Torbay Mencap Society

Analysis

Torbay Mencap Society is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Torquay. It was registered in May 2004, 22 years ago. Its declared purposes cover general charitable purposes, which this site groups under grant-making and general purposes. Legally it is a charitable company (Companies House number 03965320). It says it makes grants to organisations and provides services.

In the financial year ending May 2025, Torbay Mencap Society reported income of £15k and spending of £13k, spending 88% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from May 2021 to May 2025, income grew from £13k to £15k (+13%), an average of +3.2% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to May 2023, when income rose by 89%. Over the whole period it spent 91% of the income it received.

Among 5,976 England and Wales charities whose main cause is grant-making and general purposes and that reported income, Torbay Mencap Society sits at the 50th percentile: it is larger than about 50% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 38th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include The Greater Manchester Police Male Voice Choir (£15k), Charity of Frederick Edmund Guntrip (£15k) and Coward Endowment (£15k).

Data notes from the register: The latest annual return was received after its deadline.