Impact Report 2024-25

Solent Mind delivers mental health services across Hampshire and Southampton. In 2024-25, 88 wellbeing advisors were embedded in every GP surgery across Hampshire; 443 people received crisis support through Safe Haven; 25,367 were referred to Talking Therapies; 1,058 people were helped into or retained employment; and 112 volunteers gave 6,287 hours. Total income was £11.6m.

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📋About

7 wellbeing centres; NHS Talking Therapies Hampshire; Safe Haven crisis service; primary care embedded workers; peer support; employment support; dementia support (Remind); naval and marine family support (Anchoring Minds); workplace wellbeing training; community mental health; transition support for 16-25s Custom geography from upload: Hampshire / Southampton

📊Key Metrics

25,367 people referred to NHS Talking Therapies; 88 wellbeing advisors embedded across all Hampshire GP surgeries Key Metric 1
443 people supported through Safe Haven crisis service; 1,058 people helped to gain or retain employment Key Metric 2
112 volunteers gave 6,287 hours; 80% of staff have lived experience of mental health issues; £150,000 saved in IT costs Key Metric 3

Key Outcomes

  • 1,289 people supported through Hampshire wellbeing centres; 1,379 in Portsmouth accessed peer support and employment services; 434 in Southampton supported through Primary Care Networks
  • 243 dementia patients supported through Remind in Portsmouth; 659 education professionals trained in self-harm awareness; 53% of crisis team completed suicide prevention training
  • Visitor numbers at Mayfield Garden Centre increased by a third following relaunch; 16-25 Mental Health Collective formed in Southampton with No Limits, Youth Options and Re:Minds; total income £11.6m

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2026 Enhanced

Impact — Winter 2026

Total income £18,180,000 and total expenditure £18,560,000 (year ended 31 December 2024, charity no. 1084958 England/Wales and SC039654 Scotland); in 2024 spent £3.8m on charitable activities including £1,079,000 on research, £1,366,000 on EB Community Support, £943,000 on public education, £270,000 on EB healthcare and £185,000 on respite breaks
Key Metric 1
700+ members supported through in-person visits and support calls in 2025; 697 support grants allocated in 2025 for essential items including specialist clothing, cooling fans and sheepskin liners; 2 new holiday homes purchased in 2025 with over 700 guests enjoying holiday homes; £34,000 raised through 2025 winter 'The Longest Night' appeal
Key Metric 2
Largest global investment in EB research to date: multi-million-pound drug repurposing trial provisionally agreed with LifeArc partner at Guy's and St Thomas' NHS Foundation Trust and King's College London; EB Priorities Setting Partnership study completed mapping global research priorities for all four main EB forms
Key Metric 3
£34,000 raised in 2025 winter appeal supporting families like Darcie's with specialist items, emotional support and research; 697 support grants delivered in 2025; first Members Connect event in Northern Ireland; EB Priorities Setting Partnership study completed providing global research roadmap
2025 Enhanced

Impact Report 2025

22,507 households helped through RBL casework and specialist support services across 66 countries
Key Metric 1
22,600 grants given to those in need, totalling £11.8 million
Key Metric 2
733 beneficiaries represented at tribunals, resulting in £24.5 million in War Pensions awards
Key Metric 3
1,548 new families living with dementia supported by RBL Admiral Nurses service
2025 Enhanced

Our Impact 2024-25

3,600 blind veterans received support across the UK; 447 new blind veterans started receiving support in 2024/25
Key Metric 1
1,598 referrals to rehabilitation services completed; 313 veterans received assistive technology training
Key Metric 2
997 volunteers donated 26,824 hours of support; befriending service awarded Quality in Befriending Excellence — one of only 11 organisations in the UK to achieve this
Key Metric 3
1,831 National Creative Wellbeing Project packs issued to help veterans reconnect with creativity and independence