SHEFFIELD MIND LTD
PROVIDING RECOVERY, PREVENTION, SUPPORT AND INFORMATION SERVICES TO INDIVIDUALS IN SHEFFIELD SUFFERING MENTAL ILL-HEALTH.
Objects
(1) TO WORK FOR AND PROMOTE THE PRESERVATION AND DEVELOPMENT OF MENTAL HEALTH AND THE PREVENTION AND TREATMENT OF MENTAL DISORDERS AND DISABILITIES AMONG BOTH ADULTS AND CHILDREN. (2) TO WORK FOR AND PROMOTE THE STUDY OF RESEARCH INTO MENTAL HEALTH AND MENTAL DISORDERS AND DISABILITIES AND TO OBTAIN AND MAKE RECORDS OF AND DISSEMINATE INFORMATION CONCERNING THE SAME. FOR FURTHER DETAILS SEE MEMORANDUM OF ASSOCIATION.
Financial health, per its FY2026 accounts
The accounts state that the charity reported a net deficit of £12,259 for the year ended 31 March 2026, a reduction from the previous year's deficit of £90,083. Per the trustees' report, cash reserves remain healthy at £999,315, which is sufficient to cover restricted and designated funds and exceeds the stated policy target of three to six months' expenditure. The auditor confirmed that the use of the going concern basis of accounting is appropriate with no material uncertainties identified.
What the accounts disclose
“It is the policy of the charity that unrestricted funds which have not been designated for a specific use should be maintained at a level equivalent to between three and six month’s expenditure.” — page 9
Policies the charity declares
- Bullying and harassment policy and procedures
- Complaints handling
- Complaints policy and procedures
- Conflicting interests
- Financial reserves policy and procedures
- Internal charity financial controls policy and procedures
- Internal risk management 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
- 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 31/03/2026
- Volunteers: 40
- Government income: £169,000 — contracts £84,500 (2), grants £84,500 (2); 15% of the £1,114,980 total gross income on the same return
Self-declared on the annual return for the financial year ending 31/03/2025
- Volunteers: 50
- Government income: £221,434 — grants £221,434 (6); 21% of the £1,055,444 total gross income on the same return
Self-declared on the annual return for the financial year ending 31/03/2024
- Volunteers: 37
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 31/03/2022 (received 09/05/2023, 98 days after the 31/01/2023 due date).
Corporate structure
- Registered company of the charity Companies House 01336352 · Financial health read from its filings
- Average employees: 0.36
Leadership, per the charity’s website
- Margaret Lewis — Chief Executive
- Edyta Bancer — Director of Services
Funders the charity credits
- Mind
- Sheffield City Council
- South Yorkshire Integrated Care System (ICS)
- Primary Care Sheffield
Company officers (Companies House)
- JOSEPH, Sijo on trustee list
- BANCROFT, Susan Margaret on trustee list
- BURNELL, Ian on trustee list
- CRUICKSHANK, Tim on trustee list
- PARKER, Imogen Rose on trustee list
- GRANEY, Ben on trustee list
- LEWIS, Margaret
Property (HM Land Registry)
Structured financials (annual return, FY ending 31/03/2026)
Trustees
- Imogen Parkerchair
- Ben Graney
- Ian Burnell
- Sijo Joseph
- Susan Margaret Bancroft
- Tim Cruickshank
Income and spending
| Financial year end | Income | Spending |
|---|---|---|
| 31/03/2026 | £1.1m | £1.1m |
| 31/03/2025 | £1.1m | £1.1m |
| 31/03/2024 | £1.1m | £1.1m |
| 31/03/2023 | £1.1m | £849k |
| 31/03/2022 | £1.1m | £1.2m |
Common questions
Is SHEFFIELD MIND LTD financially healthy?
