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Watford and District Mencap Society

A Registered Charity based in England

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The best identifier for this organisation is GB-CHC-1004431 .
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Description

Watford Mencap currently provides the following services:Residential Homes, Supported Living and Individualised Living , Learning and Leisure, Children's Activities Clubs and Playschemes, Community Support, Domiciliary Care, Day and College Activity Schemes, Advice and InformationThese services are provided to over 800 service users in Watford, Three Rivers and Hertsmere

Also known as

  • Watford and District Mencap Society
  • Watford and District Society for Mentally Handicapped Children and Adults
  • Watford Mencap
  • Watford & District Mencap
  • Watford & District Mencap Society
  • Watford Mencap
  • Watford and District Mencap Society

CCEW Charity number

1004431

Company number

02636705

Registered

Postcode

WD17 4PJ

Website

watfordmencap.org.uk

Domain

watfordmencap.org.uk

Latest income

£3,411,072 (on )

This organisation record is based on data from Registered charities in England and Wales published by Charity Commission for England and Wales.

Watford and District Mencap Society

GB-CHC-1004431

Locations

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Area of operation in the UK

Registered Office in the UK

Watford and District Mencap Society

GB-CHC-1004431

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This organisation record is part of a group of linked records that describe a single organisation. The organisation is linked to 2 active records and 0 inactive records, from 2 data sources.

The best identifier for this organisation is GB-CHC-1004431 .
What is an organisation identifier?

An organisation identifier is a unique piece of text that definitively identifies an organisation.

Examples include charity numbers and company numbers.

Identifiers are usually assigned by an external body like a regulator.

Findthatcharity uses the Org ID scheme to create identifiers.

GB-CHC gives the scheme for this identifier (Charity Commission), while 1004431 is the identifier for this organisation within the scheme.

Watford and District Mencap Society

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Last updated 2024-05-18

Watford and District Mencap Society

GB-CHC-1004431

Themes and activities

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This organisation has been classified using different categories:

International Classification of Non-profit and Third Sector Organizations (ICNP/TSO)

ICNP/TSO categories have been automatically assigned from a machine learning model, as part of the UK Charity Classification project.

  • Amusement and recreation services A22

UK Charity Activity Tags

These tags are taken from a project to classify all UK charities using a common set of tags. The tags are applied using keyword searching, so may be incorrect for particular cases.

Visit charityclassification.org.uk for more information on the project. If you have any feedback on the classification system or how it has been applied there is a form on the project homepage.

  • Beneficiary group BE » Children BE102
  • Education ED » Further education ED102
  • Housing HO » Accommodation HO101
  • Leisure LE » Recreation LE105
  • Social care SC » Domiciliary care SC105
  • Social care SC » Residential care SC106

Theme (CCEW)

  • Education/training 102
  • The Advancement Of Health Or Saving Of Lives 103
  • Disability 104
  • Accommodation/housing 107
  • Amateur Sport 110
  • Human Rights/religious Or Racial Harmony/equality Or Diversity 115
  • Recreation 116

Beneficiaries (CCEW)

  • Children/young People 201
  • Elderly/old People 202
  • People With Disabilities 203
  • Other Charities Or Voluntary Bodies 205
  • Other Defined Groups 206

Activities (CCEW)

  • Makes Grants To Individuals 301
  • Provides Human Resources 304
  • Provides Buildings/facilities/open Space 305
  • Provides Services 306
  • Provides Advocacy/advice/information 307

Scale of operation

  • Local

Watford and District Mencap Society

GB-CHC-1004431

Charity financial history

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Year ending Income (£) Spending (£)
1991-10-15 Registered as a charity
2004-03-31 1,646,009 1,760,517
2005-03-31 1,717,389 1,680,228
2006-03-31 1,803,625 1,711,724
2007-03-31 1,939,974 1,790,934
2008-03-31 2,006,530 1,910,807
2009-03-31 2,490,961 2,104,660
2010-03-31 2,555,803 2,217,094
2011-03-31 2,549,010 2,285,902
2012-03-31 2,271,098 2,160,711
2013-03-31 2,089,883 2,037,047
2014-03-31 2,054,007 2,056,413
2015-03-31 2,274,355 2,269,977
2016-03-31 2,323,454 2,319,024
2017-03-31 2,344,846 2,325,230
2018-03-31 2,463,481 2,458,738
2019-03-31 3,073,777 2,667,801
2020-03-31 2,007,515 2,579,361
2021-04-01 3,087,016 2,911,303
2022-03-31 2,949,431 3,139,963
2023-03-31 3,411,072 3,087,616
Income and Spending
Funds and Reserves

Data on funds and reserves are only available for financial years where the charity's income was more than £500,000.

