Buckinghamshire and East Berkshire Mind
Registered charity 1103063 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register · also known as BUCKINGHAMSHIRE MIND, THE BUCKINGHAMSHIRE ASSOCIATION FOR MENTAL HEALTH
Provision of mental health related services in Buckinghamshire and surrounding areas.
Causes: Education/training · The Advancement Of Health Or Saving Of Lives · website · Get email alerts
Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts
The accounts state that the charity recorded a surplus of £37,334 for the year ended 31 March 2025, with total income decreasing to £2,162,394. Per the trustees' report, unrestricted reserves of £554,521 were maintained at 3% above the policy target of £537,270, and the trustees confirmed adequate resources to continue as a going concern.
Automated summary of the FY2025 accounts; the evidenced findings below carry the verbatim passages.
What the accounts disclose
Reserves policy: three months of the total annual budgeted operating costs (held: £555k)
“The level of reserves decided by our Trust ees is no less t han t hree mont hs of t he t ot al annual budgeted operating costs.” — page 20
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Accounts audited by Hillier Hopkins LLP. Discloses 4 of 6 completeness components.
Public fundraising profile: JustGiving — Buckinghamshire and East Berkshire Mind (matched by registered charity number).
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.
Structured financials (annual return, FY ending 31/03/2025)
Cost of raising funds
£39k
Reported reserves equal ~7.5 months of spending — above the median for charities its size (median 4.8 months; benchmarks).
Per its annual return, largest income source: Charitable activities (95% 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: 1.8% of total income — below the median for charities its size (5.2%) (benchmarks).
Register events
- Received assets from another charity (18/02/2021) — per the register’s event history; asset transfers typically record mergers or reorganisations.
- LESLEY MICHAELISchair · trustee of 1 other charity
- Brian Patrick Henry
- Bryan Michael Sturdy
- Dawn Elizabeth Martin
- Dominic Edward Neil - Dwyer
- Mary Beatrice McIlhone
- Sarah Ann Frost · trustee of 1 other charity
- Shivam Kalyan Patel
- Simon Francis Mann Chapman
- Simon Sotomey · trustee of 1 other charity
Trustee list from the Charity Commission register (current, not historical).
Operates in: Bracknell Forest · Buckinghamshire · Slough · Windsor And Maidenhead
Income and spending
Common questions
Is Buckinghamshire and East Berkshire Mind financially healthy?
Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that the charity recorded a surplus of £37,334 for the year ended 31 March 2025, with total income decreasing to £2,162,394. Per the trustees' report, unrestricted reserves of £554,521 were maintained at 3% above the policy target of £537,270, and the trustees confirmed adequate resources to continue as a going concern. Its FY2025 accounts were audited by Hillier Hopkins LLP.
Who funds Buckinghamshire and East Berkshire Mind?
Funders whose own accounts filings name Buckinghamshire and East Berkshire Mind as a grant recipient include MIND (THE NATIONAL ASSOCIATION FOR MENTAL HEALTH), THE ROTHSCHILD FOUNDATION, WILLIAM HARDING'S CHARITY.
Known funders
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