Cardiff Mencap Society

Analysis

Cardiff Mencap Society is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Cardiff. It was registered in June 1964, 62 years ago. Its declared purposes cover general charitable purposes, disability, arts/culture/heritage/science and amateur sport, which this site groups under disability. It says it provides human resources, provides services and provides advocacy/advice/information.

In the financial year ending March 2025, Cardiff Mencap Society reported income of £14k and spending of £263, leaving 98% of income unspent that year. Across the 5 years on record, from March 2021 to March 2025, income grew from £685 to £14k (+1985%), an average of +114% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to March 2025, when income rose by 37487%. Over the whole period it spent 16% of the income it received.

Among 12,871 England and Wales charities whose main cause is disability and that reported income, Cardiff Mencap Society sits at the 33rd percentile: it is larger than about 33% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 38th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Meon Valley Community Bus Association (£14k), Make a Smile Charity (£14k) and York People First 2000 (£14k).