WEST KENT MIND

Registered charity 1044977 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register · also known as SEVENOAKS AREA MIND

Provision of a range of support, recovery and wellbeing services for people with mental health problems including community services, social activities, counselling, peer support and therapeutic groups. The charity also provides training for other agencies and helps to raise awareness and overcome the stigma and discrimination experienced by people with mental health problems.

Causes: General Charitable Purposes · Education/training · The Advancement Of Health Or Saving Of Lives · Disability · website · Get email alerts

Latest income
£748k
Latest spending
£767k
Registered
1995
Accounts read
FY2025

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that the charity reported a deficit of £19,387 for the year, with total income decreasing to £748,021. Per the trustees' report, unrestricted reserves decreased to £213,996, which remains 10% above the ideal policy target of £195,000. The trustees confirm that resources are adequate to continue operations for at least 12 months.

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

What the accounts disclose

Highest-paid employee band: more than £70,000 — above the median for charities its size (£60k)
“The number of employees whose employee benefits (excluding employer pension costs) exceeded £70,000 was 1 (20241)” — page 43
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Employees paid over £60,000: 1
“The number of employees whose employee benefits (excluding employer pension costs) exceeded £70,000 was 1 (20241)” — page 43
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Largest income source: Charitable activities (85% of income)
“Charitable activities 4 182,005 450,547 632,552 771,300” — page 32
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Accounts independently examined (not a full audit). Discloses 5 of 6 completeness components.

Corporate structure

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

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.

Official officers record.

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

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

Total income
£748k
Total spending
£767k
Cost of raising funds
£35k
Reserves (reported)
£209k
Employees
25

Reported reserves equal ~3.3 months of spending — below the median for charities its size (median 5.2 months; benchmarks).

Per its annual return, largest income source: Charitable activities (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: 4.7% of total income — below the median for charities its size (4.9%) (benchmarks).

Trustees · trustee networks

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

Operates in: Kent

Income and spending

Financial year endIncomeSpending
31/03/2025£748k£767k
31/03/2024£880k£870k
31/03/2023£767k£892k
31/03/2022£721k£866k
31/03/2021£882k£775k

Common questions

Is WEST KENT MIND financially healthy?

Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that the charity reported a deficit of £19,387 for the year, with total income decreasing to £748,021. Per the trustees' report, unrestricted reserves decreased to £213,996, which remains 10% above the ideal policy target of £195,000. The trustees confirm that resources are adequate to continue operations for at least 12 months. Its FY2025 accounts were independently examined.

What does the highest-paid employee of WEST KENT MIND earn?

Per its FY2025 accounts, the highest-paid employee was in the more than £70,000 band, and 1 employees earned over £60,000.

Who funds WEST KENT MIND?

Funders whose own accounts filings name WEST KENT MIND as a grant recipient include MIND (THE NATIONAL ASSOCIATION FOR MENTAL HEALTH), THE GROCERS' CHARITY, THE PHILIP AND CONNIE PHILLIPS FOUNDATION, THE FINNIS SCOTT FOUNDATION, SIR JULES THORN CHARITABLE TRUST.

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)FY2023£621kOrganisational Development Fund 2022
MIND (THE NATIONAL ASSOCIATION FOR MENTAL HEALTH)FY2023£548kNetwork Business Continuity Fund
MIND (THE NATIONAL ASSOCIATION FOR MENTAL HEALTH)FY2024£120kWorking Towards a Trauma Informed Vision (CYP) 2024–25
THE GROCERS' CHARITYFY2022£5kHealth
THE GROCERS' CHARITYFY2025£5kHealth
THE PHILIP AND CONNIE PHILLIPS FOUNDATIONFY2025£5kUnrestricted
THE FINNIS SCOTT FOUNDATIONFY2025£4k
SIR JULES THORN CHARITABLE TRUSTFY2024£2k

Government & lottery funding

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

FunderDateAmountPurpose
The National Lottery Community Fund14/01/2026£425kCreative Minds
The National Lottery Community Fund23/08/2024£20kChildren & Young Peoples Early Intervention Support (Domestic Abuse)
Sport England25/10/2023£7kChanging Pace
The National Lottery Community Fund23/09/2022£384kCreative Minds
The National Lottery Community Fund18/03/2022£10kSkiffle Express & Chat Room
The National Lottery Community Fund03/04/2020£10kDigital Befrienders