# MQ: TRANSFORMING MENTAL HEALTH

## Details

- **Country:** England & Wales
- **Charity number:** 1139916
- **Other names:** INSIGHT: RESEARCH FOR MENTAL HEALTH
- **Status:** Registered
- **Legal form:** Charitable company
- **Registered:** Jan. 19, 2011
- **Register:** https://register-of-charities.charitycommission.gov.uk/en/charity-search/?p_p_id=uk_gov_ccew_onereg_charitydetails_web_portlet_CharityDetailsPortlet&p_p_lifecycle=0&p_p_state=maximized&p_p_mode=view&_uk_gov_ccew_onereg_charitydetails_web_portlet_CharityDetailsPortlet_regId=1139916


## Contact

- **Address:** 6 Honduras Street, London
- **Postcode:** EC1Y 0TH
- **Phone:** 03000308100
- **Email:** info@mqmentalhealth.org
- **Website:** www.mqmentalhealth.org



## Activities

**Objects:** GOVERNING DOCUMENT (ARTICLES OF ASSOCIATION) BASED ON CHARITY COMMISSION PRECEDENT.THE OBJECTS OF THE CHARITY ARE1. TO PROTECT, PRESERVE, FOSTER, PROMOTE AND ADVANCE ALL OR ANY ASPECTS OF THE MENTAL HEALTH AND WELFARE OF HUMANKIND AND TO ADVANCE AND PROMOTE KNOWLEDGE AND EDUCATION BY ENGAGING IN, ENCOURAGING, FUNDING AND OTHERWISE SUPPORTING: (A) SCIENTIFIC RESEARCH OR OTHER RESEARCH INTO THE NATURE, CAUSES, DIAGNOSIS, PREVENTION, TREATMENT AND CURE OF ALL FORMS OF MENTAL ILLNESS; AND(B) THE DISCOVERY, INVENTION, IMPROVEMENT, DEVELOPMENT AND APPLICATION OF TREATMENTS, CURES, DIAGNOSTICS AND OTHER MEDICINAL AGENTS, METHODS AND PROCESSES THAT MAY IN ANY WAY RELIEVE ILLNESS, DISEASE, DISABILITY OR DISORDERS OF WHATEVER NATURE IN HUMAN BEINGS THAT IS OR MAY BE CAUSED, IN WHOLE OR IN PART, BY ANY AND ALL FORMS OF MENTAL ILLNESS; 2.  TO ADVANCE AND PROMOTE KNOWLEDGE, PUBLIC UNDERSTANDING, PUBLIC ENGAGEMENT AND EDUCATION BY ENGAGING IN, ENCOURAGING AND SUPPORTING: (A) THE STUDY AND UNDERSTANDING OF MENTAL ILLNESS AND MENTAL HEALTH AND WELFARE. (B) RESEARCH INTO THE HISTORY OF MENTAL ILLNESS AND MENTAL HEALTH AND WELFARE. IN EACH CASE WITH THE INTENTION OF PRODUCING RESULTS THAT ADD OR MAY ADD TO SCIENTIFIC KNOWLEDGE

**Activities:** The charity's main objectives for the period were to:1. Grow and develop the infrastructure of the charity; 2. Develop and implement a Fundraising Strategy;3. Develop and implement a Science Strategy and Knowledge Management infrastructure;

**Area of benefit:** UNDEFINED. IN PRACTICE, NATIONAL




## Classification

- **How:** Makes Grants To Organisations, Provides Advocacy/advice/information, Sponsors Or Undertakes Research
- **What:** Education/training, The Advancement Of Health Or Saving Of Lives, Disability
- **Who:** People With Disabilities, The General Public/mankind



## Areas of operation

- Throughout England And Wales



## Finances

| Period end | Income | Expenditure | Assets | Employees |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dec. 31, 2024 | £4279527 | £3182723 | £6397404 | 25 |
| Dec. 31, 2023 | £3480256 | £2576673 | £5300600 | 22 |
| Dec. 31, 2022 | £3542522 | £2725887 | £4397017 | 16 |
| Dec. 31, 2021 | £1872660 | £2067201 | £3580382 | 14 |
| Dec. 31, 2020 | £1985091 | £2347579 | £3774923 | 16 |



## Trustees

- **Shahzad Malik** (Chair) — appointed Feb. 22, 2017
- Fabrizio Campelli — appointed Oct. 3, 2023
- James Edwin Palmer — appointed Jan. 16, 2023
- John A Herrmann Jr — appointed April 26, 2017
- Michael John Horvitz — appointed June 23, 2020
- Professor Ann John — appointed April 17, 2023
- Professor Catherine Jane Harmer — appointed Dec. 2, 2025
- Professor Rory O'Connor — appointed July 6, 2022
- Sarah Woolnough — appointed Dec. 3, 2019