WORTHING MENCAP SOCIETY

Charity Number: 214369
Charity reporting is up to date (on time)

Charity overview

Activities - how the charity spends its money

Support people with learning disabilities, their families and carers. Run an information centre, cafe and charity shop providing work experience to people with learning disabilities. Run various clubs including a retirement club, a carers group and a club for young people with Aspergers Syndrome.

Income and expenditure

Data for financial year ending 30 September 2024

Total income: £330,826
Total expenditure: £307,637

Total income includes £93,794 from 3 government contract(s)

People

10 Trustee(s)

65 Volunteer(s)

Employees with total benefits over £60,000

No employees have total benefits over £60k for this charity

Fundraising

No information available

Trading

This charity does not have any trading subsidiaries.

Trustee payments

No trustees receive any remuneration, payments or benefits from the charity.

What, who, how, where

What the charity does:
  • Education/training
  • Disability
Who the charity helps:
  • People With Disabilities
  • Other Charities Or Voluntary Bodies
How the charity helps:
  • Makes Grants To Organisations
  • Provides Buildings/facilities/open Space
  • Provides Services
  • Provides Advocacy/advice/information
Where the charity operates:
  • West Sussex

Governance

Registration history:
  • 02 August 1964: Standard registration
Organisation type:
Other
Other names:
  • WORTHING MENCAP (Working name)
  • WORTHING AND DISTRICT SOCIETY FOR MENTALLY HANDICAPPED CHILDREN AND ADULTS (Previous name)
Gift aid:
Recognised by HMRC for gift aid
Other regulators:
No information available
Policies:
  • Bullying and harassment policy and procedures
  • Complaints handling
  • Complaints policy and procedures
  • Conflicting interests
  • Financial reserves policy and procedures
  • Internal charity financial controls policy and procedures
  • Internal risk management policy and procedures
  • Investing charity funds policy and procedures
  • Investment
  • Paying staff
  • Risk management
  • Safeguarding policy and procedures
  • Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries
  • Serious incident reporting policy and procedures
  • Social media policy and procedures
  • Trustee conflicts of interest policy and procedures
  • Trustee expenses policy and procedures
  • Volunteer management
Land and property:
This charity owns and/or leases land or property

Trustees

Trustees are the people responsible for controlling the work, management and administration of the charity on behalf of its beneficiaries. Generally trustees are treasurer, chair, board member etc. The trustees are responsible for keeping this list up to date and can do this by updating their details as they happen through the online service

10 Trustee(s)

Name Role Date of appointment Other trusteeships Reporting status of other trusteeships
Elizabeth Mary Crockett Chair
WORTHING CHORAL SOCIETY
Received: On time
THE PAROCHIAL CHURCH COUNCIL OF THE ECCLESIASTICAL PARISH OF BROADWATER WORTHING
Received: On time
WORTHING MENCAP SOCIETY
Recently registered
Cara Croke Trustee 23 May 2024
LOOK SUSSEX
Received: On time
WORTHING MENCAP SOCIETY
Recently registered
LISA DONLEVY Trustee 26 November 2023
None on record
CHRISTINE NEWTON Trustee 17 November 2022
WORTHING MENCAP SOCIETY
Recently registered
Tracey Trangmar Trustee 17 November 2022
WORTHING MENCAP SOCIETY
Recently registered
Shireen Hannam Trustee 15 September 2022
WORTHING MENCAP SOCIETY
Recently registered
JANET WILLIAMSON Trustee 19 March 2016
WORTHING MENCAP SOCIETY
Recently registered
RONA PATRICIA DENIESE Trustee
None on record
ANN BOUGHTON-LEIGH Trustee
FERRING COUNTRY CENTRE LIMITED
Received: On time
DAVID ALLISON SMITH Trustee
WORTHING MENCAP SOCIETY
Recently registered

Financial history

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Financial period end date

Income / Expenditure 30/09/2020 30/09/2021 30/09/2022 30/09/2023 30/09/2024
Total gross income £179.27k £247.85k £279.36k £267.96k £330.83k
Total expenditure £184.40k £215.33k £242.14k £249.63k £307.64k
Income from government contracts £37.11k £51.66k £56.55k £48.88k £93.79k
Income from government grants £28.85k £68.69k £56.55k £500 N/A

Accounts and annual returns

This table shows the charity's record of submitting annual returns, accounts and trustees' annual report (TAR) for the last five financial periods.
Title Reporting year Date received Received Download
Annual return 30 September 2024 30 April 2025 On Time
Accounts and TAR 30 September 2024 30 April 2025 On Time Download Open in new window
Annual return 30 September 2023 28 May 2024 On Time
Accounts and TAR 30 September 2023 28 May 2024 On Time Download Open in new window
Annual return 30 September 2022 11 July 2023 On Time
Accounts and TAR 30 September 2022 11 July 2023 On Time Download Open in new window
Annual return 30 September 2021 13 June 2022 On Time
Accounts and TAR 30 September 2021 13 June 2022 On Time Download Open in new window
Annual return 30 September 2020 12 May 2021 On Time
Accounts and TAR 30 September 2020 12 May 2021 On Time Download Open in new window
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Governing document

Details of the type of governing document the charity has and when it was established.
It is not the full text of the charity's governing document.

CONSTITUTION ADOPTED APRIL 1958 AS AMENDED 25TH APRIL 1964, 30TH APRIL 1980 AND 18TH FEBRUARY 2003 AS AMENDED ON 15 SEP 2016

Charitable objects

THE OBJECTS OF THE SOCIETY ARE: (A) THE RELIEF OF PEOPLE WITH A LEARNING DISABILITY IN PARTICULAR BY THE PROVISION OF HELP AND SUPPORT FOR THEM AND FOR THEIR FAMILIES, DEPENDANTS AND CARERS AND TO PROMOTE A BETTER PUBLIC UNDERSTANDING AND THEREBY GREATER OPPORTUNITY FOR THOSE WITH LEARNING DIFFICULTIES AND DISABILITIES IN WORTHING AND THE SURROUNDING AREA. (B) TO PROVIDE OR ASSIST IN THE PROVISION OF FACILITIES FOR THE RECREATION OR OTHER LEISURE TIME OCCUPATION FOR PEOPLE WHO HAVE NEED THEREOF BY REASON OF LEARNING DISABILITY WITH THE OBJECT OF IMPROVING THEIR CONDITIONS OF LIFE. “LEARNING DISABILITY" MEANS ANY DEVELOPMENTAL DISABILITY OF THE MIND AND ANY ASSOCIATED CONDITION HOWSOEVER CAUSED AND WHETHER MILD, MODERATE OR SEVERE.

Area of benefit

The area the charity can operate in, as set out in its governing document.

NOT DEFINED BUT IN PRACTICE WORTHING AND DISTRICT

Contact information

Address:
Buddys Worthing Mencap
121 South Farm Road
WORTHING
West Sussex
BN14 7AX
Phone:
01903 202030
Email:
buddys@worthingmencap.org
Website:

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