Thurrock and Brentwood Mind

Analysis

Thurrock and Brentwood Mind is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Essex. It was registered in October 2004, 22 years ago. Its declared purposes cover 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 05256793). It says it provides services and provides advocacy/advice/information.

In the financial year ending March 2025, Thurrock and Brentwood Mind reported income of £4.1m and spending of £4.0m, spending 97% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from March 2021 to March 2025, income grew from £1.7m to £4.1m (+137%), an average of +24% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to March 2023, when income rose by 62%. Over the whole period it spent 92% of the income it received.

Among 24,651 England and Wales charities whose main cause is health and saving lives and that reported income, Thurrock and Brentwood Mind sits at the 96th percentile: it is larger than about 96% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 98th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include St Joseph's Hospice Association (£4.1m), Chai-Lifeline Cancer Care (£4.2m) and Age Concern Wirral (£4.1m).

In its latest detailed accounts, income came from charitable activities 98% and trading 1.1%. Charitable activities took 100% of spending and raising funds 0.0%. Reserves of £1.8m would cover about 5 months of spending at that rate. It employed 90 people.