YOUNG MINDS TRUST
Registered charity 1016968 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register · also known as YOUNG MINDS · also registered in Scotland as SC039700 (OSCR)
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Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts
The accounts state that total expenditure of £9.7 million exceeded total income, resulting in a deficit for the year. However, the charity maintains free unrestricted reserves of £3.9 million, which the trustees report represents 4.9 months of applicable expenditure, falling within their stated policy target of three to six months.
Automated summary of the FY2025 accounts; the evidenced findings below carry the verbatim passages.
What the accounts disclose
Reserves policy: three to six months’ unrestricted forward-looking operational expenditure (held: £3.9m)
“The policy requires target-free reserves to be maintained within a range of three to six months’ unrestricted forward-looking operational expenditure.”
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Trading subsidiary: Young Minds Trading Ltd
“Young Minds Trading Ltd is a wholly owned subsidiary of YoungMinds, established to support the charity's mission and generate additional income through various trading activities.” — page 23
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Accounts audited by HaysMac LLP. Discloses 4 of 6 completeness components.
Funders the charity credits
Named as funders/supporters on the charity’s own website (the charity’s claim, distinct from accounts-verified grants).
- Paul Hamlyn Foundation — “The Paul Hamlyn Foundation have been working with us since November 2015, initially supporting our youth engagement work and providing fundi…” (source page)
Property (HM Land Registry)
1 registered title in England and Wales held by the charity’s company or corporate body (0 freehold). All charity-held property. Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright, OGL v3.0.
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Structured financials (annual return, FY ending 31/03/2025)
Cost of raising funds
£2.5m
Reported reserves equal ~4.9 months of spending — above the median for charities its size (median 4.8 months; benchmarks).
Per its annual return, largest income source: Donations and legacies (85% 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: 32.0% of total income — in the top quarter for charities its size (median 5.2%) (benchmarks).
Register events
- Received assets from another charity (25/07/2022) — per the register’s event history; asset transfers typically record mergers or reorganisations.
- Received assets from another charity (07/07/2022) — per the register’s event history; asset transfers typically record mergers or reorganisations.
- Received assets from another charity (28/09/2021) — per the register’s event history; asset transfers typically record mergers or reorganisations.
- Caroline Hope
- Catherine Hogan
- Gayathri Radhakrishnan Butler
- KORANMAAH HEIDI BOAHEN
- Memunat Ayinla · trustee of 1 other charity
- Michael MacKay
- OLUGBENGA COKER · trustee of 1 other charity
- Tara Lily Melling
- Veronika Neyer
- Vilma Nikolaidou
Trustee list from the Charity Commission register (current, not historical).
Operates in: Northern Ireland · Scotland · Throughout England And Wales
Income and spending
Common questions
Is YOUNG MINDS TRUST financially healthy?
Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that total expenditure of £9.7 million exceeded total income, resulting in a deficit for the year. However, the charity maintains free unrestricted reserves of £3.9 million, which the trustees report represents 4.9 months of applicable expenditure, falling within their stated policy target of three to six months. Its FY2025 accounts were audited by HaysMac LLP.
Who funds YOUNG MINDS TRUST?
Funders whose own accounts filings name YOUNG MINDS TRUST as a grant recipient include THE JD FOUNDATION, THE SIMMONS AND SIMMONS CHARITABLE FOUNDATION, THE WESTMINSTER FOUNDATION, HOLLYHOCK CHARITABLE FOUNDATION, THE PEARS FAMILY CHARITABLE FOUNDATION.
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