The Showmen's Mental Health Awareness Charity
Analysis
The Showmen's Mental Health Awareness Charity is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Bolton. It was registered in June 2021, 5 years ago. Its declared purposes cover the advancement of health or saving of lives, which this site groups under health and saving lives. Legally it is a charitable incorporated organisation (CIO). It says it provides other finance and provides advocacy/advice/information.
In the financial year ending March 2025, The Showmen's Mental Health Awareness Charity reported income of £75k and spending of £61k, spending 81% of its income. Across the 4 years on record, from March 2022 to March 2025, income fell from £79k to £75k (-4.9%), an average of -1.7% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to March 2024, when income dropped by 24%. Over the whole period it spent 94% of the income it received.
Among 24,651 England and Wales charities whose main cause is health and saving lives and that reported income, The Showmen's Mental Health Awareness Charity sits at the 59th percentile: it is larger than about 59% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 67th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include The TRS Foundation (£75k), The Harvey Hext Trust (£75k) and Lincolnshire Humber Federation of Womens Institutes (£75k).
Income and spending
Where the income comes from
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In the charity's own words
The Showmen's mental health awareness charity works within the showmen community to break the stigma surrounding mental health. The charity works in three areas, crisis management, education and awareness. The main objective of the charity is to help prevent the suffering of all Showmen within the fairground industry.
Similar-sized charities, same cause
| Charity | Location | Income |
|---|---|---|
| The TRS Foundation | Middlesex | £75k |
| The Harvey Hext Trust | Bristol | £75k |
| Lincolnshire Humber Federation of Womens Institutes | North Lincolnshire | £75k |
| St Nicholas' Nairobi Fund | Middlesex | £75k |