BRECON AND DISTRICT MIND

Registered charity 1145211 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register · also known as BRECON AND DISTRICT CONTACT ASSOCIATION LIMITED, South Powys Mind

To meet the needs and ambitions of people who live in Brecon and district and who experience mental distress by providing a wide range of services and activities, empowering choices that will improve mental health and emotional well-being,supporting personal journeys of recovery, increasing understanding and challenging stigma and discrimination

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Latest income
£424k
Latest spending
£425k
Registered
2011
Accounts read
FY2025

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that the charity had a small deficit of £526 for the year ended 31 March 2025, with total income of £424,393 and total expenditure of £424,919. The trustees report that free reserves amounted to £155,093, which is below the stated policy target of approximately £300,000, though above the minimum level of £100,000.

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

What the accounts disclose

Largest income source: Core funding from Powys Teaching Health Board and Powys County Council (92% of income)
“The majority of Brecon & District Mind's income continues to be from core funding from Powys Teaching Health Board and the contract with Powys County Council's Housing Support Grant” — page 8
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Reserves policy: approximately £300,000 (held: £155k)
“The objective of the Trustees is to build a level of free reserves equal to the average fixed commitments for the ensuing 9 months, amounting to approximately £300,000”
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 — South Powys Mind (matched by registered charity number).

Structured financials (annual return, FY ending 31/03/2022)

Total income
£581k
Total spending
£530k
Cost of raising funds
£1k
Reserves (reported)
£128k
Employees
27

Reported reserves equal ~2.9 months of spending — below the median for charities its size (median 7.0 months; benchmarks).

Per its annual return, largest income source: Charitable activities (90% 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: 0.2% of total income — below the median for charities its size (2.9%) (benchmarks).

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Trustees · trustee networks

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

Operates in: Powys

Income and spending

Financial year endIncomeSpending
31/03/2025£424k£425k
31/03/2024£457k£517k
31/03/2023£478k£641k
31/03/2022£581k£530k
31/03/2021£540k£399k

Common questions

Is BRECON AND DISTRICT MIND financially healthy?

Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that the charity had a small deficit of £526 for the year ended 31 March 2025, with total income of £424,393 and total expenditure of £424,919. The trustees report that free reserves amounted to £155,093, which is below the stated policy target of approximately £300,000, though above the minimum level of £100,000. Its FY2025 accounts were independently examined.

Who funds BRECON AND DISTRICT MIND?

Funders whose own accounts filings name BRECON AND DISTRICT MIND as a grant recipient include MIND (THE NATIONAL ASSOCIATION FOR MENTAL HEALTH), MOONDANCE FOUNDATION, THE ANTON JURGENS CHARITABLE TRUST, THE OAKDALE TRUST.

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£127kWhole School Approach 2021
MOONDANCE FOUNDATIONFY2022£59kHealth
THE ANTON JURGENS CHARITABLE TRUSTFY2025£3k
THE OAKDALE TRUSTFY2024£1k

Government & lottery funding

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

FunderDateAmountPurpose
The National Lottery Community Fund21/01/2026£99kSense of Belonging : “Cynefin”
The National Lottery Community Fund13/11/2023£10kCOL - Cost of Living - Mental wellbeing
The National Lottery Community Fund09/08/2023£99kMums Matter
The National Lottery Community Fund21/06/2023£10kEngagement project
The National Lottery Community Fund14/12/2020£10kBrecon Green Minds
The National Lottery Community Fund04/06/2020£49kCovid-19 Response Therapy
The National Lottery Community Fund18/12/2019£100kMums Matter
The National Lottery Community Fund12/07/2018£9kTy Penyfan Volunteering and Activities
The National Lottery Community Fund25/01/2015£4kLeaflets for BDMind
The National Lottery Community Fund20/09/2012£5kLifestyle Workshops
The National Lottery Community Fund23/04/2008£5kActive Lifestyles