Young Minds Trust

Analysis

Young Minds Trust is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in London. It was registered in February 1993, 33 years ago. Its declared purposes cover education/training and the advancement of health or saving of lives, which this site groups under health and saving lives. Legally it is a charitable company (Companies House number 02780643). It says it provides services, provides advocacy/advice/information and sponsors or undertakes research.

In the financial year ending March 2025, Young Minds Trust reported income of £7.9m and spending of £9.7m, spending 122% of what it took in. Across the 5 years on record, from March 2021 to March 2025, income fell from £9.7m to £7.9m (-19%), an average of -5.0% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to March 2023, when income dropped by 31%. Over the whole period it spent 95% of the income it received.

Among 24,651 England and Wales charities whose main cause is health and saving lives and that reported income, Young Minds Trust sits at the 97th percentile: it is larger than about 97% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 99th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Gordon Moody Association (£7.9m), Newcastle United Foundation (£7.9m) and The Royal College of Ophthalmologists (£7.9m).

In its latest detailed accounts, income came from donations and legacies 85%, trading 12%, charitable activities 1.7% and investments 1.6%. Gifts in wills alone brought in £17k. Charitable activities took 67% of spending and raising funds 24%. Reserves of £3.9m would cover about 4 months of spending at that rate. It employed 127 people.

Data notes from the register: Spending has exceeded income in each of the last three reported years, so the charity has been drawing on reserves or other funds.