Harpenden Mencap

Analysis

Harpenden Mencap is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Hertfordshire. It was registered in March 1994, 32 years ago. Its declared purposes cover disability, accommodation/housing and economic/community development/employment, which this site groups under disability. Legally it is a charitable company (Companies House number 02903642). It says it provides services and provides advocacy/advice/information.

In the financial year ending March 2025, Harpenden Mencap reported income of £2.9m and spending of £2.7m, spending 93% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from March 2021 to March 2025, income grew from £2.3m to £2.9m (+24%), an average of +5.5% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to March 2022, when income rose by 19%. Over the whole period it spent 97% of the income it received.

Among 12,871 England and Wales charities whose main cause is disability and that reported income, Harpenden Mencap sits at the 97th percentile: it is larger than about 97% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 97th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Sanbri Ltd (£2.9m), The Beatrice Laing Trust (£2.9m) and Age UK Shropshire Telford & Wrekin (£2.9m).

In its latest detailed accounts, income came from charitable activities 88% and donations and legacies 11%. Charitable activities took 100% of spending and raising funds 0.4%. Reserves of £2.9m would cover about 13 months of spending at that rate. It employed 51 people.