MENCAP HILLINGDON SOUTH

Registered charity 262437 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register · also known as HILLINGDON SOUTH SOCIETY FOR MENTALLY HANDICAPPED CHILDREN

Holding club nights for members/holidays/riding horses/beach holidays/theatre visits/Sunday club/hydrotherapy pool.

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: NOT DEFINED

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

Causes: Disability · Recreation · Get email alerts

Registered contact address: Hillingdon, London, England (from the postcode on the register)

Latest income
£105k
Latest spending
£58k
Registered
1971
Accounts read
FY2025

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that unrestricted funds increased to £225,320, significantly exceeding the restricted funds of £17,286. The charity reported a net movement in funds of £46,773, driven by total income of £104,918 against total expenditure of £58,145. Cash at bank stood at £243,398, indicating strong liquidity.

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

What the accounts disclose

Largest income source: Charitable activities (82% of income)
“Charitable activities 67,317 18,500 85,817” — page 6
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Reserves policy: a level of funds for non-budgeted expenditure including any last-resort need to close-down the scheme and wind up the charity in an organised and debt-free manner (reserves figure: £225k)
“The charity has a reserve policy to maintain a level of funds for non-budgeted expenditure including any last-resort need to close-down the scheme and wind up the charity in an organised and debt-free manner.” — page 4
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.

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

Answers and figures the charity gave in Part A of its annual return to the Charity Commission. They are self-declared: not verified by the Commission or by this site. Only positive answers and figures are listed; items not listed are simply not shown.

Self-declared on the annual return for the financial year ending 01/07/2025

  • Volunteers: 25
  • Government income: £8,500 — grants £8,500 (1); 8% of the £104,918 total gross income on the same return

Self-declared on the annual return for the financial year ending 01/07/2023

  • Volunteers: 23
  • Government income: £8,500 — grants £8,500 (1); 74% of the £11,500 total gross income on the same return
  • Grant-making is its main activity

Self-declared on the annual return for the financial year ending 01/07/2022

  • Volunteers: 20

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

Annual return filing dates (Charity Commission record)

Of its last 5 annual returns with a recorded received date, 5 were received after the due date: year ending 01/07/2025 (received 04/06/2026, 34 days after the 01/05/2026 due date); year ending 01/07/2024 (received 20/05/2025, 19 days after the 01/05/2025 due date); year ending 01/07/2023 (received 04/07/2024, 64 days after the 01/05/2024 due date); year ending 01/07/2022 (received 03/07/2023, 63 days after the 01/05/2023 due date); year ending 01/07/2021 (received 05/05/2022, 4 days after the 01/05/2022 due date).

Due and received dates as recorded in the Commission’s annual-return data; the data does not say whether an extension was agreed. Source: this charity’s annual returns on the Charity Commission register.

Trustees · trustee networks

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

Operates in: Hillingdon

Income and spending

Financial year endIncomeSpending
01/07/2025£105k£58k
01/07/2024£9k£5k
01/07/2023£12k£8k
01/07/2022£11k£14k
01/07/2021£59k£8k

Common questions

Is MENCAP HILLINGDON SOUTH financially healthy?

Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that unrestricted funds increased to £225,320, significantly exceeding the restricted funds of £17,286. The charity reported a net movement in funds of £46,773, driven by total income of £104,918 against total expenditure of £58,145. Cash at bank stood at £243,398, indicating strong liquidity. Its FY2025 accounts were independently examined.

Who funds MENCAP HILLINGDON SOUTH?

Funders whose own accounts filings name MENCAP HILLINGDON SOUTH as a grant recipient include MOORE KINGSTON SMITH COMMUNITY FOUNDATION, A P TAYLOR TRUST.

Known funders

Grants to this charity found in funders’ own accounts filings.

FunderYearAmountPurpose (as stated by the funder)
MOORE KINGSTON SMITH COMMUNITY FOUNDATIONFY2023£2k60th Anniversary Support
A P TAYLOR TRUSTFY2022£750
A P TAYLOR TRUSTFY2023£500
A P TAYLOR TRUSTFY2024amount not stated

Government & lottery funding

Grants to this charity published as open data by government and lottery funders (360Giving).

FunderDateAmountPurpose
City Bridge Foundation13/05/2015£100kGrant to Hillingdon South Society for Mentally Handicapped Children
The National Lottery Community Fund19/11/2014£10kInstallation of Solar/Thermal panelling
Sport England21/08/2013£50kReplacement of Pool Enclosure
The National Lottery Community Fund02/12/2010£10kPoolside Tiling

Funders of similar charities

Funders whose accounts show grants to charities similar to this one (and no recorded grant to this charity) — a starting list for fundraisers.

Charities like this

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

Side by side with its peers

CharityIncomeTop pay bandStaff >£60kReserves vs policyFundraising costGoing concern
MENCAP HILLINGDON SOUTH£105k—0above—no doubt
HUNTINGDON MENCAP SOCIETY LIMITED FY2026£1.7m——above—no doubt
SAFFRON WALDEN MENCAP SOCIETY FY2025£50k—0unclear—no doubt
ELMBRIDGE MENCAP FY2025£310k—0unclear—no doubt
HILLINGDON COMMUNITY ASSOCIATION FY2025£64k—0unclear—no doubt
THURROCK MENCAP SOCIETY FY2025£53k—0unclear—no doubt

Each row is that charity’s latest analysed filing; every value is quote-backed on its own page.