BLACKPOOL SOCIETY FOR MENTALLY HANDICAPPED CHILDREN AND ADULTS

Registered charity 249596 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register · also known as Blackpool Mencap

To work and promote the social awareness and integration into society for people with learning disabilities

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; ANDB) 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: COUNTY BOROUGH OF BLACKPOOL ONLY

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 · The Advancement Of Health Or Saving Of Lives · Disability · Get email alerts

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that total unrestricted funds increased to £1,482,952, with the Trustees considering that these resources are sufficient to permit the Charity to continue in operation in the medium to long term. The charity reported a net incoming resource of £8,657 for the year, driven by investment income and reduced expenditure on charitable activities.

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 3 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
• Campaigns and political activity policy and procedures
• Complaints policy and procedures
• Internal risk management policy and procedures
• Investing charity funds policy and procedures
• Safeguarding policy and procedures
• Serious incident reporting policy and procedures
• Social media policy and procedures
• Trustee conflicts of interest policy and procedures
• Trustee expenses policy and procedures

CQC provider record: Blackpool Society For Mentally Handicapped Children And Adults — Deregistered, 1 registered location, last inspected 08/06/2016.charity number confirmed by CQC CQC record

Trustees · trustee networks

• Susan Scholeychair
• Amara Timms
• Daniel Segev
• Esme Hinds
• Joella Haley Kett
• Kelly Dodgson
• Lisa Hinds
• MR BOB SHARPLES · trustee of 1 other charity
• Max Cooper
• Olivia Grant
• Paul Cooper
• Samuel Hinds

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

Operates in: Blackpool

Income and spending

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