MIND IN THE CITY, HACKNEY AND WALTHAM FOREST LTD
Registered charity 283329 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register · also known as CITY AND HACKNEY ASSOCIATION FOR MENTAL HEALTH CHAMH LIMITED, CITY AND HACKNEY M I N D
We currently deliver a diverse mix of services and projects which allow us to deliver a holistic and needs focused approach. Our services include the Wellbeing Network, Counselling & Psychotherapy, Mindfulness courses, Welfare Rights Advice, the Recovery Hub day service, Peer Support Services, Education & skills building and Employment support.
Causes: Education/training · The Advancement Of Health Or Saving Of Lives · Disability · Economic/community Development/employment · website · Get email alerts
Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts
The accounts state that the charity reported a net expenditure of £24,622 for the year, resulting in a decrease in total funds from £874,024 to £849,402. Per the trustees' report, the charity holds unrestricted reserves of £711,153, which exceeds the stated minimum policy target of £350,000, and maintains high cash levels to support ongoing operations.
Automated summary of the FY2025 accounts; the evidenced findings below carry the verbatim passages.
What the accounts disclose
Reserves policy: £350,000 (held: £711k)
“The Trustees calculate that Mind CHWF requires a minimum value of free reserves of £350,000.” — page 17
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Pension scheme deficit: £3k
“From April 2024 the annual payments to The Pensions Trust will be £3,122 , based on the actuarial valuation at 30 September 2023.” — page 40
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Accounts audited by Sayer Vincent LLP. Discloses 4 of 6 completeness components.
Corporate structure
Public fundraising profile: JustGiving — Mind in the City, Hackney and Waltham Forest (matched by registered charity number).
Company officers (Companies House)
Current officers of the charity’s own company per the Companies House register, cross-checked against the Charity Commission trustee list by name. A director not on the trustee list is usually a timing or naming difference between the two registers — check both records before drawing conclusions.
- TABLEPORTER, Jody — director, appointed 15/09/2025not on trustee list
- BLACKLEY, Emma Clare — director, appointed 29/01/2024on trustee list
- ANJUM, Nuzhat — director, appointed 28/02/2022on trustee list
- DARKE, Gayatri Bhasin — director, appointed 22/03/2021on trustee list
- WOLFSON, Devora — director, appointed 01/04/2020on trustee list
- MOHAMMED, Ferhet Naseem — director, appointed 17/09/2018on trustee list
- DEEKS, Christopher — director, appointed 17/09/2018on trustee list
- JOURDAIN, Francois — director, appointed 17/09/2018on trustee list
- MCKEVERNE, Nigel Conrad — director, appointed 26/01/2017on trustee list
- GRANT, Janis Ann — director, appointed 18/10/2007on trustee list
- MORRIS, Vanessa — secretary, appointed 27/01/2020
Official officers record.
Public profiles (found on the charity’s own website): facebook · instagram
Structured financials (annual return, FY ending 31/03/2025)
Cost of raising funds
£50k
Reported reserves equal ~1.4 months of spending — in the bottom quarter for charities its size (median 4.8 months; benchmarks).
Per its annual return, largest income source: Charitable activities (93% 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: 1.1% of total income — below the median for charities its size (5.2%) (benchmarks).
- Gayatri Bhasin Darkechair
- Christopher Deeks
- Devora Wolfson
- Emma Blackley
- Ferhet Mohammed
- Francois Jourdain
- JANIS GRANT
- Nigel McKeverne
- Nuzhat Anjum
Trustee list from the Charity Commission register (current, not historical).
Operates in: City Of London · Hackney · Waltham Forest
Income and spending
Common questions
Is MIND IN THE CITY, HACKNEY AND WALTHAM FOREST LTD financially healthy?
Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that the charity reported a net expenditure of £24,622 for the year, resulting in a decrease in total funds from £874,024 to £849,402. Per the trustees' report, the charity holds unrestricted reserves of £711,153, which exceeds the stated minimum policy target of £350,000, and maintains high cash levels to support ongoing operations. Its FY2025 accounts were audited by Sayer Vincent LLP.
Who funds MIND IN THE CITY, HACKNEY AND WALTHAM FOREST LTD?
Funders whose own accounts filings name MIND IN THE CITY, HACKNEY AND WALTHAM FOREST LTD as a grant recipient include MIND (THE NATIONAL ASSOCIATION FOR MENTAL HEALTH), THE HOBSON CHARITY LIMITED, THE BUZZACOTT STUART DEFRIES MEMORIAL FUND, LONDON CATALYST.
Known funders
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