Finance Score: 0
Governance Score: 1
Support Score: 6
  • No PartB
  • Narrow trustee age band: -2
  • Gender balanced board: +3
  • Grant maker support: +6
Overall GiG Score: 7 ?

SOUTHEND MENCAP 

Advocacy service for learning disabled; Family Support Worker for families of learning disabled; Transitional Advocate for young people with learning disabilities; daily music sessions for adults with learning disabilities; sports club, music school, drama group, children's and young person's clubs and social club all for the learning disabled; also 3 charity shops and a coffee-shop.
Analysis by Giving is Great

Positives:

  • The charity has received backing from multiple prominent grant makers recently
  • There have been no material income shortfalls in recent years
  • The Board appears to be well diversified in terms of gender

Regulatory & Governance issues to consider:

  • The Board has little diversity in terms of age

Financial issues to consider:

  • A PartB annual return has not been required and so detailed financial information is not available from the online data

Financial Data ?

Income & Spending ?
Sources of Income ?
Y/E Income
£k
Spending
£k
Surplus/
Deficit
Fundraising
Cost £k
Total
Funds £k
Unrestricted
Funds £k
Mths
Rsrvs
Staff Volun-
teers
31/03/23£498£529£-31n/an/an/an/an/a75
31/03/22£463£503£-40n/an/an/an/an/a84
31/03/21£477£440£37n/an/an/an/an/a78
31/03/20£576£619£-43£91£96£1102.13479
31/03/19£504£538£-34£92£139£1433.23283
31/03/18£546£547£-1£92£173£1583.5300
31/03/17£483£479£3£0£0£0n/a00
31/03/16£418£464£-46£0£0£0n/a00
31/03/15£365£387£-22£0£0£0n/a00
31/03/14£322£387£-65£0£0£0n/a00
31/03/13£270£326£-56£0£0£0n/a00
31/03/12£289£297£-8£0£0£0n/a00
31/03/11£428£269£160£0£0£0n/a00
31/03/10£237£265£-28£0£0£0n/a00
31/03/09£245£257£-12£0£0£0n/a00
31/03/08£245£261£-17£0£0£0n/a00
31/03/07£261£255£6£0£0£0n/a00
31/03/06£237£270£-33£0£0£0n/a00
31/03/05£199£228£-29£0£0£0n/a00
31/03/04£203£196£7£0£0£0n/a00

Senior Staff Costs/Total Spending: 15%
Highest pay band: £60,000-£70,000
Established: 24 years

www.southendmencap.org.uk

marc.mcowens@southendmencap.co.uk

01702341250

Charity Commission for England and WalesCompanies HouseFacebook
UN SDGs
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Listed activities
  • Amateur Sport
  • Arts/Culture/Heritage/Science
  • Disability
  • Education/Training
  • General Charitable Purposes
  • Human Rights/Religious Or Racial Harmony/Equality Or Diversity
  • Recreation
GiG Classification
  • Mental health and addiction
How it operates
  • Other charitable activities
  • Provides advocacy/advice/information
  • Provides human resources
  • Provides services
Where it operates
  • Essex, Southend-on-sea,
Who it helps
  • Children/Young People
  • Elderly/Old People
  • People With Disabilities
Who works here?
  • Unknown number of employees
  • 75 volunteers

Who's supporting them? ?

Donations from Grant Makers ?

