--- title: "South Kent Mind — charity rating & review | CharityCompare" description: "Is South Kent Mind a legitimate UK charity? Clarity Score 90/100. Accounts 2025: income £505k · 77% on charitable activities. Reg 1089472." source: https://www.charitycompare.org.uk/charity/south-kent-mind retrieved: 2026-08-18T01:25:57.693Z license: "Charity data © Crown copyright, Open Government Licence v3.0" --- Quick answer ## Is South Kent Mind a good charity? South Kent Mind scores 90/100 (5 stars, Exceptional) on CharityCompare's Clarity Score, calculated from its UK regulator filings. Its latest accounts year is 2025 (£505k total income, 77% of spending on charitable activities). This reflects financial transparency and stewardship on paper — not the real-world impact of its programmes. See the full breakdown. Canterbury · CT20 1JQ | Reg [1089472](https://www.charitycompare.org.uk/charity/south-kent-mind) | Registered charity | [Official website](https://www.southkentmind.org.uk/) | [Charity Commission register](https://register-of-charities.charitycommission.gov.uk/en/charity-search/-/charity-details/1089472) Donate ## How can you give to South Kent Mind? You leave CharityCompare to complete a donation on the official South Kent Mind form. We do not process payments or take commission. Opens their official online donation form. [Donate](https://www.southkentmind.org.uk/?utm_source=charitycompare&utm_medium=referral&utm_campaign=donate&utm_content=1089472) ## What does South Kent Mind do? South Kent Mind is a registered charity (no. 1089472) working in mental health in Canterbury · CT20 1JQ. Its latest Charity Commission filing directs 77% of spending to charitable activities, holding roughly 10 months of reserves, and files its annual accounts on time. Reported income has been growing (≈13% a year). CharityCompare's Clarity Score rates the organisation only from public Charity Commission accounts — accountability, financial health, efficiency and community support — not the quality or impact of its programmes. Summarised from public filings — South Kent Mind hasn't added its own description yet. [Work here? Add it free →](https://www.charitycompare.org.uk/claim?charity=south-kent-mind) **In short:** South Kent Mind scores 90 out of 100 (5 stars). 77% average program spend (2-year average, disclosed years only). Filings are up to date with no major concerns. ## What is South Kent Mind? South Kent Mind has a Clarity Score of 90 out of 100 on CharityCompare (5 stars, Exceptional). Charity Commission registration number 1089472. Status: Registered. Primary cause area: Mental health. Latest accounts year 2025: total income £505k, with 77% of expenditure on charitable activities. Accounts filing: up to date. Reserves: approximately 10 months of operating costs. No major red flags from our filing review. Scores are independent and based on official filings — not a donation recommendation. Data from [Charity Commission register](https://register-of-charities.charitycommission.gov.uk/), last updated 17 July 2026. Overall score 90/100 5★ · Exceptional Cause spend 77% 2-yr avg · charitable activities Accountability 100/100 Finance beacon Income £505k Latest year 2025 Reserves 10 mo Months of running costs Accounts filing On time Charity Commission £6.1 raised per £1 fundraising (2-yr avg) · 16% overhead · Website on register · Confidence: high ## How does South Kent Mind compare? Clarity Score percentile against similar UK charities — the share of peers South Kent Mind scores higher than. Income band (£500k–£1m)78thpercentile **Scores higher than 78% of 2,187 charities in its income band** · 90/100 vs 79 peer average (marker). Mental health charities87thpercentile **Scores higher than 87% of 46 charities in this cause** · 90/100 vs 80 peer average (marker). ## How reliable is South Kent Mind's data? Source Charity Commission (England & Wales) Accounts year 2025 Filing date 24 June 2026 Profile reviewed 17 July 2026 High confidence — complete filing data Scores reflect the latest annual accounts on the register. Clarity Score measures how clearly the charity accounts for money in those filings — not programme impact. