Northamptonshire Mind

Analysis

Northamptonshire Mind is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Northampton. It was registered in February 1994, 32 years ago. Its declared purposes cover the advancement of health or saving of lives and disability, which this site groups under health and saving lives. Legally it is a charitable company (Companies House number 02853335). It says it provides buildings/facilities/open space, provides services and provides advocacy/advice/information.

In the financial year ending March 2026, Northamptonshire Mind reported income of £2.2m and spending of £1.5m, leaving 29% of income unspent that year. Across the 5 years on record, from March 2022 to March 2026, income grew from £1.6m to £2.2m (+34%), an average of +7.6% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to March 2026, when income rose by 24%. Over the whole period it spent 96% of the income it received.

Among 24,651 England and Wales charities whose main cause is health and saving lives and that reported income, Northamptonshire Mind sits at the 94th percentile: it is larger than about 94% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 96th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Prevent Breast Cancer (£2.2m), Aghosh UK (£2.2m) and The Karuna Trust (£2.2m).

In its latest detailed accounts, income came from charitable activities 67%, donations and legacies 27% and trading 5.7%. Gifts in wills alone brought in £523k. Charitable activities took 99% of spending and raising funds 0.2%. Reserves of £382k would cover about 3 months of spending at that rate. It employed 16 people.