Darlington Mind

Analysis

Darlington Mind is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Darlington. It was registered in July 2002, 24 years ago. Its declared purposes cover general charitable purposes, education/training, the advancement of health or saving of lives and disability, which this site groups under health and saving lives. Legally it is a charitable company (Companies House number 04433988). It says it makes grants to individuals, provides human resources and provides buildings/facilities/open space.

In the financial year ending March 2025, Darlington Mind reported income of £851k and spending of £879k, spending 103% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from March 2021 to March 2025, income grew from £768k to £851k (+11%), an average of +2.6% a year. Over the whole period it spent 101% of the income it received.

Among 24,651 England and Wales charities whose main cause is health and saving lives and that reported income, Darlington Mind 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 The Fountain Centre (£851k), The I T F Seafarers Trust (£852k) and Gale Family Charity Trust (£850k).

In its latest detailed accounts, income came from charitable activities 93% and donations and legacies 5.3%. Charitable activities took 97% of spending and raising funds 0.4%. Reserves of £54k would cover about 1 months of spending at that rate. It employed 38 people.