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Sources: [Charity Commission for England and Wales](https://register-of-charities.charitycommission.gov.uk/), [Office of the Scottish Charity Regulator](https://www.oscr.org.uk/) and [Charity Commission for Northern Ireland](https://www.charitycommissionni.org.uk/). [Open Government Licence v3.0](https://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/doc/open-government-licence/version/3/). ## What is South Kent Mind's Beacon report? Detailed accountability and finance metrics from UK regulator filings — structured for transparency in our four-beacon report. ### Accountability & Transparency Baseline trust from filing discipline, board oversight, and declared governance policies. 100/100 | Metric | Score | Value | | --- | --- | --- | | Filing history (5 years) 100% on-time over five years = 15 pts · one late filing = 5 pts · two or more = 0 pts. | 100% | 15/15 pts | | Trustee oversight Three or more trustees on the register = 15 pts, scaled down for fewer (governance red flag below three). | 100% | 8 trustees · 15/15 pts | | Declared policies Safeguarding (4) · conflict of interest (3) · volunteer management (3) — from Charity Commission annual return. | 100% | 10/10 pts | ### Financial Health Stability and solvency — reserves, revenue trend, and debt from Charity Commission accounts. 83/100 | Metric | Score | Value | | --- | --- | --- | | Reserves (months of cash) 3–24 months = full marks, tapering on both sides · 0 months or 4+ years (hoarding) = 0 pts. | 100% | 10 months · 15/15 pts | | Income stability / growth +20% or more over the window = 10 pts · flat = 5 pts · −20% or worse = 0 pts, scaled between. | 50% | 5/10 pts · 3-year average | | Liabilities to assets 0% liabilities-to-assets = 5 pts, scaling down to 0 pts at 60%+ debt. | 100% | 4% · 5/5 pts | ### Financial Efficiency How efficiently funds reach the cause — program spend and fundraising cost ratios. 75/100 | Metric | Score | Value | | --- | --- | --- | | Program expense ratio 90%+ on charitable activities = full marks, scaling down to 0 pts at 50% or below. | 70% | 77% · 7/10 pts (3-year average) | | Fundraising efficiency ≤10p to raise £1 = full marks, scaling down to 0 pts at 40p or above (fundraising cost ÷ income). | 80% | 16p per £1 income · 8/10 pts (3-year average) | ### Community Support Grassroots backing from Charity Commission workforce data — volunteers vs paid staff. 100/100 | Metric | Score | Value | | --- | --- | --- | | Volunteer-to-staff ratio Volunteers at 2x staff or more = full marks · no volunteers = 0 pts, scaled between. | 100% | 39 volunteers / 12 staff · 10/10 pts | [How we calculate beacon scores →](https://www.charitycompare.org.uk/methodology) ## What is South Kent Mind's Clarity Score? 90/100 total · Exceptional · 5 of 5 stars Four pillars (40 + 30 + 20 + 10 points) from Charity Commission filings — see methodology for full weightings. 100/100 Accountability & Transparency 83/100 Financial Health 75/100 Financial Efficiency 100/100 Community Support ### Accountability & Transparency Baseline trust from filing discipline, board oversight, and declared governance policies. 100/100 Filing history (5 years)15/15 pts Trustee oversight8 trustees · 15/15 pts Declared policies10/10 pts ### Financial Health Stability and solvency — reserves, revenue trend, and debt from Charity Commission accounts. 83/100 Reserves (months of cash)10 months · 15/15 pts Income stability / growth5/10 pts · 3-year average Liabilities to assets4% · 5/5 pts ### Financial Efficiency How efficiently funds reach the cause — program spend and fundraising cost ratios. 75/100 Program expense ratio77% · 7/10 pts (3-year average) Fundraising efficiency16p per £1 income · 8/10 pts (3-year average) ### Community Support Grassroots backing from Charity Commission workforce data — volunteers vs paid staff. 