Mind in Kingston

Analysis

Mind in Kingston is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Kingston Upon Thames. It was registered in July 1999, 27 years ago. Its declared purposes cover the advancement of health or saving of lives, disability, accommodation/housing and human rights/religious or racial harmony/equality or diversity, which this site groups under health and saving lives. Legally it is a charitable company (Companies House number 03719792). It says it provides buildings/facilities/open space, provides services and provides advocacy/advice/information.

In the financial year ending March 2025, Mind in Kingston reported income of £808k and spending of £1.0m, spending 129% of what it took in. Across the 5 years on record, from March 2021 to March 2025, income grew from £459k to £808k (+76%), an average of +15% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to March 2024, when income rose by 36%. Over the whole period it spent 108% 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 Kingston sits at the 88th percentile: it is larger than about 88% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 93rd percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include James Percy Foundation (£808k), Well Women Centre (£809k) and The Manna House (Tamworth) Co (£808k).

In its latest detailed accounts, income came from charitable activities 98% and donations and legacies 1.6%. Gifts in wills alone brought in £1,703. Charitable activities took 99% of spending and raising funds 0.0%. It employed 27 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.