CARLISLE MENCAP
Registered charity 1115348 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register · also known as CARLISLE MENCAP LIMITED
supports people with learning disabilities and their families in Cumbria
Causes: The Advancement Of Health Or Saving Of Lives · Disability · website · Get email alerts
Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts
The accounts state that the financial position improved steadily, resulting in an excess income of £301,069 for the year. Free reserves stood at £549,881, which the trustees consider sufficient to maintain operations, noting that the charity remains on course to meet its reserves policy target. The auditor confirmed that the use of the going concern basis of accounting was appropriate with no material uncertainties identified.
Automated summary of the FY2025 accounts; the evidenced findings below carry the verbatim passages.
What the accounts disclose
Reserves policy: between three and six month’s expenditure (held: £550k)
“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 FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Related-party transaction: 3 trustees and the dependent of another trustee were service users of the charity. They did not receive any favourable rates or terms.
“During the year 3 trustees (2024: 3 trustees) were service users of the charity. In addition the dependent of another trustee is also a service user. They did not receive any favourable rates or terms. There were no other related party transactions during the year.” — page 27
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Accounts audited by Saint & Co.. Discloses 5 of 6 completeness components.
Year-over-year changes
- Employees paid over £60,000: 1 (FY2024) → 0 (FY2025).
Comparing this charity’s FY2024 and FY2025 accounts as analysed by this site.
Corporate structure
Public fundraising profile: JustGiving — Carlisle Mencap (matched by registered charity number).
Leadership, per the charity’s website
- Rhys Toone — Chief Executive Officer (source)
- Sue Sharp — Head of Finance (source)
- Samantha Gargett — Head of People & Process (source)
- Wendy Wilson — Head of Quality & Compliance (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.
Funders the charity credits
Named as funders/supporters on the charity’s own website (the charity’s claim, distinct from accounts-verified grants).
- Active Cumbria — “One of the Carlisle Mencap Exercise Videos produced in conjunction with filmmaker John Slemensek and funded thanks to a grant by Active Cumb…” (source page)
- Cumbria's Police and Crime Commissioner — “Latest film from our award-winning Independence Studio - backed by a grant from Cumbria's Police and Crime Commissioner - aimed at showing v…” (source page)
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.
- GORDON, Robert William — director, appointed 25/11/2025on trustee list
- HARLAND, Jill — director, appointed 16/05/2017on trustee list
- BOWDITCH, Steven John William — director, appointed 07/04/2011on trustee list
- BOWDITCH, Christine — director, appointed 18/10/2005on trustee list
- TERNENT, Georgina — director, appointed 18/10/2005on trustee list
Official officers record.
Property (HM Land Registry)
2 registered titles 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.
CQC provider record: Carlisle Mencap Limited — Registered, 3 registered locations, 2 regulated activities, last inspected 24/10/2019.charity number confirmed by CQC CQC record
Public profiles (found on the charity’s own website): facebook
Structured financials (annual return, FY ending 31/03/2025)
Reported reserves equal ~3.0 months of spending — below the median for charities its size (median 4.8 months; benchmarks).
Per its annual return, largest income source: Charitable activities (90% 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).
- California House: Good (28/11/2018) · CQC record
- Carlisle Mencap Limited: Good (19/11/2019) · CQC record
Trustee list from the Charity Commission register (current, not historical).
Operates in: Cumbria
Income and spending
Common questions
Is CARLISLE MENCAP financially healthy?
Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that the financial position improved steadily, resulting in an excess income of £301,069 for the year. Free reserves stood at £549,881, which the trustees consider sufficient to maintain operations, noting that the charity remains on course to meet its reserves policy target. The auditor confirmed that the use of the going concern basis of accounting was appropriate with no material uncertainties identified. Its FY2025 accounts were audited by Saint & Co..
Who funds CARLISLE MENCAP?
Funders whose own accounts filings name CARLISLE MENCAP as a grant recipient include FRANCIS C SCOTT CHARITABLE TRUST, THE WILL CHARITABLE TRUST, THE HADFIELD CHARITABLE TRUST.
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).
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