MIND ACTIVE

Registered charity 1096712 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register

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.

Area of benefit: SOUTH EAST NORTHUMBERLAND

The charity’s charitable objects and area of benefit, quoted from its governing document as held on the Charity Commission register.

Causes: General Charitable Purposes · Disability · website · Get email alerts

Registered contact address: Northumberland, North East, England (from the postcode on the register)

Latest income
£71k
Latest spending
£88k
Registered
2003
Accounts read
FY2026

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.

Automated summary of the FY2026 accounts; the evidenced findings below carry the verbatim passages.

What the accounts disclose

Largest income source: Donations and grants (82% of income)
“Donations and grants 4 11,879 58,000 69,879 93,954” — page 7
Per its FY2026 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Accounts independently examined (not a full audit). Discloses 4 of 6 completeness components.

Policies the charity declares

In its annual return the charity told the Commission that it has the policies listed below. This is self-declared: it is not verified by the Commission or by this site, and it is not evidence of how a policy works in practice.

From the charity’s annual return (Part A, self-declared)

Answers and figures the charity gave in Part A of its annual return to the Charity Commission. They are self-declared: not verified by the Commission or by this site. Only positive answers and figures are listed; items not listed are simply not shown.

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

Source: this charity’s annual returns on the Charity Commission register.

Funders the charity credits

Named as funders/supporters on the charity’s own website (the charity’s claim, distinct from accounts-verified grants).

Trustees · trustee networks

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

Operates in: Northumberland

Income and spending

Financial year endIncomeSpending
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

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

FunderYearAmountPurpose (as stated by the funder)
THE BALLINGER CHARITABLE TRUSTFY2024£20k
THE BALLINGER CHARITABLE TRUSTFY2023£20k
THE BALLINGER CHARITABLE TRUSTFY2025£20k

Government & lottery funding

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

FunderDateAmountPurpose
Community Foundation North East01/04/2026£10kGrant to Mind Active
The National Lottery Community Fund12/03/2026£20kBetter Together
Community Foundation North East15/01/2026£5kGrant to Mind Active
Community Foundation North East12/06/2025£10kGrant to Mind Active
Community Foundation North East27/02/2025£5kGrant to Mind Active
The National Lottery Community Fund21/11/2024£20kCommunity Cohesion
Community Foundation North East02/04/2024£10kGrant to Mind Active
Community Foundation North East30/03/2023£10kGrant to Mind Active
Community Foundation North East11/08/2022£3kGrant to Mind Active
Community Foundation North East23/06/2022£5kGrant to Mind Active
Community Foundation North East15/07/2021£23kA grant to Mind Active
The National Lottery Community Fund22/10/2020£5kRecovery Support
The National Lottery Community Fund05/03/2020£10kEmpowerMENt
Community Foundation North East12/03/2019£20kFor work that promotes the mental health and wellbeing of people over 50 in SE Northumberland
Community Foundation North East07/10/2018£5kSinging and storytelling sessions for isolated care home residents
Community Foundation North East23/05/2018£10kLeadership: contribution to the salary of the Project Manager
Community Foundation North East05/03/2018£3kSocial inclusion days for dementia patients and their carers
Community Foundation North East22/01/2018£10kRespect & Dignity
Community Foundation North East04/01/2018£17kFulfilled to Live Year 3
Community Foundation North East27/09/2017£10kSalary costs for Togetherness project
Community Foundation North East01/04/2017£17kFulfilled to Live Year 2
Community Foundation North East01/04/2017£2kDare to Care
Community Foundation North East02/11/2016£2kTowards Run two separate pilots to support bereaved dementia carers and dementia patients who are confined to their bedrooms in care homes
Community Foundation North East28/10/2016£500Towards Christmas gifts
Community Foundation North East26/05/2016£16kTowards Fulfilled to Live Year 1

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.

Charities like this

Semantically similar by activities and financial character, from our analysed corpus. Compare with MANCHESTER MIND.

Side by side with its peers

CharityIncomeTop pay bandStaff >£60kReserves vs policyFundraising costGoing concern
MIND ACTIVE£71k—0unclear—no doubt
MANCHESTER MIND FY2025£2.9m—0below—no doubt
MIND IN CAMDEN FY2026£1.3m—0unclear—no doubt
MIND (THE NATIONAL ASSOCIATION FOR MENTAL HEALTH) FY2024£63.7m——unclear—noted
HEREFORDSHIRE MIND FY2025£945k—0unclear—no doubt
PRAMACARE FY2025£3.6m£70,000 - £79,999—unclear—no doubt

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