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Company No. 02350846 · Incorporated 22 Feb 1989

The Mental Health Foundation

Registered name: THE MENTAL HEALTH FOUNDATION

The Mental Health Foundation made £7.4m revenue and a £4.1m loss in the year to 31 Mar 2023.

The Mental Health Foundation’s revenue fell 31% to £7.4m in the year to 31 Mar 2023, with a loss of £4.1m and 145 employees. The company is classified under “other human health activities” and is based in London; we hold 2 years of its filed accounts.

Full P&L filedSection Q · Human health and social workSIC 86900Other human health activities
Status
Active
Location
London, London
Age
37 yrs · since 1989
Type
PRI/LBG/NSC (Private, Limited by guarantee, no share capital, use of 'Limited' exemption)

Non-profit. It is limited by guarantee (typically an association, club or management company), so it isn't run for profit. It is excluded from our opportunity lists.

Latest accounts · year to 31 Mar 2023

Key figures

Independent
Revenue
£7.4m
Growth ▼31%
Profit
−£4.1m
Growth ▼1079%
Profit margin
−55%
Gross 75.9%
Employees
145
Change ▲6.6%
Profit / employee
−£28k
Revenue/employee £50.9k
Profitable streak
0yrs
Consecutive profitable years in our data

Badges are automated estimates derived from the filed figures — not statements of fact about the company.

2 filed years

Financial history

Multi-year financials, oldest to newest
Year to31 Mar 202231 Mar 2023
DisclosureFull P&LFull P&L
Profit & loss
Revenue (turnover)£10.7m£7.4m
Cost of sales£1.6m£1.8m
Gross profit£9.1m£5.6m
Operating profit−£173k−£3.7m
Profit before tax£414k−£4.1m
Profit after tax£414k−£4.1m
Profit (best available)£414k−£4.1m
Employees (average)136145
Ratios
Profit margin3.9%−55%
Gross margin84.9%75.9%
Revenue per employee£78.6k£50.9k
Profit per employee£3k−£28k
Growth (year on year)
Revenue growth—▼31%
Profit growth—▼1079%
Headcount growth—▲6.6%
Balance sheet — indirect signals, not revenue
Cash at bank£1.8m£522k
Net assets£18.9m£14.9m
Fixed assets£14.8m£12.3m
Current assets£2.1m£848k
Debtors£310k£326k
Deferred income£0£0
SourceFullAccounts · bulk data Dec 2023FullAccounts · bulk data Dec 2023
Derived from the latest filing

How the business works

Profit margin
−55%
Profit ÷ revenue.
Gross margin
75.9%
Gross profit ÷ revenue. High for software and services.
Revenue per employee
£50.9k
Revenue ÷ average employees.
Profit per employee
−£28k
Profit ÷ average employees.
Cash conversion
—
Cash generated from operations ÷ operating profit. Needs a cash-flow statement.
Fixed assets ÷ revenue
167%
Capital intensity. Low = capital-light, cheaper to start.
Deferred income ÷ revenue
0%
Customers paying upfront (subscriptions, deposits). Approximate when combined with accruals.
Debtors ÷ revenue
4.4%
Money owed by customers. Low = customers pay quickly.
Indirect — not revenue

Balance-sheet signals

Year-on-year changes in filed balance-sheet items. They can hint at momentum (or investment) but are not revenue or profit and must not be read as such.

Net assets
▼21%
Now £14.9m
Cash at bank
▼70%
Now £522k
Headcount
▲7%
Now 145
Deferred income
—
Now £0
Fixed assets
▼17%
Now £12.3m

Deferred income is reported together with accruals in this filing (“accruals and deferred income”), so it is an approximate signal only.

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Sources

Latest figures from FullAccounts for the year to 31 Mar 2023 (profit −£4.1m), from the Companies House accounts bulk data published Dec 2023. Spotted an error? Request a correction.

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