Southampton Mencap

Analysis

Southampton Mencap is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Southampton. It was registered in May 2004, 22 years ago. Its declared purposes cover disability, which this site groups under disability. Legally it is a charitable company (Companies House number 04990720). It says it provides human resources, provides buildings/facilities/open space and provides services.

In the financial year ending December 2024, Southampton Mencap reported income of £350k and spending of £368k, spending 105% of what it took in. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2020 to December 2024, income fell from £669k to £350k (-48%), an average of -15% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2023, when income dropped by 42%. Over the whole period it spent 99% of the income it received.

Among 12,871 England and Wales charities whose main cause is disability and that reported income, Southampton Mencap sits at the 84th percentile: it is larger than about 84% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 87th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Ray Ceredigion (£350k), Barrow Farm Riding for the Disabled Limited (£351k) and Love, Amelia (£350k).

Data notes from the register: Spending has exceeded income in each of the last three reported years, so the charity has been drawing on reserves or other funds.