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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Latest income
£7.9m
Latest spending
£9.7m
Registered
1993
Accounts read
FY2025

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).

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)

Total income
£7.9m
Total spending
£9.7m
Cost of raising funds
£2.5m
Reserves (reported)
£3.9m
Employees
127

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).

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Trustees · trustee networks

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

Operates in: Northern Ireland · Scotland · Throughout England And Wales

Income and spending

Financial year endIncomeSpending
31/03/2025£7.9m£9.7m
31/03/2024£7.7m£9.1m
31/03/2023£6.4m£8.5m
31/03/2022£9.2m£6.5m
31/03/2021£9.7m£5.0m

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.

Known funders

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

FunderYearAmountPurpose (as stated by the funder)
THE JD FOUNDATIONFY2023£561kNominated charity donation
THE SIMMONS AND SIMMONS CHARITABLE FOUNDATIONFY2022£150kCovid 19 Donations
THE SIMMONS AND SIMMONS CHARITABLE FOUNDATIONFY2023£150kSimmons & Simmons’ staff nominated charities
THE WESTMINSTER FOUNDATIONFY2021£115kFunding is towards core costs of the Country Trust’s mission to bring food, farming and the countryside alive for disadvantaged children.
HOLLYHOCK CHARITABLE FOUNDATIONFY2021£100kGrant
THE PEARS FAMILY CHARITABLE FOUNDATIONFY2022£100kParents' Helpline
THE WESTMINSTER FOUNDATIONFY2023£100kFunding to research, develop, pilot, and scale the organisations’ work with trusted adults supporting young people aged 3-21 years. This work hopes to understan
THE LINBURY TRUSTFY2023£100kTowards supporting young people whose mental health has been impacted by the pandemic. Final payments of a two-year grant.
THE WESTMINSTER FOUNDATIONFY2022£100kResearch, develop, pilot, and scale work with trusted adults supporting young people aged 3-21 years.
FRIENDS FOUNDATIONFY2022£93k
HOLLYHOCK CHARITABLE FOUNDATIONFY2022£82k
THE 3 TS CHARITABLE TRUSTFY2025£75k
THE GENERATIONS FOUNDATIONFY2022£60k
THE 3 TS CHARITABLE TRUSTFY2022£60k
THE RETA LILA HOWARD FOUNDATIONFY2022£50k
THE LINBURY TRUSTFY2022£50kTowards supporting young people whose mental health has been impacted by the pandemic.
SWAROVSKI FOUNDATIONFY2022£43k
THE WESTMINSTER FOUNDATIONFY2024£40kFunding to research, develop, pilot, and scale the organisations’ work with trusted adults supporting young people aged 3-21 years. This work hopes to understan
THE AIM FOUNDATIONFY2024£30kPolicy work
THE AIM FOUNDATIONFY2022£22kYoung People
PAVERS CHARITABLE FOUNDATIONFY2024£20k
THE TAYLOR FAMILY FOUNDATIONFY2023£20k
THE KRISTINA MARTIN CHARITABLE TRUSTFY2022£15k
MARTIN CHARITABLE TRUSTFY2026£15k
MILLS AND REEVE CHARITABLE TRUSTFY2024£15k
THE BUFFINI CHAO FOUNDATIONFY2022£14k
THE ORR MACKINTOSH FOUNDATION LIMITEDFY2024£12k
THE BAY TREE CHARITABLE TRUSTFY2023£10k
THE JOHN COATES CHARITABLE TRUSTFY2023£10k
THE NORTHWICK TRUSTFY2022£10k
THE JOHN COATES CHARITABLE TRUSTFY2024£10k
THE BRITFORD BRIDGE TRUSTFY2024£10kSecondary
THE KRISTINA MARTIN CHARITABLE TRUSTFY2023£10k
THE ORR MACKINTOSH FOUNDATION LIMITEDFY2025£10k
THE BRITFORD BRIDGE TRUSTFY2025£10kSecondary
KUSUMA TRUST UKFY2024£10kRandom Act of Kindness
KUSUMA TRUST UKFY2023£10kRandom Act of Kindness
THE BUFFINI CHAO FOUNDATIONFY2023£10k
THE KRISTINA MARTIN CHARITABLE TRUSTFY2024£9k
THE EVAN CORNISH FOUNDATIONFY2022£9k
MILLS AND REEVE CHARITABLE TRUSTFY2022£7k
THE LAWSON TRUST CIOFY2025£5k
THE NORTHWICK TRUSTFY2023£5k
THE LAWSON TRUST CIOFY2024£5kOther grants
CHARLES S FRENCH CHARITABLE TRUSTFY2025£5k
THE PIXEL FUNDFY2023£5k
THE MILLBY FOUNDATIONFY2021£5k
SALTERS' CHARITABLE FOUNDATIONFY2022£5kMembers' matched funding
THE MILLBY FOUNDATIONFY2022£5k
THE ROAN CHARITABLE TRUSTFY2024£5kAdvancement of education and relief of children, young people and familities affected by emotional or psychological disturbances or mental distress

Government & lottery funding

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

FunderDateAmountPurpose
The National Lottery Community Fund28/01/2025£248kAJEDI partnership project
Sport England06/08/2024£13kGIRLS Get Invigorated Rambling -Love Sundays!
UK government24/07/2020£699kCoronavirus Community Support Fund
Sport England20/03/2018£87kPotentials Fund
The National Lottery Community Fund26/08/2015£496kYoungMinds Parents HelpLine
The National Lottery Community Fund10/11/2014£639kHeadStart support and development contract - initial stage
City Bridge Foundation10/09/2009£45kGrant to YoungMinds
The National Lottery Community Fund11/09/2008£2.5mYoungMinds VIK National Panel
The National Lottery Community Fund02/03/2006£23kRaising Awareness of Mental Health Amongst Y.P. From Minority Ethnic Group

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 KIDS TRUST.

Side by side with its peers

CharityIncomeTop pay bandStaff >£60kReserves vs policyFundraising costGoing concern
YOUNG MINDS TRUST£7.9m——unclear—no doubt
KIDS TRUST FY2025£57k—0below—no doubt
YOUTH EXPERIENCE IN SPORT FY2025£133k—0unclear—no doubt
1692 FY2025£462k—0within—no doubt
FAIZAN-E-MADINA MOSQUE COMMITTEE (TRUST) FY2025£536kUnder £60,0000unclear—no doubt
CENTRE FOR COUNSELLING AND PSYCHOTHERAPY EDUCATION TRUST FY2025£1.9m—0unclear—no doubt

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