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Finance Score: 8
Governance Score: 6
Support Score: 6
  • Good reserves management: +3
  • Strong growth: +2
  • Fundraising costs low: +3
  • Good trustee age range: +3
  • Dynamic board: +3
  • Overall weighted support: +6
Overall GiG Score: 20 ?

HEART OF ENGLAND MENCAP

The principal activity of the Society is the provision of residential care and domiciliary support services for adults with learning disabilities in the Heart of England.
Analysis by Giving is Great

Positives:

  • Reserves management has been consistently within official guidelines
  • There has been strong growth in spending over the last 5 years
  • Fundraising costs are unusually low relative to funds raised
  • A significant proportion of recent income was derived from major grant makers including the Government
  • The Board appears to be well diversified in terms of age and dynamic in terms of composition

Regulatory & Governance issues to consider:

  • Over half the Board have joined recently

Financial Data ?

Income & Spending ?
Sources of Income ?
Y/E Income
£k		 Spending
£k		 Surplus/
Deficit £k		 Fundraising
Cost £k		 Total
Funds £k		 Unrestricted
Funds £k		 Mths
Rsrvs		 Staff Volun-
teers
31/03/24£6,608£6,446£163£29£3,094£2,67252030
31/03/23£5,606£5,813£-206£0£2,888£2,6005.42109
31/03/22£5,478£5,520£-42£0£3,104£2,8036.11978
31/03/21£5,338£4,770£568£5£3,104£2,8207.11828
31/03/20?£4,842£4,470£372£35£2,486£2,21661768
31/03/18£4,703£4,443£260£33£1,410£1,11931990
31/03/17£4,644£4,435£209£8£1,083£7832.12190
31/03/16£4,229£4,053£176£13£910£7162.12040
31/03/15£3,253£3,101£152£46£402£26811630
31/03/14£3,050£2,964£86£34£535£4121.7870
31/03/13£2,927£2,857£70£18£384£2531.1860
31/03/12£2,599£2,535£65£17£1,509£1,3836.5720
31/03/11£2,470£2,422£48£14£1,444£1,3336.6660
31/03/10£2,211£2,202£9£14£1,394£1,2907630
31/03/09£2,113£2,105£8£13£1,472£1,3867.9600
31/03/08£2,082£2,081£1£13£1,489£1,3767.9600
31/03/07£2,031£2,042£-10£12£1,130£1,0065.9620
31/03/06£1,950£1,921£29n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/03/05£1,726£1,664£62n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/03/04£1,533£1,483£50n/an/an/an/an/an/a
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Financial Ratios
Fundraising Costs/Relevant Income: 0.4%
Fundraising Costs/Total Spending: 0.5%
Highest pay band: Less than £60,000
Liabilities/Assets: 14%
Liabilities/Income: 8%
Unrestricted Funds/Total Funds: 86%
Reserves/Spending: 5 months
Net Current Assets/Spending: 2 months
Quick Ratio: 1
Asset Split ?
Balance Sheet History
Established: 30 years

www.heartofenglandmencap.org.uk

administration@heartofenglandmencap.org.uk

01789298709

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UN SDGs
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Listed activities
  • Accommodation/Housing
  • Disability
GiG Classification
  • Emotional support, counselling or therapy
How it operates
  • Provides buildings/facilities/open space
  • Provides human resources
  • Provides services
Where it operates
  • Warwickshire, Worcestershire,
Who it helps
  • People With Disabilities

Who supports them? ?

Donations from Grant Makers ?

We have details on the following donations. Multi-year donations are allocated to the years for which they are earmarked.

Specific Donations
Amount When
Months		 To be used for
The Clothworkers Foundation - Grant to Heart of England Mencap
£40,000 23/05/2023
0
Refurbishment of building for a learning disabilities charity which works in Warwickshire
Garfield Weston Foundation - Main Grants award
£15,000 24/04/2023
Extension and Refurbishment of Ash Grove Respite Service and Change of Use to a Residential Setting- for 8 adults with learning and physical disabilities
Henry Smith Charity - Grant to Heart of England Mencap
£65,500 07/12/2017
36
towards three years' salary of a Co-ordinator at a project providing support and assistance for young adults with mild to moderate learning disabilities in Stratford upon Avon, Warwickshire
Quartet Community Foundation - Grant to Heart of England Mencap
£2,860 01/12/2017
To purchase some outdoor garden items at respite accommodation for adults with learning disabilities.

Data sourced from Donors via 360 Giving

How is it governed?

Trustees (11)
Current Trustees appointed
Gender Split
Based on 10/11 persons

Age Range of Trustees: 22-74
  • FRANCIS SPRULES Appointed: 2019, Occupation: Full Time Carer
  • KATHERINE ANNE L BARBER Appointed: 2021, Occupation: Student
  • KEITH YATES Appointed: 2024, Occupation: Managing Director
  • MARGARET GLYNNE HARRISON Appointed: 2016, Occupation: Company Director
  • NATASHA MILLS Appointed: 2023
  • OPUSDEI AGHANENU Appointed: 2023
  • ROBERT MALCOLM PEARCE (Chair) Appointed: 2017, Occupation: Company Director
  • RICHARD LANE Appointed: 2019, Occupation: Solicitor
  • ROBERT GLINTON Appointed: 2023, Occupation: Retired
  • SALLY FYFFE Appointed: 2023, Occupation: Director
  • SUSAN JOHNSON GREGORY Appointed: 2022
Legal constitution
  • Charitable company registered in England & Wales on 27/06/1994, number: 1038862
  • Registered at Companies House on 30/04/1993, number: 02814177
Gift Aid
  • Registered with HMRC for Gift Aid
Other Regulators
  • Care Quality Commission
Policies in force
  • Bullying and harassment policy and procedures
  • Campaigns and political activity policy and procedures
  • Complaints handling
  • Complaints policy and procedures
  • Conflicting interests
  • Financial reserves policy and procedures
  • Internal charity financial controls policy and procedures
  • Internal risk management policy and procedures
  • Investing charity funds policy and procedures
  • Investment
  • Paying staff
  • 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
  • Trustee expenses policy and procedures
  • Volunteer management
Filing Record
20 returns made; all on time
Main office

Heart Of England Mencap
5 Church Green
Atherstone On Stour
STRATFORD-UPON-AVON
Warwickshire
CV37 8NE

Objectives

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; 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.

Defined Area of Benefit:

NOT DEFINED BUT IN PRACTICE STRATFORD-ON-AVON DISTRICT COUNCIL AND IMMEDIATELY SURROUNDING AREAS

Data Sources

Charity Commission for England and Wales
360 Giving

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