Cardiff and Vale Action for Mental Health

Analysis

Cardiff and Vale Action for Mental Health is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Cardiff. It was registered in July 2012, 14 years ago. Its declared purposes cover education/training, disability and human rights/religious or racial harmony/equality or diversity, which this site groups under disability. Legally it is a charitable company (Companies House number 08000094). It says it provides services, provides advocacy/advice/information and acts as an umbrella or resource body.

In the financial year ending September 2025, Cardiff and Vale Action for Mental Health reported income of £96k and spending of £227k, spending 237% of what it took in. Across the 5 years on record, from March 2021 to September 2025, income fell from £223k to £96k (-57%), an average of -19% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to March 2024, when income dropped by 35%. Over the whole period it spent 114% of the income it received.

Among 12,871 England and Wales charities whose main cause is disability and that reported income, Cardiff and Vale Action for Mental Health sits at the 65th percentile: it is larger than about 65% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 70th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Daylight Studio (£96k), Chris Westwood Charity for Children with Physical Disabilities (£96k) and New Hope North East (£96k).