Mind in West Essex

Analysis

Mind in West Essex is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Essex. It was registered in March 2002, 24 years ago. Its declared purposes cover general charitable purposes, 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 04369554). It says it provides human resources, provides buildings/facilities/open space and provides services.

In the financial year ending March 2025, Mind in West Essex reported income of £3.2m and spending of £3.0m, spending 94% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from March 2021 to March 2025, income grew from £1.3m to £3.2m (+138%), an average of +24% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to March 2022, when income rose by 41%. Over the whole period it spent 93% 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 West Essex sits at the 95th percentile: it is larger than about 95% 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 Up - Unlocking Potential (£3.2m), Fortunatus Housing Solutions (£3.2m) and One Heart - Lev Echod (£3.2m).

In its latest detailed accounts, income came from charitable activities 82%. Charitable activities took 100% of spending and raising funds 0.4%. Reserves of £275k would cover about 1 months of spending at that rate. It employed 92 people.