MIND IN KINGSTON
Registered charity 1076791 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register
Mind in Kingston is a user-led charity that provides mental health support to people with lived experience of mental health issues in and around the Royal Borough of Kingston upon Thames. Services include clinical support, physical activities, creative projects, peer-led groups, independent living, drop-in cafe, advice and information, campaigning and user involvement.
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Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts
The accounts state that the charity incurred a net expenditure of £233,011 for the year, resulting in total funds falling to £14,979 from £247,990 the previous year. The trustees planned for this moderate deficit to support staff investments and are focusing on increasing income to preserve solvency. Per the trustees' report, the charity is planning to increase reserve levels towards its policy target after allocating reserves to support transitional structural changes.
Automated summary of the FY2025 accounts; the evidenced findings below carry the verbatim passages.
What the accounts disclose
Largest income source: none
“The principal funding sources of Mind in Kingston are contracts from the Royal Borough of Kingston (RBK), South West London and St George's Mental Health NHS Trust funding and Hestia, grants from the Southwest London Clinical Commissioning Group (SWL CCG), National Mind, BWW Mind (managing further Southwest London & St George's Mental Health NHS Trust funding), NHS Southwest London, donations and small grants together with the residential rents from Carisbrooke, the property managed by Mind in Kingston.” — page 7
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Reserves position: below the charity's own stated reserves policy (held: £15k; policy: at least 4 months' reserves)
“In 2024/25 it was necessary to allocate reserves to supporting the transitional arrangements as the charity reviewed and implementing structural changes. This action has led to a lower reserves position than aimed for. The charity is planning towards to increasing reserve levels again towards the policy target.” — page 7
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Accounts audited by Ark Accountancy Limited. Discloses 5 of 6 completeness components.
Public fundraising profile: JustGiving — Mind in Kingston (matched by registered charity number).
Structured financials (annual return, FY ending 31/03/2025)
Reported reserves equal ~0.0 months of spending — in the bottom quarter for charities its size (median 5.2 months; benchmarks).
Per its annual return, largest income source: Charitable activities (98% 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: 0.0% of total income — below the median for charities its size (4.9%) (benchmarks).
- Kevin Mitchellchair
- Carmel Mary Blair
- Emilia Malgorzata Grodzka
- Harriet Fairhurst
- Mahsa Rahbari Aghdam
- Owain Emrys Griffiths
- Rebecca Joanne Richmond · trustee of 1 other charity
Trustee list from the Charity Commission register (current, not historical).
Operates in: Kingston Upon Thames
Income and spending
Common questions
Is MIND IN KINGSTON financially healthy?
Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that the charity incurred a net expenditure of £233,011 for the year, resulting in total funds falling to £14,979 from £247,990 the previous year. The trustees planned for this moderate deficit to support staff investments and are focusing on increasing income to preserve solvency. Per the trustees' report, the charity is planning to increase reserve levels towards its policy target after allocating reserves to support transitional structural changes. Its FY2025 accounts were audited by Ark Accountancy Limited.
Who funds MIND IN KINGSTON?
Funders whose own accounts filings name MIND IN KINGSTON as a grant recipient include MIND (THE NATIONAL ASSOCIATION FOR MENTAL HEALTH).
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