Brighton, Hove & District Mencap Society

Analysis

Brighton, Hove & District Mencap Society is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Brighton. It was registered in August 1998, 28 years ago. Its declared purposes cover disability and recreation, which this site groups under disability. Legally it is a charitable company (Companies House number 03612081). It says it makes grants to individuals, makes grants to organisations and provides services.

In the financial year ending December 2025, Brighton, Hove & District Mencap Society reported income of £13k and spending of £44k, spending 343% of what it took in. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2021 to December 2025, income fell from £13k to £13k (-1.5%), an average of -0.4% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2023, when income rose by 368%. Over the whole period it spent 156% of the income it received.

Among 12,871 England and Wales charities whose main cause is disability and that reported income, Brighton, Hove & District Mencap Society sits at the 32nd percentile: it is larger than about 32% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 36th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Rotary Club of Saundersfoot Trust Fund (£13k), Comfort U Bags (£13k) and Ludlow and District Riding for the Disabled Association (£13k).