It was formed in 2016 by Luke Ambler[2] and his mother-in-law Elaine after his brother-in-law Andy died by suicide.

[3] This led them to discover that suicide is the leading cause of death in men under 50 years old in the UK and that in this demographic there is a cultural stigma towards discussing mental health.

The charity has since set up groups in towns and cities across the UK and by February 2020 had over 800 men attending every week.

[9] The charity's slogan is "it's okay to talk" and it describes itself as "A bunch of blokes having a chat over a brew and biscuit".

[13] There are over 180 locations in the UK that have a regular Andy's Man Club meeting: Other similar organisations[106] have come to exist, some with a local focus and others with a national.