MID-NORFOLK MENCAP
Registered charity 1049364 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register · also known as MID NORFOLK MENCAP
Community Outreach support for adults with a learning disability in Norfolk, helping people build skills and live more independently, tailored to individual need. We also run Dereham and District Gateway Club, a weekly social and enrichment club for members with a learning disability, based at our Hub in Dereham.
Causes: Disability · Accommodation/housing · website · Get email alerts
Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts
The accounts state that free reserves stood at £693,220, which is above the trustees' stated policy target of three months' running costs. The charity reports adequate resources to continue operating for the foreseeable future, supported by unrestricted reserves and planned property disposal proceeds, despite a strategic decision to close its residential service.
Automated summary of the FY2025 accounts; the evidenced findings below carry the verbatim passages.
What the accounts disclose
Reserves policy: three months of unrestricted expenditure (held: £693k)
“The trustees consider that a minimum level of 3 months running costs is appropriate as a baseline reserve for the charity.” — page 12
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Related-party transaction: Children of trustees attended services at market rates.
“In the current and prior year, children of certain trustees attended activities or were residents at Merle Boddy House. Payments for these services were at the same rates as for other attendees.” — page 42
“The daughter and step-daughter of R Grout and P Grout (both trustees) is employed by the charity, at the same pay scales used for other employees. The total amount of remuneration for 2024/25 was £20,215.” — page 42
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Related-party transaction: Daughter and step-daughter of trustees employed at market rates.
“In the current and prior year, children of certain trustees attended activities or were residents at Merle Boddy House. Payments for these services were at the same rates as for other attendees.” — page 42
“The daughter and step-daughter of R Grout and P Grout (both trustees) is employed by the charity, at the same pay scales used for other employees. The total amount of remuneration for 2024/25 was £20,215.” — page 42
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Accounts audited by Larking Gowen LLP. Discloses 5 of 6 completeness components.
Corporate structure
Public fundraising profile: JustGiving — MID-NORFOLK MENCAP (matched by registered charity number).
Leadership, per the charity’s website
- Sarah Taylor — Chair (source)
- Ciaran Maguire — Chief Executive Officer (source)
Listed on the charity’s own website when we last crawled it; roles may have changed. Pay-band disclosures above are anonymous statutory disclosures and are not attributed to any named individual.
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.
- JOHNSON, Lloyd — director, appointed 22/01/2026on trustee list
- BURNSIDE, Margaret — director, appointed 22/01/2026on trustee list
- CHAMBERS, Ross Val — director, appointed 22/01/2026on trustee list
- BROWN, Christopher Antony Gardner — director, appointed 22/01/2026on trustee list
- KHENG, Toby Oliver Michael — director, appointed 22/01/2026on trustee list
- THRUSSELL, Lawrence John Edward — director, appointed 19/12/2025on trustee list
- SAVARESE MONK, Valeria Letizia Luisa Raffaela Maria — director, appointed 01/08/2025not on trustee list
Official officers record.
Property (HM Land Registry)
1 registered title in England and Wales held by the charity’s company or corporate body (1 freehold); recorded price paid £55k. All charity-held property. Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright, OGL v3.0.
CQC provider record: Mid-Norfolk Mencap — Registered, 3 registered locations, 1 regulated activity, last inspected 16/10/2019.charity number confirmed by CQC CQC record
Structured financials (annual return, FY ending 31/03/2025)
Reported reserves equal ~8.9 months of spending — above the median for charities its size (median 4.8 months; benchmarks).
Per its annual return, largest income source: Charitable activities (99% of income) — components as reported reconcile to the return’s total income; not from the accounts narrative.
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).
- Merle Boddy House: Inadequate (29/01/2025) · CQC record
Register events
- Received assets from another charity (08/07/2025) — per the register’s event history; asset transfers typically record mergers or reorganisations.
- Christopher Brown
- Lawrence Thrussell
- Lloyd Johnson
- Margaret Burnside
- Ross Chambers
- Sarah Taylor
- Toby Kheng
Trustee list from the Charity Commission register (current, not historical).
Operates in: Norfolk
Income and spending
Common questions
Is MID-NORFOLK MENCAP financially healthy?
Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that free reserves stood at £693,220, which is above the trustees' stated policy target of three months' running costs. The charity reports adequate resources to continue operating for the foreseeable future, supported by unrestricted reserves and planned property disposal proceeds, despite a strategic decision to close its residential service. Its FY2025 accounts were audited by Larking Gowen LLP.
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