STOCKPORT AND DISTRICT MIND
Providing recovery and social inclusion services to people experiencing mental distress.
Objects
4 The charity’s objects (‘Objects’) are specifically restricted to the following:• to promote the preservation of good mental health in particular by enabling and empowering everyone experiencing mental health problems to live with, manage and recover from their condition; • to relieve the needs of people with mental health problems by working to increase the understanding of mental health and mental health problems by gathering and disseminating information and working to raise awareness, promote understanding and challenge stigma and discrimination.In carrying out its objects, the charity will promote equality of opportunity and oppose any form of discrimination.The charity will provide services to achieve its objects, including but not restricted to advice, advocacy, training and other forms of support. [Nothing in the articles shall authorise an application of the property of the charity for purposes which are not charitable in accordance with section 7 of the Charities and Trustee Investment (Scotland) Act 2005 and/or section 2 of the Charities Act (Northern Ireland) 2008.]
Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts
The accounts state that the charity reported a deficit of £92,520 for the year ended 31 March 2025, with total income of £188,892 against total expenditure of £281,412. Per the trustees' report, the charity's unrestricted reserves fell to £117,759, which is below the stated policy target of three months' expenditure, leading to a merger with TOG Mind.
What the accounts disclose
“Sources of income during the year were from general donations, Eric Wright Charitable Trust, Stockport Health Carer Support, Olive Community Projects, Mental Health Advocacy and Counselling Services.” — page 6
“It is the policy of the Trustees to maintain operational reserves held at a level that equates to a minimum of three months expenditure based upon expected levels for the following year.” — page 6
Policies the charity declares
- Bullying and harassment policy and procedures
- Complaints handling
- Complaints policy and procedures
- Conflicting interests
- 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
- 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 31/03/2025
- Volunteers: 30
- Government income: £6,605 — contracts £6,605 (1); 3% of the £188,892 total gross income on the same return
Self-declared on the annual return for the financial year ending 31/03/2024
- Volunteers: 30
- Government income: £26,665 — grants £26,665 (1); 14% of the £186,248 total gross income on the same return
Self-declared on the annual return for the financial year ending 31/03/2023
- Volunteers: 19
Register events
- Transferred assets to another charity (19/09/2026)
Income and spending
| Financial year end | Income | Spending |
|---|---|---|
| 31/03/2025 | £189k | £281k |
| 31/03/2024 | £186k | £276k |
| 31/03/2023 | £370k | £275k |
| 31/03/2022 | £221k | £238k |
| 31/03/2021 | £256k | £234k |
Common questions
Is STOCKPORT AND DISTRICT MIND financially healthy?
Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that the charity reported a deficit of £92,520 for the year ended 31 March 2025, with total income of £188,892 against total expenditure of £281,412. Per the trustees' report, the charity's unrestricted reserves fell to £117,759, which is below the stated policy target of three months' expenditure, leading to a merger with TOG Mind. Its FY2025 accounts were independently examined.
Government & lottery funding
| Funder | Date | Amount | Purpose |
|---|---|---|---|
| Postcode Lottery | 29/11/2024 | £40k | Millionaire Street 2024 10w5 |
| The National Lottery Community Fund | 11/05/2020 | £49k | Protecting Mental Health in Stockport |
| Stockport MBC | 06/04/2020 | £1k | Grant to Stockport and District Mind |
| Stockport MBC | 01/11/2019 | £10k | Grant to Stockport and District Mind |
| The National Lottery Community Fund | 23/10/2019 | £10k | Stockport Carer's Choir |
| Stockport MBC | 11/05/2019 | £10k | Grant to Stockport and District Mind |
Funders of similar charities
| Funder | Similar charities funded | Amount to them |
|---|---|---|
| MIND (THE NATIONAL ASSOCIATION FOR MENTAL HEALTH) | 8 | £13.0m |
| MJB CHARITABLE TRUST | 1 | £180k |
| MOONDANCE FOUNDATION | 1 | £91k |
| THE VALENTINE CHARITABLE TRUST | 1 | £35k |
| THE ALICE ELLEN COOPER-DEAN CHARITABLE FOUNDATION | 1 | £25k |
| THE GENERATIONS FOUNDATION | 1 | £25k |
| NETHERTHORPE AND UPPERTHORPE COMMUNITY ALLIANCE | 1 | £19k |
| THE DORSET HEALTH TRUST LIMITED | 1 | £15k |
Charities like this
- ROCHDALE AND DISTRICT MIND
- HEREFORDSHIRE MIND
- Tameside, Oldham, Glossop and Stockport Mind Ltd
- SHEFFIELD MIND LTD
- BRECON AND DISTRICT MIND
- WILTSHIRE MIND
Side by side with its peers
| Charity | Income | Top pay band | Staff >£60k | Reserves vs policy | Fundraising cost | Going concern |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| STOCKPORT AND DISTRICT MIND | £189k | — | 0 | unclear | — | no doubt |
| ROCHDALE AND DISTRICT MIND | £1.8m | — | 0 | unclear | — | no doubt |
| HEREFORDSHIRE MIND | £945k | — | 0 | unclear | — | no doubt |
| Tameside, Oldham, Glossop and Stockport Mind Ltd | £4.3m | — | — | unclear | — | no doubt |
| SHEFFIELD MIND LTD | £1.1m | — | 0 | above | — | no doubt |
| BRECON AND DISTRICT MIND | £353k | — | — | below | — | no doubt |