MIND BLMK
Registered charity 1068724 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register · also known as BEDFORDSHIRE AND LUTON MIND, THE BEFRIENDERS FOR MENTAL HEALTH AND LEARNING DISABILITIES
To provide advice, support and other services to empower and develop anyone experiencing a mental health problem in Bedfordshire, Luton and Milton Keynes
Causes: Education/training · The Advancement Of Health Or Saving Of Lives · Disability · Economic/community Development/employment · website · Get email alerts
Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts
The accounts state that Mind BLMK posted a deficit of £158,392 for the year ended 31 March 2025, which reduced its unrestricted reserves to £935,461. The trustees consider the current level of available reserves to be higher than the policy target and appropriate given the funding risks faced by the charity. The auditor confirmed that the use of the going concern basis of accounting is appropriate with no material uncertainties identified.
Automated summary of the FY2025 accounts; the evidenced findings below carry the verbatim passages.
What the accounts disclose
Highest-paid employee band: in excess of £60,000 — below the median for charities its size (£70k)
“1 employee earned in excess of £60,000 during the year (2023 - 1) CEO Remuneration 88,698” — page 42
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Employees paid over £60,000: 1
“1 employee earned in excess of £60,000 during the year” — page 42
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Largest income source: Community Based Support
“Community Based Support 1,968,865” — page 34
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Reserves policy: £696,144 (held: £935k)
“The calculation for the minimum reserve values as at 31 May 2025 is £696,144.”
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Accounts audited by Myers Clark. Discloses 6 of 6 completeness components.
Year-over-year changes
- Top pay band moved from more than £60,000 (FY2024) to in excess of £60,000 (FY2025).
Comparing this charity’s FY2024 and FY2025 accounts as analysed by this site.
Public fundraising profile: JustGiving — Mind BLMK (matched by registered charity number).
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.
Public profiles (found on the charity’s own website): facebook · instagram
Structured financials (annual return, FY ending 31/03/2025)
Cost of raising funds
£49k
Reported reserves equal ~3.4 months of spending — below the median for charities its size (median 4.8 months; benchmarks).
Per its annual return, largest income source: Charitable activities (95% 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: 2.1% of total income — below the median for charities its size (5.2%) (benchmarks).
Register events
- Received assets from another charity (29/04/2013) — per the register’s event history; asset transfers typically record mergers or reorganisations.
- Simon Clarkechair
- Alex De Araujo
- DR Helen Donovan
- Eva Favva
- Hannah Parrish
- Kevin Quinn
- Lesley Broughton
- Sara Jenkins
Trustee list from the Charity Commission register (current, not historical).
Operates in: Bedford · Central Bedfordshire · Luton · Milton Keynes
Income and spending
Common questions
Is MIND BLMK financially healthy?
Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that Mind BLMK posted a deficit of £158,392 for the year ended 31 March 2025, which reduced its unrestricted reserves to £935,461. The trustees consider the current level of available reserves to be higher than the policy target and appropriate given the funding risks faced by the charity. The auditor confirmed that the use of the going concern basis of accounting is appropriate with no material uncertainties identified. Its FY2025 accounts were audited by Myers Clark.
What does the highest-paid employee of MIND BLMK earn?
Per its FY2025 accounts, the highest-paid employee was in the in excess of £60,000 band, and 1 employees earned over £60,000.
Who funds MIND BLMK?
Funders whose own accounts filings name MIND BLMK as a grant recipient include MIND (THE NATIONAL ASSOCIATION FOR MENTAL HEALTH), BEDFORDSHIRE AND LUTON COMMUNITY FOUNDATION, THE HARPUR TRUST.
Known funders
Grants to this charity found in funders’ own accounts filings.
Government & lottery funding
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