Watford and District Mencap Society

Analysis

Watford and District Mencap Society is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Hertfordshire. It was registered in October 1991, 35 years ago. Its declared purposes cover education/training, the advancement of health or saving of lives, disability and accommodation/housing, which this site groups under health and saving lives. Legally it is a charitable company (Companies House number 02636705). It says it makes grants to individuals, provides human resources and provides buildings/facilities/open space.

In the financial year ending March 2025, Watford and District Mencap Society reported income of £4.0m and spending of £3.9m, spending 96% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from April 2021 to March 2025, income grew from £3.1m to £4.0m (+30%), an average of +6.8% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to March 2025, when income rose by 17%. Over the whole period it spent 97% of the income it received.

Among 24,651 England and Wales charities whose main cause is health and saving lives and that reported income, Watford and District Mencap Society sits at the 96th percentile: it is larger than about 96% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 98th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Suffolk Mind (£4.0m), The Portland Trust (£4.0m) and The Young Foundation (£4.0m).

In its latest detailed accounts, income came from charitable activities 95%, trading 2.2% and donations and legacies 1.4%. Gifts in wills alone brought in £1,974. Charitable activities took 97% of spending and raising funds 1.6%. Reserves of £2.9m would cover about 9 months of spending at that rate. It employed 176 people.