DARLINGTON MENCAP SOCIETY

Registered charity 224373 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register · also known as DARLINGTON MENCAP, DARLINGTON SOCIETY FOR MENTALLY HANDICAPPED CHILDREN AND ADULTS, THE DARLINGTON FRIENDS OF MENTALLY HANDICAPPED CHILDREN

The charity provides social activities, help and support for people with learning disabilities in friendly and welcoming club premises in Darlington. It operates 3 evenings per week using volunteers to provide all facilities, in addition to one-off events during the year.

Objects

A) 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; AND B) 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

Area of benefit: DARLINGTON C.B.

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

Causes: General Charitable Purposes · Disability · Get email alerts

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that unrestricted funds decreased from £503,270 to £478,996 due to a net expenditure of £24,274 against incoming resources of £51,635. The trustees consider the financial position to be stable, with total reserves of £478,996 held against a policy target of 3-6 months of unrestricted expenditure. No material uncertainties or going concern issues were identified by the independent examiner.

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

What the accounts disclose

Accounts independently examined (not a full audit). Discloses 4 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
• Financial reserves policy and procedures
• Internal charity financial controls policy and procedures
• Internal risk management policy and procedures
• Investing charity funds policy and procedures
• Risk management
• Safeguarding policy and procedures
• Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries
• Serious incident reporting policy and procedures
• Social media policy and procedures
• Trustee conflicts of interest policy and procedures
• Trustee expenses policy and procedures
• Volunteer management

Trustees · trustee networks

• Andrew John Scottchair
• Adam Mather
• Christopher Bowes
• John Kevin Ramsay
• MICHAEL HEMSLEY
• Paige Todd
• Susan Hemsley

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

Operates in: Darlington · Durham

Income and spending

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