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MINDOUT LGB&T MENTAL HEALTH PROJECT

Registered charity 1140098 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register

MindOut LGB&T Mental Health Project provides advocacy, casework, counselling and peer support groupwork for lesbian,gay,bi-sexual or transgender people with mental health issues and training for organisations and communities in LGB&T mental health awareness. Most services are run in Brighton & Hove, apart from our online support service and our national consultancy.

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

Latest income
£376k
Latest spending
£333k
Registered
2011
Accounts read
FY2025

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that the charity achieved a small surplus of £42,834, bringing unrestricted reserves to £175,129. However, the trustees report that these reserves have fallen below the levels agreed within the charity's reserves policy. The charity notes that demand for services has risen year on year, with waiting lists in operation for group places and counselling services.

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

What the accounts disclose

Reserves position: below the charity's own stated reserves policy (held: £175k; policy: sufficient to cover the potential liability for statutory redundancy pay)
“Due to the challenging funding environment, the charity’s reserves fell below the levels agreed by the Trustees within the reserve policy. The Trustees have set as a priority that the reserve levels are brought back up to reach levels set out within the policy of 12 months operating costs.” — page 6
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Accounts independently examined (not a full audit). Discloses 5 of 6 completeness components.

Public fundraising profile: JustGiving — MindOut (matched by registered charity number).

Structured financials (annual return, FY ending 31/03/2024)

Total income
£508k
Total spending
£772k
Cost of raising funds
£18k
Reserves (reported)
£132k
Employees
15

Reported reserves equal ~2.1 months of spending — in the bottom quarter for charities its size (median 7.0 months; benchmarks).

Per its annual return, largest income source: Donations and legacies (63% 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: 3.5% of total income — above the median for charities its size (2.9%) (benchmarks).

Trustees · trustee networks

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

Operates in: Throughout England And Wales

Income and spending

Financial year endIncomeSpending
31/03/2025£376k£333k
31/03/2024£508k£772k
31/03/2023£793k£854k
31/03/2022£666k£642k
31/03/2021£698k£499k

Common questions

Is MINDOUT LGB&T MENTAL HEALTH PROJECT financially healthy?

Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that the charity achieved a small surplus of £42,834, bringing unrestricted reserves to £175,129. However, the trustees report that these reserves have fallen below the levels agreed within the charity's reserves policy. The charity notes that demand for services has risen year on year, with waiting lists in operation for group places and counselling services. Its FY2025 accounts were independently examined.

Government & lottery funding

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

FunderDateAmountPurpose
The National Lottery Community Fund21/03/2024£20kCommunity Peer Support Groups
The National Lottery Community Fund03/03/2016£404kLGBTQ Hardship Advocacy Project
The National Lottery Community Fund17/05/2012£384kMindOut for Each Other
The National Lottery Community Fund14/02/2007£343kMindOut, Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual and Transgender mental health project