Rethink Mental Illness

Charity number: 271028
Charity reporting is up to date (on time)

Charity overview

Activities - how the charity spends its money

To provide information, advice, support & services of the highest standard to those experiencing severe mental illness, their families & carers, in areas such as housing, education & training, rehabilitation & employment and recreation. To spread understanding about severe mental illness. To campaign nationally & locally for high quality care, including both acute & long-term services.

Income and expenditure

Data for financial year ending 31 March 2024

Total income:
£44,501,000

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Donations and legacies £3.51m
Charitable activities £40.29m
Other trading activities £425.00k
Investments £279.00k
Other £0

Total expenditure:
£46,209,000

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Raising funds £2.20m
Charitable activities £43.75m
Other £253.00k

£371,000 investments gains (losses)

Total income includes £26,819,502 from 176 government contract(s) and £116,343 from 3 government grant(s)

Charitable expenditure

Charitable expenditure

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In managing their spending and investments charities need to strike a balance between the needs of future and current beneficiaries. They also need to take account of spending commitments that may stretch over a number of future years. To do this, charities will normally adopt an investment strategy designed to generate both income and capital growth. To maximise returns trustees may commit to investment strategies for several years.

Investments can experience large swings in value so trustees may, in a particular year, decide to realise and spend part of their charity’s capital or to invest part of its income.

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Raising funds and other expenditure £2.46m
Charitable expenditure £43.75m

People

1167 Employee(s)

15 Trustee(s)

127 Volunteer(s)

Employees with total benefits over £60,000

Number of employees
£60k to £70k 10
£70k to £80k 6
£100k to £110k 2
£110k to £120k 1
£150k to £200k 1

Fundraising

No information available

Trading

This charity has one or more trading subsidiaries.

Trustee payments

No trustees receive any remuneration, payments or benefits from the charity.

What, who, how, where

What the charity does:
  • Disability
Who the charity helps:
  • People With Disabilities
  • Other Defined Groups
How the charity helps:
  • Provides Services
  • Provides Advocacy/advice/information
Where the charity operates:
  • Throughout England

Governance

Registration history:
  • 31 October 1991: Standard registration
  • 29 November 2012: Removed (Ceased to exist)
Organisation type:
Charitable company
Other names:
  • RETHINK (Working name)
  • NATIONAL SCHIZOPHRENIA FELLOWSHIP (Previous name)
  • RETHINK MENTAL ILLNESS (Previous name)
Company number:
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Gift aid:
Recognised by HMRC for gift aid
Other regulators:
  • Care Quality Commission
  • Financial Conduct Authority
Policies:
  • Bullying and harassment policy and procedures
  • Campaigns and political activity policy and procedures
  • Complaints handling
  • Complaints policy and procedures
  • Conflicting interests
  • Engaging external speakers at charity events policy and procedures
  • Financial reserves policy and procedures
  • Internal charity financial controls policy and procedures
  • Internal risk management policy and procedures
  • Investing charity funds policy and procedures
  • Investment
  • Paying staff
  • Risk management
  • Safeguarding policy and procedures
  • Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries
  • Serious incident reporting policy and procedures
  • Social media policy and procedures
  • Trustee conflicts of interest policy and procedures
  • Trustee expenses policy and procedures
  • Volunteer management
Land and property:
This charity owns and/or leases land or property

Trustees

Trustees are the people responsible for controlling the work, management and administration of the charity on behalf of its beneficiaries. Generally trustees are treasurer, chair, board member etc. The trustees are responsible for keeping this list up to date and can do this by updating their details as they happen through the online service

15 Trustee(s)

Name Role Date of appointment Other trusteeships Reporting status of other trusteeships
Dr Zoe Swithenbank Trustee 04 September 2025
CHESTER PLUS
Received: On time
Ranjit Thaliwal Trustee 04 September 2025
None on record
Simon Spencer Brauner-Cave Trustee 05 September 2024
None on record
Joanna Frost-Bryant Trustee 29 February 2024
None on record
Rajen Sheth Trustee 06 June 2022
None on record
Rosalind Clare Homan Trustee 13 November 2021
None on record
Edward George Alexander Gorringe Trustee 21 January 2021
FINCHALE TRAINING COLLEGE
Charity is in administration
Christine Stead Trustee 14 November 2020
None on record
Ian Paul Jackson Trustee 28 February 2019
None on record
Kathryn Tyson Trustee 08 February 2018
None on record
John Robert Liver Trustee 08 February 2018
None on record
Aphra Tulip-Briggs Trustee 08 February 2018
None on record
JANE ELIZABETH WATKINSON Trustee 17 May 2016
None on record
George Hook Trustee 24 March 2016
SERVICE SIX
Received: On time
Jasvinder Kaur Balghan Trustee 27 February 2005
None on record

