Bromley & Lewisham Mencap

Analysis

Bromley & Lewisham Mencap is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Bromley. It was registered in January 1989, 37 years ago. Its declared purposes cover education/training and disability, which this site groups under disability. Legally it is a charitable company (Companies House number 02179385). It says it provides services, provides advocacy/advice/information and other charitable activities.

In the financial year ending March 2025, Bromley & Lewisham Mencap reported income of £2.8m and spending of £2.5m, spending 91% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from March 2021 to March 2025, income grew from £2.0m to £2.8m (+36%), an average of +8.0% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to March 2023, when income rose by 20%. Over the whole period it spent 89% of the income it received.

Among 12,871 England and Wales charities whose main cause is disability and that reported income, Bromley & Lewisham Mencap 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 97th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Cerebra - for Brain Injured Children and Young People (£2.8m), The Jigsaw Network C.i.o. (£2.8m) and Outreach Community and Residential Services (£2.8m).

In its latest detailed accounts, income came from charitable activities 95%, investments 3.0% and donations and legacies 1.1%. Charitable activities took 99% of spending and raising funds 0.3%. Reserves of £980k would cover about 5 months of spending at that rate. It employed 141 people.