SOLENT MIND
Registered charity 1081116 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register
Provision of mental health services, in particular psycholgical therapies, wellbeing services and activities, employment support, advocacy, and home-based support including for older people. Promotion of good mental health across diverse communitiesCampaigning to improve services, raise awareness and promote understanding
Causes: Education/training · The Advancement Of Health Or Saving Of Lives · Disability · The Prevention Or Relief Of Poverty · Economic/community Development/employment · Human Rights/religious Or Racial Harmony/equality Or Diversity · website · Get email alerts
Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts
The accounts state that the charity reported a net incoming resource deficit of £314,975 for the year ended 31 March 2025, a shift from the prior year's surplus, driven by contract endings and inflationary pressures. Per the trustees' report, unrestricted reserves stood at £3,428,983, which the Board considers adequate to meet responsibilities and commitments despite the deficit. The auditors confirmed that 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
Related-party transaction: Hampshire Mind CIC
“On 18th July 2017, Solent Mind participated in creating a joint venture Community Interest Company, named Hampshire Mind CIC, with Havant Mind and Andover Mind and share equal control. Hampshire Mind CIC owed Solent Mind £177,689 (2024 = £911,923) at 31.3.25 and Solent Mind owed Hampshire Mind CIC no funds (2024 = £90) at 31.03.24.” — page 46
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Pension scheme deficit: £8k
“The accounts include a net movement for the pension provision of £4,775 deficit; the latest actuarial valuation identifies further repayments into the fund for the next three-year period to clear the current provision of £8,248.” — page 14
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Accounts audited by Lewis Brownlee (Chichester) Limited. Discloses 3 of 6 completeness components.
Public fundraising profile: JustGiving — Solent Mind (matched by registered charity number).
Leadership, per the charity’s website
- Sally Arscott — Chief Executive Officer (source)
- Ian Stiff — Chief Operating Officer (source)
- Robert Wayman — Director of Fundraising, External Engagement and IT (source)
- Kevin Jones — Director of Finance (source)
- Claire Lowe — Co-Chair of Trustees (source)
- Ruth Poyner — Co-Chair of Trustees (source)
Listed on the charity’s own website when we last crawled it; roles may have changed. Pay-band disclosures above are anonymous statutory disclosures and are not attributed to any named individual.
Funders the charity credits
Named as funders/supporters on the charity’s own website (the charity’s claim, distinct from accounts-verified grants).
- Utilita — “In August, Utilita nominated us to receive a share of their £50,000 apprenticeship levy funding, allowing us to train and invest in people p…” (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)
6 registered titles in England and Wales held by the charity’s company or corporate body (3 freehold); recorded price paid £234k. All charity-held property. Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright, OGL v3.0.
CQC provider record: Solent MIND — Deregistered, 3 registered locations, last inspected 14/03/2013.charity number confirmed by CQC CQC record
Public profiles (found on the charity’s own website): facebook · instagram
Structured financials (annual return, FY ending 31/03/2025)
Cost of raising funds
£754k
Reported reserves equal ~3.4 months of spending — below the median for charities its size (median 4.6 months; benchmarks).
Per its annual return, largest income source: Charitable activities (94% 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: 6.5% of total income — above the median for charities its size (3.8%) (benchmarks).
Register events
- Received assets from another charity (03/06/2014) — per the register’s event history; asset transfers typically record mergers or reorganisations.
- Received assets from another charity (27/04/2011) — per the register’s event history; asset transfers typically record mergers or reorganisations.
- Claire Lowechair
- ALEXANDER KYRIACOS DIAGORAS ONOUFRIOU
- Abdul Haseeb Shakoor
- Anita Sarah Kaur Somal
- Denise Gillian Vine
- Helen Fuge
- Karina Mary Hourd
- Kathryn Jane Shimmin
- Richard James Bailey
- Robert John Carter · trustee of 1 other charity
- Ruth Poyner
- Vanessa Hoong Sen Soh
Trustee list from the Charity Commission register (current, not historical).
Operates in: Hampshire · Isle Of Wight · Portsmouth City · Southampton City
Income and spending
Common questions
Is SOLENT MIND financially healthy?
Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that the charity reported a net incoming resource deficit of £314,975 for the year ended 31 March 2025, a shift from the prior year's surplus, driven by contract endings and inflationary pressures. Per the trustees' report, unrestricted reserves stood at £3,428,983, which the Board considers adequate to meet responsibilities and commitments despite the deficit. The auditors confirmed that the going concern basis of accounting is appropriate with no material uncertainties identified. Its FY2025 accounts were audited by Lewis Brownlee (Chichester) Limited.
Who funds SOLENT MIND?
Funders whose own accounts filings name SOLENT MIND as a grant recipient include THE ROYAL NAVY AND ROYAL MARINES CHARITY, MJB CHARITABLE TRUST, Waterside Community Fund, WOMBLE BOND DICKINSON (UK) CHARITABLE INCORPORATED ORGANISATION, The Rathbones Group Foundation.
Known funders
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Government & lottery funding
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