Oxfordshire Mind

Analysis

Oxfordshire Mind is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Oxford. It was registered in August 1970, 56 years ago. Its declared purposes cover education/training, the advancement of health or saving of lives and accommodation/housing, which this site groups under health and saving lives. It says it provides services and provides advocacy/advice/information.

In the financial year ending March 2025, Oxfordshire Mind reported income of £7.0m and spending of £6.9m, spending 100% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from March 2021 to March 2025, income grew from £6.5m to £7.0m (+6.9%), an average of +1.7% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to March 2022, when income rose by 25%. Over the whole period it spent 102% of the income it received.

Among 24,651 England and Wales charities whose main cause is health and saving lives and that reported income, Oxfordshire Mind sits at the 97th percentile: it is larger than about 97% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 98th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include The Physiological Society (£6.9m), The Chaseley Trust (£7.0m) and N-Compass Towards a Brighter Future Limited (£6.9m).

In its latest detailed accounts, income came from charitable activities 93%, donations and legacies 4.7% and investments 1.0%. Charitable activities took 95% of spending and raising funds 4.6%. Reserves of £1.2m would cover about 2 months of spending at that rate. It employed 190 people.