Lancashire Mind Limited

Analysis

Lancashire Mind Limited is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Lancashire. It was registered in July 2000, 26 years ago. Its declared purposes cover general charitable purposes, education/training, accommodation/housing and economic/community development/employment, which this site groups under housing and shelter. Legally it is a charitable company (Companies House number 03888655). It says it provides human resources, provides buildings/facilities/open space and provides services.

In the financial year ending March 2025, Lancashire Mind Limited reported income of £2.5m and spending of £2.6m, spending 101% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from March 2021 to March 2025, income grew from £1.6m to £2.5m (+60%), an average of +12% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to March 2025, when income rose by 28%. Over the whole period it spent 99% of the income it received.

Among 2,324 England and Wales charities whose main cause is housing and shelter and that reported income, Lancashire Mind Limited 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 The Albert Kennedy Trust (£2.5m), Lee Abbey International Students' Club (£2.6m) and The Queen Alexandra Cottage Homes (£2.5m).

In its latest detailed accounts, income came from charitable activities 87%, trading 7.2% and donations and legacies 4.1%. Gifts in wills alone brought in £5,000. Charitable activities took 94% of spending and raising funds 3.8%. Reserves of £774k would cover about 4 months of spending at that rate. It employed 50 people.