100/100 Volunteer-to-staff ratio39 volunteers / 12 staff · 10/10 pts ## How much does South Kent Mind raise and spend? Latest filed year 2025 · Source: Charity Commission filings | Category | Amount | % of spend | | --- | --- | --- | | Total income | £505k | — | | Total expenditure | £544k | — | | Charitable activities | £342k | 63% | | Fundraising | £202k | 37% | | Governance & admin | £5k | 1% | 63%On charitable activities ## Where does the money go? Latest accounts (2025) · £544k spent - Charitable activities63% · £342k - Fundraising37% · £202k - Governance1% · £5k ## What trust indicators does South Kent Mind have? Pulled from the Charity Commission register — filing behaviour, board size, and workforce where reported. - ✓ Accounts filed on time up to date · last filing 24 June 2026 - ✓ Trustee board size (3–12) 8 trustees on the Charity Commission register - ✓ Workforce on register 12 employees · 39 volunteers (3:1 volunteer-to-staff) Fundraising Regulator Status not yet checked Separate from our financial scores — shows whether the charity follows the Code of Fundraising Practice. [Check Fundraising Regulator →](https://www.fundraisingregulator.org.uk/members/) Official register Reg 1089472 Full trustee list, accounts, and regulatory history on the Charity Commission. [View on Charity Commission →](https://register-of-charities.charitycommission.gov.uk/en/charity-search/-/charity-details/1089472) ### Trustees & officers - Stewart Gordon Martin since 2020 - Harriet Verity Imogen Filmer since 2021 - Charles William Traylen since 2022 - Robert James Kent since 2022 - Murray Fairclough since 2024 - David Walbrook since 2024 - Colin Paine since 2025 - Massimiliano Roberto Vizzini since 2026 100 How we score charities +The Clarity Score is a 100-point rating from UK regulator filings (Charity Commission for England and Wales, OSCR and CCNI). Four pillars — Accountability & Transparency (40), Financial Health (30), Financial Efficiency (20), and Community Support (10) — each scored on a continuous scale, not pass/fail cutoffs. A statutory inquiry sets the score to 0 automatically. [Full methodology →](https://www.charitycompare.org.uk/methodology) Accountability & Transparency Scored from filings 40 points — filing history (15), trustee oversight (15, scaling up to a board of three or more), declared policies (10). Financial Health Scored from filings 30 points — reserves (15, full marks 3–24 months, tapering on both sides), income stability (10), liabilities to assets (5, scaling down as debt rises). Financial Efficiency Scored from filings 20 points — program expense ratio and fundraising cost, each on a graduated scale (not a single cutoff). Kept at 20% of the total: financial-ratio scoring alone is not a reliable effectiveness signal (see "why not just an overhead ratio?" below). Community Support Scored from filings 10 points — volunteer-to-staff ratio from Charity Commission workforce data, scaling continuously up to a 2:1 ratio. Overall score Sum of all pillar points. Display stars use the same bands as the labels: 90–100 → 5★ Exceptional; 75–89 → 4★ Good; 60–74 → 3★ Needs improvement; 1–59 → 2★ Poor; 0 → not rated. ## How have South Kent Mind's finances changed over five years? - Income - Spending - Cause spend Values in £ thousands · Cause spend plotted only when the filing discloses a split · Source: Charity Commission accounts ## What are the key facts about South Kent Mind? Overall score 90/100 (5★) Income £505k Cause spend 77% of expenditure Reg number 1089472 Scope Local (canterbury) Reserves 10 months Trustees 8 Accounts year 2025 Filing up to date ## How does South Kent Mind compare, and where else can you look? [Compare South Kent Mind with others](https://www.charitycompare.org.uk/compare-charities?ids=south-kent-mind) [More mental health charities](https://www.charitycompare.org.uk/browse/mental-health) [How we score charities](https://www.charitycompare.org.uk/methodology) ### Where South Kent Mind sits The causes this charity is classified under, and other charities working nearby. - [mental health charities](https://www.charitycompare.org.uk/browse/mental-health) - [disability charities](https://www.charitycompare.org.uk/browse/disability) - [health charities](https://www.charitycompare.org.uk/browse/health) - [Charities in Canterbury](https://www.charitycompare.org.uk/cities/canterbury) ### Similar mental health charities Top-rated peers by CharityCompare score - [CENTRAL LONDON SAMARITANS](https://www.charitycompare.org.uk/charity/central-london-samaritans) 100/100 · £4.5m - [MONEY AND MENTAL HEALTH POLICY INSTITUTE](https://www.charitycompare.org.uk/charity/money-and-mental-health-policy-institute) 98/100 · £1.1m - [SUICIDE & CO](https://www.charitycompare.org.uk/charity/suicide-co) 94/100 · £826k - [SPORT IN MIND](https://www.charitycompare.org.uk/charity/sport-in-mind) 93/100 · £1.0m ## How can you share South Kent Mind's rating? 