Wigan & Leigh Mencap Society

Registered charity 514174 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register · also known as LOWTON, GOLBORNE AND ASHTON MENCAP, LOWTON, GOLBORNE AND ASHTON SOCIETY FOR MENTALLY HANDICAPPED CHILDREN AND ADULTS, MENCAP, THE LOWTON, GOLBORNE AND ASHTON MENCAP SOCIETY

To serve the interests of persons with learning disabilities and their families. To increase understanding and public awareness of the problems & needs of the learning disabled and their families. To enhance the social intergration of persons with learning disabilities into the community. To promote respite for carers.

Objects

1) 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; AND2) 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. "LEARNING DISABILITY" MEANS ANY DEVELOPMENTAL DISABILITY OF THE MIND AND ANY ASSOCIATED CONDITION HOWSOEVER CAUSED AND WHETHER MILD, MODERATE OR SEVERE.

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.

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Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that total income for the period was £79,735.81 against total expenditure of £40,552.93, resulting in a net surplus. The charity holds unrestricted reserves of £79,735.81 carried forward, with no stated reserves policy target or deficit disclosed.

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

What the accounts disclose

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
• Complaints handling
• Complaints policy and procedures
• Internal risk management 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
• Volunteer management

Trustees · trustee networks

• ALAN HEATON
• ANNE MARIE JOLLEY
• Andrew Shacklady
• CAROL DEVER
• Carol Titler
• Clare Wareing
• DAVID JOLLEY
• Elaine Matthews
• Elizabeth Saunders
• IAN HEYWOOD
• SUSAN HEYWOOD SUE
• Samantha Parkington
• Susan Robinson Sue

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

Operates in: Wigan

Income and spending

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Government & lottery funding

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