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Sound Minds

RegisteredRegistered charity number 1079521LondonHealth and saving lives
Income£403k2025-03-31
Spending£336ksame year
Spent / received90%5-year average
Size in its cause81st pctHealth and saving lives
Registered2000Charitable company
Employees–latest return

Analysis

Sound Minds is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in London. It was registered in February 2000, 26 years ago. Its declared purposes cover education/training, the advancement of health or saving of lives and arts/culture/heritage/science, which this site groups under health and saving lives. Legally it is a charitable company (Companies House number 03751889). It says it provides services, provides advocacy/advice/information and other charitable activities.

In the financial year ending March 2025, Sound Minds reported income of £403k and spending of £336k, spending 83% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from March 2021 to March 2025, income grew from £142k to £403k (+184%), an average of +30% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to March 2023, when income rose by 40%. Over the whole period it spent 90% of the income it received.

Among 24,651 England and Wales charities whose main cause is health and saving lives and that reported income, Sound Minds sits at the 81st percentile: it is larger than about 81% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 88th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Steel Warriors (£403k), The Sophie Jane Tyler Trust (£403k) and SIDEfxHUB (£403k).

Income and spending

£0£101k£202k£302k£403k2021 Income: £141,9882021 Spending: £137,09220212022 Income: £156,2762022 Spending: £154,53320222023 Income: £219,0692023 Spending: £225,23820232024 Income: £296,4862024 Spending: £239,75220242025 Income: £403,0042025 Spending: £335,6322025
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Where the income comes from

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In the charity's own words

Sound Minds is a user led social enterprise applying the arts to improve the lives of people living with mental ill health through: music, filmmaking, theatre and the visual arts accredited courses in Popular Music and Filmmaking A booking agency for performances and workshops communicating about mental health a peer to peer hospital Ward Visiting service

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CharityLocationIncome
Steel WarriorsLondon£403k
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Children's Respite TrustEast Sussex£403k