southend mencap

The charity supports children and young people, elderly people, and people with disabilities. Southend Mencap is a registered charity whose purpose is general charitable purposes. It delivers its work by providing human resources. The charity is based in Essex and operates in Essex and Southend On Sea.

This page summarises publicly available information about the charity, including its activities, beneficiaries, and registration details, based on official records.

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Activities & Mission

Advocacy service for learning disabled; Family Support Worker for families of learning disabled; Transitional Advocate for young people with learning disabilities; daily music sessions for adults with learning disabilities; sports club, music school, drama group, children's and young person's clubs and social club all for the learning disabled; also 3 charity shops and a coffee-shop.

Fundraising

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Local Authority

Essex Southend-on-sea

Financial Information

Latest Income

£874,185

Latest Expenditure

£515,200

Financial Efficiency

Program Ratio 46.7%

% of income going directly to charitable activities

Overall Efficiency 79.2%

% of expenditure going to programs (vs overhead)

Administrative Ratio 20.8%

Overhead (fundraising + governance) as % of total expenditure

Latest Financial Breakdown

Income Sources

Donations & Legacies £472,117

Charitable Activities £266,102

Other Trading £134,832

Investments £1,134

Other Income £0

Expenditure Categories

Charitable Expenditure £408,006

Raising Funds £107,194

Governance £0

Grants to Institutions £0

Other Expenditure £0

Financial Trend

Annual Returns

Financial Year	Income	Expenditure	Charitable Spending	Net Assets	Reserves	Staff
2024	£874,185	£515,200	£408,006	£421,541	£421,541	26 / 63
2023	£498,430	£529,129				0 / 75
2022	£463,030	£502,537				0 / 84
2021	£476,982	£440,297				0 / 78
2020	£576,438	£619,319	£528,725	£96,077	£96,077	34 / 79