Finance Score: 2
Governance Score: -1
Support Score: 8
  • Strong growth: +2
  • No PartB
  • Only 4 Trustees: -1
  • Large volunteers +3
  • Grant maker support: +5
Overall GiG Score: 9 ?

MID DORSET MENCAP 

We aim to improve the quality of life for local people with learning disabilities by raising funds to provide goods and services to support and benefit them, their families and carers, over and above those provided by statutory authorities.Typically, Mid Dorset Mencap will support applications that help people with learning disabilities to live independently.The Group opened a charity shop
Analysis by Giving is Great

Positives:

  • This charity has been successful in attracting volunteers relative to its size
  • There has been strong growth in spending over the last 5 years
  • There have been no material income shortfalls in recent years
  • A significant proportion of recent income was derived from major grant makers

Regulatory & Governance issues to consider:

  • There are only 4 trustees
  • Over half the Board have joined recently

Financial issues to consider:

  • 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
Fundraising
Cost £k
Total
Funds £k
Unrestricted
Funds £k
Mths
Rsrvs
Staff Volun-
teers
31/03/23£82£68£14n/an/an/an/an/a14
31/03/22£70£65£5n/an/an/an/an/a10
31/03/21£26£14£12n/an/an/an/an/a15
31/03/20£20£20£-1n/an/an/an/an/a20
31/03/19£19£17£2n/an/an/an/an/a8
31/03/18£16£15£1£0£0£0n/a00
31/03/17£24£22£2£0£0£0n/a00
31/03/16£25£20£4£0£0£0n/a00
31/03/15?£27£27£0£0£0£0n/a00
03/03/14£2£1£0£0£0£0n/a00
03/03/13£3£1£2£0£0£0n/a00
03/03/12£7£3£5£0£0£0n/a00

Highest pay bracket: less than £60,000
Established: 13 years

www.mencap.org.uk

mencapdorch33@outlook.com

01305 594851

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UN SDGs
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Listed activities
  • Disability
  • Education/Training
  • General Charitable Purposes
GiG Classification
  • Mental health and addiction
How it operates
  • Makes Grants to Individuals
  • Makes Grants to Organisations
  • Provides buildings/facilities/open space
  • Provides services
Where it operates
  • Bournemouth, Dorset,
Who it helps
  • People With Disabilities
Who works here?
  • Unknown number of employees
  • 14 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
National Lottery Community Fund£49,000
DCMS£10,000
Dorset Community Foundation£5,000
Specific Donations
Amount When
Months
To be used for
Dorset Community Foundation - Clerical Support
£5,000 06/02/2023
To support a new training and work placement programme for disabled adults, to support personal development and employability skills
National Lottery Community Fund - Funding For Training Support
£10,000 25/11/2022
The funding will be used to deliver training sessions for adults with a learning disability. The project aims to allow the community to live more independent lives as well as gain experience and ....more
National Lottery Community Fund - Mid Dorset Mencap Relocation
£39,000 10/03/2021
11
The organisation will use the funding to set up a new community resource for people with Learning Disabilities (LD) in Dorchester. The hub will provide a place for a signposting service a charity ....more
DCMS - Coronavirus Community Support Fund
£10,000 02/10/2020
"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 ....more

Data sourced from Donors via 360 Giving

How is it governed?

Trustees (4)
Current Trustees appointed
Gender Split

Legal constitution
  • Charity registered in England & Wales on 26/05/2011, number: 1142124
Gift Aid
  • NOT registered with HMRC for Gift Aid
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
12 returns made; all on time
Main office

Mid Dorset Mencap Group Ltd
33 Trinity Street
DORCHESTER
Dorset
DT1 1TT

Objectives

THE OBJECTS OF THE SOCIETY/CLUB ARE:(A) 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 THEPUBLIC BENEFIT (AND TO ADVANCE RELIGION AMONGST PERSONS WITH A LEARNING DISABILITY); AND(B) TO PROVIDE OR ASSIST IN THE PROVISION OF FACILITIES FOR THE RECREATION OR OTHER LEISURE JJME OCCUPATION FOR PEOPLE WHO HAVE NEED THEREOF BY REASON OF. LEARNING DISABILITY WITH THE OBJECT OF IMPROVING THEIR CONDITIONS OF LIFE. LEARNING DISABILITY MEANS ANY DEVELOPMENTAL DISABILITY OF THE MINDAND ANY ASSOCIATED CONDITION HOWSOEVER CAUSED AND WHETHER MILD, MODERATE OR SEVERE.

Data Sources

Charity Commission for England and Wales
360 Giving
CharityBase
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