West Berkshire Mencap

Analysis

West Berkshire Mencap is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Newbury. It was registered in July 1999, 27 years ago. Its declared purposes cover disability, which this site groups under disability. Legally it is a charitable company (Companies House number 03790942). It says it provides human resources, provides buildings/facilities/open space and provides services.

In the financial year ending June 2025, West Berkshire Mencap reported income of £3.9m and spending of £3.7m, spending 97% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from June 2021 to June 2025, income grew from £2.5m to £3.9m (+51%), an average of +11% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to June 2024, when income rose by 25%. Over the whole period it spent 104% of the income it received.

Among 12,871 England and Wales charities whose main cause is disability and that reported income, West Berkshire 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 98th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include The Lisieux Trust Limited (£3.8m), Clarets in the Community Limited (£3.9m) and Jubilee House Care Trust Ltd (£3.8m).

In its latest detailed accounts, income came from charitable activities 94% and trading 4.1%. Gifts in wills alone brought in £579. Charitable activities took 99% of spending and raising funds 0.2%. It employed 64 people.