Leeds Mencap

Analysis

Leeds Mencap is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in West Yorkshire. It was registered in April 2002, 24 years ago. Its declared purposes cover general charitable purposes, education/training, disability and the prevention or relief of poverty, which this site groups under disability. Legally it is a charitable company (Companies House number 04332965). It says it provides human resources, provides buildings/facilities/open space and provides services.

In the financial year ending September 2025, Leeds Mencap reported income of £1.1m and spending of £1.2m, spending 107% of what it took in. Across the 5 years on record, from September 2021 to September 2025, income grew from £1.0m to £1.1m (+5.7%), an average of +1.4% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to September 2025, when income rose by 16%. 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, Leeds Mencap sits at the 93rd percentile: it is larger than about 93% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 94th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Caretech Charitable Foundation (£1.1m), The Kays Foundation (£1.1m) and Little Miracles Charitable Incorporated Organisation (£1.1m).

In its latest detailed accounts, income came from charitable activities 74%, trading 13% and donations and legacies 11%. Gifts in wills alone brought in £12k. Charitable activities took 95% of spending and raising funds 5.0%. Reserves of £278k would cover about 3 months of spending at that rate. It employed 59 people.