Manchester Mind

Analysis

Manchester Mind is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Manchester. It was registered in February 2004, 22 years ago. Its declared purposes cover the advancement of health or saving of lives, disability and the prevention or relief of poverty, which this site groups under health and saving lives. Legally it is a charitable company (Companies House number 04738057). It says it provides services and provides advocacy/advice/information.

In the financial year ending March 2025, Manchester Mind reported income of £2.9m and spending of £3.1m, spending 105% of what it took in. Across the 5 years on record, from March 2021 to March 2025, income grew from £2.2m to £2.9m (+36%), an average of +8.0% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to March 2022, when income rose by 16%. Over the whole period it spent 97% of the income it received.

Among 24,651 England and Wales charities whose main cause is health and saving lives and that reported income, Manchester Mind 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 Sheffield Wednesday Football Club Community Programme (£2.9m), The Kenward Trust (£2.9m) and Hertford British Charitable Fund (£2.9m).

In its latest detailed accounts, income came from charitable activities 88%, donations and legacies 7.9% and trading 3.1%. Gifts in wills alone brought in £2,000. Charitable activities took 90% of spending and raising funds 6.4%. Reserves of £250k would cover about 1 months of spending at that rate. It employed 79 people.