Mind in Brighton & Hove

Analysis

Mind in Brighton & Hove is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Brighton. It was registered in September 1998, 28 years ago. Its declared purposes cover education/training, the advancement of health or saving of lives, disability and the prevention or relief of poverty, which this site groups under health and saving lives. Legally it is a charitable company (Companies House number 03592375). It says it provides services and provides advocacy/advice/information.

In the financial year ending March 2025, Mind in Brighton & Hove reported income of £1.0m and spending of £1.0m, spending 100% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from March 2021 to March 2025, income fell from £1.3m to £1.0m (-24%), an average of -6.7% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to March 2022, when income dropped by 25%. Over the whole period it spent 97% 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 in Brighton & Hove sits at the 89th percentile: it is larger than about 89% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 94th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Plymouth Hospitals General Charity and Other Related Charities (£1.0m), The Friends of Moorfields Eye Hospital (£1.0m) and TBF Trust (£1.0m).

In its latest detailed accounts, income came from charitable activities 92%, investments 3.3%, donations and legacies 2.8% and trading 1.9%. Charitable activities took 99% of spending and raising funds 0.1%. Reserves of £1.3m would cover about 15 months of spending at that rate. It employed 34 people.