Norfolk and Waveney Mind

Analysis

Norfolk and Waveney Mind is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Norwich. It was registered in March 2007, 19 years ago. Its declared purposes cover 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 05729028). It says it provides services and provides advocacy/advice/information.

In the financial year ending March 2025, Norfolk and Waveney Mind reported income of £15.0m and spending of £15.8m, spending 105% of what it took in. Across the 5 years on record, from March 2021 to March 2025, income grew from £9.2m to £15.0m (+63%), an average of +13% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to March 2022, when income rose by 26%. Over the whole period it spent 99% of the income it received.

Among 24,651 England and Wales charities whose main cause is health and saving lives and that reported income, Norfolk and Waveney Mind sits at the 99th percentile: it is larger than about 99% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 99th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include The Cure Parkinson's Trust (£15.0m), Freedom From Torture (£15.1m) and DKMS Foundation (£14.9m).

In its latest detailed accounts, income came from charitable activities 95%, donations and legacies 3.3% and trading 1.4%. Charitable activities took 96% of spending and raising funds 3.7%. Reserves of £1.3m would cover about 1 months of spending at that rate. It employed 430 people.