SUFFOLK MIND

Registered charity 1003061 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register · also known as EAST SUFFOLK MIND · also registered in Scotland as SC052559 (OSCR)

Supported housing services, including one residential care home. Community services offering groups and courses which include for example, anger and anxiety management, promoting self esteem, empowerment and recovery. A volunteer counselling service. All activities aim to improve the emotional and mental health of the people of Suffolk.

Causes: Education/training · The Advancement Of Health Or Saving Of Lives · Disability · Accommodation/housing · website · Get email alerts

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that the charity recorded a deficit of £73,798 for the year ended 31 March 2025, compared to a surplus in the prior year. Total reserves decreased to £1,534,677, with general unrestricted funds standing at £181,243. The trustees confirm adequate resources to continue in operational existence for the foreseeable future.

Automated summary of the FY2025 accounts; the evidenced findings below carry the verbatim passages.

What the accounts disclose

Accounts audited by BW Audit Ltd. Discloses 4 of 6 completeness components.

Corporate structure

• Registered company of the charity Companies House 02611510

Public fundraising profile: JustGiving — SUFFOLK MIND (matched by registered charity number).

Funders the charity credits

Named as funders/supporters on the charity’s own website (the charity’s claim, distinct from accounts-verified grants).

• The Armed Forces Covenant Fund Trust — “Thanks to a grant from The Armed Forces Covenant Fund Trust and the Ministry of Defence, we are proud to offer dedicated support to the spou…” (source page)
• Ministry of Defence — “Thanks to a grant from The Armed Forces Covenant Fund Trust and the Ministry of Defence, we are proud to offer dedicated support to the spou…” (source page)
• Suffolk County Council — “We secured funding from Suffolk County Council for Suffolk Mind to deliver training to our team, to support us in the delivery of “Creative …” (source page)

Company officers (Companies House)

Current officers of the charity’s own company per the Companies House register, cross-checked against the Charity Commission trustee list by name. A director not on the trustee list is usually a timing or naming difference between the two registers — check both records before drawing conclusions.

• ACKERLEY, Jenna Louise — director, appointed 15/07/2026on trustee list
• WOODROW, Jodie — director, appointed 15/07/2026on trustee list
• WELLER, Tim — director, appointed 15/07/2026on trustee list
• WARD, Kevin James — director, appointed 15/07/2026on trustee list
• HOLLANDS, Fiona — director, appointed 15/07/2026on trustee list
• TAYLOR, Clare — director, appointed 30/07/2024on trustee list
• LUDKIN, Chloe — director, appointed 08/11/2022on trustee list
• HILL, Greer — director, appointed 20/01/2022on trustee list
• DAVIES, Karen — director, appointed 20/01/2022on trustee list
• BUDINOVA, Katerina — director, appointed 20/01/2022on trustee list
• THORNDYKE, Leanne — director, appointed 30/04/2019on trustee list
• WHITE, Ian James — director, appointed 26/04/2016on trustee list
• BAKER, Rachel — secretary, appointed 02/10/2023

Official officers record.

Public-sector contracts awarded

From the official Contracts Finder and Find a Tender notices (supplier matched by exact registered name). Contract income is distinct from grants.

Property (HM Land Registry)

2 registered titles in England and Wales held by the charity’s company or corporate body (1 freehold). All charity-held property. Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright, OGL v3.0.

CQC provider record: Suffolk Mind — Registered, 2 registered locations, 2 regulated activities, last inspected 25/09/2018.charity number confirmed by CQC CQC record

Public profiles (found on the charity’s own website): facebook · instagram

Structured financials (annual return, FY ending 31/03/2025)

Reported reserves equal ~4.5 months of spending — below the median for charities its size (median 4.8 months; benchmarks).

Per its annual return, largest income source: Charitable activities (90% of income) — components as reported reconcile to the return’s total income; not from the accounts narrative.

Per its annual return, cost of raising funds: 0.0% of total income — below the median for charities its size (5.2%) (benchmarks).

Care Quality Commission ratings

CQC inspection ratings for services run by a provider matching this charity’s name (matched by name; verify provider identity on CQC’s site).

• Montrose House: Outstanding (31/05/2018) · CQC record

Trustees · trustee networks

• Ian Whitechair
• Chloe Ludkin
• Clare Taylor
• Fiona Hollands
• Greer Hill
• Jenna Ackerley
• Jodie Woodrow
• Karen Davies
• Katerina Budinova
• Leanne Thorndyke
• Tim Weller
• kevin ward

Trustee list from the Charity Commission register (current, not historical).

Operates in: Throughout England

Income and spending

Common questions

Known funders

Grants to this charity found in funders’ own accounts filings.

Government & lottery funding

Grants to this charity published as open data by government and lottery funders (360Giving).

Funders of similar charities

Funders whose accounts show grants to charities similar to this one (and no recorded grant to this charity) — a starting list for fundraisers.

Charities like this

Semantically similar by activities and financial character, from our analysed corpus. Compare with Norfolk and Waveney Mind.

• Norfolk and Waveney Mind income £15.0m
• Cambridgeshire, Peterborough and South Lincolnshire (CPSL) Mind Limited income £4.0m
• Thurrock and Brentwood Mind income £4.1m
• HULL AND EAST YORKSHIRE MIND income £8.5m
• SUNDERLAND MIND income £517k
• ANDOVER MIND income £2.7m

Side by side with its peers

Each row is that charity’s latest analysed filing; every value is quote-backed on its own page.