RICHMOND MENCAP LIMITED

Registered charity 1102587 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register

For people with learning disabilities, their families and carers in the London Borough of Richmond upon Thames-to provide welfare, educational leisure, holiday and respite services and support-to inform,represent, promote and advance their rights and needs-to support them in securing services and support -to monitor the adequacy and suitability of services provided by statutory authorities

Objects

4. The charity’s objects (‘’Objects’’) are specifically restricted to advancing the health, education and the well-being of people with a learning disability, living in the London borough of Richmond upon Thames and their families and carers (the beneficiaries) by providing, procuring or facilitating care, services and facilities and to advance equality and diversity for people with a learning disability.

Area of benefit: NOT DEFINED. IN PRACTICE RICHMOND

The charity’s charitable objects and area of benefit, quoted from its governing document as held on the Charity Commission register.

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Registered contact address: Richmond upon Thames, London, England (from the postcode on the register)

Latest income
£154k
Latest spending
£191k
Registered
2004
Accounts read
FY2025

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that the charity reported a net expenditure of £37,632 for the year ended 31 March 2025, resulting in a decrease in total funds from £271,633 to £234,001. The trustees have approved a reserves policy aimed at building up free reserves to ensure adequate working capital, though the specific target amount is not explicitly quantified in the text. The charity operates a defined contribution pension scheme and had no related party transactions during the period.

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

What the accounts disclose

Reserves policy: a level sufficient to ensure adequate working capital to meet operational needs and any exceptional demands resulting from unforeseen circumstances (held: £134k)
“The Trustees have also approved a Reserves Policy aimed at building up free reserves to a level sufficient to ensure adequate working capital to meet operational needs and any exceptional demands resulting from unforeseen circumstances as recommended by the Charity Commission.” — page 5
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Accounts independently examined (not a full audit). Discloses 5 of 6 completeness components.

Policies the charity declares

In its annual return the charity told the Commission that it has the policies listed below. This is self-declared: it is not verified by the Commission or by this site, and it is not evidence of how a policy works in practice.

From the charity’s annual return (Part A, self-declared)

Answers and figures the charity gave in Part A of its annual return to the Charity Commission. They are self-declared: not verified by the Commission or by this site. Only positive answers and figures are listed; items not listed are simply not shown.

Self-declared on the annual return for the financial year ending 31/03/2025

  • Volunteers: 9

Self-declared on the annual return for the financial year ending 31/03/2024

  • Volunteers: 10
  • Government income: £58,895 — contracts £51,251 (2), grants £7,644 (1); 30% of the £194,334 total gross income on the same return

Self-declared on the annual return for the financial year ending 31/03/2023

  • Volunteers: 5
  • Government income: £60,223 — contracts £60,223 (2); 37% of the £162,900 total gross income on the same return

Source: this charity’s annual returns on the Charity Commission register.

Corporate structure

The charity’s company — latest Companies House iXBRL filing (balance sheet 31.3.26)

    Public fundraising profile: JustGiving — Richmond 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)

    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: Richmond Upon Thames · Surrey

    Income and spending

    Financial year endIncomeSpending
    31/03/2025£154k£191k
    31/03/2024£194k£200k
    31/03/2023£163k£192k
    31/03/2022£157k£172k
    31/03/2021£153k£150k

    Common questions

    Is RICHMOND MENCAP LIMITED financially healthy?

    Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that the charity reported a net expenditure of £37,632 for the year ended 31 March 2025, resulting in a decrease in total funds from £271,633 to £234,001. The trustees have approved a reserves policy aimed at building up free reserves to ensure adequate working capital, though the specific target amount is not explicitly quantified in the text. The charity operates a defined contribution pension scheme and had no related party transactions during the period. Its FY2025 accounts were independently examined.

    Who funds RICHMOND MENCAP LIMITED?

    Funders whose own accounts filings name RICHMOND MENCAP LIMITED as a grant recipient include Richmond Foundation, HAMPTON FUEL ALLOTMENT, The Barnes Fund.

    Known funders

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

    FunderYearAmountPurpose (as stated by the funder)
    Richmond FoundationFY2025£35kCore Grant
    Richmond FoundationFY2024£34kGrant awarded in 2023/24
    Richmond FoundationFY2023£33kAccessing support and advice
    HAMPTON FUEL ALLOTMENTFY2023£30kWeekend activities programme for young people with learning disabilities - salaries and running costs
    HAMPTON FUEL ALLOTMENTFY2022£20kContribution towards core salary costs for the key staff team supporting up to 600 adults and young people with learning difficulties and their families in our
    HAMPTON FUEL ALLOTMENTFY2022£12kContribution towards weekend and summer holiday day trips for up to 37 children and young people from our area of benefit with special educational needs and dis
    HAMPTON FUEL ALLOTMENTFY2022£12kContribution towards the costs of the Holiday Opportunities Programme for 60 young adults with learning disabilities.
    The Barnes FundFY2021£5kRelief of Distress and Sickness - Organisation Core Funding
    The Barnes FundFY2022£4kOrganisation Core Funding

    Government & lottery funding

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

    FunderDateAmountPurpose
    Sport England04/11/2025£5kGym with Paula
    The National Lottery Community Fund15/03/2006£2kRefurbishment
    The National Lottery Community Fund14/06/2004£2kHoliday Opportunity Project

    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.

    Charities like this

    Semantically similar by activities and financial character, from our analysed corpus. Compare with ROYAL MENCAP SOCIETY.

    Side by side with its peers

    CharityIncomeTop pay bandStaff >£60kReserves vs policyFundraising costGoing concern
    RICHMOND MENCAP LIMITED£154k—0unclear—no doubt
    ROYAL MENCAP SOCIETY FY2026£247.3m£196,248—unclear—no doubt
    READING MENCAP FY2025£486k—0above—no doubt
    MENCAP LIVERPOOL FY2025£455k—0unclear—no doubt
    MENCAP MON FY2026£210k—0unclear—no doubt
    EASTBOURNE AND DISTRICT MENCAP LIMITED FY2025£2.9m——unclear—no doubt

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