Rotherham and Barnsley Mind

Analysis

Rotherham and Barnsley Mind is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Rotherham. It was registered in June 2012, 14 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 03616409). It says it provides buildings/facilities/open space, provides services and provides advocacy/advice/information.

In the financial year ending March 2025, Rotherham and Barnsley Mind reported income of £710k and spending of £768k, spending 108% of what it took in. Across the 5 years on record, from March 2021 to March 2025, income grew from £401k to £710k (+77%), an average of +15% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to March 2022, when income rose by 38%. Over the whole period it spent 95% of the income it received.

Among 24,651 England and Wales charities whose main cause is health and saving lives and that reported income, Rotherham and Barnsley Mind sits at the 87th percentile: it is larger than about 87% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 92nd percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Ladbrokes Coral Trust (£710k), The Nightingale Cancer Support Centre (£710k) and Invictus Wellbeing Foundation CIO (£708k).

In its latest detailed accounts, income came from charitable activities 93%, donations and legacies 5.1% and investments 2.2%. Gifts in wills alone brought in £15k. Charitable activities took 96% of spending and raising funds 4.0%. Reserves of £100k would cover about 2 months of spending at that rate. It employed 34 people.