Rochdale and District Mind

Name

Rochdale and District Mind

Legal name

Rochdale and District Mind

Website

https://rochdalemind.org.uk

Company type

Private

Founded year

1986

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Mental Health Services

NAICS

Services for the Elderly and Persons with Disabilities (62412)

SIC

Services-Nursing & Personal Care Facilities (8050)

akta.pro primary industry

Behavioral Health & Cognitive Support Coordination (Dementia, Depression, SUD) (HSABAIAF)

akta.pro secondary industries

Behavioral Health Adult Day Programs (Geriatric Mental Health) (HSABANAG), Memory Care Adult Day Programs (Dementia/Alzheimer’s) (HSABANAC)

Keywords

• Mental health support
• Community counselling services
• Mental health charity
• Wellbeing services
• Crisis intervention support

Headquarters

HQ city

Rochdale

HQ country

United Kingdom

HQ region

Europe

Offices2 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Marketing or Sales, Others

Revenue model

1. Donations and Fundraising: Independently run charity relying on donations from local supporters, community fundraising events, and individual contributions. Provides downloadable fundraising packs and accepts various fundraising activities.
2. Grants and Local Authority Funding: Receives financial support through grants and income from services provided on behalf of local councils, NHS, and private organisations. Also receives annual funding from National Mind via a grant scheme.
3. Service Fees: Most mental health services are provided free of charge; a small fee applies for some services to maintain accessibility.
4. Legacy Giving: Accepts legacy bequests and memorial donations through funeral directors or the MuchLoved platform.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels3 records

Marketing channels9 records

Core offering

Rochdale and District Mind is an independent local charity providing community-based mental health support to adults aged 18+ in the Borough of Rochdale, Middleton, Heywood, Littleborough and surrounding areas. Its core offering encompasses counselling, peer support groups, structured wellbeing courses, advocacy, dementia support, and creative and social activities — most delivered free of charge through two physical wellbeing centres, an Infoline telephone service, and the online Wellbeing Directory.

Product overview

Rochdale and District Mind provides mental health support services in the Borough of Rochdale through a portfolio of interconnected programs and services. The core offering is a single, unified service model that includes both community-based drop-in services (Listening Lounge, Creative and Social Spaces, Walk and Talk) and structured programs (Living Life To The Full counselling course, formal Counselling). The Wellbeing Directory serves as the central information hub, while specialized services address specific populations including Ethnically Diverse Communities, Dementia Wellbeing, and Advocacy. Services are accessible to adults aged 18 and over, with the Mind Wellbeing Centre in Rochdale and Middleton Wellbeing Hub providing physical locations.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Wellbeing Directory

Segments3 records

Ideal customer profiles3 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Integration6 records

Feature1 record

Partnerships

Four partnerships are on record, tiered core and minor.

• National MindcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerAffiliated with National Mind network. Rochdale and District Mind is a Local Mind operating independently with its own board of trustees. Receives annual grant funding through a grant scheme from National Mind while maintaining local governance and funding autonomy.
• Local AuthoritiescoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerCollaborates with local councils to provide mental health services commissioned on behalf of local authorities. Ensures services meet specific community needs in the Borough of Rochdale.
• NHS / Clinical Commissioning GroupscoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerWorks with NHS and Clinical Commissioning Groups to deliver mental health services and receive funding for service provision.
• Healthwatch RochdaleminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerFeedback partner allowing service users to provide comments, complaints, and compliments through Healthwatch Rochdale at 2 The Esplanade, Rochdale OL16 1AE.

Scale indicators2 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Broad incumbents

• Mind (National Association for Mental Health): National umbrella body that Rochdale and District Mind is affiliated with under the Local Mind model. Mind UK provides shared branding, the annual grant scheme, and campaign infrastructure, making it the closest structural peer for governance, funding mix, and service portfolio.
• Turning Point: UK social enterprise delivering community mental health, learning disability, and substance use services commissioned by local authorities and the NHS, sharing Rochdale Mind's core commissioner-funder mix and service portfolio.
• Rethink Mental Illness: National mental health charity delivering community services, advocacy, and group programmes across local areas in the UK. Service mix, beneficiary model, and local-authority/NHS commissioning dependency make it a directly comparable peer.
• Together for Mental Wellbeing: UK mental health charity providing community-based support, advocacy, and wellbeing services to people with mental health needs, mirroring Rochdale Mind's local service delivery and grant-funded operating model.
• Samaritans: National mental health support charity operating a volunteer-led telephone helpline service comparable to Rochdale Mind's Infoline (01706 752 338) though at UK-wide scale; adjacent peer in delivery channel and beneficiary engagement.

Others

• Centre for Mental Health: Mental health think tank and charity influencing UK mental health policy and local-authority commissioning; adjacent to Rochdale Mind as a sector-shaping peer rather than a direct service competitor.

Direct peers

• Adjacent Local Mind affiliates (e.g., Bury and District Mind, Oldham Mind): Sister Local Mind charities operating in adjacent Greater Manchester boroughs under the same Mind affiliation model; closest direct peers given identical service portfolio, governance structure, and National Mind grant dependency.

Emerging players

• Anxiety UK: UK charity providing community-based support for anxiety, depression, and related conditions with counselling, group programmes, and peer support services that closely overlap Rochdale Mind's offering mix and beneficiary base.

Regional players

• Greater Manchester Mental Health NHS Foundation Trust: Major NHS mental health provider across Greater Manchester with community and inpatient services. Regional incumbent whose commissioning decisions directly shape Rochdale Mind's NHS-funded service pipeline.
• Pennine Care NHS Foundation Trust: NHS provider of mental health services across Greater Manchester boroughs including Rochdale; Rochdale Mind's NHS commissioning partner and a regional incumbent operating in the same service area with overlapping beneficiaries.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

• Xbsky.app/profile/rochdalemind.bsky.social
• Facebookfacebook.com/RochdaleandDistrictMind
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/rochdale-and-district-mind
• Instagraminstagram.com/rochdalemindcharity

Compliance3 records

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles1 record

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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