REFRESHING MINDS
Registered charity 1166079 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register
Refreshing Minds, a user-led youth club, targets vulnerable girls from North London. Our wraparound youth support includes weekend and after-school clubs, social skills/therapy sessions, holiday camps, and an annual pantomime. With continued research on changing needs, Refreshing Minds is determined to bridge the gap and enable challenged youth to become confident, capable contributors to society.
Causes: Education/training · The Prevention Or Relief Of Poverty · Recreation · website · Get email alerts
Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts
The accounts state that unrestricted reserves were £56,398, which the trustees confirm represents six months of core running costs, meeting their stated policy target. The charity reported a net incoming resource surplus of £32,572 for the year, with total funds carried forward increasing to £152,665. The trustees expressed satisfaction that systems are in place to manage major risks to operations and finances.
Automated summary of the FY2025 accounts; the evidenced findings below carry the verbatim passages.
What the accounts disclose
Reserves policy: six months of core running costs (held: £56k)
“The Trustees aim to hold unrestricted reserves to cover 6 months of core running costs.” — page 8
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Accounts independently examined (not a full audit). Discloses 5 of 6 completeness components.
Structured financials (annual return, FY ending 31/03/2025)
Cost of raising funds
£48k
Reported reserves equal ~1.3 months of spending — in the bottom quarter for charities its size (median 5.2 months; benchmarks).
Per its annual return, largest income source: Donations and legacies (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: 8.4% of total income — above the median for charities its size (4.9%) (benchmarks).
Trustee list from the Charity Commission register (current, not historical).
Operates in: Hackney · Haringey
Income and spending
Common questions
Is REFRESHING MINDS financially healthy?
Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that unrestricted reserves were £56,398, which the trustees confirm represents six months of core running costs, meeting their stated policy target. The charity reported a net incoming resource surplus of £32,572 for the year, with total funds carried forward increasing to £152,665. The trustees expressed satisfaction that systems are in place to manage major risks to operations and finances. Its FY2025 accounts were independently examined.
Who funds REFRESHING MINDS?
Funders whose own accounts filings name REFRESHING MINDS as a grant recipient include The Caring Family Foundation, THE CHILDHOOD TRUST, THE FORRESTER FAMILY TRUST, CAM ESTATES, DRAPERS CHARITABLE FUND.
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