Platfform for Change
What it does
Platfform is the charity for mental health and social change. We work to have a lasting positive impact with people experiencing challenges with their mental health, with over 100 projects and services across Wales and the UK. We live by our values of being connected, compassionate, brave and curious in everything we do, and we believe deeply in our vision of sustainable wellbeing for all.
Its charitable purposes
(1) To relieve the needs of people with mental health problems, those at risk of developing mental health problems or suffering from detrimental health risk behaviours and other vulnerable or disadvantaged persons by: a) the provision of housing and other associated amenities designed or adapted to meet the disabilities and requirements of such persons; b) the provision of services, advice, support and opportunities which support the mental wellbeing of such persons; and c) advancing the education of the public on the causes and effects of mental health problems and detrimental health risk behaviours. (2) In this Article: a) “detrimental health risk behaviour” means any form of individual behaviour which is harmful and self-detrimental, has a strong negative influence on mental health and which is attributable to poor psychological and social wellbeing for whatever reason, including substance misuse and other risks to individual and public mental health; b) “vulnerable” refers to persons (adults or children) who have, or may have, need of community services by reason of a mental or physical disability, age, or illness; and c) “disadvantaged” refers to a recognised social or welfare disadvantage.
Causes
- What it works on
- Education and training
- Health and saving lives
- Disability
- Preventing or relieving poverty
- Accommodation and housing
- Economic and community development, and employment
- Who it helps
- Children and young people
- Older people
- Disabled people
- Other defined groups
- The general public
- How it works
- Provides buildings, facilities or open space
- Provides services
- Provides advocacy, advice or information
- Other charitable activities
Where it works
- In Wales
- Throughout Wales
Area of benefit in its governing document: Not Defined But in Practice Wales and England
Income and spending
In the year ending 31 March 2025, it had income of £16,045,415 and spent £16,127,379.
| Year ending | Income | Spending | Paid staff | Volunteers |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 31 March 2025 | £16,045,415 | £16,127,379 | 418 | 45 |
| 31 March 2024 | £16,366,684 | £14,505,814 | 464 | 15 |
| 31 March 2023 | £12,892,611 | £13,217,289 | 439 | 90 |
| 31 March 2022 | £11,771,690 | £11,943,317 | 393 | 92 |
| 31 March 2021 | £10,316,824 | £9,950,999 | 340 | 51 |
Financial position
Separate measures from the charity's own returns and accounts, each with its year. Read them together: no single measure says how well a charity is run.
- Income over time
- Up 56%, from £10,316,824 in the year to 31 March 2021 to £16,045,415 in the year to 31 March 2025.
- Spending against income
- It spent 101% of its income in the year to 31 March 2025. It spent more than its income in 3 of the 5 years shown.
- Money from government
- 63% of its income in the year to 31 March 2025 came from government grants and contracts (£10,077,225).
- Largest funder
- Local authorities (not named) gave £6,538,339 in the year to 31 March 2025, 41% of that year's income.
Government funding, as the charity reported it
Government grants in the year ending 31 March 2025: £567,544 from 5 grants. Government contracts: £9,509,681 from 130 contracts.
| Year ending | Government grants | Government contracts |
|---|---|---|
| 31 March 2025 | £567,544 from 5 grants | £9,509,681 from 130 contracts |
| 31 March 2024 | Not reported | £6,714,588 from 33 contracts |
| 31 March 2023 | Not reported | £6,587,582 from 28 contracts |
| 31 March 2022 | Not reported | £6,304,362 from 28 contracts |
| 31 March 2021 | Not reported | £5,070,586 from 42 contracts |
Where its income came from in the year ending 31 March 2025
- Donations and legacies£42,902
- Charitable activities, including grants and contracts for its work£13,185,568
- Trading and fundraising£2,784,307
- Investments£12,364
- Other£20,274
Who funds it, according to its accounts
In its accounts for the year ending 31 March 2025, the charity named 6 funders who gave £10,209,975 between them. £9,204,068 of that came from public bodies.
These figures were read from the accounts the charity filed with the Charity Commission by Claude, an AI model, in OpenEconomy's accounts reader. AI can misread a table, so check the accounts on the register before relying on a figure.
| Funder | Type | Mar 2025 | Mar 2024 | Mar 2023 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Local authorities (not named) | Council | £6,538,339 | £5,915,339 | £5,610,903 |
| Local Health boards | NHS | £1,377,344 | £1,108,704 | £772,134 |
| ESF Funding | Trust, company or other | £985,958 | £741,643 | £453,586 |
| Welsh Government | Welsh Government | £809,481 | £799,249 | £869,489 |
| The National Lottery Community Fund | National Lottery | £478,904 | £389,152 | £207,707 |
| Children in Need | Trust, company or other | £19,949 | £29,956 | £11,990 |
| Mayday Trust Charitable Income | Trust, company or other | £351,746 | ||
| Moondance Community Coaching | Trust, company or other | £192,687 | ||
| APB | Trust, company or other | £127,340 | ||
| Wales Council for Voluntary Action | Other public body | £107,190 | ||
| Small grants | Trust, company or other | £76,450 | ||
| Save The Children | Trust, company or other | £30,770 | £35,000 | |
| Public Health Wales | Trust, company or other | £64,500 | ||
| St Martins in the Fields | Trust, company or other | £54,414 | ||
| Social Services | Trust, company or other | £23,441 |
Grants awarded to it, published on 360Giving
Funders that publish to 360Giving list 11 grants to this charity since 2006, worth at least £2,421,453.