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CharityCompare never tells you where to donate. Is South Kent Mind a legitimate charity? + Yes — South Kent Mind is a legitimate registered charity (charity number 1089472). Verify it on the official register: https://register-of-charities.charitycommission.gov.uk/en/charity-search/-/charity-details/1089472. Registration proves status; Clarity Score then summarises filing transparency on paper, not programme impact. What is South Kent Mind's charity number? + South Kent Mind's charity number is 1089472. Check that number on the official register (Charity Commission, OSCR or CCNI) or this CharityCompare profile before you donate — scammers sometimes reuse real numbers on fake appeals. What is South Kent Mind's charity rating? + South Kent Mind scores 90 out of 100 on CharityCompare (5 stars — Exceptional). The Clarity Score V1 sums four pillars from UK regulator filings: Accountability & Transparency (40 pts), Financial Health (30), Financial Efficiency (20), and Community Support (10). Stars use the same bands as those labels — 90+ is 5★ Exceptional. It is not an impact ranking. Does South Kent Mind have reviews and complaints? + CharityCompare does not host public user reviews for South Kent Mind. Instead you get a filing-based Clarity Score, cause spend, reserves and red flags such as late accounts. For formal complaints about a charity, contact the Charity Commission, OSCR, CCNI or the Fundraising Regulator as appropriate. How much of my donation reaches South Kent Mind? + According to its 2025 regulator filing, 77% of South Kent Mind's total spending went to charitable activities (2-yr avg across disclosed years). That is the closest official figure to "how much of your donation reaches the cause" — it is an average across all spending in the filing, not a pound-by-pound breakdown of an individual gift. What are South Kent Mind's overheads? + According to its 2025 regulator filing, fundraising costs were about 23% of total expenditure and combined overheads (fundraising plus governance) were about 16% of total expenditure at South Kent Mind. The filings CharityCompare uses do not publish CEO or senior-staff pay, so we cannot say what South Kent Mind's chief executive is paid — where disclosure rules apply, senior pay appears in the trustees' annual report on the Charity Commission register. How much income does South Kent Mind receive? + South Kent Mind reported £505k total income in its 2025 accounts, based on UK regulator filings. Five-year trend: growing. Are South Kent Mind's accounts up to date? + Filing status: up to date (last filing 2026-06-24). CharityCompare flags late or missing accounts separately from the financial score. Where is South Kent Mind based? + South Kent Mind is listed at Canterbury · CT20 1JQ, focused on mental health. How does CharityCompare score South Kent Mind? + We calculate a Clarity Score of 0–100 from four pillars in South Kent Mind's regulator filings: Accountability & Transparency (40 points — filing history, trustees, policies), Financial Health (30 — reserves, income trend, debt), Financial Efficiency (20 — cause spend and fundraising cost, on a graduated scale) and Community Support (10 — volunteer-to-staff ratio). An open statutory inquiry scores 0. The score measures reporting on paper, not programme impact. CharityCompare is free for donors, takes no commission on donations, and scores cannot be bought. How often is this page updated? + This profile was last updated on 17 July 2026 from the latest UK regulator data available to CharityCompare, and South Kent Mind's most recent accounts cover 2025. Scores and figures refresh whenever we re-ingest the register, so the page reflects our latest data pull rather than a one-off review.