Mind (The National Association for Mental Health)

Analysis

Mind (The National Association for Mental Health) is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in London. It was registered in December 1962, 64 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 00424348). It says it makes grants to organisations, provides services and provides advocacy/advice/information.

In the financial year ending March 2025, Mind (The National Association for Mental Health) reported income of £63.7m and spending of £68.4m, spending 107% of what it took in. Across the 5 years on record, from March 2021 to March 2025, income fell from £80.3m to £63.7m (-21%), an average of -5.6% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to March 2023, when income dropped by 19%. Over the whole period it spent 101% of the income it received.

Among 24,651 England and Wales charities whose main cause is health and saving lives and that reported income, Mind (The National Association for Mental Health) sits at the 100th percentile: it is one of the largest 1% in its cause. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 100th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Centrepoint Soho (£63.2m), Care International UK (£64.1m) and Barking and Dagenham Giving (£63.1m).

In its latest detailed accounts, income came from donations and legacies 50%, trading 41% and charitable activities 8.2%. Gifts in wills alone brought in £6.4m. Charitable activities took 55% of spending and raising funds 45%. Grants to other organisations totalled £3.7m. Reserves of £16.0m would cover about 3 months of spending at that rate. It employed 1,020 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.