By funder
- The National Lottery Community Fund£1,743,115, 5 grants
- Lloyds Bank Foundation for England and Wales£411,700, 1 grant
- St. Martin-in-the-Fields Charity£174,242, 2 grants
- BBC Children in Need£60,896, 2 grants
- The National Lottery Heritage Fund£31,500, 1 grant
| Awarded | Grant | Amount |
|---|---|---|
| 24 Jul 2025 | St. Martin-in-the-Fields Charity | £11,000 |
| 5 May 2023 | St. Martin-in-the-Fields Charity | £163,242 |
| 20 Oct 2022 | BBC Children in Need | £500 |
| 3 Feb 2022 | BBC Children in Need | £60,396 |
| 22 Mar 2018 | The National Lottery Heritage Fund | £31,500 |
| 17 Feb 2016 | The National Lottery Community Fund | £453,216 |
| 26 Mar 2015 | The National Lottery Community Fund | £3,535 |
| 29 Mar 2011 | The National Lottery Community Fund | £444,593 |
| 17 Dec 2010 | Lloyds Bank Foundation for England and Wales | £411,700 |
| 9 Apr 2008 | The National Lottery Community Fund | £544,093 |
All 11 grants
| Awarded | Grant | Amount |
|---|---|---|
| 26 Jan 2006 | The National Lottery Community Fund | £297,678 |
Payments from public bodies, from their spending data
Public bodies' published spending shows 445 payments to this charity worth £3,158,353 between 8 October 2021 and 21 September 2026.
| Public body | Paid | Payments | Financial years |
|---|---|---|---|
| Vale of Glamorgan Council | £3,133,353 | 444 | 2021/22, 2022/23, 2023/24, 2024/25, 2025/26, 2026/27 |
| Public Health Wales NHS Trust | £25,000 | 1 | 2023/24 |
Trustees
10 trustees run the charity.
- Anne-Louise TongeChair
- Catherine Margaret Louise Scott
- Christopher Jamie Dowson Loughran
- Deborah Anne Green
- Dr Gianncarlo Patricio Duran Diaz
- Gemma Lelliott
- Mikel Charles Mellick
- Neil Mark Hapgood
- Rachel Marie Jones
- Stewart John Davison
Filing record
Of the last 5 annual returns that were due, 5 arrived by the deadline.
| Year ending | Due | Annual return | Accounts |
|---|---|---|---|
| 31 March 2025 | 31 January 2026 | Received 8 January 2026, 23 days early | Received 8 January 2026 |
| 31 March 2024 | 31 January 2025 | Received 20 January 2025, 11 days early | Received 20 January 2025 |
| 31 March 2023 | 31 January 2024 | Received 23 December 2023, 39 days early | Received 23 December 2023 |
| 31 March 2022 | 31 January 2023 | Received 23 December 2022, 39 days early | Received 23 December 2022 |
| 31 March 2021 | 31 January 2022 | Received 10 December 2021, 52 days early | Received 10 December 2021 |
About this charity
- Charity number
- 1000889
- Status
- Registered
- Registered with the Commission
- 9 November 1990
- Governing document
- MEMORANDUM AND ARTICLES OF ASSOCIATION INCORPORATED 9 OCTOBER 1990 AS AMENDED BY SPECIAL RESOLUTIONS DATED 5 FEBRUARY 1997, 28 MARCH 2001, 28 SEPTEMBER 2005, 16 MAY 2006, 8 OCTOBER 2007 AND 24 MARCH 2010.AS AMENDED BY SPECIAL RESOLUTION(S) DATED 10/06/2015AS REGISTERED AT COMPANIES HOUSE ON 22/06/2015 as amended on 17 Dec 2018 as amended on 06 Aug 2019 as amended on 18 Mar 2020
- Company number
- 02546880This company on OpenEconomyThis company on Companies House
- Website
- www.platfform.org
- Council area of its contact address
- Swansea
Sources
- Register details, income, spending, trustees and filing dates: Charity Commission for England and Wales, register of charities. Loaded by OpenEconomy on 2 November 2026.
- Funding from accounts: the charity's filed accounts, read by OpenEconomy's AI accounts reader on 1 November 2026.
- Grants awarded: 360Giving open grants data, from funders that publish there. Loaded by OpenEconomy on 2 November 2026.
- Payments from public bodies: each body's own published spending data, matched to the charity by OpenEconomy. 5 public bodies' data is included so far.