Sheffield Mencap

Analysis

Sheffield Mencap is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in South Yorkshire. It was registered in June 1996, 30 years ago. Its declared purposes cover education/training, the advancement of health or saving of lives, disability and amateur sport, which this site groups under health and saving lives. Legally it is a charitable company (Companies House number 03168775). It says it provides buildings/facilities/open space, provides services and provides advocacy/advice/information.

In the financial year ending March 2025, Sheffield Mencap reported income of £1.5m and spending of £1.1m, leaving 26% of income unspent that year. Across the 5 years on record, from March 2021 to March 2025, income grew from £1.1m to £1.5m (+36%), an average of +7.9% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to March 2025, when income rose by 39%. Over the whole period it spent 84% of the income it received.

Among 24,651 England and Wales charities whose main cause is health and saving lives and that reported income, Sheffield Mencap sits at the 92nd percentile: it is larger than about 92% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 95th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Children in Wales-Plant Yng Nghymru (£1.5m), Body and Soul (£1.5m) and The Johnny Bute Foundation (£1.5m).

In its latest detailed accounts, income came from charitable activities 61%, donations and legacies 36% and investments 1.5%. Gifts in wills alone brought in £394k. Charitable activities took 98% of spending and raising funds 0.8%. Reserves of £583k would cover about 6 months of spending at that rate. It employed 50 people.