Carlisle Mencap

Analysis

Carlisle Mencap is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Kingmoor Park East. It was registered in July 2006, 20 years ago. Its declared purposes cover the advancement of health or saving of lives and disability, which this site groups under health and saving lives. Legally it is a charitable incorporated organisation (CIO). It says it provides services and provides advocacy/advice/information.

In the financial year ending March 2026, Carlisle Mencap reported income of £2.6m and spending of £2.3m, spending 89% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from September 2021 to March 2026, income fell from £2.9m to £2.6m (-8.6%), an average of -2.2% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to March 2024, when income rose by 48%. Over the whole period it spent 97% of the income it received.

Among 24,651 England and Wales charities whose main cause is health and saving lives and that reported income, Carlisle Mencap sits at the 94th percentile: it is larger than about 94% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 97th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include The Swimming Teachers Association Limited (£2.6m), Meningitis Research Foundation (£2.6m) and DDRC Healthcare (£2.6m).

In its latest detailed accounts, income came from charitable activities 92% and donations and legacies 1.7%. Gifts in wills alone brought in £35k. Charitable activities took 99% of spending and raising funds 0.0%. Reserves of £851k would cover about 4 months of spending at that rate. It employed 84 people.