Equal People Mencap

Analysis

Equal People Mencap is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in London. It was registered in March 1988, 38 years ago. Its declared purposes cover education/training, disability, accommodation/housing and amateur sport, which this site groups under disability. Legally it is a charitable company (Companies House number 02150599). It says it provides services and provides advocacy/advice/information.

In the financial year ending March 2025, Equal People Mencap reported income of £1.8m and spending of £1.6m, spending 92% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from March 2021 to March 2025, income grew from £1.5m to £1.8m (+15%), an average of +3.5% a year. Over the whole period it spent 100% of the income it received.

Among 12,871 England and Wales charities whose main cause is disability and that reported income, Equal People 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 96th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Independent Living Alternatives (£1.8m), Families First (North East) (£1.8m) and Mahdlo (Oldham Youth Zone) (£1.8m).

In its latest detailed accounts, income came from charitable activities 100%. Charitable activities took 96% of spending and raising funds 2.7%. Reserves of £195k would cover about 1 months of spending at that rate. It employed 50 people.