Mid and North Essex Mind

Analysis

Mid and North Essex Mind is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Colchester. It was registered in September 1997, 29 years ago. Its declared purposes cover general charitable purposes, 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 03374820). It says it provides buildings/facilities/open space, provides services and provides advocacy/advice/information.

In the financial year ending March 2026, Mid and North Essex Mind reported income of £2.5m and spending of £2.9m, spending 115% of what it took in. Across the 5 years on record, from March 2022 to March 2026, income fell from £2.9m to £2.5m (-14%), an average of -3.7% a year. Over the whole period it spent 93% of the income it received.

Among 24,651 England and Wales charities whose main cause is health and saving lives and that reported income, Mid and North Essex 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 97th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Christian Care Homes (£2.5m), The Bankers Benevolent Fund (£2.5m) and Leukaemia Care (£2.5m).

In its latest detailed accounts, income came from charitable activities 91%, donations and legacies 5.1%, investments 2.7% and trading 1.3%. Gifts in wills alone brought in £3,493. Charitable activities took 98% of spending and raising funds 1.0%. Reserves of £419k would cover about 2 months of spending at that rate. It employed 93 people.