adolescent Mental Health's website listed in our register data is http://www.acamh.org. 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 The Association for Child and Adolescent Mental Health's chief executive paid?
The Charity Commission register does not name individual salaries. The Association for Child and Adolescent Mental Health's annual return for the year ending 31 December 2025 reports 2 employees paid more than £60,000, including 1 employee paid more than £100,000. The highest reported pay band is £100,001–£110,000 (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 The Association for Child and Adolescent Mental Health's money come from?
The Association for Child and Adolescent Mental Health reported £1.5m total income for the year ending 31 December 2025. The largest sources were charitable activities £1.4m (91%), trading and fundraising events £93k (6%), investments £46k (3%).
Can I claim Gift Aid on a donation to The Association for Child and Adolescent Mental Health?
The register does not record The Association for Child and Adolescent Mental Health as registered with HMRC for Gift Aid. Ask the charity before assuming a donation can be Gift Aided.
Are The Association for Child and Adolescent Mental Health's trustees paid?
The Association for Child and Adolescent Mental Health's annual return for the year ending 31 December 2025 reports that no trustee received remuneration or other benefits from the charity.
What was The Association for Child and Adolescent Mental Health previously called?
The register lists this previous name for The Association for Child and Adolescent Mental Health: The Association for Child Psychology and Psychiatry.
When was The Association for Child and Adolescent Mental Health registered as a charity?
The Association for Child and Adolescent Mental Health was entered on the register on 13 December 1994. It is also a company registered at Companies House (company number 02990385).

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.