MIND ACTIVE
Facilitating social inclusion activities with older people living in residential and nursing care homes, and community based wellbeing activities which also includes marginalised and isolated older people and their carers from their own homes.
Objects
FOR THE PUBLIC BENEFIT TO IMPROVE THE QUALITY OF LIFE OF OLDER PEOPLE LIVING IN RESIDENTIAL CARE HOMES AND MARGINALISED OLDER PEOPLE FROM THEIR OWN HOMES IN NORTHUMBERLAND MAINLY IN SOUTH EAST OF THE COUNTY, PRIMARILY BUT NOT EXCLUSIVELY BY THE PROVISION OF ACTIVITIES AIMED TOWARDS SOCIAL INCLUSION, MENTAL STIMULATION AND WELL-BEING.
Financial health, per its FY2026 accounts
The accounts state that the charity reported a net expenditure of £16,711 for the year, resulting in a decrease in total funds from £98,357 to £81,646. The trustees confirm that assets remain adequate to meet obligations and there are no material uncertainties regarding the charity's ability to continue.
What the accounts disclose
“Donations and grants 4 11,879 58,000 69,879 93,954” — page 7
Policies the charity declares
- Bullying and harassment policy and procedures
- Campaigns and political activity policy and procedures
- Complaints handling
- Complaints policy and procedures
- Conflicting interests
- Engaging external speakers at charity events policy and procedures
- Financial reserves policy and procedures
- Internal charity financial controls policy and procedures
- Internal risk management policy and procedures
- Investing charity funds policy and procedures
- Investment
- Paying staff
- Risk management
- Safeguarding policy and procedures
- Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries
- Serious incident reporting policy and procedures
- Social media policy and procedures
- Trustee conflicts of interest policy and procedures
- Trustee expenses policy and procedures
- Volunteer management
From the charity’s annual return (Part A, self-declared)
Self-declared on the annual return for the financial year ending 31/03/2026
- Volunteers: 6
Self-declared on the annual return for the financial year ending 31/03/2025
- Volunteers: 12
Self-declared on the annual return for the financial year ending 31/03/2024
- Volunteers: 26
- Government income: £500 — grants £500 (1); under 1% of the £62,944 total gross income on the same return
Funders the charity credits
- Wansbeck Community Chest
Trustees
- GILLIAN SLAUGHTERchair
- CATHERINE ANNE GUY DOCTOR
- ELEANOR MARY KELLY
- JUDITH MAY WILBOURNE
- Kelsey Monaghan
- MRS GLAD EASTON
Income and spending
| Financial year end | Income | Spending |
|---|---|---|
| 31/03/2026 | £71k | £88k |
| 31/03/2025 | £95k | £88k |
| 31/03/2024 | £63k | £85k |
| 31/03/2023 | £54k | £90k |
| 31/03/2022 | £67k | £89k |
Common questions
Is MIND ACTIVE financially healthy?
Per its FY2026 accounts: The accounts state that the charity reported a net expenditure of £16,711 for the year, resulting in a decrease in total funds from £98,357 to £81,646. The trustees confirm that assets remain adequate to meet obligations and there are no material uncertainties regarding the charity's ability to continue. Its FY2026 accounts were independently examined.
Who funds MIND ACTIVE?
Funders whose own accounts filings name MIND ACTIVE as a grant recipient include THE BALLINGER CHARITABLE TRUST.
