LEEDS MENCAP

Registered charity 1091809 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register · also known as HAWTHORN FAMILY SUPPORT CENTRE, THE ROOKERY RESIDENTIAL HOME

Leeds Mencap aims to improve the the lives of children and young people with learning disabilities and their families through a range of projects.

Causes: General Charitable Purposes · Education/training · Disability · The Prevention Or Relief Of Poverty · Recreation · website · Get email alerts

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that the charity reported a total deficit of £72,622 for the year, with unrestricted funds also showing a deficit of £58,866. Despite this, total net assets decreased only slightly to £1,801,959, and the trustees assess that current resources are sufficient to pursue a strategy for long-term sustainability. The auditors confirmed that the financial statements are appropriately prepared on a going concern basis with no material uncertainties identified.

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

What the accounts disclose

Accounts audited by HPH Accountants LLP. Discloses 4 of 6 completeness components.

Corporate structure

• Registered company of the charity Companies House 04332965

Public fundraising profile: JustGiving — Leeds 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.

• ELLUL, Ivan Charles — director, appointed 01/06/2026on trustee list
• HUSSAIN, Ithfaq — director, appointed 16/02/2026on trustee list
• WILLIAMS, Craig Neil — director, appointed 07/04/2025on trustee list
• FOX, Judith — director, appointed 07/03/2025on trustee list
• SMEDLEY, Louisa Jane — director, appointed 09/12/2024on trustee list
• MARTIN, Angus Matthew — director, appointed 05/06/2024on trustee list
• MCCARTHY, William Joseph Anthony — director, appointed 13/03/2024on trustee list
• HEWSON, Lesley Ann, Dr — director, appointed 29/03/2021on 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 £295k. All charity-held property. Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright, OGL v3.0.

CQC provider record: Leeds Mencap — Deregistered, 1 registered location, last inspected 22/03/2018.charity number confirmed by CQC CQC record

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

Structured financials (annual return, FY ending 30/09/2025)

Reported reserves equal ~2.9 months of spending — below the median for charities its size (median 4.8 months; benchmarks).

Per its annual return, largest income source: Charitable activities (74% 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: 5.3% of total income — above the median for charities its size (5.2%) (benchmarks).

Register events

• Received assets from another charity (28/09/2022) — per the register’s event history; asset transfers typically record mergers or reorganisations.
• Received assets from another charity (17/03/2021) — per the register’s event history; asset transfers typically record mergers or reorganisations.

Trustees · trustee networks

• Angus Martinchair · trustee of 1 other charity
• Craig Neil Williams
• Dr LESLEY HEWSON
• Ithfaq Hussain
• Ivan Charles Ellul
• Judith Fox
• Louisa Jane Smedley
• William McCarthy

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

Operates in: Leeds City

Income and spending

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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).