MIND IN SALFORD
MIND IN SALFORD AIMS TO PROVIDE QUALITY SERVICES TO MAKE A POSITIVE DIFFERENCE TO THE WELLBEING AND MENTAL HEALTH OF THE PEOPLE OF SALFORD & SURROUNDING AREAS.WE PROVIDE: ~STATUTORY ADVOCACY SERVICES IN SALFORD, BOLTON & SPECIALIST HOSPITALS~WELFARE RIGHTS & DEBT ADVICE~MINDFULNESS & MENTAL HEALTH TRAINING~PEER MENTORING VIA SALFORD LIVING WELL~LGBTQ SPECIFIC SERVICES & SUPPORT
Objects
TO PROMOTE THE PRESERVATION OF MENTAL HEALTH AND TO ASSIST IN RELIEVING AND REHABILITATING PERSONS SUFFERING FROM MENTAL DISORDER OR CONDITIONS OF EMOTIONAL OR MENTAL DISTRESS REQUIRING ADVICE OR TREATMENT IN ASSOCIATION WITH MIND IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE AIMS AND OBJECTS OF MIND
Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts
The accounts state that the charity reported a net surplus of £8,451 for the year ended 31 March 2025, with total income of £1,249,409. The trustees' report confirms that the level of unrestricted reserves is within the stated policy target of three months of expenditure.
What the accounts disclose
“It has established a policy where the unrestricted funds, not committed or invested in tangible fixed assets, held by the charity should be a minimum of three months of expenditure.” — page 7
Policies the charity declares
- Bullying and harassment policy and procedures
- Campaigns and political activity policy and procedures
- Complaints handling
- Complaints policy and procedures
- Conflicting interests
- Engaging external speakers at charity events policy and procedures
- Financial reserves policy and procedures
- Internal charity financial controls policy and procedures
- Internal risk management policy and procedures
- Investing charity funds policy and procedures
- Paying staff
- 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: 10
- Government income: £954,317 — contracts £677,297 (5), grants £277,020 (3); 76% of the £1,249,409 total gross income on the same return
Self-declared on the annual return for the financial year ending 31/03/2024
- Volunteers: 15
- Government income: £943,373 — contracts £645,900 (3), grants £297,473 (4); 80% of the £1,178,160 total gross income on the same return
Self-declared on the annual return for the financial year ending 31/03/2023
- Volunteers: 12
- Government income: £956,544 — contracts £846,822 (5), grants £109,722 (1); 68% of the £1,397,168 total gross income on the same return
Structured financials (annual return, FY ending 31/03/2025)
Register events
- Received assets from another charity (04/05/2016)
Trustees
- Deborah Anne McClelland
- Eleanor Walker
- Nadia Mustafa Karim
- Talia Jade Pollick
Income and spending
| Financial year end | Income | Spending |
|---|---|---|
| 31/03/2025 | £1.2m | £1.2m |
| 31/03/2024 | £1.2m | £1.3m |
| 31/03/2023 | £1.4m | £1.4m |
| 31/03/2022 | £1.2m | £1.3m |
| 31/03/2021 | £1.5m | £1.3m |
Common questions
Is MIND IN SALFORD financially healthy?
Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that the charity reported a net surplus of £8,451 for the year ended 31 March 2025, with total income of £1,249,409. The trustees' report confirms that the level of unrestricted reserves is within the stated policy target of three months of expenditure. Its FY2025 accounts were audited by Slade & Cooper Limited.
Who funds MIND IN SALFORD?
Funders whose own accounts filings name MIND IN SALFORD as a grant recipient include MIND (THE NATIONAL ASSOCIATION FOR MENTAL HEALTH), UNITED UTILITIES TRUST FUND.
Known funders
| Funder | Year | Amount | Purpose (as stated by the funder) |
|---|---|---|---|
| MIND (THE NATIONAL ASSOCIATION FOR MENTAL HEALTH) | FY2024 | £961k | Supported Self Help London Consortium 23/25 |
| MIND (THE NATIONAL ASSOCIATION FOR MENTAL HEALTH) | FY2023 | £600k | Cost of Living Fund 22-23 |
| MIND (THE NATIONAL ASSOCIATION FOR MENTAL HEALTH) | FY2021 | £292k | Pears Foundation / DCMS Emergency Funding 20/21 (England only) |
| MIND (THE NATIONAL ASSOCIATION FOR MENTAL HEALTH) | FY2022 | £127k | Time to Change Re-brand Grant |
| UNITED UTILITIES TRUST FUND | FY2025 | £12k | Organisational grants |
Government & lottery funding
| Funder | Date | Amount | Purpose |
|---|---|---|---|
| The National Lottery Community Fund | 25/06/2024 | £461k | Rainbow Mind- Communities without Shame |
| The National Lottery Community Fund | 02/07/2021 | £5k | Mindfulness Training Programme (PTP) |
| The National Lottery Community Fund | 12/04/2018 | £10k | Salford Befriending Project - Tackling Loneliness and Isolation |
| The National Lottery Community Fund | 23/04/2008 | £2k | Mind Diversity in Advocacy (MDA) Pilot Project |
Funders of similar charities
| Funder | Similar charities funded | Amount to them |
|---|---|---|
| MJB CHARITABLE TRUST | 1 | £398k |
| THE ROPER FAMILY CHARITABLE TRUST | 1 | £260k |
| THE ROYAL NAVY AND ROYAL MARINES CHARITY | 1 | £241k |
| Waterside Community Fund | 1 | £75k |
| THE MEDLOCK CHARITABLE TRUST | 1 | £40k |
| THE KEN AND EDNA MORRISON CHARITABLE TRUST | 1 | £40k |
| QUARTET COMMUNITY FOUNDATION | 1 | £26k |
| A P TAYLOR TRUST | 1 | £16k |
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Side by side with its peers
| Charity | Income | Top pay band | Staff >£60k | Reserves vs policy | Fundraising cost | Going concern |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| MIND IN SALFORD | £1.2m | — | 0 | unclear | — | no doubt |
| MIND IN CROYDON LTD | £2.3m | — | 1 | unclear | — | no doubt |
| SOLENT MIND | £11.6m | — | — | unclear | — | no doubt |
| MIND IN BRADFORD | £5.2m | — | — | above | — | no doubt |
| HILLINGDON MIND | £786k | — | 2 | above | — | no doubt |
| SUNDERLAND MIND | £517k | — | 0 | within | — | no doubt |