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NOTTINGHAM MENCAP

Registered charity 1046081 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register

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Latest income
£1.5m
Latest spending
£1.3m
Registered
1995
Accounts read
FY2025

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that total income increased to £1,533,279 from £1,502,886 in the prior year, while charitable expenditure rose to £1,310,470, resulting in a net income surplus of £222,809. The trustees report that free liquid reserves were £529,446, which they regard as satisfactory against a policy target of four months' operating costs, and total charity funds increased to £2,122,957.

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

What the accounts disclose

Reserves policy: 4 months operating costs (held: £529k)
“The trustees consider the most appropriate level of free liquid reserves on 31 March 2025 to be 4 months operating costs.” — page 6
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Accounts audited by Rogers Spencer. Discloses 5 of 6 completeness components.

Corporate structure

Public fundraising profile: JustGiving — Nottingham Mencap (matched by registered charity number).

Company officers (Companies House)

Current officers of the charity’s own company per the Companies House register, cross-checked against the Charity Commission trustee list by name. A director not on the trustee list is usually a timing or naming difference between the two registers — check both records before drawing conclusions.

Official officers record.

Property (HM Land Registry)

2 registered titles in England and Wales held by the charity’s company or corporate body (2 freehold); recorded price paid £920k. All charity-held property. Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright, OGL v3.0.

CQC provider record: Nottingham Mencap — Registered, 1 registered location, 1 regulated activity, last inspected 18/05/2022.charity number confirmed by CQC CQC record

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Structured financials (annual return, FY ending 31/03/2025)

Total income
£1.5m
Total spending
£1.3m
Reserves (reported)
£529k
Employees
78

Reported reserves equal ~4.8 months of spending — above the median for charities its size (median 4.8 months; benchmarks).

Per its annual return, cost of raising funds: 0.0% of total income — below the median for charities its size (5.2%) (benchmarks).

Care Quality Commission ratings

CQC inspection ratings for services run by a provider matching this charity’s name (matched by name; verify provider identity on CQC’s site).

Trustees · trustee networks

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

Operates in: Nottingham City · Nottinghamshire

Income and spending

Financial year endIncomeSpending
31/03/2025£1.5m£1.3m
31/03/2024£1.5m£978k
31/03/2023£902k£726k
31/03/2022£747k£578k
31/03/2021£627k£556k

Common questions

Is NOTTINGHAM MENCAP financially healthy?

Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that total income increased to £1,533,279 from £1,502,886 in the prior year, while charitable expenditure rose to £1,310,470, resulting in a net income surplus of £222,809. The trustees report that free liquid reserves were £529,446, which they regard as satisfactory against a policy target of four months' operating costs, and total charity funds increased to £2,122,957. Its FY2025 accounts were audited by Rogers Spencer.

Who funds NOTTINGHAM MENCAP?

Funders whose own accounts filings name NOTTINGHAM MENCAP as a grant recipient include THE GRAND LODGE OF MARK MASTER MASONS' FUND OF BENEVOLENCE, BOOTS CHARITABLE TRUST.

Known funders

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

FunderYearAmountPurpose (as stated by the funder)
THE GRAND LODGE OF MARK MASTER MASONS' FUND OF BENEVOLENCEFY2023£30k
BOOTS CHARITABLE TRUSTFY2023£10kProject aims to support activities for younger people and those transitioning to adults, through the development of a new sports-based group during mid-week eve

Funders of similar charities

Funders whose accounts show grants to charities similar to this one (and no recorded grant to this charity) — a starting list for fundraisers.

FunderSimilar charities fundedAmount to them
THE FORBES CHARITABLE FOUNDATION2£5k
JOHN LYON'S CHARITY1£26k
THE JONES 1986 CHARITABLE TRUST1£25k
THE BAILY THOMAS CHARITABLE FUND1£20k
THE TAYLOR FAMILY FOUNDATION1£18k
MERTON VOLUNTARY SERVICE COUNCIL1£7k
THE PAROCHIAL CHURCH COUNCIL OF THE ECCLESIASTICAL PARISH OF FINCHLEY1£5k
SKIPTON BUILDING SOCIETY CHARITABLE FOUNDATION1£3k

Charities like this

Semantically similar by activities and financial character, from our analysed corpus. Compare with NOTTINGHAM COMMUNITY AND VOLUNTARY SERVICE.

Side by side with its peers

CharityIncomeTop pay bandStaff >£60kReserves vs policyFundraising costGoing concern
NOTTINGHAM MENCAP£1.5m—0unclear—no doubt
NOTTINGHAM COMMUNITY AND VOLUNTARY SERVICE FY2025£1.6m—0above—no doubt
BARNET MENCAP FY2025£1.6m—0above—no doubt
THE PAROCHIAL CHURCH COUNCIL OF THE ECCLESIASTICAL PARISH OF ST MARGARET'S, ASPLEY NOTTINGHAM FY2024£132k—0below—no doubt
NEWARK MENCAP FY2025£110k—0unclear—no doubt
NOTTINGHAM J CARE FY2024£111k—0unclear—no doubt

Each row is that charity’s latest analysed filing; every value is quote-backed on its own page.