Finance Score: 3

Governance Score: 9

Support Score: 2

Liabilities <10%: +3
Excess liquidity: -1
Large legacies income: +1

Good trustee age range: +3
Dynamic board: +3
Gender balanced board: +3

Grant maker support: +2

Overall GiG Score: 14

GREENWICH MENCAP

Greenwich Mencap works with and for people with a learning disability and their families. Our Children's services are: support with challenging behaviour, activity sessions (short breaks) and support surrounding the transition to adulthood. Our Adult services are: information, advice, advocacy, 1-1 support, travel training, job coaching, day services including handicrafts, gardening & painting.

Analysis by Giving is Great

Positives:

This charity has a robust balance sheet
This charity has received considerable income from legacies in recent years
There have been no material income shortfalls in recent years
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 gender and dynamic in terms of composition

Financial issues to consider:

Liquidity appeared to be considerably in excess of CC guidelines 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		£522	£557	£-35	£0	£1,139	£1,087	23.4	26	13
31/03/22		£555	£521	£34	£0	£1,174	£1,122	25.8	22	13
31/03/21		£1,265	£476	£789	£0	£1,140	£1,088	27.4	24	13
31/03/20	*	£587	£538	£48	£5	£351	£55	1.2	25	13
31/03/19		£591	£573	£19	£0	£303	£239	5	24	13
31/03/18		£616	£616	£1	£10	£284	£214	4.2	27	0
31/03/17		£683	£713	£-30	£11	£283	£192	3.2	23	0
31/03/16		£727	£668	£59	£15	£313	£198	3.6	24	0
31/03/15		£804	£664	£140	£21	£254	£143	2.6	17	0
31/03/14		£609	£584	£25	£5	£111	£20	0.4	15	0
31/03/13		£487	£494	£-7	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
31/03/12		£488	£475	£12	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
31/03/11		£460	£510	£-50	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
31/03/10	*	£424	£539	£-115	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
31/03/09		£497	£492	£6	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
31/03/08		£545	£479	£66	£7	£238	£189	4.7	12	0
31/03/07		£393	£458	£-65	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
31/03/06		£461	£449	£12	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
31/03/05		£423	£426	£-3	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
31/03/04		£477	£387	£90	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0

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Financial Ratios

Fundraising Costs/Relevant Income: 0%
Fundraising Costs/Total Spending: 0%
Highest pay band: Less than £60,000
Liabilities/Assets: 3%
Liabilities/Income: 6%
Unrestricted Funds/Total Funds: 95%
Reserves/Spending: 23.4 months
Net Current Assets/Spending: 11 months
Quick Ratio: 15.6

Asset Split ?

Established: 35 years

www.greenwichmencap.org.uk

info@greenwichmencap.org.uk

02083052245

Charity Commission for England and Wales

Tweets

Listed activities

Disability
Education/Training
Recreation

GiG Classification

Mental health and addiction

How it operates

Acts as an umbrella or resource body
Provides advocacy/advice/information
Provides services

Where it operates

Greenwich,

Who it helps

People With Disabilities

Who works here?

26 employees
13 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
Co-Operative Group - Grant to Greenwich Mencap
£7,152	15/11/2019	We want to establish a community choir for adults and young people with learning disabilities and autism to tour the borough.
National Lottery Community Fund - Greenlights
£267,800	06/09/2017 60	This group will provide early intervention support to families who have a child with a learning disability or difficulty, or are on the autistic spectrum condition, exhibiting challenging behaviour ....more This group will provide early intervention support to families who have a child with a learning disability or difficulty, or are on the autistic spectrum condition, exhibiting challenging behaviour impacting theirs and their family’s wellbeing. A project worker will deliver sessions to help manage or change an agreed specific challenging behaviour. The sessions aim to improve the parent or carer’s confidence in managing and understanding the behaviour and family relationships.
BBC Children in Need - Grant to Mencap Greenwich
£30,000	10/05/2017 36	This project uses creative workshops to help 336 young carers and siblings of disabled children and young people manage their feelings, increase their emotional resilience, improve existing ....more This project uses creative workshops to help 336 young carers and siblings of disabled children and young people manage their feelings, increase their emotional resilience, improve existing relationships and build new ones, over 3 years.
True Colours Trust - towards its pilot project to support siblings.
£5,200	04/04/2017	towards its pilot project to support siblings.
Lloyds Bank Foundation - Grant to Greenwich Mencap
£28,000	30/05/2012	the salary of the Director of Services
National Lottery Community Fund - the Greenlights Project
£274,100	11/05/2011 60	This is a project to support families in Greenwich that care for a child or young person up to 18 years old with ADHD and learning disabilities. The scheme aims to help families address issues around ....more This is a project to support families in Greenwich that care for a child or young person up to 18 years old with ADHD and learning disabilities. The scheme aims to help families address issues around challenging and aggressive behaviour, provide support for learning and social development opportunities, and reduce stress to improve family relationships. The project will offer monthly drop in group sessions at local children's centres.

Data sourced from Donors via 360 Giving

How is it governed?

Trustees (6)

Current Trustees appointed

Gender Split

Age Range of Trustees: 34-84

LAURA SMYTH Appointed: 2023, Occupation: Lawyer

TIMOTHY SYMTH Appointed: 2023

ANTHONY PEARLGOOD (Chair) Appointed: 2015, Occupation: Retired Medical Practitioner

CHRISTOPHER SWIFT Appointed: 2023, Occupation: Lawyer, Other trusteeship: FORWARD IN FAITH,

JANE LAWSON Appointed: 2019, Occupation: Retired

JONATHAN SELLARS Appointed: 2020, Occupation: Business Manager

Legal constitution

Charitable company registered in England & Wales on 22/11/1989, number: 802103
Registered at Companies House on 28/07/1989, number: 02408836

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
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; AR20: 5 days late, AR10: 16 days late,

Main office

Unit 7
Woolwich Common Enterprise Centre
Peace Street
Woolwich
London
SE18 4HX

Objectives

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 ANDTO 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:

LONDON BOROUGH OF GREENWICH

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