HARROGATE AND DISTRICT MENCAP

Registered charity 234402 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register · also known as HARROGATE AND DISTRICT SOCIETY FOR MENTALLY HANDICAPPED CHILDREN AND ADULTS, HARROGATE MENCAP

Advice, welfare and support for people with learning disabilities, their parents and carers. Leisure facilities including social club, football club, trips and holidays.

Objects

TO RELIEVE, ADVANCE THE EDUCATION OF AND ADVANCE RELIGION AMONG MENTALLY HANDICAPPED PEOPLE. (FOR FURTHER DETAILS SEE CLAUSE 2 OF THE CONSTITUTION)

Area of benefit: HARROGATE 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

Latest income
£33k
Latest spending
£48k
Registered
1964
Accounts read
FY2025

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that the charity holds no material fixed assets or liabilities. Per the trustees' report, the charity's reserves policy is to regularly review cash reserves to ensure they are sufficient for future needs and objectives. The unrestricted funds decreased from £173,533 to £159,114 during the year.

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

What the accounts disclose

Reserves policy: regularly review the cash reserves to ensure they are sufficient for future needs and objectives (held: £159k)
“The Charity's policy on reserves is to regularly review the cash reserves to ensure they are sufficient for future needs and objectives.” — page 2
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

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.

Trustees · trustee networks

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

Operates in: North Yorkshire

Income and spending

Financial year endIncomeSpending
30/09/2025£33k£48k
30/09/2024£30k£38k
30/09/2023£22k£35k
30/09/2022£16k£30k
30/09/2021£4k£10k

Common questions

Is HARROGATE AND DISTRICT MENCAP financially healthy?

Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that the charity holds no material fixed assets or liabilities. Per the trustees' report, the charity's reserves policy is to regularly review cash reserves to ensure they are sufficient for future needs and objectives. The unrestricted funds decreased from £173,533 to £159,114 during the year. Its FY2025 accounts were independently examined.