Psychiatry Research Trust
Analysis
Psychiatry Research Trust is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in London. It was registered in March 1982, 44 years ago. Its declared purposes cover education/training and the advancement of health or saving of lives, which this site groups under health and saving lives. Legally it is a charitable trust. It says it sponsors or undertakes research.
In the financial year ending March 2025, Psychiatry Research Trust reported income of £388k and spending of £599k, spending 155% of what it took in. Across the 5 years on record, from March 2021 to March 2025, income fell from £616k to £388k (-37%), an average of -11% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to March 2022, when income rose by 246%. Over the whole period it spent 44% of the income it received.
Among 24,651 England and Wales charities whose main cause is health and saving lives and that reported income, Psychiatry Research Trust sits at the 81st percentile: it is larger than about 81% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 88th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Simply Limitless (£388k), Children's Bereavement Centre (£388k) and Hays Travel Foundation (£388k).
Income and spending
Where the income comes from
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In the charity's own words
Supporting research both with protected funds used only for research in specified areas, and unrestricted funds, awarded to young researchers in open competition, provided they are supervised and that their research falls within one of the Clinical Academic Groups (CAG) of the IoPPN. Additionally, supporting young psychiatrists from Eastern Europe and developing countries
Similar-sized charities, same cause
| Charity | Location | Income |
|---|---|---|
| Simply Limitless | Worcestershire | £388k |
| Children's Bereavement Centre | Nottinghamshire | £388k |
| Hays Travel Foundation | Sunderland | £388k |
| Aspiring Communities Together | Sheffield | £388k |