The Compassionate Mind Foundation

Analysis

The Compassionate Mind Foundation is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Derby. It was registered in July 2007, 19 years ago. Its declared purposes cover education/training, the advancement of health or saving of lives and other charitable purposes, which this site groups under health and saving lives. Legally it is a charitable company (Companies House number 05888231). It says it makes grants to individuals, makes grants to organisations and provides services.

In the financial year ending July 2025, The Compassionate Mind Foundation reported income of £939k and spending of £956k, spending 102% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from July 2021 to July 2025, income grew from £558k to £939k (+68%), an average of +14% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to July 2024, when income rose by 36%. Over the whole period it spent 98% of the income it received.

Among 24,651 England and Wales charities whose main cause is health and saving lives and that reported income, The Compassionate Mind Foundation sits at the 89th percentile: it is larger than about 89% 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 Feed the Poor (£938k), The Cornforth Partnership (£939k) and The Venik Trust (£938k).

In its latest detailed accounts, income came from charitable activities 100%. Charitable activities took 85% of spending and raising funds 0.0%. Reserves of £233k would cover about 2 months of spending at that rate. It employed 14 people.

Data notes from the register: Spending has exceeded income in each of the last three reported years, so the charity has been drawing on reserves or other funds.