Annual Report and Accounts 2024-25

Mind is England and Wales's leading mental health charity, supporting a federation of 99 local Minds. In 2024-25, mental health information was accessed 22 million times, 116,000 helpline queries were answered, and local Minds supported 664,346 people. Over 450,000 staff across 613 employers were reached through workplace programmes. 88,981 people used the Side by Side online peer support community.

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📋About

National helplines (infoline, legal, benefits, support); local Mind network (99 Minds across England and Wales); online peer support (Side by Side); workplace mental health programmes; public campaigns; mental health information; app library; Covid Inquiry participation; Mental Health Bill campaigning Custom geography from upload: England / Wales

📊Key Metrics

22 million accesses of mental health information across channels; 116,000 helpline queries answered Key Metric 1
Local Minds supported 664,346 people; 613 employers and 450,273 staff reached through Mental Health at Work programme Key Metric 2
88,981 people used Side by Side online peer support community; 35,373 active campaigners; 4.83 million items sold in Mind shops Key Metric 3

Key Outcomes

  • Mind app library viewed 300,000 times by March 2025; 11,500 app downloads; 5,578 people took part in Mental Elf fundraising events raising nearly £125,000
  • Big Mental Health Report launched as annual evidence-based overview of mental health in England and Wales; Black Mental Health Manifesto published with 23 asks for systemic reform
  • PCREF race equality framework embedded in Mind Quality Mark, requiring all 99 local Minds to meet anti-racist standards; Black Mental Health Collective established with 11 partners

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2025 Enhanced

Annual Review April 2024 to March 2025

Social care services provided to thousands of people with learning disabilities; information and advice service caseloads growing in complexity; financial resilience rebuilt ahead of NI cost pressures
Key Metric 1
Omaze Yorkshire House Draw partnership raised £3.9m in 6 weeks with Jodie Whittaker as ambassador; awareness of people with learning disability significantly boosted through campaign
Key Metric 2
Voices Council (led by people with learning disabilities) challenged decisions on service handbacks, agency staffing and benefits access; new strategy to 2030 under development; new CEO Jon Sparkes OBE joined June 2024
Key Metric 3
Rebuilt financial resilience ahead of NI cost increases — 'more fortunate than many in the sector'; 80th anniversary approaching; new CEO appointed to lead strategy development
2024 Enhanced

Annual Report and Accounts 2024

518 new guide dog partnerships created in 2024 — 10% increase beating projections; 1,379 new puppies from breeding programme; 400th buddy dog partnership matched
Key Metric 1
17,500+ volunteers giving 12 million+ volunteer hours collectively; 2,400+ volunteers looked after dogs; 7,000+ training sessions on tech, travel and life skills delivered by Vision Rehabilitation Specialists
Key Metric 2
£47m raised through Sponsor a Puppy; £3.1m from raffles; £8.3m increased income from gifts in Wills; 3.45 million clicks to digital information and advice content; 5,900 visits to new Tech Selector assistive tech review tool
Key Metric 3
1,864 children and family members attended My Time to Play sessions; 6,852 large-print books delivered; 5,991 habilitation sessions completed to help children learn essential skills; 432,817 online learners accessing digital content
2025 Enhanced

Annual Report 2024-25

202,694 people supported across 270 locations; 74,070 in drug and alcohol; 102,531 in mental health; 1,035 in learning disability; turnover £191.9m
Key Metric 1
96% of regulated services rated Good or Outstanding by CQC; 12,456 naloxone kits dispensed (5.6% increase); 11,405 Hepatitis C tests (59% increase); 7,448 FibroScans (300% increase)
Key Metric 2
234 peer mentors; 82 volunteers; 5,194 colleagues (60% with lived experience); £7.79m invested in local VCSE organisations; £131.87m social value from local employment
Key Metric 3
87% of people supported have overall positive experience; 90% feel safe; 774/1,063 (72%) in Birmingham social prescribing service achieved goals across health, community, emotional and employment domains; new Lincolnshire Recovery Partnership reached over 160 staff in year one