Quaker Mental Health Fund ( UK )
The Retreat York Benevolent Fund
- Country
- England & Wales
- Charity number
- 1115135
- Status
- Registered
- Registered
- July 6, 2006
- Legal form
- Other
Address
- Address
- Wallingford Quaker Meeting House
13 Castle Street
Wallingford
Oxfordshire
OX10 8DL
Contact
- Phone
- 00000
- grants@quakermhfund.uk
- Website
quakermhfund.uk
Activities
We provide grants to Quakers to enable them to access therapy, counselling, psychological assessments or other support for mental health problems that they cannot afford otherwise and for whatever reason are unable to gain the support through the NHS or Social Services Also to individuals or groups which are led by Quakers can be given grants for projects which will benefit mental health.
Objects: The Objects Of The Charity Are, For The Public Benefit, In The Following Order Of Priority:(1) To Relieve Sickness And Promote And Protect Mental Health By Providing Grants To Beneficiaries Who Cannot Afford The Fees To Be Able To Access Care At Either The Retreat York Or Other Psychiatric Hospitals In The UK; (2) To Relieve Sickness And Promote And Protect Health, Both Mental And Physical, Of The Beneficiaries By Assisting In The Provision Of Hospital Treatments Or Home Nursing For Mental Or Physical Illness, Including From Accidents;(3) To Promote And Protect Mental Health By Funding Projects And Initiatives Which Have A Direct And Demonstrable Impact On Beneficiaries; And (4) To Promote And Protect Mental Health By Funding Projects And Initiatives That Are Led By Quakers And Involve Activities Which Are Congruent With Quaker Values And/or Testimonies.
Classification
- How
- Makes Grants To Individuals, Makes Grants To Organisations
- What
- The Advancement Of Health Or Saving Of Lives
- Who
- Other Defined Groups, The General Public/mankind
Geography
- Area of benefit
- York
- Country
- Northern Ireland, Scotland
- Region
- Throughout England And Wales
Finances
| Period end | Income | Expenditure |
|---|---|---|
| Dec. 31, 2024 | £74,244 | £81,087 |
| Dec. 31, 2023 | £72,479 | £44,776 |
| Dec. 31, 2022 | £66,733 | £80,115 |
| Dec. 31, 2021 | £70,078 | £102,843 |
| Dec. 31, 2020 | £76,917 | £121,194 |
Trustees
| Name | Appointed |
|---|---|
| Alison Hay | April 14, 2021 |
| Dr Alexander Damien Rhys | March 7, 2023 |
| Kathryn Esther Parker | Jan. 8, 2020 |
| Kevin Michael Peter Lawson-McNamara | Aug. 7, 2025 |
| Penny Finch | March 7, 2023 |
| Peter Charles Bellenes | May 1, 2026 |
| Sue Clodd | March 7, 2023 |