Batley and District Mencap

Analysis

Batley and District Mencap is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Barnsley. It was registered in January 1967, 59 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. It says it provides buildings/facilities/open space, provides services and provides advocacy/advice/information.

In the financial year ending December 2025, Batley and District Mencap reported income of £22k and spending of £6,564, leaving 70% of income unspent that year. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2021 to December 2025, income grew from £178 to £22k (+12347%), an average of +234% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2022, when income rose by 862%. Over the whole period it spent 88% of the income it received.

Among 24,651 England and Wales charities whose main cause is health and saving lives and that reported income, Batley and District Mencap sits at the 39th percentile: it is larger than about 39% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 47th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include 1st Okehampton Scout Group (£22k), Prostate Cancer Support Association (Central England) (£22k) and Sutton-Under-Whitestoncliffe Village Institute (£22k).