OXFORDSHIRE MIND
"Promoting good mental health through the provision of high quality services and campaigning for positive change".
Objects
To promote the preservation of mental well-being 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 objectives of Mind
Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts
The accounts state that the charity generated a net surplus of £26,907 for the year, with total income of £6,951,640 against expenditure of £6,924,733. The trustees report that unrestricted general funds of £1,242,000 met the reserves target of between £1,235,000 and £1,239,000, and the auditor confirmed no material uncertainties regarding going concern.
What the accounts disclose
“The reserves target amounted to between £1,235k and £1,239k on at 31 March 2025 on the revised basis noted above, and the charity’s unrestricted general funds of £1,242k met this target.” — page 7
Year-over-year changes
- Reserves position vs the charity's own policy moved from "within" (FY2024) to "above" (FY2025).
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
- Investment
- 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
- 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: 90
- Government income: £3,742,256 — contracts £3,742,256 (8); 54% of the £6,951,640 total gross income on the same return
- Employees paid over £60,000: 1 (£80,001–£90,000: 1)
Self-declared on the annual return for the financial year ending 31/03/2024
- Volunteers: 70
- Government income: £3,260,817 — contracts £3,260,817 (5); 47% of the £6,973,899 total gross income on the same return
- Employees paid over £60,000: 1 (£70,001–£80,000: 1)
Self-declared on the annual return for the financial year ending 31/03/2023
- Volunteers: 125
- Government income: £4,501,738 — contracts £4,501,738 (22); 62% of the £7,207,463 total gross income on the same return
- Employees paid over £60,000: 2 (£60,001–£70,000: 1; £70,001–£80,000: 1)
In the news
- Oxfordshire MIND Sponsor Tyrone Marsh
- Oxfordshire Mind celebrates raising more than £17,000 through its Festive Fears campaign
- 'A night to remember': £25K raised for Oxfordshire Mind at comedy gala
- Comedy gala to return to Oxford for 'unstoppable laughter' with Oxfordshire Mind
- Bicester school pupils raise hundreds for Oxfordshire Mind
- Oxfordshire Mind slams government over 'abandoned promises'
- Oxfordshire Mind launches free suicide prevention training
- Oxford United In The Community, Oxfordshire Mind and Easington Sports Partner To Run Supportive Football Sessions For Women
Property (HM Land Registry)
Structured financials (annual return, FY ending 31/03/2025)
Register events
- Received assets from another charity (12/04/2021)
Trustees
- Andrew Farrell
- Charlotte Glen
- Diane Hedges
- Elizabeth Jane Miller
- Laura Johnson
- Lucy Townsend
- Martin Wood
- Susan Mary Polywka
- Tafadzwa Makaya
Income and spending
| Financial year end | Income | Spending |
|---|---|---|
| 31/03/2025 | £7.0m | £6.9m |
| 31/03/2024 | £7.0m | £7.0m |
| 31/03/2023 | £7.2m | £8.1m |
| 31/03/2022 | £8.1m | £8.3m |
| 31/03/2021 | £6.5m | £6.2m |
Common questions
Is OXFORDSHIRE MIND financially healthy?
Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that the charity generated a net surplus of £26,907 for the year, with total income of £6,951,640 against expenditure of £6,924,733. The trustees report that unrestricted general funds of £1,242,000 met the reserves target of between £1,235,000 and £1,239,000, and the auditor confirmed no material uncertainties regarding going concern. Its FY2025 accounts were audited by Gravita Audit Oxford LLP.
Who funds OXFORDSHIRE MIND?
Funders whose own accounts filings name OXFORDSHIRE MIND as a grant recipient include MIND (THE NATIONAL ASSOCIATION FOR MENTAL HEALTH), THE STONE FAMILY FOUNDATION, BERKSHIRE COMMUNITY FOUNDATION, THE ADRIAN SWIRE CHARITABLE TRUST, THE STANTON BALLARD CHARITABLE TRUST.
Known funders
Government & lottery funding
| Funder | Date | Amount | Purpose |
|---|---|---|---|
| UK government | 04/11/2022 | £3k | Oxfordshire Community Research Network |
| Sport England | 16/06/2021 | £9k | TGC CF Perinatal Exercise and Wellbeing |
| Sport England | 27/11/2019 | £4k | Walking for Wellbeing |
| The National Lottery Community Fund | 30/05/2019 | £312k | Benefits for Better Mental Health |
| Sport England | 17/09/2018 | £81k | Walking for Wellbeing |
| The National Lottery Community Fund | 03/12/2013 | £336k | 'Benefits for Better Mental Health' (BBMH) |
| The National Lottery Community Fund | 01/09/2011 | £8k | Oxfordshire Reading Together |
| The National Lottery Community Fund | 30/05/2007 | £332k | 'Benefits For Better Health' Project |
Funders of similar charities
| Funder | Similar charities funded | Amount to them |
|---|---|---|
| Point North Community Foundation | 1 | £265k |
| MIDDLESBROUGH VOLUNTARY DEVELOPMENT AGENCY | 1 | £43k |
| THE BALLINGER CHARITABLE TRUST | 1 | £40k |
| THE PFC TRUST | 1 | £27k |
| CRH CHARITABLE TRUST | 1 | £15k |
| THE THOMAS FARR CHARITY | 1 | £15k |
| E F BULMER TRUST | 1 | £14k |
| HEREFORDSHIRE COMMUNITY FOUNDATION | 1 | £12k |
Charities like this
- Hertfordshire Mind
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- HEREFORDSHIRE MIND
- NOTTINGHAMSHIRE MIND
- HEAD IN THE GAME
Side by side with its peers
| Charity | Income | Top pay band | Staff >£60k | Reserves vs policy | Fundraising cost | Going concern |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| OXFORDSHIRE MIND | £7.0m | — | — | above | — | no doubt |
| Hertfordshire Mind | £6.1m | £90,000 - £100,000 | — | unclear | — | no doubt |
| Telford Mind | £605k | — | 0 | unclear | — | no doubt |
| Coventry, Warwickshire & Worcestershire Mind | £11.6m | — | — | unclear | — | no doubt |
| HEREFORDSHIRE MIND | £945k | — | 0 | unclear | — | no doubt |
| NOTTINGHAMSHIRE MIND | £1.3m | — | 0 | above | — | no doubt |