plants and minds

The charity supports people with disabilities. Plants And Minds is a registered charity whose purpose is the advancement of health or the saving of lives. It delivers its work by providing services. The charity is based in Bournemouth and operates in Dorset and Bournemouth.

This page summarises publicly available information about the charity, including its activities, beneficiaries, and registration details, based on official records.

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Activities & Mission

Plants and Minds uses horticulture to offer realistic supportive meaningful pressure-free work rehabilitation to adults with severe and enduring mental illness. We aim to restore confidence, self-esteem and dignity while providing security and stability by having no time limit to attendance.We endeavour to reduce stigma and discrimination by increasing public awareness of mental illness

Fundraising

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Local Authority

Dorset Bournemouth

Financial Information

Latest Income

£943,191

Latest Expenditure

£1,030,621

Financial Efficiency

Program Ratio 108.8%

% of income going directly to charitable activities

Overall Efficiency 99.5%

% of expenditure going to programs (vs overhead)

Administrative Ratio 0.7%

Overhead (fundraising + governance) as % of total expenditure

Latest Financial Breakdown

Income Sources

Donations & Legacies £27,498

Charitable Activities £905,863

Other Trading £0

Investments £9,830

Other Income £0

Expenditure Categories

Charitable Expenditure £1,025,806

Raising Funds £4,815

Governance £1,980

Grants to Institutions £0

Other Expenditure £0

Financial Trend

Annual Returns

Financial Year	Income	Expenditure	Charitable Spending	Net Assets	Reserves	Staff
2025	£943,191	£1,030,621	£1,025,806	£1,196,353	£331,404	19 / 72
2024	£869,355	£986,521	£984,108	£1,283,783	£347,113	18 / 88
2023	£754,984	£831,625	£829,714	£1,400,949	£385,350	18 / 79
2022	£724,379	£730,948	£730,105	£1,477,590	£382,879	17 / 88
2021	£596,519	£632,473	£632,097	£1,484,159	£315,443	17 / 94