ORWELL MENCAP
Registered charity 1117888 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register
The provision of staff to support our clients within our day care centre, their home or other locations. Also, the provision of Social Enterprise initiatives including the garden furniture workshop and green bike project.
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Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts
The accounts state that the charity achieved a surplus of £55,049 for the year ended 31 March 2025, reversing a deficit from the previous year. Free unrestricted reserves were reported at £346,936, which is below the trustees' stated policy target of approximately £522,562 (equivalent to three months of operating expenditure). The trustees and auditors confirm the charity is a going concern with adequate resources to continue operations.
Automated summary of the FY2025 accounts; the evidenced findings below carry the verbatim passages.
What the accounts disclose
Reserves policy: three months of operating expenditure (£522,562) (held: £347k)
“The Trustees consider that an appropriate level of reserves is equivalent to approximately three months of operating expenditure. Based on the current annual expenditure, this equates to £522,562.” — page 7
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Related-party transaction: HR services from Blue Star Limited (shareholder B England is a former Trustee)
“The Charity obtained HR support for £5,604 (2024: £6,352) from Blue Star Limited, a company of which B England (former Trustee) is a shareholder.” — page 34
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Governance: Qualified audit opinion due to scope limitation on prior year income completeness
“Our opinion on those financial statements was qualified due to a limitation on scope as we were unable to confirm the completeness of the charitable company’s income for a portion of the year.”
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Accounts audited by Ensors. Discloses 5 of 6 completeness components.
Year-over-year changes
- Going concern: material uncertainty (FY2024) → no going-concern doubt (FY2025).
Comparing this charity’s FY2024 and FY2025 accounts as analysed by this site.
Corporate structure
Public fundraising profile: JustGiving — Genesis Orwell 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.
- SMITH, Maxine — director, appointed 24/12/2024on trustee list
- GIRLING, Simon David — director, appointed 20/09/2024on trustee list
- CHESWORTH, Susan Margaret Sybil — director, appointed 20/09/2024on trustee list
- SCROGIE, Mark David — director, appointed 29/03/2022on trustee list
- FRANKS, Emma Sophie Girvan Selby — director, appointed 23/11/2021on trustee list
- DICKSON, James — director, appointed 27/07/2021on trustee list
- KNELL, Jill Elaine — director, appointed 01/12/2014on trustee list
- STEVENS, John — director, appointed 12/01/2010on 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: Orwell Mencap — Registered, 1 registered location, 1 regulated activity, last inspected 12/01/2018.charity number confirmed by CQC CQC record
Public profiles (found on the charity’s own website): facebook · instagram
Structured financials (annual return, FY ending 31/03/2025)
Cost of raising funds
£25k
Reported reserves equal ~2.0 months of spending — in the bottom quarter for charities its size (median 4.8 months; benchmarks).
Per its annual return, largest income source: Charitable activities (97% 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: 1.2% of total income — below the median for charities its size (5.2%) (benchmarks).
Care Quality Commission ratings
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- Orwell Mencap Genesis: Good (24/02/2018) · CQC record
Register events
- Received assets from another charity (10/02/2015) — per the register’s event history; asset transfers typically record mergers or reorganisations.
- Jill Knellchair
- Emma Sophie Franks
- JOHN STEVENS
- James Dickson
- James Matthew Holt
- Mark David Scrogie
- Simon Girling
- Susan Margaret Sybil Chesworth · trustee of 1 other charity
- Zina Bourne
- maxine Smith
Trustee list from the Charity Commission register (current, not historical).
Operates in: Suffolk
Income and spending
Common questions
Is ORWELL MENCAP financially healthy?
Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that the charity achieved a surplus of £55,049 for the year ended 31 March 2025, reversing a deficit from the previous year. Free unrestricted reserves were reported at £346,936, which is below the trustees' stated policy target of approximately £522,562 (equivalent to three months of operating expenditure). The trustees and auditors confirm the charity is a going concern with adequate resources to continue operations. Its FY2025 accounts were audited by Ensors.
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