Mind BLMK

Analysis

Mind BLMK is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Bedford. It was registered in March 1998, 28 years ago. Its declared purposes cover education/training, the advancement of health or saving of lives, disability and economic/community development/employment, which this site groups under health and saving lives. Legally it is a charitable company (Companies House number 03511342). It says it provides services and provides advocacy/advice/information.

In the financial year ending March 2025, Mind BLMK reported income of £2.3m and spending of £2.5m, spending 107% of what it took in. Across the 5 years on record, from March 2021 to March 2025, income grew from £1.2m to £2.3m (+86%), an average of +17% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to March 2022, when income rose by 50%. 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, Mind BLMK 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 Betsi Cadwaladr University Health Board Charity and Other Related Charities (£2.3m), Bliss -The National Charity for the Newborn (£2.3m) and Birkenhead Young Men's Christian Association (£2.3m).

In its latest detailed accounts, income came from charitable activities 95%, donations and legacies 3.7% and investments 1.4%. Charitable activities took 95% of spending and raising funds 1.9%. Reserves of £696k would cover about 3 months of spending at that rate. It employed 102 people.