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BROMLEY & LEWISHAM MENCAP

Registered charity 800685 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register · also known as BROMLEY MENCAP

Bromley Mencap seeks to promote, in partnership with those concerned, the well-being and development of people with a disability of all ages in all areas of their lives; and to support their families in supporting them.

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Latest income
£2.8m
Latest spending
£2.5m
Registered
1989
Accounts read
FY2025

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that the charity achieved a net surplus of £257,041 for the year ended 31 March 2025, with total funds increasing to £2,450,913. Per the trustees' report, unrestricted free reserves stood at £979,697, which exceeded the stated policy target of £706,881. The auditor confirmed that the financial statements give a true and fair view and that there are no material uncertainties regarding the charity's ability to continue as a going concern.

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

What the accounts disclose

Highest-paid employee band: £80,000 - £89,999 — above the median for charities its size (£70k)
“The number of employees whose earnings fell within the following bands : 2025 2024 £70,000 - £79,999 - 1 £80,000 - £89,999 1 =” — page 34
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Employees paid over £60,000: 1
“The number of employees whose earnings fell within the following bands : 2025 2024 £70,000 - £79,999 - 1 £80,000 - £89,999 1 =” — page 34
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Reserves policy: £706,881 (held: £980k)
“The level of reserves required by the policy is £706,881” — page 14
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Accounts audited by Goldwins Limited. Discloses 6 of 6 completeness components.

Corporate structure

Company officers (Companies House)

Current officers of the charity’s own company per the Companies House register, cross-checked against the Charity Commission trustee list by name. A director not on the trustee list is usually a timing or naming difference between the two registers — check both records before drawing conclusions.

Official officers record.

CQC provider record: Bromley Mencap — Deregistered, 1 registered location, last inspected 22/02/2019.charity number confirmed by CQC CQC record

Structured financials (annual return, FY ending 31/03/2025)

Total income
£2.8m
Total spending
£2.5m
Cost of raising funds
£7k
Reserves (reported)
£980k
Employees
141

Reported reserves equal ~4.6 months of spending — below the median for charities its size (median 4.8 months; benchmarks).

Per its annual return, largest income source: Charitable activities (95% of income) — components as reported reconcile to the return’s total income; not from the accounts narrative.

Per its annual return, cost of raising funds: 0.3% of total income — below the median for charities its size (5.2%) (benchmarks).

Register events

Trustees · trustee networks

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

Operates in: Bromley

Income and spending

Financial year endIncomeSpending
31/03/2025£2.8m£2.5m
31/03/2024£2.4m£2.2m
31/03/2023£2.0m£2.0m
31/03/2022£1.7m£1.6m
31/03/2021£2.0m£1.3m

Common questions

Is BROMLEY & LEWISHAM MENCAP financially healthy?

Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that the charity achieved a net surplus of £257,041 for the year ended 31 March 2025, with total funds increasing to £2,450,913. Per the trustees' report, unrestricted free reserves stood at £979,697, which exceeded the stated policy target of £706,881. The auditor confirmed that the financial statements give a true and fair view and that there are no material uncertainties regarding the charity's ability to continue as a going concern. Its FY2025 accounts were audited by Goldwins Limited.

What does the highest-paid employee of BROMLEY & LEWISHAM MENCAP earn?

Per its FY2025 accounts, the highest-paid employee was in the £80,000 - £89,999 band, and 1 employees earned over £60,000.

Who funds BROMLEY & LEWISHAM MENCAP?

Funders whose own accounts filings name BROMLEY & LEWISHAM MENCAP as a grant recipient include THE MERCERS CHARITABLE FOUNDATION, THE PAROCHIAL CHURCH COUNCIL OF THE ECCLESIASTICAL PARISH OF GREEN STREET GREEN AND PRATTS BOTTOM (ST. MARY'S WITH ALL SOULS), THE ASAMAA CHARITABLE TRUST.

Known funders

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

FunderYearAmountPurpose (as stated by the funder)
THE MERCERS CHARITABLE FOUNDATIONFY2024£20kChurch & Communities Programme
THE MERCERS CHARITABLE FOUNDATIONFY2025£16kChurch & Communities Programme
THE PAROCHIAL CHURCH COUNCIL OF THE ECCLESIASTICAL PARISH OF GREEN STREET GREEN AND PRATTS BOTTOM (ST. MARY'S WITH ALL SOULS)FY2022£4kGeneral funds
THE ASAMAA CHARITABLE TRUSTFY2025£2kSupporting learning disability
THE PAROCHIAL CHURCH COUNCIL OF THE ECCLESIASTICAL PARISH OF GREEN STREET GREEN AND PRATTS BOTTOM (ST. MARY'S WITH ALL SOULS)FY2024£2kBoxes, donations special collections & special events
THE PAROCHIAL CHURCH COUNCIL OF THE ECCLESIASTICAL PARISH OF GREEN STREET GREEN AND PRATTS BOTTOM (ST. MARY'S WITH ALL SOULS)FY2021£700

Government & lottery funding

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

FunderDateAmountPurpose
The Mercers' Company29/06/2023£54kGrant to Bromley Mencap
The National Lottery Community Fund16/12/2022£368kINFORMATION ADVICE & GUIDANCE FOR DISABLED PEOPLE WITH COMPLEX NEEDS
City Bridge Foundation20/02/2022£103kGrant to Bromley Mencap
The National Lottery Community Fund23/01/2020£1kTHE LODGE COMMUNITY GARDEN
City Bridge Foundation07/09/2018£141kGrant to Bromley Mencap
The National Lottery Community Fund03/08/2016£10kThe Lodge Community Hub
The National Lottery Community Fund02/05/2014£265kBromley Disability Job Match
The National Lottery Community Fund07/03/2013£10kBromley Disability Job Club
The National Lottery Community Fund14/09/2011£400kImproved Life Chances for Disabled People and their Families
The National Lottery Community Fund02/12/2010£10kBromley Disability Health, Social and Leisure Programme
City Bridge Foundation08/10/2009£60kGrant to Bromley Mencap
The National Lottery Community Fund14/06/2006£4kYouth Summer Activities
The National Lottery Community Fund23/11/2005£118kFamily Services Support Development of MF/2/000265368

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.

FunderSimilar charities fundedAmount to them
THE BAILY THOMAS CHARITABLE FUND2£50k
JOHN LYON'S CHARITY1£26k
THE HARPENDEN TRUST1£25k
THE WILL CHARITABLE TRUST1£9k
THE PAROCHIAL CHURCH COUNCIL OF THE ECCLESIASTICAL PARISH OF FINCHLEY1£5k
EDWARD HARVIST (ALSO KNOWN AS THE HARVIST ESTATE)1£5k
THE FORBES CHARITABLE FOUNDATION1£3k
LONDON CATALYST1£2k

Charities like this

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

Side by side with its peers

CharityIncomeTop pay bandStaff >£60kReserves vs policyFundraising costGoing concern
BROMLEY & LEWISHAM MENCAP£2.8m£80,000 - £89,9991above—no doubt
BRENT MENCAP FY2025£1.8m—0unclear—no doubt
BARNET MENCAP FY2025£1.6m—0above—no doubt
SOUTH WILTS MENCAP FY2024£168k—0unclear—no doubt
BROMLEY 'Y' FY2025£3.0m£70,001 - £80,0003unclear—no doubt
HARPENDEN MENCAP FY2025£2.9m——below76.9%no doubt

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