Known funders
| Funder | Year | Amount | Purpose (as stated by the funder) |
|---|---|---|---|
| THE BALLINGER CHARITABLE TRUST | FY2024 | £20k | |
| THE BALLINGER CHARITABLE TRUST | FY2023 | £20k | |
| THE BALLINGER CHARITABLE TRUST | FY2025 | £20k |
Government & lottery funding
| Funder | Date | Amount | Purpose |
|---|---|---|---|
| Community Foundation North East | 01/04/2026 | £10k | Grant to Mind Active |
| The National Lottery Community Fund | 12/03/2026 | £20k | Better Together |
| Community Foundation North East | 15/01/2026 | £5k | Grant to Mind Active |
| Community Foundation North East | 12/06/2025 | £10k | Grant to Mind Active |
| Community Foundation North East | 27/02/2025 | £5k | Grant to Mind Active |
| The National Lottery Community Fund | 21/11/2024 | £20k | Community Cohesion |
| Community Foundation North East | 02/04/2024 | £10k | Grant to Mind Active |
| Community Foundation North East | 30/03/2023 | £10k | Grant to Mind Active |
| Community Foundation North East | 11/08/2022 | £3k | Grant to Mind Active |
| Community Foundation North East | 23/06/2022 | £5k | Grant to Mind Active |
| Community Foundation North East | 15/07/2021 | £23k | A grant to Mind Active |
| The National Lottery Community Fund | 22/10/2020 | £5k | Recovery Support |
| The National Lottery Community Fund | 05/03/2020 | £10k | EmpowerMENt |
| Community Foundation North East | 12/03/2019 | £20k | For work that promotes the mental health and wellbeing of people over 50 in SE Northumberland |
| Community Foundation North East | 07/10/2018 | £5k | Singing and storytelling sessions for isolated care home residents |
| Community Foundation North East | 23/05/2018 | £10k | Leadership: contribution to the salary of the Project Manager |
| Community Foundation North East | 05/03/2018 | £3k | Social inclusion days for dementia patients and their carers |
| Community Foundation North East | 22/01/2018 | £10k | Respect & Dignity |
| Community Foundation North East | 04/01/2018 | £17k | Fulfilled to Live Year 3 |
| Community Foundation North East | 27/09/2017 | £10k | Salary costs for Togetherness project |
| Community Foundation North East | 01/04/2017 | £17k | Fulfilled to Live Year 2 |
| Community Foundation North East | 01/04/2017 | £2k | Dare to Care |
| Community Foundation North East | 02/11/2016 | £2k | Towards Run two separate pilots to support bereaved dementia carers and dementia patients who are confined to their bedrooms in care homes |
| Community Foundation North East | 28/10/2016 | £500 | Towards Christmas gifts |
| Community Foundation North East | 26/05/2016 | £16k | Towards Fulfilled to Live Year 1 |
Funders of similar charities
| Funder | Similar charities funded | Amount to them |
|---|---|---|
| MIND (THE NATIONAL ASSOCIATION FOR MENTAL HEALTH) | 5 | £5.5m |
| THE STONE FAMILY FOUNDATION | 1 | £707k |
| GOLDMAN SACHS GIVES (UK) | 1 | £590k |
| MJB CHARITABLE TRUST | 1 | £398k |
| MRS WATERHOUSE CHARITABLE TRUST | 1 | £282k |
| THE ACCESS TO JUSTICE FOUNDATION | 1 | £271k |
| THE ROYAL NAVY AND ROYAL MARINES CHARITY | 1 | £241k |
| THE BROMLEY TRUST | 1 | £80k |
Charities like this
- MANCHESTER MIND
- MIND IN CAMDEN
- MIND (THE NATIONAL ASSOCIATION FOR MENTAL HEALTH)
- HEREFORDSHIRE MIND
- PRAMACARE
- SOLENT MIND
Side by side with its peers
| Charity | Income | Top pay band | Staff >£60k | Reserves vs policy | Fundraising cost | Going concern |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| MIND ACTIVE | £71k | — | 0 | unclear | — | no doubt |
| MANCHESTER MIND | £2.9m | — | 0 | below | — | no doubt |
| MIND IN CAMDEN | £1.3m | — | 0 | unclear | — | no doubt |
| MIND (THE NATIONAL ASSOCIATION FOR MENTAL HEALTH) | £63.7m | — | — | unclear | — | noted |
| HEREFORDSHIRE MIND | £945k | — | 0 | unclear | — | no doubt |
| PRAMACARE | £3.6m | £70,000 - £79,999 | — | unclear | — | no doubt |