Greenwich Mencap

Analysis

Greenwich Mencap is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in London. It was registered in November 1989, 37 years ago. Its declared purposes cover education/training, disability and recreation, which this site groups under disability. Legally it is a charitable company (Companies House number 02408836). It says it provides services, provides advocacy/advice/information and acts as an umbrella or resource body.

In the financial year ending March 2025, Greenwich Mencap reported income of £690k and spending of £693k, spending 100% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from March 2021 to March 2025, income fell from £1.3m to £690k (-45%), an average of -14% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to March 2022, when income dropped by 56%. Over the whole period it spent 80% of the income it received.

Among 12,871 England and Wales charities whose main cause is disability and that reported income, Greenwich Mencap sits at the 90th percentile: it is larger than about 90% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 92nd percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include The Dyers' Almshouse Charity CIO (£689k), Islamic Education and Cultural Society (£692k) and Camsight (£689k).

In its latest detailed accounts, income came from charitable activities 64% and donations and legacies 36%. Charitable activities took 100% of spending and raising funds 0.0%. Reserves of £1.1m would cover about 20 months of spending at that rate. It employed 22 people.

Data notes from the register: Spending has exceeded income in each of the last three reported years, so the charity has been drawing on reserves or other funds.