Darlington Mind

Registered charity 1093140 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register · also known as DARLINGTON MIND LIMITED

Darlington Mind exists to assist people with mental health issues to realise their potential in life through support. advice, information, supported housing, rehabilitation, training, counselling, care, mentoring and personal development. A range of projects and initiatives assists over 1000 people pa across Darlington, South Durham, Hambleton and Richmondshire.

Causes: General Charitable Purposes · Education/training · The Advancement Of Health Or Saving Of Lives · Disability · Accommodation/housing · Other Charitable Purposes · website · Get email alerts

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that the charity incurred an operational loss of £28,166 for the year ended 31 March 2025, driven by ongoing cost increases in utilities, wages, and operating expenses alongside a reduction in statutory income. Despite this loss, the charity holds unrestricted reserves of £750,107, which significantly exceed its stated Emergency Operating Reserve target of £307,941, and maintains cash holdings of £319,216 sufficient to cover immediate operational needs.

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

What the accounts disclose

Accounts audited by Mitchell Gordon LLP. Discloses 5 of 6 completeness components.

Public fundraising profile: JustGiving — Darlington Mind (matched by registered charity number).

Property (HM Land Registry)

9 registered titles in England and Wales held by the charity’s company or corporate body (6 freehold); recorded price paid £285k. 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 · linkedin

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

Reported reserves equal ~0.7 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 (93% 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: 0.4% of total income — below the median for charities its size (4.9%) (benchmarks).

Register events

• Received assets from another charity (28/09/2020) — per the register’s event history; asset transfers typically record mergers or reorganisations.
• Received assets from another charity (08/09/2020) — per the register’s event history; asset transfers typically record mergers or reorganisations.

Trustees · trustee networks

• Dena Daltonchair
• CARL DOOLAN
• Catherine Hodgson
• DR Richard Langrick
• Joanne Soane
• Keith Bennett
• Martin Vickerman
• Melanie Pears
• Trisha Manners

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

Operates in: Darlington · Durham · North Yorkshire

Income and spending

Common questions

Known funders

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

Government & lottery funding

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