HAMMERSMITH AND FULHAM MENCAP

Registered charity 1150840 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register

(a) to support people with learning disabilities and autism to have a voice; (b) to support people with learning disabilities and autism to make more choices and have more control over their lives; and (c) to create more opportunities for people with learning disabilities and autism.

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Latest income
£1.2m
Latest spending
£1.2m
Registered
2013
Accounts read
FY2025

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that the charity achieved a modest surplus for the year ending 31 March 2025, resulting in total unrestricted reserves of £513,952. Per the trustees' report, these reserves exceed the stated requirement of £244,000 (comprising wind-down costs and office move contingency) by £305,000, indicating strong short-term financial resilience.

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

What the accounts disclose

Related-party transaction: Affiliation with Royal Mencap
“Hammersmith and Fulham Mencap is affiliated with Royal Mencap to which it pays an annual subscription.” — page 11
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Accounts audited by Wenn Townsend. Discloses 4 of 6 completeness components.

Public fundraising profile: JustGiving — HF Mencap (matched by registered charity number).

Funders the charity credits

Named as funders/supporters on the charity’s own website (the charity’s claim, distinct from accounts-verified grants).

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Structured financials (annual return, FY ending 31/03/2025)

Total income
£165k
Total spending
£1.2m
Reserves (reported)
£545k
Employees
32

Reported reserves equal ~5.6 months of spending — above the median for charities its size (median 4.8 months; benchmarks).

Per its annual return, largest income source: Charitable activities (98% 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).

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Trustees · trustee networks

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

Operates in: Hammersmith And Fulham

Income and spending

Financial year endIncomeSpending
31/03/2025£1.2m£1.2m
31/03/2024£1.3m£1.2m
31/03/2023£1.2m£976k
31/03/2022£970k£814k
31/03/2021£807k£909k

Common questions

Is HAMMERSMITH AND FULHAM MENCAP financially healthy?

Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that the charity achieved a modest surplus for the year ending 31 March 2025, resulting in total unrestricted reserves of £513,952. Per the trustees' report, these reserves exceed the stated requirement of £244,000 (comprising wind-down costs and office move contingency) by £305,000, indicating strong short-term financial resilience. Its FY2025 accounts were audited by Wenn Townsend.

Who funds HAMMERSMITH AND FULHAM MENCAP?

Funders whose own accounts filings name HAMMERSMITH AND FULHAM MENCAP as a grant recipient include THE BAILY THOMAS CHARITABLE FUND, THE WILL CHARITABLE TRUST.

Known funders

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

FunderYearAmountPurpose (as stated by the funder)
THE BAILY THOMAS CHARITABLE FUNDFY2025£25kGeneral Grant
THE WILL CHARITABLE TRUSTFY2025£9kCare of People with Learning Disabilities

Government & lottery funding

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

FunderDateAmountPurpose
The National Lottery Community Fund23/10/2025£288kLondon Makers
UK government09/10/2020£60kCoronavirus Community Support Fund
The National Lottery Community Fund31/05/2012£7kSafety Net Youth 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 HERTSMERE MENCAP.

Side by side with its peers

CharityIncomeTop pay bandStaff >£60kReserves vs policyFundraising costGoing concern
HAMMERSMITH AND FULHAM MENCAP£1.2m—0above—no doubt
HERTSMERE MENCAP FY2025£183k—0above—no doubt
MERTON MENCAP FY2025£827k—0unclear—no doubt
HAMMERSMITH AND FULHAM ASSOCIATION FOR MENTAL HEALTH FY2025£4.8m——above—no doubt
HAMMERSMITH AND FULHAM CITIZENS ADVICE BUREAUX SERVICE FY2025£1.7m——unclear—no doubt
Croydon Mencap FY2025£1.2m—0unclear—no doubt

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