Finance Score: 1
Governance Score: -5
Support Score: 0
  • Low unrestricted reserves: -2
  • Fundraising costs low: +3
  • Only 3 Trustees: -2
  • All female board: -3
  • No supporters identified
Overall GiG Score: -4 ?

SCARBOROUGH AND DISTRICT MENCAP 

We currently provide social and leisure activities for people with a learning disability across daytime, evenings and weekends. Our services operate from our main centre or from other various locations and out in the community. Our services are available to a sector of the public with the protected characteristics of a learning disability. We also take groups out on trips in our minibus
Analysis by Giving is Great

Positives:

  • The charity has received modest backing from a grant maker recently
  • Fundraising costs are unusually low relative to funds raised

Regulatory & Governance issues to consider:

  • There are only 3 trustees
  • The Board is completely female

Financial issues to consider:

  • Unrestricted reserves appear to be dangerously low at the latest year end

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£750£758£-8£23£182£1632.6345
31/03/22£797£697£100£8£189£1813.1369
Financial Ratios
Fundraising Costs/Relevant Income: 3.3%
Fundraising Costs/Total Spending: 3%
Highest pay band: Less than £60,000
Liabilities/Assets: 65%
Liabilities/Income: 46%
Unrestricted Funds/Total Funds: 90%
Reserves/Spending: 2.6 months
Net Current Assets/Spending: 1 months
Quick Ratio: 1.1
Asset Split ?
Established: 3 years

http://scarboroughmencap.org.uk/

hello@scarborough-mencap.org.uk

01723374819

Charity Commission for England and Wales
UN SDGs
?
Listed activities
  • Disability
GiG Classification
  • Mental health and addiction
How it operates
  • Provides services
Where it operates
  • North Yorkshire,
Who it helps
  • People With Disabilities
Who works here?
  • 34 employees
  • 5 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.

Specific Donations
Amount When
Months
To be used for
Lloyds Bank Foundation - One off gift towards cost of living crisis to Scarborough & District Mencap
£2,250 14/12/2022
One off gift to support with the cost of living crisis

Data sourced from Donors via 360 Giving

How is it governed?

Trustees (3)
Current Trustees appointed
Gender Split

Legal constitution
  • Charity registered in England & Wales on 26/05/2021, number: 1194592
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
2 returns made; all on time
Main office

BROOKLEIGH
60 VALLEY ROAD
SCARBOROUGH
YO11 2JE

Objectives

THE RELIEF OF PEOPLE IN NEED BY REASON OF LEARNING DISABILITY* IN SCARBOROUGH & DISTRICT AND ITS ENVIRONS, IN PARTICULAR BY THE PROVISION OF HELP AND SUPPORT FOR THEM AND THEIR FAMILIES, DEPENDENTS AND CARERS TO IMPROVE THEIR CONDITIONS OF LIFE BY:A) PROMOTING INCLUSION FOR THE PUBLIC BENEFITB) PROVIDING OR ASSISTING IN THE PROVISION OF FACILITIES TO PROMOTE PERSONAL DEVELOPMENT, DAILY LIVING SKILLS, HEALTHY LIFESTYLES, RECREATION, SPORT AND LEISURE ACTIVITIESC) PROVIDING RESOURCES FOR SUPPORT AND INFORMATION SERVICES.*A LEARNING DISABILITY IS A REDUCED INTELLECTUAL ABILITY AND DIFFICULTY WITH EVERYDAY ACTIVITIES FOR EXAMPLE HOUSEHOLD TASKS, SOCIALISING OR MANAGING MONEY WHICH AFFECTS SOMEONE FOR THEIR WHOLE LIFE AND MAY BE MILD MODERATE OR SEVERE AND INCLUDE OTHER RELATED CONDITIONS.

Data Sources

Charity Commission for England and Wales
360 Giving
CharityBase
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