Finance Score: 3
Governance Score: 2
Support Score: 7
  • Poor Liquidity: -1
  • Reasonable growth: +1
  • Fundraising costs low: +3
  • Dynamic board: +3
  • Mainly female board: -1
  • Overall weighted support: +7
Overall GiG Score: 12 ?

EQUAL PEOPLE MENCAP

A Drop-In & Activities service at our Resource Centre, Floating, community based support inc independent living and personal care for vulnerable people inc pwld. We enable people to take control of their lives. Equal People mencap have established a strong reputation for innovative practice empowering people to achieve their aims, contribute, participate in and influence their local community.
Analysis by Giving is Great

Positives:

  • The charity has received backing from several prominent grant makers recently
  • There has been reasonable growth in spending over the last 3 years relative to the previous period
  • Fundraising costs are unusually low relative to funds raised
  • The Board appears to be dynamic in terms of composition

Regulatory & Governance issues to consider:

  • This charity is not recognised by HMRC for Gift Aid according to its latest published return
  • The Board is predominantly female

Financial issues to consider:

  • Liquidity appears to have been slender at the latest year end

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
31/03/23£1,533£1,623£-90£54£100£1000.76723
31/03/22£1,628£1,654£-27£43£190£1901.47223
31/03/21£1,533£1,525£8£41£217£2171.76223
31/03/20£1,491£1,489£2£46£208£2081.75827
31/03/19£1,175£1,189£-14£32£206£2062.15012
31/03/18£968£978£-10£23£220£2172.7420
31/03/17*£886£876£10£0£230£2303.2330
31/03/16£704£758£-55£0£221£2213.5280
31/03/15£692£770£-78£12£276£2443.8280
31/03/14£975£946£29£11£354£3544.5320
31/03/13£974£904£70£12£325£3254.3270
31/03/12£1,068£1,005£63£15£255£2553250
31/03/11*£1,119£1,156£-37£1,156£192£1902270
31/03/10£1,177£1,189£-12£17£228£2252.3290
31/03/09£1,051£1,063£-12£10£241£2372.7270
31/03/08£955£958£-2£9£270£2613.3210
31/03/07*£945£945£-1£12£272£2583.3270
31/03/06£985£922£63n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/03/05£1,002£999£3n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/03/04*£961£924£36n/an/an/an/an/an/a

Financial Ratios
Fundraising Costs/Relevant Income: 3.5%
Fundraising Costs/Total Spending: 3.3%
Highest pay band: Less than £60,000
Liabilities/Assets: 70%
Liabilities/Income: 15%
Unrestricted Funds/Total Funds: 100%
Reserves/Spending: 0.7 months
Net Current Assets/Spending: 1 months
Quick Ratio: 0.9
Asset Split ?
Balance Sheet History
Established: 37 years

www.equalpeoplemencap.org.uk

enquiries@equalpeoplemencap.org.uk

02089640544

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UN SDGs
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Listed activities
  • Accommodation/Housing
  • Amateur Sport
  • Disability
  • Education/Training
GiG Classification
  • Emotional support, counselling or therapy
How it operates
  • Provides advocacy/advice/information
  • Provides services
Where it operates
  • City Of Westminster, Hammersmith And Fulham, Kensington And Chelsea,
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.

