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royal mencap society

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Activities & Mission

Provide support and advice services for people with a learning disabilty including care and support, advocacy, housing, leisure and employment. We work to improve services, challenge prejudice and directly support people to live their lives as they choose. We offer support through our website, printed resources and helpline. Our regional advisers offer direct support by phone, email and in person.

Fundraising

See where Royal Mencap Society is active and find local fundraising opportunities.

Financial Information

Latest Income
£228,027,000
Latest Expenditure
£226,044,000

Financial Efficiency

Program Ratio 96.1%
% of income going directly to charitable activities
Overall Efficiency 96.9%
% of expenditure going to programs (vs overhead)
Administrative Ratio 3.3%
Overhead (fundraising + governance) as % of total expenditure

Latest Financial Breakdown

Income Sources

Donations & Legacies £10,665,000
Charitable Activities £208,180,000
Other Trading £4,800,000
Investments £714,000
Other Income £3,668,000

Expenditure Categories

Charitable Expenditure £219,050,000
Raising Funds £6,994,000
Governance £360,000
Grants to Institutions £0
Other Expenditure £0

Financial Trend

Annual Returns

Financial YearIncomeExpenditureCharitable SpendingNet AssetsReservesStaff
2024£228,027,000£226,044,000£219,050,000£36,593,000£36,593,0007526 / 1921
2023£216,112,000£221,707,000£214,335,000£40,437,000£40,437,0007534 / 1684
2022£239,014,000£233,949,000£226,987,000£112,497,000£24,700,0008009 / 808
2021£238,249,000£225,307,000£219,189,000£108,016,000£19,700,0008408 / 864
2020£220,240,000£212,820,000£206,134,000£96,819,000£18,600,0008593 / 1981

Staff column shows: Employees / Volunteers

Details

Address
Mencap
6 Cyrus Way
Cygnet Park
Hampton
PETERBOROUGH
Cambridg
Registration Date
23 July 1964
Status
Registered

Registry Information

Organisation Number
222377
Charity Number
222377

Trustees

Jacqueline Louise Pollock
Yogi Amin
Lucy Kathryne Edge
Philip John Hughes
Kathryn Rees
Catherine McDermott
Dame Carolyn Julie Fairbairn
Neil Hoskin
ALAN GOSSCHALK
Nicola Sarah Gitsham

Also Known As

  • MENCAP
  • THE NATIONAL SOCIETY FOR MENTALLY HANDICAPPED CHILDREN
  • THE NATIONAL SOCIETY FOR MENTALLY HANDICAPPED CHILDREN AND ADULTS
  • THE ROYAL SOCIETY FOR MENTALLY HANDICAPPED CHILDREN AND ADULTS