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Norfolk and Waveney Mind

Registered charity 1118449 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register · also known as NORWICH AND CENTRAL NORFOLK MENTAL HEALTH RESOURCES

Provide services and support to people with, and at risk of, developing mental ill health

Causes: Education/training · The Advancement Of Health Or Saving Of Lives · Disability · website · Get email alerts

Latest income
£15.0m
Latest spending
£15.8m
Registered
2007
Accounts read
FY2025

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that the charity reported a deficit of £0.8m for the year, funded from excess reserves, with total undesignated reserves of £3.0m. Per the trustees' report, free reserves are calculated as nil after accounting for fixed assets and contingency requirements, though the charity maintains a balanced budget for the following year.

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

What the accounts disclose

Largest income source: NHS services (92% of income)
“92% of our income comes from providing services to the local NHS, with a further 2% from Norfolk County Council” — page 35
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Reserves policy: contingency as per policy (held: £3.0m)
“Less value needed as contingency as per policy (£1.3m)”
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Related-party transaction: Discharged liabilities on behalf of trading subsidiary
“During 2024/25 Norfolk & Waveney Mind discharged liabilities totalling £89,000 on behalf of Norfolk & Waveney Mind Trading Ltd, a wholly owned trading subsidiary. There were no amounts outstanding as at 31 March 2025.” — page 85
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Pension scheme deficit: £16.1m
“A full actuarial valuation for the whole scheme was carried out at 30 September 2023. This valuation showed assets of £514.9m, liabilities of £531.0m and a deficit of £16.1m.”
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Trading subsidiary: Norfolk & Waveney Mind Trading Ltd
“During 2024/25 Norfolk & Waveney Mind discharged liabilities totalling £89,000 on behalf of Norfolk & Waveney Mind Trading Ltd, a wholly owned trading subsidiary.” — page 85
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Accounts audited by Peters Elworthy & Moore. Discloses 4 of 6 completeness components.

In the news

Recent coverage mentioning this charity by name (automated match; headlines belong to their publishers).

Corporate structure

Public fundraising profile: JustGiving — Norfolk and Waveney Mind (matched by registered charity number).

Company officers (Companies House)

Current officers of the charity’s own company per the Companies House register, cross-checked against the Charity Commission trustee list by name. A director not on the trustee list is usually a timing or naming difference between the two registers — check both records before drawing conclusions.

Official officers record.

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.

BuyerContractAwardedValue
NHS SUFFOLK AND NORTH EAST ESSEX INTEGRATED CARE BOARDEast and West Norfolk Community Wellbeing and Crisis Hubs——
NHS NORFOLK AND SUFFOLK INTEGRATED CARE BOARDEnhanced Recovery Worker Service——
NHS NORFOLK AND SUFFOLK INTEGRATED CARE BOARDSuffolk Individual Placement and Support for Severe Mental Illness (IPS SMI)——

Property (HM Land Registry)

7 registered titles in England and Wales held by the charity’s company or corporate body (4 freehold); recorded price paid £72k. All charity-held property. Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright, OGL v3.0.

CQC provider record: Norfolk and Waveney Mind — Deregistered, 1 registered location, last inspected 06/03/2019.charity number confirmed by CQC CQC record

Public profiles (found on the charity’s own website): facebook · instagram

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

Total income
£15.0m
Total spending
£15.8m
Cost of raising funds
£593k
Reserves (reported)
£1.3m
Employees
430

Reported reserves equal ~1.0 months of spending — in the bottom quarter for charities its size (median 4.6 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: 4.0% of total income — above the median for charities its size (3.8%) (benchmarks).

Trustees · trustee networks

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

Operates in: Throughout England

Income and spending

Financial year endIncomeSpending
31/03/2025£15.0m£15.8m
31/03/2024£15.0m£15.5m
31/03/2023£14.2m£12.9m
31/03/2022£11.6m£10.8m
31/03/2021£9.2m£9.4m

Common questions

Is Norfolk and Waveney Mind financially healthy?

Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that the charity reported a deficit of £0.8m for the year, funded from excess reserves, with total undesignated reserves of £3.0m. Per the trustees' report, free reserves are calculated as nil after accounting for fixed assets and contingency requirements, though the charity maintains a balanced budget for the following year. Its FY2025 accounts were audited by Peters Elworthy & Moore.

Who funds Norfolk and Waveney Mind?

Funders whose own accounts filings name Norfolk and Waveney Mind as a grant recipient include MIND (THE NATIONAL ASSOCIATION FOR MENTAL HEALTH), THE PRUDENCE TRUST, NORFOLK COMMUNITY FOUNDATION, THE PENNIES FOUNDATION, Royal Warrant Holders' Charity.

Known funders

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

FunderYearAmountPurpose (as stated by the funder)
MIND (THE NATIONAL ASSOCIATION FOR MENTAL HEALTH)FY2022£127kBlue Light Support 2021-22
THE PRUDENCE TRUSTFY2024£70kCounselling support
MIND (THE NATIONAL ASSOCIATION FOR MENTAL HEALTH)FY2023£60kUkraine crisis response fund
NORFOLK COMMUNITY FOUNDATIONFY2021£50kTo set up self-sustaining running and walking groups for people at risk of poor mental health as a result of the impact of the pandemic.
MIND (THE NATIONAL ASSOCIATION FOR MENTAL HEALTH)FY2023£42kRegional Network Fund
THE PENNIES FOUNDATIONFY2024£11k
Royal Warrant Holders' CharityFY2025£10k
THE R C SNELLING CHARITABLE TRUSTFY2024£5k
LILIAN FRANCES HIND BEQUEST (TRUSTEES OF LADY HIND)FY2022£1kWelfare

Government & lottery funding

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

FunderDateAmountPurpose
The Mercers' Company07/05/2025£80kGrant to Norfolk and Waveney Mind
The National Lottery Community Fund06/02/2025£20kNature Connections
Sport England22/08/2024£14kPace of Mind
The National Lottery Community Fund01/06/2016£10kMINDS MOVING PICTURES: Promoting Positive Mental Health through Animati
The National Lottery Community Fund10/09/2008£268kINCLUSION
The National Lottery Community Fund16/06/2008£8kWell Women

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.

FunderSimilar charities fundedAmount to them
THE ANNIE TRANMER CHARITABLE TRUST2£4k
HAYS TRAVEL FOUNDATION2£0
THE WOLFSON FOUNDATION1£60k
THE HOSKING CHARITABLE TRUST1£50k
Flat Iron Trust1£40k
THE BALCOMBE CHARITABLE TRUST1£33k
NORWICH CONSOLIDATED CHARITIES1£30k
THE ROAN CHARITABLE TRUST1£30k

Charities like this

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

Side by side with its peers

CharityIncomeTop pay bandStaff >£60kReserves vs policyFundraising costGoing concern
Norfolk and Waveney Mind£15.0m——unclear—no doubt
LANCASHIRE MIND LIMITED FY2025£2.5m£60,001 - £70,0001unclear—no doubt
WILTSHIRE MIND FY2025£188k—0within—no doubt
MIND (THE NATIONAL ASSOCIATION FOR MENTAL HEALTH) FY2024£63.7m——unclear—noted
SUFFOLK MIND FY2025£4.0m——unclear—no doubt
HEADWAY NORFOLK AND WAVENEY LTD FY2024£1.1m—0below—material uncertainty

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