Tyneside and Northumberland Mind

Analysis

Tyneside and Northumberland Mind is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Newcastle Upon Tyne. It was registered in March 2011, 15 years ago. Its declared purposes cover education/training and the advancement of health or saving of lives, which this site groups under health and saving lives. Legally it is a charitable company (Companies House number 07552434). It says it provides services and provides advocacy/advice/information.

In the financial year ending March 2025, Tyneside and Northumberland Mind reported income of £1.3m and spending of £1.2m, spending 90% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from March 2021 to March 2025, income grew from £926k to £1.3m (+39%), an average of +8.5% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to March 2022, when income rose by 19%. 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, Tyneside and Northumberland Mind sits at the 91st percentile: it is larger than about 91% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 95th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Carers Plus Yorkshire Ltd (£1.3m), The Queen's Institute of Community Nursing (£1.3m) and Howden Foundation (£1.3m).

In its latest detailed accounts, income came from charitable activities 61% and donations and legacies 39%. Charitable activities took 99% of spending and raising funds 0.2%. Reserves of £413k would cover about 4 months of spending at that rate. It employed 41 people.