Finance Score: 12
Governance Score: -2
Support Score: 12
  • Liabilities <10%: +3
  • Reasonable growth: +1
  • Fundraising costs low: +3
  • Future income +5
  • Narrow trustee age band: -2
  • Grant maker support: +12
Overall GiG Score: 22 ?

BISHOPS STORTFORD MENCAP 

Spec Needs Nursery for under 5 s.Speech and language therapy.Weekend and school holiday clubs for children and young people.Adult social and support sessions.Sports, gardening, performing arts, and Music Man Project groups for adults.Resulting short respite for carers.
Analysis by Giving is Great

Positives:

  • The charity has received backing from multiple prominent grant makers recently and there are significant future grants due to be received
  • This charity has a robust balance sheet
  • There has been reasonable growth in spending over the last 3 years relative to the previous period
  • There have been no material income shortfalls in recent years
  • Fundraising costs are low relative to funds raised

Regulatory & Governance issues to consider:

  • The Board has little diversity in terms of age
Established: 16 years

http://www.mencapgrovecottage.org

info@mencapgrovecottage.org

01279656085

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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
31/08/22£538£556£-18£26£1,998£51811.23980
31/08/21£1,877£422£1,455£5£2,147£55215.737100
31/08/20*£601£419£182£18£675£59817.138100
31/08/19£415£379£36n/an/an/an/an/a120
31/08/18?£344£369£-25£0£0£0n/a084
30/09/17£372£295£78£0£0£0n/a00
30/09/16£339£295£44£0£0£0n/a00
30/09/15£287£291£-4£0£0£0n/a00
30/09/14£336£227£109£0£0£0n/a00
30/09/13£216£162£54£0£0£0n/a00
30/09/12£117£167£-50£0£0£0n/a00
30/09/11£103£95£8£0£0£0n/a00
30/09/10£97£90£7£0£0£0n/a00
30/09/09£64£61£3£0£0£0n/a00
30/09/08£60£54£6£0£0£0n/a00

