Sandwell African Caribbean Mental Health Foundation

Analysis

Sandwell African Caribbean Mental Health Foundation is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in West Bromwich. It was registered in August 2000, 26 years ago. Its declared purposes cover education/training, the advancement of health or saving of lives, disability and arts/culture/heritage/science, which this site groups under health and saving lives. Legally it is a charitable company (Companies House number 04004120). It says it provides services, provides advocacy/advice/information and sponsors or undertakes research.

In the financial year ending March 2025, Sandwell African Caribbean Mental Health Foundation reported income of £623k and spending of £524k, spending 84% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from March 2021 to March 2025, income grew from £354k to £623k (+76%), an average of +15% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to March 2025, when income rose by 74%. Over the whole period it spent 96% of the income it received.

Among 24,651 England and Wales charities whose main cause is health and saving lives and that reported income, Sandwell African Caribbean Mental Health Foundation sits at the 85th percentile: it is larger than about 85% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 91st percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include International Disaster & Emergency Aid with Long Term Support (£623k), The Foundation for International Community Assistance UK (£623k) and Shiney Advice and Resource Project (£622k).

In its latest detailed accounts, income came from charitable activities 93%, trading 3.7% and donations and legacies 3.2%. Charitable activities took 96% of spending and raising funds 2.2%. Reserves of £35k would cover about 1 months of spending at that rate. It employed 15 people.