Finance Score: -3
Governance Score: -11
Support Score: 2
  • Spending falling: -1
  • but now stabilising: +1
  • Volatile income: -3
  • No PartB
  • No conflicts policy: -1
  • 1 Trustee: -5
  • Very static board: -5
  • Overall weighted support: +2
Overall GiG Score: -12 ?

ROYSTON AND DISTRICT MENCAP SOCIETY

Provides support and activities including outings for Adults and Children with Learning Difficulties and their families.
Analysis by Giving is Great

Positives:

  • A significant proportion of recent income was derived from major grant makers

Regulatory & Governance issues to consider:

  • This charity does not have a Conflict of Interests policy
  • Why is there only 1 trustee?
  • Why is the Board composition very static?

Financial issues to consider:

  • Spending has fallen significantly over the last 5 years relative to the previous period but has stabilised more recently
  • Income has been volatile recently
  • 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 £k
Fundraising
Cost £k
Total
Funds £k
Unrestricted
Funds £k
Mths
Rsrvs
Staff Volun-
teers
01/01/70£0£0£0n/an/an/an/an/an/a
30/09/23£2£3£-1n/an/an/an/an/an/a
30/09/22£2£2£0n/an/an/an/an/an/a
30/09/21£3£1£2n/an/an/an/an/an/a
30/09/20*£6£3£3n/an/an/an/an/an/a
30/09/19*£7£6£1n/an/an/an/an/an/a
30/09/18*£9£6£2n/an/an/an/an/an/a
30/09/17£9£6£3n/an/an/an/an/an/a
30/09/16£8£14£-6n/an/an/an/an/an/a
30/09/15£8£7£1n/an/an/an/an/an/a
30/09/14£7£10£-3n/an/an/an/an/an/a
30/09/13£8£9£-1n/an/an/an/an/an/a
30/09/12£9£5£4n/an/an/an/an/an/a
30/09/11£8£7£1n/an/an/an/an/an/a
30/09/10£16£28£-12n/an/an/an/an/an/a
30/09/09£9£7£2n/an/an/an/an/an/a
30/09/08£7£7£1n/an/an/an/an/an/a
30/09/07*£5£6£-1n/an/an/an/an/an/a
30/09/06?*£6£6£0n/an/an/an/an/an/a
01/01/70£0£0£0n/an/an/an/an/an/a
01/01/70£0£0£0n/an/an/an/an/an/a

Highest pay bracket: less than £60,000
Established: 59 years
Charity Commission for England and Wales
UN SDGs
?
Listed activities
  • Amateur Sport
  • Disability
GiG Classification
  • Emotional support, counselling or therapy
How it operates
  • Provides advocacy/advice/information
  • Provides services
Where it operates
  • Cambridgeshire, Hertfordshire,
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
Hertfordshire Community Foundation - Tuesday Club
£2,992 12/01/2022
Grant to Royston and District Mencap

Data sourced from Donors via 360 Giving

How is it governed?

Trustees (1)

  • ALEXANDRA CANTELO Appointed: 2016
Legal constitution
  • Charity registered in England & Wales on 28/06/1965, number: 242961
Gift Aid
  • NOT registered with HMRC for Gift Aid
Policies in force
There are no Policies registered with the Charities Commission
Filing Record
18 returns made; AR20: 1 days late, AR19: 70 days late, AR18: 430 days late, AR07: 55 days late, AR06: 420 days late,
Main office

26 KINGSTON VALE
ROYSTON
SG8 9UG

Objectives

A)THE RELIEF OF PEOPLE WITH A LEARNING DISABILITY IN PARTICULAR BY THE PROVISION OF HELP AND SUPPORT FOR THEM AND THEIR FAMILIES DEPENDANTS AND CARERS AND TO PREVENT LEARNING DISABILITIES FOR THE PUBLIC BENEFIT AND TO ADVANCE RELIGION AMONGST PEOPLE WITH A LEARNING DISABILITY, B) 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:

ROYSTON AND DISTRICT

Data Sources

Charity Commission for England and Wales
360 Giving

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