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Studio Upstairs's efforts led to increased understanding and engagement among visitors.
Strangers walked into an exhibition expecting “mental health art” and left understanding that this is simply powerful art made by people who happen to live with mental health conditions.
Service · Observational claim · From Studio Upstairs — annual report and accounts, year ending 31 March 2025, page 10
Studio Upstairs built new partnerships with arts venues, universities, NHS trusts and grassroots groups.
Built new partnerships with arts venues, universities, NHS trusts and grassroots groups, because real change happens when the mental health world and the art world stop talking past each other.
Commissioning · Procedural statement · From Studio Upstairs — annual report and accounts, year ending 31 March 2025, page 9
Studio Upstairs worked with corporate partners to deliver mental health awareness workshops and exhibitions.
Worked with corporate partner to deliver better mental health awareness through workshops and exhibition ‘Life on My Terms’.
Commissioning · Procedural statement · From Studio Upstairs — annual report and accounts, year ending 31 March 2025, page 9
Studio Upstairs launched a bolder online presence reaching over 140,000 people.
Launched a bolder online presence – short films, honest conversations, reaching over 140,000 people with messages that mental distress and brilliance live in the same person.
Service · Observational claim · From Studio Upstairs — annual report and accounts, year ending 31 March 2025, page 9
Studio Upstairs opened exhibitions that attracted hundreds of first-time visitors.
Opened exhibitions that put our members’ work centre stage that drew hundreds of first-time visitors.
Service · Observational claim · From Studio Upstairs — annual report and accounts, year ending 31 March 2025, page 9
Studio Upstairs challenged mental health stigma through various initiatives.
We refuse to let mental health remain the last acceptable prejudice. This year we took that fight further than ever – not just inside our studios, but into galleries, streets, screens and conversations across the country.
Strategic · Policy statement · From Studio Upstairs — annual report and accounts, year ending 31 March 2025, page 9
Studio Upstairs has expanded its reach and demonstrated resilience in the face of challenges.
This year, Studio Upstairs not only maintained its vital support but expanded its reach, demonstrating the resilience and dedication of our community.
Service · Trend statement · From Studio Upstairs — annual report and accounts, year ending 31 March 2025, page 7
Studio Upstairs members report a sense of belonging and stability after years of fragmented support.
Members consistently describe the studio as a place of belonging and stability, often after years of fragmented or short-term support.
Service · Metric statement · From Studio Upstairs — annual report and accounts, year ending 31 March 2025, page 8
Studio Upstairs aims to reduce reliance on acute mental health services through its work.
Our work reduces reliance on acute mental health services and supports long-term recovery. The evidence is in the stories on these pages and in the thousands of studio hours we give each year, hours that can contribute to reduced crisis presentations and reliance on acute services, and quietly rebuild lives.
Service · Policy statement · From Studio Upstairs — annual report and accounts, year ending 31 March 2025, page 5
Studio Upstairs has been chosen to be profiled in Creatively Minded 2025.
We were delighted to be chosen as one of just eight organisations across the UK to be profiled in Creatively Minded 2025, the beautiful new publication from the Baring Foundation, curated by David Cutler.
Strategic · Stakeholder position · From Studio Upstairs — annual report and accounts, year ending 31 March 2025, page 8
Studio Upstairs is recognized as a model for long-term, artist-led therapeutic community.
The eight-page feature celebrates Studio Upstairs as a living example of what long-term, artist-led, therapeutic community can achieve when it is allowed to put creativity and dignity at the heart of mental health recovery.
Strategic · Stakeholder position · From Studio Upstairs — annual report and accounts, year ending 31 March 2025, page 8
Studio Upstairs members report increased personal achievement and self-expression.
Members consistently report increased personal achievement, greater self-expression, and an improved sense of choice and control over their well-being.
Service · Metric statement · From Studio Upstairs — annual report and accounts, year ending 31 March 2025, page 8
Studio Upstairs engages and retains individuals who are often considered 'hard-to-reach'.
We specialise in engaging and retaining individuals who are often considered "hard-to-reach", those who have struggled to find sustained support elsewhere by offering a family-like community where their voice matters.
Service · Policy statement · From Studio Upstairs — annual report and accounts, year ending 31 March 2025, page 7
90% of Studio Upstairs members report sustained positive change from their membership.
• 90% of our members report a sustained, positive change directly resulting from their membership. This includes a documented reduction in stress levels, fewer crisis episodes, a lowered need for mental health services, or a diminished reliance on medication.
Service · Metric statement · From Studio Upstairs — annual report and accounts, year ending 31 March 2025, page 7
Studio Upstairs measures success through sustained positive change in members' lives.
We measure sustained positive change through regular reviews and surveys. The trustees consider that the charity has met its objectives for the year.
Service · Metric statement · From Studio Upstairs — annual report and accounts, year ending 31 March 2025, page 7
Studio Upstairs aims to hold six to eight months of running costs in reserve as a safety net.
We aim to hold six to eight months of running costs in reserve. That’s not hoarding — it’s common-sense protection for the people who rely on us.
Financial · Funding statement · From Studio Upstairs — annual report and accounts, year ending 31 March 2025, page 6
Studio Upstairs has diversified its funding sources to ensure financial stability.
We know funding can be shaky. That’s why we’ve deliberately diversified our income, more sources, more confidence, so that one lost grant can never close our doors.
Financial · Funding statement · From Studio Upstairs — annual report and accounts, year ending 31 March 2025, page 5
Studio Upstairs serves adults with serious mental health challenges who struggle to find sustained support.
We work with adults living with serious mental health challenges, many of whom have struggled to find sustained support through existing services.
Service · Policy statement · From Studio Upstairs — annual report and accounts, year ending 31 March 2025, page 5
Studio Upstairs offers a long-term alternative to traditional mental health services.
Studio Upstairs offers a long-term, non-clinical alternative to traditional mental health services, rooted in creative practice and community.
Service · Policy statement · From Studio Upstairs — annual report and accounts, year ending 31 March 2025, page 5
There were no trustees' expenses, remuneration or other benefits for the year ending December 2025.
There were no Trustees' expenses, remuneration or other benefits for the year ending 31 December 2025 nor for the year ended 31 December 2024.
Financial · Metric statement · From North East Wellbeing — annual report and accounts, year ending 31 December 2025, page 12