Financial Ratios
Fundraising Costs/Relevant Income: 6%
Fundraising Costs/Total Spending: 4.7%
Highest pay band: Less than £60,000
Liabilities/Assets: 2%
Liabilities/Income: 9%
Unrestricted Funds/Total Funds: 26%
Reserves/Spending: 11.2 months
Net Current Assets/Spending: 21 months
Quick Ratio: 17.4
Asset Split ?
Listed activities
  • Disability
How it operates
  • Provides services
Where it operates
  • Essex, Hertfordshire,
Who it helps
  • People With Disabilities
Who works here?
  • 39 employees
  • 80 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
Henry Smith Charity£180,000
BBC Children in Need£88,250
Wolfson Foundation£75,000
Hertfordshire Community Foundation£41,648
Garfield Weston Foundation£40,000
The Foyle Foundation£20,000
Essex Community Foundation£5,785
Specific Donations
Amount When
Months
To be used for
Wolfson Foundation - Grant to Grove Cottage (Bishop's Stortford Mencap)
£75,000 06/12/2023
Redevelopment of premises supporting people with learning disabilities
The Foyle Foundation - Learning (MGS)
£20,000 28/04/2023
towards the running costs of the Special Needs Nursery over the next 12 months
Henry Smith Charity - Grant to Grove Cottage
£180,000 26/05/2022
36
towards three years' continuation funding of the running costs of an organisation providing a range of support and activities for people with learning disabilities and their families, in Bishop's ....more
Essex Community Foundation - Grant to Bishops Stortford Mencap
£5,785 27/01/2022
to contribute to the support of west Essex beneficiaries with learning difficulties
Hertfordshire Community Foundation - Performing Arts Club and Thursday Adult Support Club
£16,888 12/01/2022
Grant to Grove Cottage Bishop's Stortford Mencap
Hertfordshire Community Foundation - Grove Cottage 'Holiday Clubs'
£5,000 09/12/2021
Grant to Grove Cottage Bishop's Stortford Mencap
Masonic Trust - MCF Matched Funding
£500 11/08/2021
Unrestricted matched funding in partnership with the local masonic province
Garfield Weston Foundation - Main Grants award
£20,000 21/05/2021
Social and educational activities for people with a learning disability
Sir Jules Thorn Charitable Trust - Bishop's Stortford Mencap - 25/01/21
£1,000 03/02/2021
Core Funding
Hertfordshire Community Foundation - Adapting services through Covid-19, to provide long-term support to local people with a learning disability
£10,000 17/11/2020
Grant to Grove Cottage Bishop's Stortford Mencap
Garfield Weston Foundation - Main Grants award
£20,000 17/01/2020
Social and educational activities for adults and children with learning disabilities.
BBC Children in Need - Grant to Bishops Stortford Mencap Grove Cottage
£30,000 19/11/2019
36
This project will provide Saturday club activities for learning disabled children and young people. It will help them to become more confident, help to improve their emotional well-being and feel ....more
Co-Operative Group - Grant to Mencap Grove Cottage
£3,012 15/11/2019
We want to fund day trips out for the children in our Ofsted regulated special needs nursery.
Hertfordshire Community Foundation - Youth Volunteer Recruitment and Management
£4,770 03/10/2019
Grant to Grove Cottage Bishop's Stortford Mencap
Hertfordshire Community Foundation - Grove Cottage "Get Active" Club
£4,990 20/09/2019
Grant to Grove Cottage Bishop's Stortford Mencap
BBC Children in Need - Grant to Bishops Stortford Mencap Grove Cottage
£58,250 26/06/2019
36
Nursery for children with Special Educational Needs. By attending the group children will gain essential skills, be less isolated and have improved family relationships.
National Lottery Community Fund - Grove Cottage's Special Needs Nursery
£110,000 19/12/2018
60
The funding will be used to continue the Grove Cottage Special Needs Nursery, a specialist nursery which provides intensive support for children under 5 years who have special needs. The project also ....more
Henry Smith Charity - Grant to Grove Cottage
£180,000 12/12/2018
36
towards three years' running costs of a project providing a range of support and activities for people with learning disabilities and their families in Hertfordshire
Garfield Weston Foundation - Main Grants award
£20,000 25/07/2018
Grove Cottage - Providing social and educational opportunities for people with learning disabilities and offering support to their families.
Hertfordshire Community Foundation - Volunteer recruitment and mangement
£2,843 25/05/2018
11
The funds from this grant will help to fund a proportion of the group's new Volunteer Coordinator role and will help to fund a proportion of their annual volunteer training costs. Their Volunteer ....more
Essex Community Foundation - Grove Cottage Clubs - Running Costs
£2,800 31/03/2017
11
To support salary costs of employees helping clients from Uttlesford and Harlow
BBC Children in Need - Grant to Bishops Stortford Mencap Grove Cottage
£30,000 09/03/2017
36
This project will provide Saturday clubs and trips for disabled children and young people. Children will have fun, build emotional wellbeing, confidence and self-esteem and improve their social ....more
Lloyds Bank Foundation - Grant to Bishops Stortford Mencap (Grove Cottage)
£30,100 27/09/2013
The charity offers a range of support to people with learning disabilities. The support and activities provided enable people with learning disabilities to develop their potential, reduce isolation ....more
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Data sourced from Donors via 360 Giving

How is it governed?

Trustees (8)
Current Trustees appointed
Gender Split
Based on 7/8 persons

Age Range of Trustees: 51-66
Legal constitution
  • Charitable company registered in England & Wales on 14/01/2008, number: 1122298
  • Registered at Companies House on 12/09/2007, number: 06368719
Gift Aid
  • Registered with HMRC for Gift Aid
Other Regulators
  • Ofsted (Office For Standards In Education)
Policies in force
  • Complaints handling
  • Conflicting interests
  • Paying staff
  • Risk management
  • Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries
  • Volunteer management
Filing Record
15 returns made; AR20: 382 days late,
Main office

GROVE COTTAGE
151 LONDON ROAD
BISHOP'S STORTFORD
CM23 3JX

Objectives

1) 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.2) TO PROVIDE OR ASSIST IN THE PROVISION OF THE EDUCATION, 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:

NOT DEFINED IN PRACTICE BISHOP'S STORTFORD AND DISTRICT

Data Sources

Charity Commission for England and Wales
360 Giving
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