Mencap in Kirklees

Analysis

Mencap in Kirklees is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Lindley. It was registered in January 1990, 36 years ago. Its declared purposes cover general charitable purposes, education/training, disability and accommodation/housing, which this site groups under disability. Legally it is a charitable company (Companies House number 02428994). It says it provides human resources, provides buildings/facilities/open space and provides services.

In the financial year ending March 2025, Mencap in Kirklees reported income of £3.6m and spending of £3.4m, spending 95% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from March 2021 to March 2025, income grew from £3.5m to £3.6m (+4.2%), an average of +1.0% a year. Over the whole period it spent 95% of the income it received.

Among 12,871 England and Wales charities whose main cause is disability and that reported income, Mencap in Kirklees sits at the 97th percentile: it is larger than about 97% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 98th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include The Back-Up Trust (£3.6m), Andrew Simpson Sailing Foundation (£3.6m) and Darlington and District Hospice Movement (£3.6m).

In its latest detailed accounts, income came from charitable activities 99%. Charitable activities took 98% of spending and raising funds 0.1%. Reserves of £1.7m would cover about 6 months of spending at that rate. It employed 97 people.