MIND IN THE VALE OF GLAMORGAN
Registered charity 1066411 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register · also known as MIND IN THE VALE
Mental Health Charity
Objects
TO PROMOTE THE PRESERVATION OF MENTAL HEALTH AND TO ASSIST IN RELIEVING AND REHABILITATING PERSONS SUFFERING FROM MENTAL DISORDER OR CONDITIONS OF EMOTIONAL OR MENTAL DISTRESS REQUIRING ADVICE OR TREATMENT IN THE VALE OF GLAMORGAN IN ASSOCIATION WITH MIND (THE NATIONAL ASSOCIATION FOR MENTAL HEALTH ( HEREINAFTER CALLED "MIND") AND IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE AIMS AND OBJECTS OF MIND
Area of benefit: VALE OF GLAMORGAN
The charity’s charitable objects and area of benefit, quoted from its governing document as held on the Charity Commission register.
Causes: Education/training · The Advancement Of Health Or Saving Of Lives · Disability · website · Get email alerts
Registered contact address: Vale of Glamorgan, Wales (from the postcode on the register)
Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts
The accounts state that the charity reported a deficit of £25,759 for the year ended 31 March 2025, resulting in a decrease in unrestricted reserves to £271,891. Per the trustees' report, this level of unrestricted reserves is approximately 5.4 months of expected average expenditure, which remains above the stated policy target of 3 to 6 months. The trustees confirm that the balance sheet remains strong and that resources are adequate to continue operations.
Automated summary of the FY2025 accounts; the evidenced findings below carry the verbatim passages.
What the accounts disclose
Largest income source: Grants (84% of income)
“Grants Charitable activities 487,632” — page 26
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Reserves policy: three to six months of annual expected expenditure (reserves figure: £272k)
“Mind in the Vale has a reserves policy of holding 3 to 6 months of annual expected expenditure to cover commitments. This equals approximately £150,850 that the Trustees aspire to hold as a minimum.” — page 14
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Accounts independently examined (not a full audit). Discloses 5 of 6 completeness components.
Policies the charity declares
In its annual return the charity told the Commission that it has the policies listed below. This is self-declared: it is not verified by the Commission or by this site, and it is not evidence of how a policy works in practice.
- Bullying and harassment policy and procedures
- Campaigns and political activity policy and procedures
- Complaints handling
- Complaints policy and procedures
- Conflicting interests
- Engaging external speakers at charity events policy and procedures
- Financial reserves policy and procedures
- Internal charity financial controls policy and procedures
- Internal risk management policy and procedures
- Investing charity funds policy and procedures
- Paying staff
- Risk management
- Safeguarding policy and procedures
- Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries
- Serious incident reporting policy and procedures
- Social media policy and procedures
- Trustee conflicts of interest policy and procedures
- Trustee expenses policy and procedures
- Volunteer management
From the charity’s annual return (Part A, self-declared)
Answers and figures the charity gave in Part A of its annual return to the Charity Commission. They are self-declared: not verified by the Commission or by this site. Only positive answers and figures are listed; items not listed are simply not shown.
Self-declared on the annual return for the financial year ending 31/03/2025
- Volunteers: 78
- Government income: £107,024 — contracts £69,588 (1), grants £37,436 (1); 21% of the £500,162 total gross income on the same return
Self-declared on the annual return for the financial year ending 31/03/2024
- Volunteers: 85
- Government income: £570,175 — contracts £67,496 (1), grants £502,679 (1); 93% of the £612,209 total gross income on the same return
Self-declared on the annual return for the financial year ending 31/03/2023
- Volunteers: 31
- Government income: £192,234 — contracts £96,117 (2), grants £96,117 (1); 32% of the £598,038 total gross income on the same return
Source: this charity’s annual returns on the Charity Commission register.
Public fundraising profile: JustGiving — Mind in the Vale of Glamorgan (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).
- Mind National — “We also receive some funding from Mind National and Mind Cymru, which helps us ensure that everyone experiencing a mental health problem get…” (source page)
- Mind Cymru — “We also receive some funding from Mind National and Mind Cymru, which helps us ensure that everyone experiencing a mental health problem get…” (source page)
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)
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.
Public profiles (found on the charity’s own website): facebook · instagram
Structured financials (annual return, FY ending 31/03/2025)
Reported reserves equal ~5.8 months of spending — above the median for charities its size (median 5.2 months; benchmarks).
Per its annual return, largest income source: Charitable activities (100% 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: 0.2% of total income — below the median for charities its size (4.9%) (benchmarks).
- KEVIN CANNINGchair
- CHRISTINE WINDLE
- Dr Kerry Doherty
- Dr MARTIN COLEMAN
- Jeremy Lewis
- SAMANTHA JANE REYNOLDS
Trustee list from the Charity Commission register (current, not historical).
Operates in: Vale Of Glamorgan
Income and spending
Common questions
Is MIND IN THE VALE OF GLAMORGAN financially healthy?
Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that the charity reported a deficit of £25,759 for the year ended 31 March 2025, resulting in a decrease in unrestricted reserves to £271,891. Per the trustees' report, this level of unrestricted reserves is approximately 5.4 months of expected average expenditure, which remains above the stated policy target of 3 to 6 months. The trustees confirm that the balance sheet remains strong and that resources are adequate to continue operations. Its FY2025 accounts were independently examined.
Who funds MIND IN THE VALE OF GLAMORGAN?
Funders whose own accounts filings name MIND IN THE VALE OF GLAMORGAN as a grant recipient include MIND (THE NATIONAL ASSOCIATION FOR MENTAL HEALTH).
Known funders
Grants to this charity found in funders’ own accounts filings.
Government & lottery funding
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