East Kent Mencap

Analysis

East Kent Mencap is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Kent. It was registered in February 2020, 6 years ago. Its declared purposes cover general charitable purposes, education/training, the advancement of health or saving of lives and disability, which this site groups under health and saving lives. Legally it is a charitable company (Companies House number 12263702). It says it provides buildings/facilities/open space, provides services and provides advocacy/advice/information.

In the financial year ending March 2025, East Kent Mencap reported income of £3.4m and spending of £3.1m, spending 92% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from March 2021 to March 2025, income fell from £5.2m to £3.4m (-36%), an average of -10% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to March 2022, when income dropped by 42%. Over the whole period it spent 82% of the income it received.

Among 24,651 England and Wales charities whose main cause is health and saving lives and that reported income, East Kent Mencap sits at the 95th percentile: it is larger than about 95% 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 British Orthopaedic Association (£3.4m), European Society for Vascular Surgery (£3.4m) and The Harlow Health Centres Trust Limited (£3.4m).

In its latest detailed accounts, income came from charitable activities 99%. Charitable activities took 100% of spending and raising funds 0.2%. Reserves of £8,935 would cover about 0 months of spending at that rate. It employed 105 people.