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SOUTH WILTS MENCAP

Registered charity 1112202 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register

We support people with learning disability of all ages in South Wiltshire with a wide range of activities and services.

Causes: Education/training · Disability · Amateur Sport · Recreation · Grant history (this charity is a funder) · website · Get email alerts

Latest income
£168k
Latest spending
£173k
Registered
2005
Accounts read
FY2024

Financial health, per its FY2024 accounts

The accounts state that the charity reported a net deficit of £4,788 for the year ended 31 December 2024, resulting in unrestricted funds decreasing from £551,294 to £546,506. Despite this deficit, the trustees confirm the charity remains in a strong financial position with £350,359 in bank assets and maintains a healthy reserves buffer. The charity is reliant on shop income and has budgeted for £130,000 in 2025 to maintain operations.

Automated summary of the FY2024 accounts; the evidenced findings below carry the verbatim passages.

What the accounts disclose

Largest income source: Charitable activities
“Income from: Donations and legacies 3 5,094 2,198 Charitable activities 4 154,172 129,024 Investments 5 8,625 5,947 Total income 167,891 137,169”
Per its FY2024 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Reserves policy: between three and six month's expenditure (held: £547k)
“It is the policy of the charity that unrestricted funds which have not been designated for a specific use should be maintained at a level equivalent to between three and six month's expenditure.” — page 6
Per its FY2024 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

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

Trustees · trustee networks

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

Operates in: Wiltshire

Income and spending

Financial year endIncomeSpending
31/12/2024£168k£173k
31/12/2023£137k£149k
31/12/2022£170k£117k
31/12/2021£123k£63k
31/12/2020£100k£69k

Common questions

Is SOUTH WILTS MENCAP financially healthy?

Per its FY2024 accounts: The accounts state that the charity reported a net deficit of £4,788 for the year ended 31 December 2024, resulting in unrestricted funds decreasing from £551,294 to £546,506. Despite this deficit, the trustees confirm the charity remains in a strong financial position with £350,359 in bank assets and maintains a healthy reserves buffer. The charity is reliant on shop income and has budgeted for £130,000 in 2025 to maintain operations. Its FY2024 accounts were independently examined.

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 BAILY THOMAS CHARITABLE FUND2£45k
THE MERCERS CHARITABLE FOUNDATION1£36k
THE TAYLOR FAMILY FOUNDATION1£18k
MERTON VOLUNTARY SERVICE COUNCIL1£7k
HOUSING PATHWAYS TRUST1£7k
THE PAROCHIAL CHURCH COUNCIL OF THE ECCLESIASTICAL PARISH OF GREEN STREET GREEN AND PRATTS BOTTOM (ST. MARY'S WITH ALL SOULS)1£6k
THE INMAN CHARITY1£3k
SKIPTON BUILDING SOCIETY CHARITABLE FOUNDATION1£3k

Charities like this

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

Side by side with its peers

CharityIncomeTop pay bandStaff >£60kReserves vs policyFundraising costGoing concern
SOUTH WILTS MENCAP£168k—0unclear—no doubt
HERTSMERE MENCAP FY2025£183k—0above—no doubt
ISLE OF WIGHT MENCAP FY2025£604k—0unclear—no doubt
MENCAP IN KIRKLEES FY2025£3.6m—0unclear—no doubt
MERTON MENCAP FY2025£827k—0unclear—no doubt
EALING MENCAP FY2025£1.8m£60,001 - £80,0001below—no doubt

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