HERTSMERE MENCAP

Charity number: 243871
Charity reporting is up to date (on time)

Charity overview

Activities - how the charity spends its money

The support for individuals with a learning disability, their parents and carers, whether through the provision of care, advocacy, treatment or education; campaigning for greater awareness and better provision of services; service delivery in a range of areas including leisure, respite care, residential care, education and employment

Income and expenditure

Data for financial year ending 31 March 2024

Total income: £173,345
Total expenditure: £165,580

Total income includes £46,476 from 1 government contract(s) and £20,126 from 9 government grant(s)

People

6 Trustee(s)

35 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:
  • General Charitable Purposes
  • Education/training
  • The Advancement Of Health Or Saving Of Lives
  • Disability
  • The Prevention Or Relief Of Poverty
  • Recreation
Who the charity helps:
  • Children/young People
  • Elderly/old People
  • People With Disabilities
How the charity helps:
  • Makes Grants To Individuals
  • Provides Human Resources
  • Provides Services
  • Provides Advocacy/advice/information
  • Acts As An Umbrella Or Resource Body
Where the charity operates:
  • Hertfordshire

Governance

Registration history:
  • 03 September 1965: Standard registration
Organisation type:
Other
Other names:
  • ELSTREE, BOREHAMWOOD & RADLETT MENCAP (Previous name)
  • ELSTREE, BOREHAMWOOD & RADLETT MENCAP SOCIETY (Previous name)
  • ELSTREE, BOREHAMWOOD AND RADLETT MENCAP (Previous name)
  • ELSTREE, BOREHAMWOOD AND RADLETT SOCIETY FOR MENTALLY HANDICAPPED CHILDREN AND ADULTS (Previous name)
Gift aid:
Recognised by HMRC for gift aid
Other regulators:
  • Ofsted (Office For Standards In Education)
Policies:
  • Complaints handling
  • Complaints policy and procedures
  • Financial reserves policy and procedures
  • Internal charity financial controls policy and procedures
  • Paying staff
  • Risk management
  • Safeguarding policy and procedures
  • Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries
  • Serious incident reporting policy and procedures
  • Social media policy and procedures
  • Trustee expenses policy and procedures
  • Volunteer management
Land and property:
This charity does not own and/or lease 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

6 Trustee(s)

Name Role Date of appointment Other trusteeships Reporting status of other trusteeships
PAUL MOSER Chair 13 July 2011
None on record
Lucy Sitton Trustee 01 February 2025
None on record
David Diamond Trustee 18 January 2023
None on record
Krishna Chandak Trustee 07 January 2020
None on record
Tony Walton Trustee 08 October 2018
None on record
Edmund Grower Trustee 08 October 2018
None on record

Financial history

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Financial period end date

Income / Expenditure 31/03/2020 31/03/2021 31/03/2022 31/03/2023 31/03/2024
Total gross income £125.35k £93.40k £179.96k £126.60k £173.35k
Total expenditure £107.68k £87.72k £118.34k £115.81k £165.58k
Income from government contracts £33.08k N/A N/A £46.40k £46.48k
Income from government grants N/A £29.39k £72.25k £7.07k £20.13k

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 2024 29 January 2025 On Time
Accounts and TAR 31 March 2024 29 January 2025 On Time Download Open in new window
Annual return 31 March 2023 31 January 2024 On Time
Accounts and TAR 31 March 2023 31 January 2024 On Time Download Open in new window
Annual return 31 March 2022 25 January 2023 On Time
Accounts and TAR 31 March 2022 25 January 2023 On Time Download Open in new window
Annual return 31 March 2021 30 January 2022 On Time
Accounts and TAR 31 March 2021 30 January 2022 On Time Download Open in new window
Annual return 31 March 2020 30 January 2021 On Time
Accounts and TAR 31 March 2020 30 January 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 02/11/1981 AS AMENDED ON 08/11/1982 AS AMENDED ON 01/05/1985 AS AMENDED ON 21/10/2002 AS AMENDED ON 10/12/2012 AS AMENDED ON 08 OCT 2018 AS AMENDED BY RESOLUTION DATED 11 JUN 2019

Charitable objects

(A) TO SUPPORT PEOPLE WITH A LEARNING DISABILITY IN THIS AREA IN PARTICULAR BY THE PROVISION OF HELP AND SUPPORT FOR THEM AND FOR THEIR FAMILIES, DEPENDENTS AND CARERS; AND (B) TO PROVIDE OR ASSIST IN THE PROVISION OF FACILITIES FOR DAY OR LEISURE ACTIVITIES FOR PEOPLE WITH A LEARNING DISABILITY WITH THE OBJECT OF IMPROVING THE QUALITY OF THEIR LIVES. "LEARNING DISABILITY" MEANS ANY INTELLECTUAL DISABILITY AND ANY ASSOCIATED CONDITION HOWEVER 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

Contact information

Address:
27 HARTFIELD AVENUE
ELSTREE
BOREHAMWOOD
WD6 3JB
Phone:
07785772600
Email:
info@hertsmeremencap.org.uk
Website:

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