NORTHAMPTONSHIRE MIND

Registered charity 1033000 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register · also known as NORTHAMPTON AND DISTRICT MIND

Northamptonshire Mind works to promote and support good mental health within the areas of Northampton, Daventry, Wellingborough, Corby, East and South Northants.Service provisions include: Peer to peer support, a young peoples service, gender sensitive services, community access projects, user-run services and volunteering opportunities.

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Latest income
£2.2m
Latest spending
£1.5m
Registered
1994
Accounts read
FY2026

Financial health, per its FY2026 accounts

The accounts state that the charity generated a net surplus of £633,479 for the year, with unrestricted reserves standing at £382,048 and cash balances of £352,858. The trustees report that financial stability has been maintained through effective cost control and strong governance, ensuring resources are sufficient for at least twelve months. The charity operates a defined contribution pension scheme and has no disclosed pension deficits or trading subsidiaries.

Automated summary of the FY2026 accounts; the evidenced findings below carry the verbatim passages.

What the accounts disclose

Reserves policy: 12 weeks running costs (held: £382k)
“The Board of Trustees have agreed that the organisation should attempt to maintain a level of reserves that equates to 12 weeks running costs” — page 6
Per its FY2026 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Accounts audited by Harris & Co (Accountants) Ltd. Discloses 5 of 6 completeness components.

Public fundraising profile: JustGiving — Northamptonshire Mind (matched by registered charity number).

Property (HM Land Registry)

5 registered titles in England and Wales held by the charity’s company or corporate body (3 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 31/03/2026)

Total income
£2.2m
Total spending
£1.5m
Cost of raising funds
£3k
Reserves (reported)
£382k
Employees
16

Reported reserves equal ~3.0 months of spending — below the median for charities its size (median 4.8 months; benchmarks).

Per its annual return, cost of raising funds: 0.2% of total income — below the median for charities its size (5.2%) (benchmarks).

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Trustees · trustee networks

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

Operates in: Northamptonshire

Income and spending

Financial year endIncomeSpending
31/03/2026£2.2m£1.5m
31/03/2025£1.8m£1.9m
31/03/2024£1.8m£1.9m
31/03/2023£1.9m£1.8m
31/03/2022£1.6m£1.7m

Common questions

Is NORTHAMPTONSHIRE MIND financially healthy?

Per its FY2026 accounts: The accounts state that the charity generated a net surplus of £633,479 for the year, with unrestricted reserves standing at £382,048 and cash balances of £352,858. The trustees report that financial stability has been maintained through effective cost control and strong governance, ensuring resources are sufficient for at least twelve months. The charity operates a defined contribution pension scheme and has no disclosed pension deficits or trading subsidiaries. Its FY2026 accounts were audited by Harris & Co (Accountants) Ltd.

Who funds NORTHAMPTONSHIRE MIND?

Funders whose own accounts filings name NORTHAMPTONSHIRE MIND as a grant recipient include MIND (THE NATIONAL ASSOCIATION FOR MENTAL HEALTH), NORTHAMPTONSHIRE COMMUNITY FOUNDATION.

Known funders

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

FunderYearAmountPurpose (as stated by the funder)
MIND (THE NATIONAL ASSOCIATION FOR MENTAL HEALTH)FY2024£961kSupported Self Help London Consortium 23/25
MIND (THE NATIONAL ASSOCIATION FOR MENTAL HEALTH)FY2022£127kBlue Light Support 2021-22
NORTHAMPTONSHIRE COMMUNITY FOUNDATIONFY2024£5k

Government & lottery funding

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

FunderDateAmountPurpose
The National Lottery Community Fund23/05/2024£266kCommunity Connectors for Mental Wellbeing
Sport England19/01/2024£15kMotiv8 Corby

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 MENTAL HEALTH NORTHANTS COLLABORATION.

Side by side with its peers

CharityIncomeTop pay bandStaff >£60kReserves vs policyFundraising costGoing concern
NORTHAMPTONSHIRE MIND£2.2m—0unclear—no doubt
MENTAL HEALTH NORTHANTS COLLABORATION FY2025£1.5m—0unclear—noted
NORTH STAFFS MIND FY2025£2.3m£70,000 - £79,9991unclear—no doubt
NORTHAMPTONSHIRE CARERS FY2025£4.4m—1unclear—no doubt
Norfolk and Waveney Mind FY2025£15.0m——unclear—no doubt
Cambridgeshire, Peterborough and South Lincolnshire (CPSL) Mind Limited FY2025£4.0m£60,001 - £70,0001unclear—no doubt

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