ROYAL MENCAP SOCIETY

Charity number: 222377
Charity reporting is up to date (on time)

Charity overview

Activities - how the charity spends its money

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.

Income and expenditure

Data for financial year ending 31 March 2023

Total income:
£216,112,000

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Donations and legacies £10.22m
Charitable activities £200.41m
Other trading activities £4.58m
Investments £441.00k
Other £456.00k

Total expenditure:
£221,707,000

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Raising funds £7.37m
Charitable activities £214.34m
Other £0

-£822,000 investments gains (losses)

Total income includes £185,867,522 from 249 government contract(s) and £7,020,765 from 34 government grant(s)

Charitable expenditure

Charitable expenditure

Some charities generate all, or a substantial part, of their income from investments which may have been donated to the charity as endowment or set aside by the charity from its own resources in the past. Such investments usually take the form of stocks and shares but may include other assets, such as property, that are capable of generating income and/or capital growth.

In managing their spending and investments charities need to strike a balance between the needs of future and current beneficiaries. They also need to take account of spending commitments that may stretch over a number of future years. To do this, charities will normally adopt an investment strategy designed to generate both income and capital growth. To maximise returns trustees may commit to investment strategies for several years.

Investments can experience large swings in value so trustees may, in a particular year, decide to realise and spend part of their charity’s capital or to invest part of its income.

By clicking the investment gains checkbox the charitable spending bar is adjusted to take account of capital growth as well as income. This shows the balance the charity is striking, between spending on current beneficiaries and retaining resources for future beneficiaries.

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Raising funds and other expenditure £7.37m
Charitable expenditure £214.34m

People

7534 Employee(s)

10 Trustee(s)

1684 Volunteer(s)

Employees with total benefits over £60,000

Number of employees
£60k to £70k 27
£70k to £80k 11
£80k to £90k 7
£90k to £100k 5
£100k to £110k 6
£110k to £120k 1
£130k to £140k 1
£150k to £200k 1

Fundraising

No information available

Trading

One or more trustees are also directors of the 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
  • Accommodation/housing
  • Economic/community Development/employment
  • Recreation
Who the charity helps:
  • Children/young People
  • Elderly/old People
  • People With Disabilities
How the charity helps:
  • Provides Buildings/facilities/open Space
  • Provides Services
  • Provides Advocacy/advice/information
Where the charity operates:
  • Throughout England And Wales
  • Northern Ireland

Governance

Registration history:
  • 23 July 1964: Standard registration
  • 19 December 2012: Removed (Ceased to exist)
Organisation type:
Charitable company
Other names:
  • MENCAP (Working name)
  • THE NATIONAL SOCIETY FOR MENTALLY HANDICAPPED CHILDREN (Previous name)
  • THE NATIONAL SOCIETY FOR MENTALLY HANDICAPPED CHILDREN AND ADULTS (Previous name)
  • THE ROYAL SOCIETY FOR MENTALLY HANDICAPPED CHILDREN AND ADULTS (Previous name)
Company number:
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Gift aid:
Recognised by HMRC for gift aid
Other regulators:
  • Care Quality Commission
  • Care Inspectorate Wales (CIW)
  • Ofsted (Office For Standards In Education)
Policies:
  • Bullying and harassment policy and procedures
  • Campaigns and political activity policy and procedures
  • Complaints handling
  • Complaints policy and procedures
  • Conflicting interests
  • Engaging external speakers at charity events policy and procedures
  • 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
Dame Carolyn Julie Fairbairn Chair 23 July 2022
None on record
ALAN GOSSCHALK Trustee 19 September 2024
None on record
Neil Hoskin Trustee 23 October 2023
None on record
Kathryn Rees Trustee 19 January 2022
None on record
Catherine McDermott Trustee 19 January 2022
None on record
Philip John Hughes Trustee 19 January 2022
NEW DIRECTIONS (RUGBY) LIMITED
Received: On time
Jacqueline Louise Pollock Trustee 19 November 2018
None on record
Yogi Amin Trustee 19 November 2018
None on record
Lucy Kathryne Edge Trustee 19 November 2018
None on record
DAVID WOLVERSON Trustee 13 July 2016
None on record

Financial history

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Financial period end date

Income / Expenditure 31/03/2019 31/03/2020 31/03/2021 31/03/2022 31/03/2023
Total gross income £209.32m £220.24m £238.25m £239.01m £216.11m
Total expenditure £208.85m £212.82m £225.31m £233.95m £221.71m
Income from government contracts £1.44m £172.05m £168.83m £187.34m £185.87m
Income from government grants £296.01k £1.29m £12.04m £13.32m £7.02m
Income - Donations and legacies £10.96m £12.96m £18.34m £13.96m £10.22m
Income - Other trading activities £3.03m £3.25m £1.72m £3.95m £4.58m
Income - Charitable activities £176.06m £179.75m £192.11m £193.14m £200.41m
Income - Endowments £0 £0 £0 £0 £0
Income - Investment £311.00k £335.00k £194.00k £215.00k £441.00k
Income - Other £18.96m £23.94m £25.88m £27.75m £456.00k
Income - Legacies £6.24m £6.83m £7.93m £8.26m £5.50m
Expenditure - Charitable activities £202.14m £206.13m £219.19m £226.99m £214.34m
Expenditure - Raising funds £6.70m £6.69m £6.12m £6.96m £7.37m
Expenditure - Governance £160.00k £237.00k £309.00k £529.00k £345.79k
Expenditure - Grants institution £0 £0 £0 £0 £0
Expenditure - Investment management £65.00k £137.31k £67.00k £75.00k £88.00k
Expenditure - Other £0 £0 £0 £0 £0

