NEWARK MENCAP

Registered charity 221447 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register · also known as NEWARK AND DISTRICT SOCIETY FOR MENTALLY HANDICAPPED CHILDREN, NEWARK AND DISTRICT SOCIETY FOR MENTALLY HANDICAPPED CHILDREN AND ADULTS

To provide social and leisure opportunities for people with a learning disability. To offer support for parents and carers. To undertake fundraising activities for the provision of amenities for people with a learning disability.

Objects

1) THE RELIEF OF PEOPLE WITH A LEARNING DISABILITY IN PARTICULAR BY THE PROVISION OF HELP AND SUPPORT FOR THEM AND FOR THEIR FAMILIES, DEPENDANTS AND CARERS, AND TO PREVENT LEARNING DISABILITIES FOR THE PUBLIC BENEFIT AND TO ADVANCE RELIGION AMONGST PERSONS WITH A LEARNING DISABILITY.2) TO PROVIDE OR ASSIST IN THE PROVISION OF FACILITIES FOR THE RECREATION OR OTHER LEISURE TIME OCCUPATION FOR PEOPLE WHO HAVE NEED THEREOF BY REASON OF LEARNING DISABILITY WITH THE OBJECT OF IMPROVING THEIR CONDITIONS OF LIFE."LEARNING DISABILITY" MEANS ANY DEVELOPMENTAL DISABILITY OF THE MIND AND ANY ASSOCIATED CONDITION HOWSOEVER CAUSED AND WHETHER MILD, MODERATE OR SEVERE.

Area of benefit: NOT DEFINED, IN PRACTICE NEWARK AND DISTRICT

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

Causes: Disability · Get email alerts

Registered contact address: Newark and Sherwood, East Midlands, England (from the postcode on the register)

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that Newark Mencap reported a total income of £110,324.64 against total expenditure of £118,610.72, resulting in an operating loss of £8,286.08 for the year ended 30th September 2025. Despite this deficit, the charity's total assets increased to £187,630.39, supported by investment gains of £4,578.46 and a balance brought forward from the previous year.

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

What the accounts disclose

Discloses 2 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.

• Bullying and harassment policy and procedures
• Complaints handling
• Complaints policy and procedures
• Safeguarding policy and procedures
• Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries
• Serious incident reporting policy and procedures
• Volunteer management

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

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

Trustees · trustee networks

• Charles Allenchair
• Bibiana Kayd
• Sharon Manley

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

Operates in: Nottinghamshire

Income and spending

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Charities like this

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

• MENCAP WOLVERHAMPTON income £32k
• NEW FOREST MENCAP income £108k
• READING MENCAP income £486k
• MERTON MENCAP income £767k
• LEEDS MENCAP income £1.1m
• PEMBROKESHIRE MENCAP LTD income £402k

Side by side with its peers

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