GLASTONBURY AND DISTRICT MENCAP SOCIETY

Charity number: 251140
Removed charity

Charity overview

Activities - how the charity spends its money

Supporting and encouraging people with a learning disability, their families and carers. Raising awareness of the needs of people with a learning disability.

Income and expenditure

Data for financial year ending 31 March 2025

Total income: £229
Total expenditure: £19,507

Fundraising

No information available

Trading

No information available

Trustee payments

No information available

What, who, how, where

What the charity does:
  • General Charitable Purposes
  • Disability
Who the charity helps:
  • Children/young People
  • Elderly/old People
  • People With Disabilities
How the charity helps:
  • Makes Grants To Individuals
  • Makes Grants To Organisations
  • Provides Services
  • Provides Advocacy/advice/information
Where the charity operates:
  • Somerset

Governance

Registration history:
  • 17 January 1967: Standard registration
  • 08 January 2026: Removed (Funds transferred (incor))
  • 08 January 2026: Funds transferred to 1147343 THE CHALICE WELL TRUST
Organisation type:
Other
Other names:
  • MENCAP (Working name)
  • GLASTONBURY AND DISTRICT SOCIETY FOR MENTALLY HANDICAPPED CHILDREN AND ADULTS (Previous name)
Gift aid:
Not recognised by HMRC for gift aid
Other regulators:
No information available
Policies:
  • Complaints handling
  • Conflicting interests
  • Investment
  • Risk management
  • Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries
Land and property:
This charity does not own and/or lease land or property

Financial history

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Financial period end date

Income / Expenditure 31/03/2021 31/03/2022 31/03/2023 31/03/2024 31/03/2025
Total gross income £3.10k £4.14k £0 £229 £229
Total expenditure £4.33k £283 £5.38k £52.28k £19.51k
Income from government contracts N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A
Income from government grants N/A N/A N/A N/A 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 31 March 2025 03 November 2025 On time
Accounts and TAR 31 March 2025 Not required
Annual return 31 March 2024 29 January 2025 On time
Accounts and TAR 31 March 2024 Not required
Annual return 31 March 2023 11 May 2024 101 days late
Accounts and TAR 31 March 2023 Not required
Annual return 31 March 2022 17 December 2022 On time
Accounts and TAR 31 March 2022 Not required
Annual return 31 March 2021 31 January 2022 On time
Accounts and TAR 31 March 2021 Not required
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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 AND RULES ADOPTED 23RD FEBRUARY 1966 AS AMENDED BY MINUTES OF MEETING ON THE 23RD NOVEMBER 1981 AMENDED 12 JULY 2005 AS AMENDED ON 27 OCT 2021 AS AMENDED BY RESOLUTION DATED 12 OCT 2022

Charitable objects

TO RELIEVE, ADVANCE THE EDUCATION OF AND ADVANCE RELIGION AMONG THE MENTALLY HANDICAPPED.

Area of benefit

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

GLASTONBURY AND DISTRICT