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

Major supporters in last 5 years
National Lottery Community Fund£117,017
BBC Children in Need£75,191
Essex Community Foundation£15,860
Sport England£10,000
Garfield Weston Foundation£7,500
Specific Donations
Amount When
Months
To be used for
National Lottery Community Fund - Southend Mencap Volunteering Scheme
£9,960 02/09/2022
The funding will be used to provide tailored volunteering opportunities for people living with learning disabilities which will include placements at the group’s coffee shop charity shops and ....more
Essex Community Foundation - Grant to Southend Mencap
£7,700 12/05/2022
towards the costs of a drama based project adressing a range of issues for adults with learning disabilities in Southend
Garfield Weston Foundation - Main Grants award
£7,500 05/11/2021
Southend Mencap Benefits Surgery
Essex Community Foundation - Grant to Southend Mencap
£3,410 30/09/2021
to help meet the co-ordination of a friendship and relationship project for people with learning disabilities in Southend
National Lottery Community Fund - Southend Mencap Benefits Surgery
£8,365 14/05/2021
The funding will be used to run a benefits advice and support service for people living with learning disabilities and their families. The project aims to reduce their financial concerns and gain ....more
BBC Children in Need - Grant to Southend Mencap
£75,191 08/12/2020
This project will deliver weekend and holiday sessions to children with all forms of learning disabilities, to help improve their communication skills, reduce isolation and develop their ....more
Essex Community Foundation - Southend Mencap Yoga
£4,750 17/09/2020
to support the provision of daytime yoga classes for adults with learning disabilities during COVID19
National Lottery Community Fund - Showstoppers Community Days
£9,745 27/03/2020
10
The organisation will use the funding to help adults with learning disabilities to set up and run events in the community. This will help to provide new skills as well as to bring people together.
National Lottery Community Fund - Southend Mencap Continuation
£88,947 24/03/2020
60
Southend Mencap will use funding to continue to provide educational and social inclusion opportunities for adults with learning disabilities. Weekly sessions will be provided covering sports and ....more
Sport England - Yoga for the Learning Disabled
£10,000 20/08/2019
35
Funding under Sport England's Small Grants funding programme for a Revenue project titled Yoga for the Learning Disabled. This project is a Yoga project, with a focus on beneficiaries with a ....more
Garfield Weston Foundation - Main Grants award
£5,000 30/04/2019
The Novel Coffee Shop
Essex Community Foundation - The Novel Coffee Shop Training Experience
£4,596 25/04/2019
9
To support the training and employment of people with learning disabilities at the Novel Coffee Shop
National Lottery Community Fund - The Novel Coffee Shop
£9,554 18/04/2019
12
The organisation will use the funding to help run a café providing employment opportunities for adults with learning difficulties.
National Lottery Community Fund - The Music Man Project Expansion
£9,200 21/03/2018
12
The organisation uses music to assist people with learning disabilities to aid communication, nurture hidden talent, teach transferable skills and provide life changing experiences. They wish to ....more
Garfield Weston Foundation - Main Grants award
£5,000 14/02/2018
The Music Man Project Expansion
BBC Children in Need - Grant to Southend Mencap
£69,906 17/10/2017
36
Saturday play and holiday club for 75 5-18 year old's from Southend who have learning disabilities. The project will increase children and young people’s communication skills, self-reliance and ....more
National Lottery Community Fund - Southend Mencap
£72,780 26/07/2017
36
This project will provide educational and social opportunities for adults with learning disabilities in Southend-on-Sea. Accessible activities will be tailored to their individual needs and interest, ....more
Essex Community Foundation - Showstoppers
£4,500 18/04/2017
8
To run a Showstoppers arts, culture and drama educational programme for adults with learning disabilities
National Lottery Community Fund - Basic Office Skills
£7,700 08/02/2017
12
This is a project by a charity in Southend-on-Sea. The organisation will use the funding to deliver an office skills course for people with learning disabilities. This will provide people with ....more
Lloyds Bank Foundation - Grant to Southend Mencap
£43,968 08/07/2015
36
supporting people with learning disabilities to find suitable independent living and gain the skills they need to live independently will mean their move is more likely to be successful
National Lottery Community Fund - Southend Mencap
£68,100 11/09/2014
36
Not Available
National Lottery Community Fund - Southend Mencap's Benefits Education and Support Project
£10,000 30/07/2014
12
Not Available
Lloyds Bank Foundation - Grant to Southend Mencap
£32,000 29/10/2012
the salary and NI costs of the full time Advocate
National Lottery Community Fund - The Music Man
£10,000 18/04/2012
12
This is a project by an incorporated charity in Southend-on-Sea. The organisation will use the funding to deliver specialised educational music sessions for people aged 16 and older with learning ....more
National Lottery Community Fund - Southend Mencap 5-8's Saturday Club
£10,000 03/02/2011
12
This is a project by a community organiation in Southend. The group will use the funding to provide play and educational sessions for children with learning disabilities.
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Data sourced from Donors via 360 Giving

How is it governed?

Trustees (8)
Current Trustees appointed
Gender Split

Age Range of Trustees: 53-67
Legal constitution
  • Charitable company registered in England & Wales on 21/12/1999, number: 1078686
  • Registered at Companies House on 03/02/1999, number: 03707017
Gift Aid
  • Registered with HMRC for Gift Aid
Policies in force
  • Bullying and harassment 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
  • 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

REGISTERED OFFICE
THE HARVEY CENTRE
100 LONDON ROAD
SOUTHEND-ON-SEA
ESSEX
SS1 1PG

Objectives

THE SOCIETY IS ESTABLISHED FOR THE RELIEF OF PEOPLE WITH LEARNING DISABILITIES BY THE PROVISION OF SUPPORT TO THEM, THEIR FAMILIES, DEPENDANTS AND CARERS WITHIN THE AREA OF THE BOROUGH OF SOUTHEND-ON-SEA, CASTLE POINT, ROCHFORD AND RAYLEIGH

Defined Area of Benefit:

BOROUGH OF SOUTHEND-ON-SEA, CASTLE POINT, ROCHFORD AND RAYLEIGH

Data Sources

Charity Commission for England and Wales
360 Giving
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