Braintree District Mencap CIO

Analysis

Braintree District Mencap CIO is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Braintree. It was registered in December 2020, 6 years ago. Its declared purposes cover general charitable purposes, education/training, disability and economic/community development/employment, which this site groups under disability. Legally it is a charitable incorporated organisation (CIO). It says it provides buildings/facilities/open space, provides services and provides advocacy/advice/information.

In the financial year ending September 2025, Braintree District Mencap CIO reported income of £208k and spending of £225k, spending 108% of what it took in. The sharpest change came in the year to September 2023, when income dropped by 45%. Over the whole period it spent 89% of the income it received.

Among 12,871 England and Wales charities whose main cause is disability and that reported income, Braintree District Mencap CIO sits at the 77th percentile: it is larger than about 77% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 81st percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Brixton Mosque and Islamic Cultural Centre (£208k), Landmark Community Foundation (£208k) and Windmill Hill Nursery (£208k).

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.