Financial history

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Financial period end date

Income / Expenditure 31/03/2020 31/03/2021 31/03/2022 31/03/2023 31/03/2024
Total gross income £31.72m £33.08m £37.48m £40.94m £44.50m
Total expenditure £31.67m £30.48m £35.33m £41.50m £46.21m
Income from government contracts £16.49m £18.92m £22.21m £23.95m £26.82m
Income from government grants £252.23k £933.92k £1.05m £193.30k £116.34k
Income - Donations and legacies £3.20m £4.68m £4.40m £2.82m £3.51m
Income - Other trading activities £151.00k £165.00k £510.00k £365.00k £425.00k
Income - Charitable activities £28.12m £28.06m £32.37m £37.54m £40.29m
Income - Endowments £0 £0 £0 £0 £0
Income - Investment £245.00k £186.00k £193.00k £219.00k £279.00k
Income - Other £0 £0 £0 £0 £0
Income - Legacies £624.00k £1.04m £1.31m £878.00k £1.25m
Expenditure - Charitable activities £30.31m £28.32m £33.13m £39.29m £43.75m
Expenditure - Raising funds £1.30m £1.81m £1.99m £2.08m £2.20m
Expenditure - Governance £0 £498.00k £628.00k £1.30m £1.33m
Expenditure - Grants institution £0 £0 £0 £0 £0
Expenditure - Investment management £0 £65.00k £80.00k £68.00k £22.00k
Expenditure - Other £53.00k £354.00k £214.00k £134.00k £253.00k

Assets and liabilities

Definitions for assets and liabilities
Own use assets

These are assets, other than investments, which are held for more than 12 months and used to run and administer the charity such as buildings, offices, exhibits and fixtures and fittings.

Long term Investments

Investments are assets held by the charity with the sole aim of generating income which will be used for their charitable purposes such as deposit accounts, shares, rental property and unit trusts.
Investment assets are re-valued every year and included in the balance sheet at their current market value.
Long term investments are held for more than 12 months.

Other assets

These are assets held generally for less than 12 months such as cash and bank balances, debtors, investments to be sold within the coming year and trading stock.

Defined benefit pension scheme asset or liability

This is a surplus or deficit in any defined benefit pension scheme operated and represents a potential long-term asset or liability.

Total liabilities

These are all the amounts owed by the charity at the balance sheet date to third parties such as bills due but not yet paid, bank overdrafts and loans and mortgages.

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Asset / Liability 31/03/2020 31/03/2021 31/03/2022 31/03/2023 31/03/2024
Own use assets £2.91m £2.43m £3.03m £3.69m £4.38m
Long-term investments £7.17m £8.74m £9.41m £8.59m £6.22m
Other assets £8.80m £16.61m £17.69m £13.45m £10.60m
Defined benefit pension scheme asset or liability -£3.54m £0 £0 -£1.46m -£1.35m
Total liabilities £7.59m £15.82m £15.78m £10.98m £7.75m

Accounts and annual returns

This table shows the charity's record of submitting annual returns, accounts and trustees' annual report (TAR) for the last five financial periods.
Title Reporting year Date received Received Download
Annual return 31 March 2024 22 January 2025 On time
Accounts and TAR 31 March 2024 23 January 2025 On time Download Open in new window
Annual return 31 March 2023 24 January 2024 On time
Accounts and TAR 31 March 2023 24 January 2024 On time Download Open in new window
Annual return 31 March 2022 20 January 2023 On time
Accounts and TAR 31 March 2022 20 January 2023 On time Download Open in new window
Annual return 31 March 2021 25 January 2022 On time
Accounts and TAR 31 March 2021 25 January 2022 On time Download Open in new window
Annual return 31 March 2020 21 January 2021 On time
Accounts and TAR 31 March 2020 21 January 2021 On time Download Open in new window
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Governing document

Details of the type of governing document the charity has and when it was established.
It is not the full text of the charity's governing document.

MEMORANDUM AND ARTICLES INCORPORATED 20 SEP 1975 NOW ARTICLES ADOPTED BY SPECIAL RESOLUTION DATED 30 NOV 2009 AS AMENDED BY SPECIAL RESOLUTION(S) DATED 13 NOV 2010 AS AMENDED BY SPECIAL RESOLUTION(S) DATED 10 NOV 2012 AS AMENDED BY SPECIAL RESOLUTION(S) DATED 02 NOV 2013 AS AMENDED BY SPECIAL RESOLUTION(S) DATED 11 NOV 2017 as amended on 09 Jan 2019 as amended on 14 Nov 2020 as amended on 02 Feb 2023 as amended on 19 Nov 2022

Charitable objects

2. History and Objects 2.1 The National Schizophrenia Fellowship was founded for the benefit of people experiencing schizophrenia and related conditions and their carers. Over the years the Charity has evolved and now works to improve the lives of everyone severely affected by mental illness, including schizophrenia and psychosis, bipolar disorder, depression, anxiety and personality disorder. To achieve this, the Objects are: (a) to improve the lives of people severely affected by mental illness and their families and carers through local support groups and services; (b) to provide expert advice, information and training to the public in the field of mental health and welfare, including influencing Government and decision makers more widely; and (c) to advance awareness and understanding as to the causes, consequences and management of mental illness, working to decrease the stigma surrounding it.

Area of benefit

The area the charity can operate in, as set out in its governing document.

NOT DEFINED

Linked charities

Linked charities
Linked charity 271028-1 BEFRIENDING VISITORS SERVICE
Governing document
TRUST DEED DATED 18 JANUARY 1988
Charitable objects
TO ESTABLISH A SERVICE TO PROVIDE VISITORS TO AND BEFRIENDING FOR PERSONS SUFFERING FROM SCHIZOPHRENIA AND ALLIED DISORDERS.
Area of benefit
NOT DEFINED
Registration history
  • 31 October 1991 : Standard registration
  • 29 November 2012 : Removed

Contact information

Address:
28 Albert Embankment
LONDON
SE1 7GR
Phone:
01215227007
Email:
info@rethink.org
Website:

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