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watford and district mencap society

The charity supports children and young people, elderly people, people with disabilities, other charities or voluntary bodies, and other defined groups. Watford And District Mencap Society is a registered charity whose purpose is education and training. It delivers its work by making grants to individuals. The charity is based in Hertfordshire and operates in Hertfordshire.


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

Watford Mencap currently provides the following services:Residential Homes, Supported Living and Individualised Living , Learning and Leisure, Children's Activities Clubs and Playschemes, Community Support, Domiciliary Care, Day and College Activity Schemes, Advice and InformationThese services are provided to over 800 service users in Watford, Three Rivers and Hertsmere

Fundraising

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Financial Information

Latest Income
£4,023,196
Latest Expenditure
£3,867,092

Financial Efficiency

Program Ratio 93.2%
% of income going directly to charitable activities
Overall Efficiency 97.0%
% of expenditure going to programs (vs overhead)
Administrative Ratio 1.8%
Overhead (fundraising + governance) as % of total expenditure

Latest Financial Breakdown

Income Sources

Donations & Legacies £57,339
Charitable Activities £3,839,295
Other Trading £90,156
Investments £25,054
Other Income £11,352

Expenditure Categories

Charitable Expenditure £3,750,768
Raising Funds £60,116
Governance £7,746
Grants to Institutions £0
Other Expenditure £56,208

Financial Trend

Annual Returns

Financial YearIncomeExpenditureCharitable SpendingNet AssetsReservesStaff
2025£4,023,196£3,867,092£3,750,768£2,940,389£2,940,839176 / 27
2024£3,428,565£3,415,874£3,295,872£2,804,211£2,727,708170 / 29
2023£3,411,072£3,087,616£2,985,744£2,791,664£2,729,578161 / 54
2022£2,949,431£3,139,963£3,015,871£2,468,264£46,513158 / 36
2021£3,087,016£2,911,303£2,806,376£2,283,063£65,290134 / 55

Staff column shows: Employees / Volunteers