MIND IN BRIGHTON & HOVE

Registered charity 1071434 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register · also known as MIND IN BRIGHTON AND HOVE

We provide a range of mental health services in response to local needs. These include: Advocacy services which provide support and representation. Advice and information to individuals on a range of mental health issues. Training to increase awareness of mental health issues within local organisations. Wellbeing services and activities to promote good mental health and challenge stigma.

Causes: Education/training · The Advancement Of Health Or Saving Of Lives · Disability · The Prevention Or Relief Of Poverty · Human Rights/religious Or Racial Harmony/equality Or Diversity · website · Get email alerts

Latest income

£1.0m

Latest spending

£1.0m

Registered

1998

Accounts read

FY2025

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that unrestricted reserves stood at £1,253,737, which is significantly above the trustees' agreed policy target of £429,000. The charity reported a small overall decrease in reserves of £3,606 for the year, driven by a decrease in restricted funds, while unrestricted funds increased by £29,843. The trustees confirm the use of the going concern basis of accounting, citing adequate resources for the foreseeable future despite some uncertainty regarding future funding for one current contract ending in March 2026.

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

What the accounts disclose

Highest-paid employee band: £70,000 - £80,000 — below the median for charities its size (£70k)

“The number of employees whose annual remuneration was more than £60,000 is as follows: 2025 Number £60,000 - £70,000 - £70,000 - £80,000 1” — page 26

Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Employees paid over £60,000: 1

“The number of employees whose annual remuneration was more than £60,000 is as follows: 2025 Number £60,000 - £70,000 - £70,000 - £80,000 1” — page 26

Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Reserves policy: £429K (held: £1.3m)

“As at March 2025, trustees have agreed to aim for a reserves figure of £429K” — page 9

Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Accounts audited by Sumer Audit. Discloses 6 of 6 completeness components.

Year-over-year changes

Top pay band moved from £60,001 - £70,000 (FY2024) to £70,000 - £80,000 (FY2025).

Comparing this charity’s FY2024 and FY2025 accounts as analysed by this site.

Corporate structure

Registered company of the charity Companies House 03592375 · Financial health read from its filings

Public fundraising profile: JustGiving — Mind in Brighton and Hove (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).

Brighton and Hove City Council — “We would like to thank all our current funders for enabling us to develop and provide services for local people: Brighton and Hove City Coun…” (source page)

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.

BAILEY, Richard Leslie — director, appointed 18/11/2025on trustee list
JARVIS, Rebecca Louise — director, appointed 18/11/2025on trustee list
MILLS, Sarah Elizabeth — director, appointed 18/11/2025on trustee list
DARLING, Caitriona — director, appointed 22/11/2022on trustee list
RENWICK, Charlotte Diana — director, appointed 22/11/2022on trustee list
PENFOLD, Robin Edward — director, appointed 02/12/2019on trustee list

Official officers record.

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

Total income

£1.0m

Total spending

£1.0m

Cost of raising funds

£673

Reserves (reported)

£1.3m

Employees

Reported reserves equal ~14.7 months of spending — in the top quarter for charities its size (median 4.8 months; benchmarks).

Per its annual return, largest income source: Charitable activities (92% 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: 0.1% of total income — below the median for charities its size (5.2%) (benchmarks).

Trustees · trustee networks

Caitriona Darling
Charlotte Diana Renwick
Rebecca Louise Jarvis
Richard Leslie Bailey
Robin Edward Penfold
Sarah Elizabeth Mills

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

Operates in: Brighton And Hove · East Sussex · West Sussex

Income and spending

Financial year end	Income	Spending
31/03/2025	£1.0m	£1.0m
31/03/2024	£1.1m	£1.1m
31/03/2023	£1.1m	£1.1m
31/03/2022	£1.0m	£1.1m
31/03/2021	£1.3m	£1.2m

Common questions

Is MIND IN BRIGHTON & HOVE financially healthy?

Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that unrestricted reserves stood at £1,253,737, which is significantly above the trustees' agreed policy target of £429,000. The charity reported a small overall decrease in reserves of £3,606 for the year, driven by a decrease in restricted funds, while unrestricted funds increased by £29,843. The trustees confirm the use of the going concern basis of accounting, citing adequate resources for the foreseeable future despite some uncertainty regarding future funding for one current contract ending in March 2026. Its FY2025 accounts were audited by Sumer Audit.

What does the highest-paid employee of MIND IN BRIGHTON & HOVE earn?

Per its FY2025 accounts, the highest-paid employee was in the £70,000 - £80,000 band, and 1 employees earned over £60,000.

Who funds MIND IN BRIGHTON & HOVE?

Funders whose own accounts filings name MIND IN BRIGHTON & HOVE as a grant recipient include MIND (THE NATIONAL ASSOCIATION FOR MENTAL HEALTH).

Known funders

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

Funder	Year	Amount	Purpose (as stated by the funder)
MIND (THE NATIONAL ASSOCIATION FOR MENTAL HEALTH)	FY2022	£127k	LMGF Services 2021

Government & lottery funding

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

Funder	Date	Amount	Purpose
The National Lottery Community Fund	03/02/2011	£10k	Training in Mind
The National Lottery Community Fund	07/07/2008	£10k	Mind Connections
The National Lottery Community Fund	08/11/2005	£194k	Advice & Information Project

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.

Funder	Similar charities funded	Amount to them
MJB CHARITABLE TRUST	1	£322k
CHARITY OF RICHARD CLOUDESLEY	1	£195k
CRIPPLEGATE FOUNDATION	1	£146k
THE ROYAL NAVY AND ROYAL MARINES CHARITY	1	£142k
SIR HALLEY STEWART TRUST	1	£120k
THE STEVE MORGAN FOUNDATION	1	£105k
FISHMONGERS' COMPANY'S CHARITABLE TRUST	1	£96k
THE RAYNE FOUNDATION	1	£59k

Charities like this

Semantically similar by activities and financial character, from our analysed corpus. Compare with HAVANT AND EAST HANTS MIND.

HAVANT AND EAST HANTS MIND income £2.3m
ISLINGTON MIND income £1.9m
CARLISLE EDEN MIND LIMITED income £607k
ANDOVER MIND income £2.7m
MIND (THE NATIONAL ASSOCIATION FOR MENTAL HEALTH) income £63.7m
SOLENT MIND income £11.6m

Side by side with its peers

Charity	Income	Top pay band	Staff >£60k	Reserves vs policy	Fundraising cost	Going concern
MIND IN BRIGHTON & HOVE	£1.0m	£70,000 - £80,000	1	above	—	no doubt
HAVANT AND EAST HANTS MIND FY2025	£2.3m	—	1	unclear	—	no doubt
ISLINGTON MIND FY2025	£1.9m	£60,001 - £70,000	1	unclear	—	no doubt
CARLISLE EDEN MIND LIMITED FY2025	£607k	—	0	below	—	no doubt
ANDOVER MIND FY2025	£2.7m	—	0	above	—	no doubt
MIND (THE NATIONAL ASSOCIATION FOR MENTAL HEALTH) FY2024	£63.7m	—	—	unclear	—	noted

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