ROYAL MENCAP SOCIETY

Company number

00550457

Status

Active

Incorporation

1955-06-09

Last accounts made up

2025-03-31

Account category

GROUP

Primary SIC

87200

Hubs

UK Healthcare

Accounting basis

FRS 102

Reporting scope

Consolidated (group)

Auditor

Crowe U.K. LLP

Audit opinion

Unqualified (clean)

Going concern

Affirmed

“Our trustees therefore have a reasonable expectation that the charity has adequate resources to continue in operational existence for the foreseeable future, being at least twelve months from the date of approval of these financial statements. Accordingly, the financial statements continue to be prepared on the going concern basis.”

Subsidiaries

• Blue Sky Housing Limited · 100% held · England and Wales · Property development
• Mencap Limited · 100% held · England and Wales · Trading activities
• Mencap Promotions Limited · 100% held · England and Wales · Promotional and other special events
• Mencap Trust Company Limited · 100% held · England and Wales · Discretionary trust management

Significant events

• “Omaze partnership raises £3.9m to boost vital awareness of people with a learning disability and reduce the stigma they face (August 2024).”
• “New strategy to take Mencap to 2030 began work.”
• “Jon Sparkes OBE appointed as new Chief Executive (June 2024).”
• “Agency spend reduced from £400,000 a week in 2023 to less than £100,000 in the last year.”
• “Successful rebuilding of financial resilience amidst National Insurance rises.”
• “Pilot of a new quality checking tool capturing the voice of people with lived experience of a learning disability.”
• “Focused safeguarding audit carried out across 57 services to improve response to sexualised behaviours and serious incidents.”
• “Service Manager Roadshows delivered specific sessions on safe eating and drinking to reduce avoidable harm.”
• “Mencap Training Academy's Ofsted inspection rated 'Good' overall (October 2024).”
• “Inaugural Employer Partner of the Year Awards held (November 2024).”
• “Amazon Employ Me Traineeship Programme launched in 2024 to support adults with learning disabilities/difficulties or autism.”
• “Mencap supported 775 people through Employ Me and other programmes this year.”
• “Partnership with Sport England driving national push to tackle inequality through movement (since January 2023).”
• “Co-delivered 18 inclusive sport workshops, reaching 263 people across 16 organisations.”
• “£83,092 in seed funding supported 20 organisations to provide inclusive activities.”
• “Family engagement project in Tameside helped families navigate challenges with a child with additional needs.”
• “Early Positive Approaches to Support (E-PATS) programme helped 125 parents in Newham, 25 in Northern Ireland, and 11 in Wales.”
• “Early years support in Ynys Môn expanded, welcoming 47 new families.”
• “Early years inspection received glowing feedback for Children's Centre (February 2025).”
• “Partnership with One Equine to deliver Equine-Assisted Learning.”
• “Two projects, HEROES+ and Empower 2 Transform, funded by PEACEPLUS through Special EU Programmes Body.”
• “HEROES+ launch event held at Corr's Corner Hotel in Belfast with Chris Heaton-Harris (May 2024).”
• “Mencap's retail stores raised £4,152,806 this year.”
• “Rag'n'Bone Man partnered for Rock Your Socks fundraising campaign on World Down Syndrome Day.”
• “Alexander from BBC1 series The Traitors raised £96,556 for Mencap (January 2025).”
• “British Gas Energy Trust-funded outreach programme expanded, distributing 127 energy-saving packs.”
• “National Lottery Reaching Communities Fund partnership commenced (October 2024) to support over 1,000 people.”
• “Partnership with Shelter developed Easy Read housing guides.”
• “Lord Darzi published independent investigation into the state of the NHS (September 2024).”
• “NHS - Do You Include Me? campaign launched.”
• “Evidence given to Covid Inquiry about treatment of people with learning disability during the pandemic (October 2024).”
• “Oral evidence given to committee scrutinising Kim Leadbetter's private members' bill on assisted dying (January 2025).”
• “Mental Health Bill announced in the King's Speech (July 2024) - a campaign win.”
• “Apprenticeships in England made accessible for those without EHCP English and Maths qualification requirements.”
• “Oliver McGowan Mandatory Training on Learning Disability & Autism rolled out.”
• “Government proposed significant changes to PIP, Universal Credit and Access to Work.”
• “Household Support Fund extended until March 2026.”
• “Water bill discount scheme extended to people in receipt of disability benefits.”
• “Fair Pay Agreement for social care highlighted as crucial.”
• “Learning Disability Voices Fight Back (LDVFB) campaign for employment.”
• “General Election campaign launched to support people with learning disability in understanding and exercising voting rights.”
• “Lobbying on SEN Preschool Contract contributed to positive changes in the 2024-2025 update.”
• “Disabled People's Parliament at Stormont attended by Campaigns Assistant Eoin.”
• “Wales Learning Disability Helpline helped with 1,095 enquiries.”
• “Cashless society campaign led to a formal Senedd enquiry and debate (October 2024).”
• “Supporting the Stolen Lives group to reduce number of people with learning disability in hospital settings.”
• “Event in Llanfyllin with Minister for Mental Health & Wellbeing (June 2024) to discuss critical issues in rural Wales.”
• “Work with University College London (UCL) on research project for children with complex health needs.”
• “Co-funded research exploring ways to make energy costs more affordable for people living with a disability.”
• “Evaluations of Active Communities and Be Internet Citizens programmes by independent researchers.”
• “Research study on people with learning disabilities' experiences of using public transport with Motability Foundation support.”
• “Big Public Transport Survey carried out (October 2024) received 1,137 responses.”
• “The Big Issue magazine co-produced with people with a learning disability for Learning Disability Week 2024.”

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