Watford and District Mencap Society

GB-CHC-1004431

Charity people

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2023
£
2022
£
Employees 161 158
Employees paid more than £60,000 1 1
Volunteers 54 36
Trustees 7
Employees
Volunteers

Data on employees is only available for financial years where the charity's income was more than £500,000.

Watford and District Mencap Society

GB-CHC-1004431

Statement of Financial Activities

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Statement of financial activities for year ended .

Based on information provided to the Charity Commission for England and Wales in the charity's annual return. This may not exactly match the figures and categories supplied in the charity's annual accounts.

2023
£000s
2022
£000s
Incoming resources
Donations and other voluntary income 47.7 43.5
Legacies 0.5 30.5
Endowments - -
Donations and legacies 48.2 74.0
Income from charitable activities 3,274.4 2,787.9
Income from other trading activities 79.5 79.2
Income from investments 9.0 6.6
Other income - 1.7
Total 3,411.1 2,949.4
Expenditure
Investment management - -
Other spending on raising funds 56.9 124.1
Spending on raising funds 56.9 124.1
Grants to institutions - -
Other charitable activities 2,985.7 3,015.9
Charitable activities 2,985.7 3,015.9
Other spending 45.0 -
Total 3,087.6 3,140.0
Net income / (expenditure) 323.5 (190.5)

Watford and District Mencap Society

GB-CHC-1004431

Balance sheet

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Balance sheet at .

Based on information provided to the Charity Commission for England and Wales in the charity's annual return. This may not exactly match the figures and categories supplied in the charity's annual accounts.

2023
£000s
2022
£000s
Fixed assets
Tangible and intangible assets 2,185.3 2,196.5
Investment assets - -
2,185.3 2,196.5
Current assets
Current investment assets - -
Cash 774.5 1,059.4
Other current assets 681.1 175.4
1,455.6 1,234.9
Creditors
Amounts falling due within one year (580.0) (679.2)
Net current assets 875.6 555.7
Total assets less current liabilities 3,060.9 2,752.2
Creditors
Amounts falling due after one year (250.1) (254.0)
Net assets (excluding pension scheme) 2,810.8 2,498.2
Defined benefit pension scheme (19.1) (30.0)
Net assets (including pension scheme) 2,791.7 2,468.3
Funds
Endowment funds - -
Restricted funds 62.1 26.5
Unrestricted funds 2,729.6 2,441.7
2,791.7 2,468.3

Watford and District Mencap Society

GB-CHC-1004431

Income from government

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2023
£
2022
£
Contracts with government
Income from government contracts 2,364,889 2,189,491
Government contracts as % of total income 69.3% 74.2%
Number of government contracts 7 7
Government grants
Income from government grants - 205,741
Government grants as % of total income - 7.0%
Number of government grants - 2

Watford and District Mencap Society

GB-CHC-1004431

Grants received

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Received 25 grants. Showing most recent 10 grants.

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Date Funder Amount awarded Description
Wolfson Foundation
Health and Disability
£44,800
2 years
Grant to Watford & District Mencap Society
Hertfordshire Community Foundation
HCC Opportunities
£67,008
1 year
Get Connected
Apr 2022 to Mar 2024
The National Lottery Community Fund
National Lottery Awards for All England
£10,000
11.934426229508198 months
Connected Support
Dec 2021 to Nov 2022
Sport England
Return to Play - Small Grants
£4,800
1 year
Learning disabilities activities
Jul 2021 to Dec 2022
Hertfordshire Community Foundation
HCC CEV
£5,000 Grant to Watford & District Mencap Society
Co-operative Group £4,448 Grant to Watford Mencap
BBC Children in Need
Covid-19 Next Steps Grants
£29,619
1 year
Grant to Watford Mencap
Sep 2020 to Mar 2022
Hertfordshire Community Foundation
Phase 2 Covid19 Large
£10,000
6 months
Specialist advice and information for local people with learning disabilities
Sep 2020 to Mar 2021
Department for Digital, Culture, Media & Sport
Big Night In
£10,000 VSCE CMC Fund
Garfield Weston Foundation
Welfare
£20,000 Main Grants award - COVID19 response

Data source

Some grants data comes from funders who publish data using the 360Giving Data Standard. It was accessed using the 360Giving Datastore.

National Lottery grants data comes from the Department of Culture, Media and Sport who publish the National Lottery grants database.

This data is used under the Open Government Licence. Grants that are also published under 360Giving have been removed to ensure there is not duplication.

  • The National Lottery (1 grant) | Licence

Watford and District Mencap Society

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