ART IN MIND BRIGHTON

Registered charity 1165326 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register · also known as AIM, ART IN MIND

Art in Mind has been running supportive mental health groups, workshops and training for people in recovery of mental health issues.

Objects

(1) THE OBJECTS OF THE CIO ARE: THE ADVANCEMENT OF HEALTH AND RELIEF OF NEED FOR THOSE WHO ARE RECOVERING FROM MENTAL HEALTH ISSUES (THE "BENEFICIARIES") PARTICULARLY BUT NOT EXCLUSIVELY BY: A) SUPPORTING BENEFICIARIES THROUGH THE USE OF ART, PRIMARILY THROUGH WORKSHOPS AND TRAINING SESSIONS, AND THE PROVISION OF STUDIO SPACE FOR USE OF THE BENEFICIARIES; B) PROVIDING OTHER SUPPORT TO BENEFICIARIES SUCH ADVICE TO DEVELOP THEIR CAPACITY TO IDENTIFY AND MEET THEIR OWN NEEDS C) RAISING AWARENESS OF MENTAL HEALTH ISSUES AMONG THE PUBLIC.

The charity’s charitable objects and area of benefit, quoted from its governing document as held on the Charity Commission register.

Causes: The Advancement Of Health Or Saving Of Lives · Arts/culture/heritage/science · website · Get email alerts

Registered contact address: Brighton and Hove, South East, England (from the postcode on the register)

Latest income
£43k
Latest spending
£41k
Registered
2016
Accounts read
FY2025

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that the charity received £42,913 in receipts and spent £40,660 in payments during the year, resulting in a net increase in unrestricted funds. The trustees report that the charity aims to maintain a one-month reserve of £3,500, with actual unrestricted reserves standing at £4,017. The organization notes it has historically low unrestricted funds and relies on restricted grants and donations to fund its charitable activities.

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

What the accounts disclose

Reserves policy: one month reserve in the value of £3,500 (reserves figure: £4k)
“Art in Mind aims to have one month reserve in the value of £3,500” — page 4
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

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

Policies the charity declares

In its annual return the charity told the Commission that it has the policies listed below. This is self-declared: it is not verified by the Commission or by this site, and it is not evidence of how a policy works in practice.

From the charity’s annual return (Part A, self-declared)

Answers and figures the charity gave in Part A of its annual return to the Charity Commission. They are self-declared: not verified by the Commission or by this site. Only positive answers and figures are listed; items not listed are simply not shown.

Self-declared on the annual return for the financial year ending 31/03/2025

  • Volunteers: 60
  • Government income: £3,000 — grants £3,000 (1); 7% of the £42,913 total gross income on the same return
  • Grant-making is its main activity

Self-declared on the annual return for the financial year ending 31/03/2024

  • Volunteers: 60

Self-declared on the annual return for the financial year ending 31/03/2023

  • Volunteers: 51

Source: this charity’s annual returns on the Charity Commission register.

Annual return filing dates (Charity Commission record)

Of its last 5 annual returns with a recorded received date, 1 was received after the due date: year ending 31/03/2021 (received 01/02/2022, 1 day after the 31/01/2022 due date).

Due and received dates as recorded in the Commission’s annual-return data; the data does not say whether an extension was agreed. Source: this charity’s annual returns on the Charity Commission register.

Public fundraising profile: JustGiving — Art in Mind Brighton (matched by registered charity number).

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

Trustees · trustee networks

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

Operates in: East Sussex · West Sussex

Income and spending

Financial year endIncomeSpending
31/03/2025£43k£41k
31/03/2024£38k£43k
31/03/2023£36k£37k
31/03/2022£52k£37k
31/03/2021£32k£32k

Common questions

Is ART IN MIND BRIGHTON financially healthy?

Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that the charity received £42,913 in receipts and spent £40,660 in payments during the year, resulting in a net increase in unrestricted funds. The trustees report that the charity aims to maintain a one-month reserve of £3,500, with actual unrestricted reserves standing at £4,017. The organization notes it has historically low unrestricted funds and relies on restricted grants and donations to fund its charitable activities. Its FY2025 accounts were independently examined.

Who funds ART IN MIND BRIGHTON?

Funders whose own accounts filings name ART IN MIND BRIGHTON as a grant recipient include MAGDALEN HOSPITAL TRUST.

Known funders

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

FunderYearAmountPurpose (as stated by the funder)
MAGDALEN HOSPITAL TRUSTFY2026£1k

Government & lottery funding

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

FunderDateAmountPurpose
The National Lottery Community Fund25/09/2026£20kArt In Mind
The National Lottery Community Fund24/05/2024£20kWorkshops for wellbeing
The National Lottery Community Fund28/03/2023£10kArt of Recovery
The National Lottery Community Fund04/02/2022£10kresilient art
The National Lottery Community Fund18/12/2020£10kArt in Mind
UK government29/06/2020£9kCoronavirus Community Support Fund
The National Lottery Community Fund23/10/2019£10kThrive
The National Lottery Community Fund09/08/2018£10kProject Zine
The National Lottery Community Fund22/04/2015£5kDestressed Art

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.

Charities like this

Semantically similar by activities and financial character, from our analysed corpus. Compare with MIND IN BRIGHTON & HOVE.

Side by side with its peers

CharityIncomeTop pay bandStaff >£60kReserves vs policyFundraising costGoing concern
ART IN MIND BRIGHTON£43k—0above—no doubt
MIND IN BRIGHTON & HOVE FY2025£1.0m£70,000 - £80,0001above—no doubt
INSPIRITED MINDS FY2025£130k—0unclear—no doubt
ART & SOUL FY2025£58k—0below—no doubt
SPORT IN MIND FY2026£1.7m—0within—no doubt
CARE IN MIND FY2025£110k—0below—no doubt

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