Mental Health UK

The funder prioritises collaborative projects addressing financial wellbeing, youth resilience, employability, loneliness, and holistic support for people across all ages, particularly those in crisis, financial hardship, or pre-crisis stages. Supported activities include direct advice, peer groups, workplace and school prevention programmes, and awareness campaigns. Geographically, the funder supports work across England, Scotland, Wales, and Northern Ireland, with a preference for scalable, multi-year interventions that can demonstrate measurable impact. It focuses on the practical intersection of mental and financial health and values lived experience in programme design.

Eligible applicants are UK-registered charities with established capacity and evidence of impact. There are no geographic or income restrictions, though the funder prefers medium-to-large organisations that can deliver at scale. It prioritises partnerships with charities operating across all four UK nations. Beneficiary groups include individuals experiencing mental health challenges, financial hardship, loneliness, and those at risk. The funder is committed to lived experience and looks for organisations that share this value.

Mental Health UK does not fund one-off, emergency, or unrestricted grants. It avoids short-term, non-scalable projects and does not offer unsolicited funding or open calls. The organisation does not provide grants for activities that fall outside its focus areas of mental health, financial wellbeing, youth resilience, employability, or social support.

Funding is by invitation only through proactive partnerships; the funder does not accept unsolicited applications. It favours multi-year, collaborative projects and is open to supporting core costs and capacity building within eligible partnerships. Grants are typically made to medium-to-large charities with established infrastructure, and the funder works closely with partners to design scalable interventions.