Per its FY2026 accounts: The accounts state that the charity reported a net deficit of £12,259 for the year ended 31 March 2026, a reduction from the previous year's deficit of £90,083. Per the trustees' report, cash reserves remain healthy at £999,315, which is sufficient to cover restricted and designated funds and exceeds the stated policy target of three to six months' expenditure. The auditor confirmed that the use of the going concern basis of accounting is appropriate with no material uncertainties identified. Its FY2026 accounts were audited by Rogers Spencer.
Who funds SHEFFIELD MIND LTD?
Funders whose own accounts filings name SHEFFIELD MIND LTD as a grant recipient include MIND (THE NATIONAL ASSOCIATION FOR MENTAL HEALTH), NETHERTHORPE AND UPPERTHORPE COMMUNITY ALLIANCE, THE PAROCHIAL CHURCH COUNCIL FOR THE ECCLESIASTICAL PARISH OF ST MARK'S, BROOMHILL, SHEFFIELD.
Known funders
| Funder | Year | Amount | Purpose (as stated by the funder) |
|---|---|---|---|
| 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 | LMGF Services 2021 |
| MIND (THE NATIONAL ASSOCIATION FOR MENTAL HEALTH) | FY2022 | £127k | Mentally Healthy Universities |
| NETHERTHORPE AND UPPERTHORPE COMMUNITY ALLIANCE | FY2022 | £10k | Live Lighter Extension |
| NETHERTHORPE AND UPPERTHORPE COMMUNITY ALLIANCE | FY2023 | £9k | |
| THE PAROCHIAL CHURCH COUNCIL FOR THE ECCLESIASTICAL PARISH OF ST MARK'S, BROOMHILL, SHEFFIELD | FY2022 | £695 | Home Donation |
Government & lottery funding
| Funder | Date | Amount | Purpose |
|---|---|---|---|
| The National Lottery Community Fund | 22/01/2020 | £493k | Sheffield Mind Magpies |
| The National Lottery Community Fund | 14/04/2014 | £278k | Sheffield Mind and Body Project |
| The National Lottery Community Fund | 08/02/2012 | £1k | Health and Safety Refurbishment and Renovation at Sheffield Mind |
| The National Lottery Community Fund | 08/11/2010 | £303k | Sheffield Mind and Body Project |
| The National Lottery Community Fund | 15/04/2005 | £2k | There is no project name available for this record |
| Northern Rock Foundation | 01/02/2000 | £18k | Grant awarded to Sheffield MIND (Yorkshire) |
Funders of similar charities
| Funder | Similar charities funded | Amount to them |
|---|---|---|
| THE BROMLEY TRUST | 1 | £80k |
| THE COLYER-FERGUSSON CHARITABLE TRUST | 1 | £39k |
| THE KRISTINA MARTIN CHARITABLE TRUST | 1 | £25k |
| THE REED FOUNDATION | 1 | £15k |
| THE MRS L D ROPE THIRD CHARITABLE SETTLEMENT | 1 | £13k |
| SOUTH HACKNEY PAROCHIAL CHARITY | 1 | £10k |
| THE PIXEL FUND | 1 | £5k |
| THE FINNIS SCOTT FOUNDATION | 1 | £4k |
Charities like this
- CARDIFF MIND LTD
- SHEFFIELD M.E. GROUP
- WILTSHIRE MIND
- ROCHDALE AND DISTRICT MIND
- SUFFOLK MIND
- SHEPHERDFOLD MINISTRY
Side by side with its peers
| Charity | Income | Top pay band | Staff >£60k | Reserves vs policy | Fundraising cost | Going concern |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| SHEFFIELD MIND LTD | £1.1m | — | 0 | above | — | no doubt |
| CARDIFF MIND LTD | £1.6m | — | 0 | unclear | — | material uncertainty |
| SHEFFIELD M.E. GROUP | £67k | — | — | above | — | no doubt |
| WILTSHIRE MIND | £188k | — | 0 | within | — | no doubt |
| ROCHDALE AND DISTRICT MIND | £1.8m | — | 0 | unclear | — | no doubt |
| SUFFOLK MIND | £4.0m | — | — | unclear | — | no doubt |