KINDRED MINDS — Charity Commission profile

01 Identity

Registration and reporting

Registration status: Registered
Reporting status: Submission Received
Charity type: CIO
Registered: 27 May 2015
Removed: Not supplied
Financial period: 1 June 2025 – 31 May 2026
Latest income: £55,202
Latest expenditure: £55,177
Gift Aid: No
Owns or uses land: No
In administration: No
Insolvent: No
CIO: Yes

Public contact address: Kindred Minds, The Activity Room 1st Floor, Lee Valley Millennium Centre, Childwall Valley Road, Liverpool, L25 2PR

Website recorded by the regulator: https://www.kindredmindsmerseyside.org/ (displayed as text)

02 Activities

What the charity does

Kindred Minds is a user led organisation created in 2012 by and for people with mental ill health to meet and offer each other support. We provide activities e.g. walking, excursions, ukulele, therapies, yoga, crafts etc, a buddy scheme, all of which supports our service users with their mental health recovery and wellness, which enables them to lead more positive, confident and active lives.

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Charity Annual Return History

Fin Period Start Date: 1 June 2025
Fin Period End Date: 31 May 2026
Ar Cycle Reference: AR26
Reporting Due Date: 31 March 2027
Date Annual Return Received: 5 November 2026
Date Accounts Received: 5 November 2026
Total Gross Income: £55,202
Total Gross Expenditure: £55,177

Fin Period Start Date: 1 June 2024
Fin Period End Date: 31 May 2025
Ar Cycle Reference: AR25
Reporting Due Date: 31 March 2026
Date Annual Return Received: 16 October 2025
Date Accounts Received: 16 October 2025
Total Gross Income: £71,544
Total Gross Expenditure: £54,980

Fin Period Start Date: 1 June 2023
Fin Period End Date: 31 May 2024
Ar Cycle Reference: AR24
Reporting Due Date: 31 March 2025
Date Annual Return Received: 3 September 2024
Date Accounts Received: 3 September 2024
Total Gross Income: £50,159
Total Gross Expenditure: £57,211

Fin Period Start Date: 1 June 2022
Fin Period End Date: 31 May 2023
Ar Cycle Reference: AR23
Reporting Due Date: 31 March 2024
Date Annual Return Received: 15 February 2024
Date Accounts Received: 15 February 2024
Total Gross Income: £45,014
Total Gross Expenditure: £51,902

Fin Period Start Date: 1 June 2021
Fin Period End Date: 31 May 2022
Ar Cycle Reference: AR22
Reporting Due Date: 31 March 2023
Date Annual Return Received: 14 December 2022
Date Accounts Received: 14 December 2022
Total Gross Income: £48,092
Total Gross Expenditure: £38,325

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Charity Annual Return Parta

Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind: Yes
Fin Period Order Number: 1
Ar Cycle Reference: AR26
Fin Period Start Date: 1 June 2025
Fin Period End Date: 31 May 2026
Ar Due Date: 31 March 2027
Ar Received Date: 5 November 2026
Total Gross Income: £55,202
Total Gross Expenditure: £55,177
Grant Making Is Main Activity: No
Charity Has Trading Subsidiary: No
Does Trustee Receive Any Benefit: No
Trustee Payments Acting As Trustee: No
Trustee Receives Payments Services: No
Trustee Receives Other Benefit: No
Trustee Resigned Employment: No
Employees Salary Over 60k: No
Count Volunteers: 0

Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind: No
Fin Period Order Number: 2
Ar Cycle Reference: AR25
Fin Period Start Date: 1 June 2024
Fin Period End Date: 31 May 2025
Ar Due Date: 31 March 2026
Ar Received Date: 16 October 2025
Total Gross Income: £71,544
Total Gross Expenditure: £54,980
Grant Making Is Main Activity: No
Count Govt Contracts: 0
Count Govt Grants: £1
Income From Government Grants: £6,808
Charity Has Trading Subsidiary: No
Does Trustee Receive Any Benefit: No
Trustee Payments Acting As Trustee: No
Trustee Receives Payments Services: No
Trustee Receives Other Benefit: No
Trustee Resigned Employment: No
Employees Salary Over 60k: No
Count Volunteers: 2

Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind: No
Fin Period Order Number: 3
Ar Cycle Reference: AR24
Fin Period Start Date: 1 June 2023
Fin Period End Date: 31 May 2024
Ar Due Date: 31 March 2025
Ar Received Date: 3 September 2024
Total Gross Income: £50,159
Total Gross Expenditure: £57,211
Grant Making Is Main Activity: No
Count Govt Contracts: 0
Count Govt Grants: £0
Charity Has Trading Subsidiary: No
Does Trustee Receive Any Benefit: No
Trustee Payments Acting As Trustee: No
Trustee Receives Payments Services: No
Trustee Receives Other Benefit: No
Trustee Resigned Employment: No
Employees Salary Over 60k: No
Count Volunteers: 3

Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind: No
Fin Period Order Number: 4
Ar Cycle Reference: AR23
Fin Period Start Date: 1 June 2022
Fin Period End Date: 31 May 2023
Ar Due Date: 31 March 2024
Ar Received Date: 15 February 2024
Total Gross Income: £45,014
Total Gross Expenditure: £51,902
Grant Making Is Main Activity: No
Count Govt Contracts: 0
Count Govt Grants: £1
Income From Government Grants: £8,388
Charity Has Trading Subsidiary: No
Does Trustee Receive Any Benefit: No
Trustee Payments Acting As Trustee: No
Trustee Receives Payments Services: No
Trustee Receives Other Benefit: No
Trustee Resigned Employment: No
Employees Salary Over 60k: No
Count Volunteers: 3

Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind: No
Fin Period Order Number: 5
Ar Cycle Reference: AR22
Fin Period Start Date: 1 June 2021
Fin Period End Date: 31 May 2022
Ar Due Date: 31 March 2023
Ar Received Date: 14 December 2022
Total Gross Income: £48,092
Total Gross Expenditure: £38,325
Charity Raises Funds From Public: No
Charity Receives Govt Funding Contracts: No
Charity Receives Govt Funding Grants: Yes
Count Govt Grants: £1
Income From Government Grants: £8,388
Charity Has Trading Subsidiary: No
Does Trustee Receive Any Benefit: No
Trustee Resigned Employment: No
Employees Salary Over 60k: No
Count Volunteers: 3

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Charity Area Of Operation

Geographic Area Type: Local Authority
Geographic Area Description: Liverpool City
Parent Geographic Area Type: Metropolitan Counties
Parent Geographic Area Description: Merseyside
Welsh Ind: No

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Charity Classification

Classification Code: 306
Classification Type: How
Classification Description: Provides Services

Classification Code: 203
Classification Type: Who
Classification Description: People With Disabilities

Classification Code: 104
Classification Type: What
Classification Description: Disability

Classification Code: 103
Classification Type: What
Classification Description: The Advancement Of Health Or Saving Of Lives

Classification Code: 307
Classification Type: How
Classification Description: Provides Advocacy/advice/information

Classification Code: 115
Classification Type: What
Classification Description: Human Rights/religious Or Racial Harmony/equality Or Diversity

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Charity Event History

Charity Name: KINDRED MINDS
Charity Event Order: 1
Event Type: CIO registration
Date Of Event: 2015-05-27T00:00:00

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Charity Governing Document

Governing Document Description: CIO - Foundation Registered 27 May 2015
Charitable Objects: TO RELIEVE THE NEEDS AND TO PROMOTE AND PRESERVE THE GOOD MENTAL AND PHYSICAL HEALTH OF THOSE SUFFERING FROM ANY FORM OF MENTAL ILL HEALTH RESIDENT IN THE MERSEYSIDE AREA, IN PARTICULAR, BUT NOT EXCLUSIVELY BY:A) THE PROVISION OF HELP, SUPPORT AND ADVICE THROUGH PEER SUPPORT;B) THE PROMOTION OF SOCIAL INCLUSION BY PROVIDING ACCESS TO CREATIVE HEALTH AND WELLBEING ACTIVITIES;C) TO PROVIDE A "SAFE PLACE" WHERE INFORMATION, PROBLEMS AND EXPERIENCE CAN BE EXCHANGED AND DISCUSSED; ANDD) PROMOTING A BETTER UNDERSTANDING OF MENTAL HEALTH AND HELPING TO REDUCE THE STIGMA, OPPRESSIVE ATTITUDES AND BEHAVIOURS ASSOCIATED WITH IT.

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Charity Policy

Policy Name: Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries

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Policy Name: Conflicting interests

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Policy Name: Financial reserves policy and procedures

Policy Name: Risk management

Policy Name: Internal risk management policy and procedures

Policy Name: Trustee conflicts of interest policy and procedures

Policy Name: Serious incident reporting policy and procedures

Policy Name: Complaints handling

Policy Name: Bullying and harassment policy and procedures

Policy Name: Internal charity financial controls policy and procedures

Policy Name: Volunteer management

Policy Name: Social media policy and procedures