Southend Mencap

Analysis

Southend Mencap is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Essex. It was registered in December 1999, 27 years ago. Its declared purposes cover general charitable purposes, education/training, disability and arts/culture/heritage/science, which this site groups under disability. Legally it is a charitable company (Companies House number 03707017). It says it provides human resources, provides services and provides advocacy/advice/information.

In the financial year ending March 2025, Southend Mencap reported income of £388k and spending of £466k, spending 120% of what it took in. Across the 5 years on record, from March 2021 to March 2025, income fell from £477k to £388k (-19%), an average of -5.1% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to March 2024, when income rose by 75%. Over the whole period it spent 91% of the income it received.

Among 12,871 England and Wales charities whose main cause is disability and that reported income, Southend Mencap sits at the 85th percentile: it is larger than about 85% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 88th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Warwickshire Scout Council (£387k), Birwa Kurdish Community (£388k) and Tanio Ltd. (£387k).