Reading Mencap

Analysis

Reading Mencap is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Reading. It was registered in March 2007, 19 years ago. Its declared purposes cover disability, which this site groups under disability. Legally it is a charitable company (Companies House number 05976118). It says it provides buildings/facilities/open space, provides services and provides advocacy/advice/information.

In the financial year ending March 2025, Reading Mencap reported income of £486k and spending of £553k, spending 114% of what it took in. Across the 5 years on record, from March 2021 to March 2025, income fell from £556k to £486k (-13%), an average of -3.3% a year. Over the whole period it spent 100% of the income it received.

Among 12,871 England and Wales charities whose main cause is disability and that reported income, Reading Mencap sits at the 87th percentile: it is larger than about 87% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 90th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Linx Youth Project (£486k), Under the Stars (£486k) and Ramgarhia Sikh Temple (£486k).

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.