Leighton Buzzard Mencap

Analysis

Leighton Buzzard Mencap is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Buckingham. It was registered in August 1969, 57 years ago. Its declared purposes cover disability, which this site groups under disability. It says it provides services, provides advocacy/advice/information and other charitable activities.

In the financial year ending March 2025, Leighton Buzzard Mencap reported income of £57k and spending of £40k, leaving 30% of income unspent that year. Across the 5 years on record, from March 2021 to March 2025, income grew from £14k to £57k (+307%), an average of +42% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to March 2025, when income rose by 152%. Over the whole period it spent 96% of the income it received.

Among 12,871 England and Wales charities whose main cause is disability and that reported income, Leighton Buzzard Mencap sits at the 57th percentile: it is larger than about 57% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 63rd percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Cirencester Signpost (£57k), The Williams Family Charitable Trust (£57k) and Sab (£57k).