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Wirral Mind

Wirral Mind Annual Report and Financial Statement 2024/2025

Wirral Mind is a Birkenhead-based community mental health charity serving Wirral, Cheshire and Merseyside. In 2024/25 its Fountain Project welcomed 19,355 people, its Motiv8! free fitness programme saw over 6,000 participants, 147 mums completed the award-winning Mums Matter perinatal programme, and 2,707 counselling sessions were delivered. The Floating Support service helped 98 service users reduce reliance on A&E and crisis services, and the Third Sector Connector achieved 100% success in supporting clients to make positive change. Total income grew to £1.82 million. The year also saw the launch of The Recoverist Podcast tackling addiction stigma, and a 'Good' PAMMS inspection rating for Supported Living.

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Fountain Project open access mental health drop-in (support groups, choir, Hearing Voices Group, Reading Group, Motiv8! fitness programme with 14 weekly activities including BoxFit, ChairFit, Pilates, archery); Mums Matter evidence-based perinatal mental health programme with creche; BACP-accredited counselling service (up to 70 sessions/week); Befriending service; Floating Support (community crisis prevention); Third Sector Connector (co-delivered with Age UK Wirral and WIRED); Carrog holiday cottage; Community Training Programme; External Workplace Wellbeing training; Lived Experience Networks for suicide/self-harm prevention and substance misuse; The Recoverist Podcast; Supported Living Custom geography from upload: Wirral, Cheshire and Merseyside, UK

📊Key Metrics

19,355 people visited the Fountain Project drop-in; 11,619 attended support groups; 6,582 attended Motiv8! fitness sessions; 2,707 counselling sessions delivered Key Metric 1
147 mums completed Mums Matter (237 children benefiting); 516 supported by Third Sector Connector; 1,057 befriending hours provided; 141 people completed Mental Health First Aid training Key Metric 2
£1,822,208 total income (2024: £1,606,570); 55 volunteers across all services; 98 service users became less reliant on A&E, Crisis Line and mental health beds through Floating Support; 'Good' rating in PAMMS inspection Key Metric 3

✅Key Outcomes

  • Mums Matter participants consistently report GAD7/PHQ9 improvements of 7–13 points — significantly above the 2–3 typically seen in NHS perinatal services; 100% of Third Sector Connector clients successfully supported to make positive change
  • Motiv8! secured 3 years of Public Health Wirral funding; received DHSC Suicide Prevention Grant Fund of £111,000 for Mums Matter; Enhanced Status achieved through National Mind's Quality Assurance Framework for Training
  • 80 Floating Support service users reported improved health and wellbeing; 30 individuals prevented from becoming homeless; 72 individuals developed new or existing life skills; member lost 40kg in 18 months reversing health problems

📍Geography

North West

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