Major supporters in last 5 years
National Lottery Community Fund£292,504
DCMS£44,646
The London Community Foundation£24,842
BBC Children in Need£3,453
Specific Donations
Amount When
Months
To be used for
BBC Children in Need - Grant to Equal People Mencap
£500 20/10/2022
0
‘Cost of Living uplift: £500 to help projects meet their rising costs and respond to increased demand 31/10/2022’
National Lottery Community Fund - Network Hope
£292,504 15/07/2022
The funding will be used to employ 3 FTE staff roles including a Network Hope Project Manager Network Hope Digital Inclusion Coordinator and a Network Hope Activator. The group deliver a programme of weekly online and face-to-face activities ( ....more
The London Community Foundation - Grant to Equal People mencap
£24,842 24/09/2020
The provision of an œout of hours Emergency Support Worker to ensure the safety and care needs of individuals with learning disabilities, autism or complex needs who are unable to receive immediate support due to carers or families being impacted ....more
DCMS - VSCE CMC Fund
£24,842 24/09/2020
NET, Comic Relief and Children in Need will use this funding to provide: increased support to vulnerable people and hidden groups, thus reducing the burden on public services; reach local grassroots and small organisations who can provide an ....more
DCMS - Coronavirus Community Support Fund
£16,851 19/08/2020
"The fund aims to:1) To reduce closures of essential charities that provide essential services to vulnerable groups during the COVID-19 crisis by ensuring they have the financial resources to operate, thereby reducing the burden on public ....more
BBC Children in Need - Grant to Equal People Mencap
£2,953 17/06/2020
6
COVID19 - This grant will fund care packages and portable sensory equipment for children and young people with severe autism and complex needs who are isolated at home due to Covid-19, and help them manage their emotions and feelings.
DCMS - VSCE CMC Fund
£2,953 25/05/2020
NET, Comic Relief and Children in Need will use this funding to provide: increased support to vulnerable people and hidden groups, thus reducing the burden on public services; reach local grassroots and small organisations who can provide an ....more
National Lottery Community Fund - Service User IT Services (SUITE)
£9,948 02/08/2019
12
The project will use the funding to purchase IT equipment and provide relevant training for adults with multiple and complex needs.
BBC Children in Need - Grant to Equal People Mencap
£118,975 26/06/2019
36
Project delivering befriending and mentoring support and activities for young people with physical and learning disabilities. Beneficiaries will have improved mental wellbeing, improved physical health and a widened social circle.
National Lottery Community Fund - Network Hope Project
£355,197 22/11/2018
36
The project will support people with disabilities by reconnecting them with their local community with the aim of reducing isolation and improving health and well-being. Activities will include swimming, football, gym sessions, yoga, daytrips and ....more
City Bridge Trust - Grant to Equal People Mencap
£101,000 06/07/2018
24
£101,000 over two years (£52,600, £48,400) for the salary of the part-time Project Co-ordinator and associated project costs.
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Data sourced from Donors via 360 Giving

How is it governed?

Trustees (5)
Current Trustees appointed
Gender Split

Age Range of Trustees: 48-67
  • BEVERLY EBANKS Appointed: 2019, Occupation: Unemployed
  • DIANA MARY MARTIN Appointed: 2020, Occupation: Executive Producer
  • DR YVONNE CLAIR NDIFOR NGECHOP Appointed: 2022, Occupation: Finance Director
  • JONATHAN WHARRAM Appointed: 2023, Occupation: Retired
  • MELINDA JANE GILBERT (Chair) Appointed: 2019, Occupation: Retired
Legal constitution
  • Charitable company registered in England & Wales on 23/03/1988, number: 298609
  • Registered at Companies House on 27/07/1987, number: 02150599
Gift Aid
  • NOT 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
  • Engaging external speakers at charity events policy and procedures
  • Financial reserves policy and procedures
  • Internal charity financial controls policy and procedures
  • Internal risk management policy and procedures
  • Investing charity funds 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; AR17: 0 days late, AR11: 1 days late, AR07: 2 days late, AR04: 36 days late,
Main office

EQUAL PEOPLE (KENSINGTON & CHELSEA)
73 ST. CHARLES SQUARE
LONDON
W10 6EJ

Objectives

THE SOCIETY IS ESTABLISHED PRIMARILY TO PROMOTE THE CARE, TREATMENT AND EDUCATION OF LEARNING DISABLED CHILDREN AND ADULTS AND WILL ALSO WORK TO SUPPORT AND PROMOTE THE CARE, TREATMENT AND EDUCATION OF OTHER VULNERABLE CLIENT GROUPS. (THE “OBJECTS”).

Defined Area of Benefit:

NOT DEFINED - IN PRACTICE KENSINGTON AND CHELSEA

Data Sources

Charity Commission for England and Wales
360 Giving

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