Registered charity (CIO) · Newbury
Eight Bells for Mental Health
Eight Bells for Mental Health is a registered charity (number 1194377) based in Newbury, governed by 6 trustees and chaired by Gary Norman since 2021. Latest income £101k (2025). Source: Charity Commission register, updated 4th October 2026.
Also known as 8 Bells (Charity Commission)
- 6 trustees
- Income £101k (2025)
Official record Charity Commission · updated 4th October 2026 · Sources
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Current trustees as listed by the Charity Commission, which does not publish previous trustees.
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About
- What it does
- Disability
- Where
- West Berkshire
- Website
- eightbellsnewbury.co.uk (opens in a new tab)
- Registered
- 2021
Income and spending
- YearIncomeSpending
- 2025£101k£111k
- 2024£76k£99k
- 2023£133k£94k
Earlier years
- 2022£74k£88k
Income trend, 2022 to 2025.
Income source mix, 2022: Government contracts 57%. From the charity's annual return.
Charitable objects
TO RELIEVE THE NEEDS OF PEOPLE WHOSE LIVES ARE AFFECTED BY MENTAL HEALTH ISSUES IN WEST BERKSHIRE AND THE IMMEDIATE SURROUNDING AREA (INCLUDING READING, HAMPSHIRE, OXFORDSHIRE AND WILTSHIRE) IN PARTICULAR BY:1) PROVIDING SERVICES THAT ENHANCE MENTAL WELLBEING AND SELF-RELIANCE, SOCIAL SUPPORT, A RANGE OF SOCIAL ACTIVITIES, AND ACCESS TO TRAINING OPPORTUNITIES;2) OPERATING A DROP IN CENTRE;(3) ASSISTING IN THE IMPLEMENTATION OF A RECOVERY FOCUSED MENTAL HEALTH SERVICE IN NEWBURY AND THE SURROUNDING AREA; AND(4) DEVELOPING A MODEL OF EFFECTIVE USER LED PARTNERSHIP WORKING TO ENABLE THESE SERVICES TO BE DELIVERED ON A LARGER SCALE, AND IN A SUSTAINABLE MANNER.
Grants received
2 grants · £44,000 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
- Postcode Society Trust · £24,000
- The National Lottery Community Fund · £20,000
Most recent
- The National Lottery Community Fund
- Postcode Society Trust
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.
6 trustees on the board
- Gary Norman Chair since 2021
- Hugo Philips since 2018
- Jules Turner since 2021
- Philip Jackson since 2025
- Sunflower Montague since 2025
- Susan Gillespie since 2021
Trustees past 6 years
- Hugo Philips since 2018
First-time vs portfolio trustees
First-time (6)
- Gary Norman Chair since 2021
- Hugo Philips since 2018
- Jules Turner since 2021
- Philip Jackson since 2025
- Sunflower Montague since 2025
- Susan Gillespie since 2021
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
- Narrow spread of causes across the board
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.
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Sources
Official record from the Charity Commission register for England and Wales. Governance Register calculates the connections.
Record details
- Registered charity number
- 1194377
- Status
- Registered
- Governing document
- CIO - ASSOCIATION Registered 07 May 2021
- Contact on the register
- 07387962220 · coordinator@eightbellsnewbury.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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