NEW FOREST MENCAP

Registered charity 1038962 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register

New Forest Mencap provides support and services for people with a learning disability in the New Forest area, their families, dependants and carers which will benefit them and improve their quality of life. It offers advice and guidance to parent/carers and to volunteers and works to raise awareness of people with learning difficulties

Causes: General Charitable Purposes · Disability · Recreation · website · Get email alerts

Latest income
£108k
Latest spending
£166k
Registered
1994
Accounts read
FY2025

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The charity reported a net expenditure of £58,702 for the year, resulting in a decline in total net assets from £207,652 to £148,950. While unrestricted reserves increased to £121,600, restricted funds fell significantly to £27,350 as major National Lottery funding concluded. The trustees acknowledge that the continuation of the charity is not guaranteed in the medium term due to exhausted reserves and lost revenues, though they remain optimistic about securing future funding for core activities.

Automated summary of the FY2025 accounts; the evidenced findings below carry the verbatim passages.

What the accounts disclose

Largest income source: Grants (49% of income)
“Unrestricted income was primarily Grants totalling £52,768” — page 3
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Accounts independently examined (not a full audit). Discloses 4 of 6 completeness components.

Funders the charity credits

Named as funders/supporters on the charity’s own website (the charity’s claim, distinct from accounts-verified grants).

Property (HM Land Registry)

1 registered title in England and Wales held by the charity’s company or corporate body (0 freehold). All charity-held property. Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright, OGL v3.0.

Public profiles (found on the charity’s own website): facebook

Trustees · trustee networks

Trustee list from the Charity Commission register (current, not historical).

Operates in: Hampshire

Income and spending

Financial year endIncomeSpending
31/05/2025£108k£166k
31/05/2024£188k£217k
31/05/2023£184k£191k
31/05/2022£249k£122k
31/05/2021£93k£86k

Common questions

Is NEW FOREST MENCAP financially healthy?

Per its FY2025 accounts: The charity reported a net expenditure of £58,702 for the year, resulting in a decline in total net assets from £207,652 to £148,950. While unrestricted reserves increased to £121,600, restricted funds fell significantly to £27,350 as major National Lottery funding concluded. The trustees acknowledge that the continuation of the charity is not guaranteed in the medium term due to exhausted reserves and lost revenues, though they remain optimistic about securing future funding for core activities. Its FY2025 accounts were independently examined.

Who funds NEW FOREST MENCAP?

Funders whose own accounts filings name NEW FOREST MENCAP as a grant recipient include THE BURRY CHARITABLE TRUST, THE ALICE ELLEN COOPER-DEAN CHARITABLE FOUNDATION, THE GROCERS' CHARITY, THE CHARLOTTE BONHAM-CARTER CHARITABLE TRUST.

Known funders

Grants to this charity found in funders’ own accounts filings.

Government & lottery funding

Grants to this charity published as open data by government and lottery funders (360Giving).

FunderDateAmountPurpose
The National Lottery Community Fund23/02/2024£20kNew Forest Mencap - Live Your Best Life!
The National Lottery Community Fund28/07/2021£295kNew Forest Mencap 2023
Sport England17/09/2020£10kNew Forest Active