HERTSMERE MENCAP
Registered charity 243871 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register · also known as ELSTREE, BOREHAMWOOD & RADLETT MENCAP, ELSTREE, BOREHAMWOOD & RADLETT MENCAP SOCIETY, ELSTREE, BOREHAMWOOD AND RADLETT MENCAP, ELSTREE, BOREHAMWOOD AND RADLETT SOCIETY FOR MENTALLY HANDICAPPED CHILDREN AND ADULTS
The support for individuals with a learning disability, their parents and carers, whether through the provision of care, advocacy, treatment or education; campaigning for greater awareness and better provision of services; service delivery in a range of areas including leisure, respite care, residential care, education and employment
Causes: General Charitable Purposes · Education/training · The Advancement Of Health Or Saving Of Lives · Disability · The Prevention Or Relief Of Poverty · Recreation · website · Get email alerts
Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts
The accounts state that the charity reported a surplus of £16,519 for the year ended 31 March 2025, with total income of £183,257 and expenditure of £166,738. The trustees believe the charity is operating on a sound financial basis, and unrestricted cash funds at year-end were £213,782. The charity maintains a reserves policy targeting six months of running costs plus £85,000 for property development.
Automated summary of the FY2025 accounts; the evidenced findings below carry the verbatim passages.
What the accounts disclose
Largest income source: Contract Income & Grants (66% of income)
“Contract Income & Grants 120,537.67”
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Reserves policy: six months expenditure of our running costs and £85,000 towards a property development reserve (held: £214k)
“We intend to maintain our reserves at a level which is equivalent to at least six months expenditure of our running costs and £85,000 towards a property development reserve.” — page 22
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Accounts independently examined (not a full audit). Discloses 5 of 6 completeness components.
Public profiles (found on the charity’s own website): facebook
- PAUL MOSERchair
- David Diamond
- Edmund Grower
- Nicholas Simon Moser
- Nina Hirschfield
- Tony Walton
Trustee list from the Charity Commission register (current, not historical).
Operates in: Hertfordshire
Income and spending
Common questions
Is HERTSMERE MENCAP financially healthy?
Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that the charity reported a surplus of £16,519 for the year ended 31 March 2025, with total income of £183,257 and expenditure of £166,738. The trustees believe the charity is operating on a sound financial basis, and unrestricted cash funds at year-end were £213,782. The charity maintains a reserves policy targeting six months of running costs plus £85,000 for property development. Its FY2025 accounts were independently examined.
Who funds HERTSMERE MENCAP?
Funders whose own accounts filings name HERTSMERE MENCAP as a grant recipient include THE BAILY THOMAS CHARITABLE FUND.
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