Assets and liabilities

Definitions for assets and liabilities
Own use assets

These are assets, other than investments, which are held for more than 12 months and used to run and administer the charity such as buildings, offices, exhibits and fixtures and fittings.

Long term Investments

Investments are assets held by the charity with the sole aim of generating income which will be used for their charitable purposes such as deposit accounts, shares, rental property and unit trusts.
Investment assets are re-valued every year and included in the balance sheet at their current market value.
Long term investments are held for more than 12 months.

Other assets

These are assets held generally for less than 12 months such as cash and bank balances, debtors, investments to be sold within the coming year and trading stock.

Defined benefit pension scheme asset or liability

This is a surplus or deficit in any defined benefit pension scheme operated and represents a potential long-term asset or liability.

Total liabilities

These are all the amounts owed by the charity at the balance sheet date to third parties such as bills due but not yet paid, bank overdrafts and loans and mortgages.

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Asset / Liability 31/03/2019 31/03/2020 31/03/2021 31/03/2022 31/03/2023
Own use assets £113.73m £121.25m £125.18m £130.26m £16.36m
Long-term investments £15.66m £13.97m £25.32m £26.31m £22.00m
Other assets £40.69m £42.64m £50.35m £49.15m £33.81m
Defined benefit pension scheme asset or liability -£10.67m -£1.34m -£2.57m -£2.29m -£2.37m
Total liabilities £76.96m £79.69m £90.26m £90.93m £29.37m

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 31 March 2023 10 November 2023 On Time
Accounts and TAR 31 March 2023 10 November 2023 On Time Download Open in new window
Annual return 31 March 2022 29 November 2022 On Time
Accounts and TAR 31 March 2022 29 November 2022 On Time Download Open in new window
Annual return 31 March 2021 09 December 2021 On Time
Accounts and TAR 31 March 2021 09 December 2021 On Time Download Open in new window
Annual return 31 March 2020 23 November 2020 On Time
Accounts and TAR 31 March 2020 23 November 2020 On Time Download Open in new window
Annual return 31 March 2019 02 January 2020 On Time
Accounts and TAR 31 March 2019 02 January 2020 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.

MEMORANDUM AND ARTICLES OF ASSOCIATION INCORPORATED 9 JUNE 1955 AS AMENDED 25/4/64, 27/10/79, 2/1/80, 24/4/82, 14/3/83, 27/4/91, 25/4/92, 19/9/98, 12/12/98, 25/3/00, 24/11/01, 18/10/03, 16/10/04, 16/10/05, 13/10/07 AND 17/10/09. AND 15/10/14 AS AMENDED BY SPECIAL RESOLUTION(S) DATED 21 SEP 2016 AS AMENDED BY SPECIAL RESOLUTION REGISTERED AT COMPANIES HOUSE ON 04 JUN 2019

Charitable objects

ADVANCING THE HEALTH, EDUCATION AND THE WELL-BEING OF PEOPLE WITH A LEARNING DISABILITY AND THEIR FAMILIES AND CARERS (THE BENEFICIARIES) BY PROVIDING, PROCURING OR FACILITATING CARE, SERVICES AND FACILITIES AND TO ADVANCE EQUALITY AND DIVERSITY FOR PEOPLE WITH A LEARNING DISABILITY.?

Area of benefit

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

NOT DEFINED

Linked charities

Linked charities
Linked charity 222377-1 CHARITY OF ROBERT THOMAS FOR MENTALLY DEPRIVED CHILDREN
Governing document
SCHEME OF 23RD JANUARY 1985
Charitable objects
FOR CHARITABLE PURPOSES IN CONNECTION WITH MENTALLY DEPRIVED CHILDREN OR IN MAKING SUCH GRANTS AS THE TRUSTEES OF THE ROYAL SOCIETY FOR MENTALLY HANDICAPPED CHILDREN AND ADULTS THINK FIT TO CHARITABLE INSTITUTIONS TO BE APPLIED BY SUCH INSTITUTIONS FOR THE SAID PURPOSES.
Area of benefit
NOT DEFINED
Registration history
  • 23 July 1964 : Standard registration
  • 19 December 2012 : Removed

Contact information

Address:
Mencap
6 Cyrus Way
Cygnet Park
Hampton
PETERBOROUGH
Cambridg
Phone:
020 7454 0454
Email:
helpline@mencap.org.uk
Website:

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