Leeds Mind is proud to announce that we have ranked 57th in the UK’s Best Workplaces™ 2025 List by Great Place To Work.
Our ranking was revealed at the prestigious UK’s Best Workplaces™ Awards at Grosvenor House, London. Considered the ‘gold standard’ of employer awards, they are independently assessed through a rigorous and unique process. Those on the list have proved they have created a great workplace culture built on trust, supported by innovative people management practices.
Achieving our position in the medium category fills us with pride as we’re officially acknowledged for our commitment to inclusion, quality, and growth. Over the past three years, Leeds Mind has been through an organisational and cultural development programme, focusing on high performance and high support, leading to the launch of new initiatives such as:
- enhanced parental leave
- renewed/expanded equity and diversity efforts
- new organisational values
- agile performance and development reviews
- a community-wide recognition programme
To compile the UK’s Best Workplaces™ List, Great Place To Work® analysed confidential employee survey feedback on trust, development and support as well as their experiences of innovation, company values, and leadership effectiveness across departments and seniority levels. They then used these data insights to benchmark the effectiveness of companies’ employee value propositions against the culture their employees actually experience. Only those organisations who achieve the highest scores after evaluation receive Best Workplaces™ status.
L-R: Emily Jayes (Inclusion Projects Co-ordinator), Eloise Bell (Head of People, Culture and Governance) and Lucy Hancock (CEO), accepting this prestigious award on behalf of Leeds Mind
From our anonymous employee feedback, we can see that overall our team highly commends:
- Our dedication to wellbeing, Equity, Diversity, Inclusion and Belonging
- The meaning, purpose and pride they get from their roles
- The support they receive to enable them to work with people across the Leeds and West Yorkshire community
One of the team referenced our values-led approach in their feedback: “There is a focus on values and values-led leadership which helps to create a caring culture, one of openness and trust. The organisation has a focus on continuous improvement and desire for growth. Meaning the organisation is always looking to improve, and has a commitment to workforce and manager specific development. There is a comprehensive wellbeing offer for all staff which is continuously reviewed to ensure it is relevant to the workforce.”
Eloise Bell, Head of People, Culture and Governance at Leeds Mind, said: “Our inclusion in the UK’s Best Workplaces List is testament to the passion of all our people to create an inclusive culture, and live our shared values.
“As a mental health charity, our work can be fulfilling and challenging in equal measure. The results from our survey show that our people feel welcomed and willing to give extra to get the job done. They feel a sense of pride to tell others they work here, and feel good about the ways we contribute to the community. These results are a testament to our commitment to creating an inclusive, supportive, and meaningful work environment. We will continue to build on these strengths and strive for even greater achievements in the future.”
Benedict Gautrey, Managing Director of Great Place To Work® UK, added: “At Great Place To Work® our mission is to help every workplace become a great place to work for all. Year after year, it’s truly inspiring to witness a growing number of organisations earn a spot on our UK’s Best Workplaces™ List. We’ve seen an increase yet again in Trust Index scores which means the bar has been raised and this accreditation is a significant and tremendous accomplishment. Congratulations to Leeds Mind for achieving a place on our 2025 UK’s Best Workplaces™ List.”
We’re so proud of this achievement and look forward to using the valuable insights Great Place To Work has provided us with to build on our culture and employee satisfaction. If you would like to be part of our great team, learn more about it here: https://www.leedsmind.org.uk/work-for-leeds-mind/
