Orwell Mencap

Analysis

Orwell Mencap is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Ipswich. It was registered in February 2007, 19 years ago. Its declared purposes cover disability, which this site groups under disability. Legally it is a charitable company (Companies House number 05984331). It says it provides buildings/facilities/open space and provides services.

In the financial year ending March 2025, Orwell Mencap reported income of £2.1m and spending of £2.1m, spending 98% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from March 2021 to March 2025, income grew from £1.5m to £2.1m (+45%), an average of +9.7% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to March 2024, when income rose by 19%. Over the whole period it spent 101% of the income it received.

Among 12,871 England and Wales charities whose main cause is disability and that reported income, Orwell Mencap sits at the 96th percentile: it is larger than about 96% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 96th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Age UK Sheffield (£2.1m), Wizo.uk (£2.1m) and Newham Community Renewal Programme Limited (£2.1m).

In its latest detailed accounts, income came from charitable activities 97% and donations and legacies 3.1%. Charitable activities took 94% of spending and raising funds 1.2%. Reserves of £347k would cover about 2 months of spending at that rate. It employed 83 people.