MANCHESTER MIND
Registered charity 1102058 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register · also known as HARP, HEALTH ADVOCACY AND RESOURCE PROJECT
The Charity works with people to alleviate the impact of poor mental health. To do this we provide: advice services, peer support, food related activities including an allotment. We provide training to adults and young people and a children and young people's service which offers advice, peer support and counselling. We work in partnership to improve our delivery
Causes: The Advancement Of Health Or Saving Of Lives · Disability · The Prevention Or Relief Of Poverty · website · Get email alerts
Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts
The accounts state that total income decreased by 6% to £2,947,411, while staff costs remained the largest expenditure at £2,487,129. The charity reported total reserves of £1,171,286, comprising £764,530 in unrestricted funds and £406,756 in restricted funds. The trustees confirmed the charity is well-placed to manage business risks with no material uncertainties affecting its ability to continue as a going concern.
Automated summary of the FY2025 accounts; the evidenced findings below carry the verbatim passages.
What the accounts disclose
Largest income source: Greater Manchester Mental Health Trust (16% of income)
“The Manchester Engagement Team (MET) contract with Greater Manchester Mental Health Trust remained our largest source of income at 16% of total income” — page 14
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Reserves position: below the charity's own stated reserves policy (held: £765k; policy: three months' running costs (historically, now nullified))
“Manchester Mind historically held a continuance provision which covered three months’ running costs. The need to retain a continuance provision was considered nullified by the signing of a 10-year lease for Victoria House and this was released during 24-25.” — page 16
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Accounts audited by Slade & Cooper Limited. Discloses 5 of 6 completeness components.
Year-over-year changes
- Employees paid over £60,000: 1 (FY2024) → 0 (FY2025).
Comparing this charity’s FY2024 and FY2025 accounts as analysed by this site.
Public fundraising profile: JustGiving — Manchester Mind (matched by registered charity number).
Property (HM Land Registry)
1 registered title in England and Wales held by the charity’s company or corporate body (0 freehold). All charity-held property. Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright, OGL v3.0.
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Structured financials (annual return, FY ending 31/03/2025)
Cost of raising funds
£200k
Reported reserves equal ~1.0 months of spending — in the bottom quarter for charities its size (median 4.8 months; benchmarks).
Per its annual return, largest income source: Charitable activities (88% 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: 6.8% of total income — above the median for charities its size (5.2%) (benchmarks).
- Andrew Hurst
- Carolyn Meehan
- Ella Catherine Jackson
- Flora Marie Gaskell Wilkinson
- Joanna Maria Stammers
- Markus du Plessis
- Matthew Scott Mann
- Matthew William Blakey
- Philippa Louise Pollard · trustee of 1 other charity
- Rebecca Annalie Farrant
- Sahib Altaf Patel
- Simon Farr
- Zainab Hashmi
Trustee list from the Charity Commission register (current, not historical).
Operates in: Manchester City
Income and spending
Common questions
Is MANCHESTER MIND financially healthy?
Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that total income decreased by 6% to £2,947,411, while staff costs remained the largest expenditure at £2,487,129. The charity reported total reserves of £1,171,286, comprising £764,530 in unrestricted funds and £406,756 in restricted funds. The trustees confirmed the charity is well-placed to manage business risks with no material uncertainties affecting its ability to continue as a going concern. Its FY2025 accounts were audited by Slade & Cooper Limited.
Who funds MANCHESTER MIND?
Funders whose own accounts filings name MANCHESTER MIND as a grant recipient include MIND (THE NATIONAL ASSOCIATION FOR MENTAL HEALTH), MRS WATERHOUSE CHARITABLE TRUST, THE ACCESS TO JUSTICE FOUNDATION, CHARLES PLATER TRUST, THE ORR MACKINTOSH FOUNDATION LIMITED.
Known funders
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