Registered charity · York
Mainstay
Mainstay is a registered charity (number 1093355) based in York, governed by 4 trustees and chaired by David de Silva since 2016. Latest income £18k (2025). Source: Charity Commission register, updated 4th October 2026.
- 4 trustees
- Income £18k (2025)
Official record Charity Commission · updated 4th October 2026 · Sources
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Who leads it
Current trustees as listed by the Charity Commission, which does not publish previous trustees.
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About
- What it does
- Education/training, The Advancement Of Health Or Saving Of Lives, Disability, The Prevention Or Relief Of Poverty
- Where
- North Yorkshire, City Of York
- Website
- mainstayuk.org (opens in a new tab)
- Registered
- 2002
Income and spending
- YearIncomeSpending
- 2025£18k£9k
- 2024£3k£7k
- 2023£6k£8k
Earlier years
- 2022£6k£8k
- 2021£25k£11k
Income trend, 2021 to 2025.
Income source mix, 2021: Government grants 41%. From the charity's annual return.
Charitable objects
TO PROMOTE THE PROVISION OF HIGH QUALITY CARE FOR PEOPLE WITH MENTAL HEALTH PROBLEMS LIVING IN OR RECEIVING SERVICES IN YORK AND THE SURROUNDING AREAS AND OTHER REGIONS WITHIN THE UK IN ANY WAY THAT IS CHARITABLE IN LAW, IN PARTICULAR BUT NOT EXCLUSIVELY BY:A PROVIDING A FORUM FOR CURRENT AND FORMER USERS OF MENTAL HEALTH SERVICES;B PROMOTING THE INTERESTS OF CURRENT AND FORMER USERS OF MENTAL HEALTH SERVICES;C PROMOTING A MORE POSITIVE AND UNDERSTANDING ATTITUDE TOWARDS PEOPLE WITH MENTAL HEALTH PROBLEMSD CONTRIBUTE TO THE PLANNING AND DEVELOPMENT OF MENTAL HEALTH SERVICES.E. THE DELIVERY OF SERVICES TO PROMOTE POSITIVE MENTAL HEALTH
Grants received
6 grants · £40,741 total360Giving data, published by funders. Coverage only includes funders who publish their grants to 360Giving, so these figures are a floor, not a complete picture.
Top funders
- Two Ridings Community Foundation · £12,000 (3 grants)
- Department for Digital, Culture, Media & Sport · £10,000
- The National Lottery Community Fund · £9,541
- The Clothworkers' Foundation · £9,200
Most recent
- Department for Digital, Culture, Media & Sport
Board analysis
Board DNA
How this board is put together, from Charity Commission trustee records and Companies House - deterministic, no AI.iBoard compositionCounted from the dated Charity Commission trustee register: the current board only, past trustees excluded.
4 trustees on the board
- David de Silva Chair since 2016
- Kathryn Smith since 2017
- Kevin Butler since 2020
- Shirley Duff since 2014
Trustees past 6 years
- David de Silva Chair since 2016
- Kathryn Smith since 2017
- Kevin Butler since 2020
- Shirley Duff since 2014
First-time vs portfolio trustees
First-time (4)
- David de Silva Chair since 2016
- Kathryn Smith since 2017
- Kevin Butler since 2020
- Shirley Duff since 2014
Sector coverage iSector coverageThe charitable fields this board's trustees govern in elsewhere, by Charity Commission classification. Excludes this charity.
Commercial experience iCommercial experienceThe industries this board's members are company directors in, by Companies House SIC code. Excludes this organisation's own company.
Gaps to watch
- Several long-serving trustees could step down together
Succession forecast iSuccession forecastThe number of board seats likely to open in the next twelve months - summed across the board from each dated trustee’s tenure - and the profile worth recruiting next. From the filed record, deterministic.
Health of the organisation facts side by side - the conclusion is yours
Sources
Official record from the Charity Commission register for England and Wales. Governance Register calculates the connections.
Record details
- Registered charity number
- 1093355
- Status
- Registered
- Governing document
- CONSTITUTION ADOPTED 29 JANUARY 2002AS AMENDED ON 25 NOV 2017
- Contact on the register
- 07823322993 · ljamesmainstay@yahoo.co.uk
- Edition
- Register edition compiled 4th October 2026
- Labels
- Official record from the register · Calculated derived by Governance Register. Anything added by an organisation or person is labelled as provided by them.
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