Finance Score: 2
Governance Score: 5
Support Score: 10
  • Strong growth: +2
  • No PartB
  • No conflicts policy: -1
  • Dynamic board: +3
  • Gender balanced board: +3
  • Large volunteer base +3
  • Overall weighted support: +7
Overall GiG Score: 17 ?

KEYNSHAM AND DISTRICT MENCAP SOCIETY

Provide leisure and holiday opportunities for children and adults with learning and physical disabilities
Analysis by Giving is Great

Positives:

  • This charity has been successful in attracting volunteers relative to its size
  • The charity has received backing from multiple prominent grant makers recently
  • There has been strong growth in spending over the last 5 years
  • The Board appears to be well diversified in terms of gender and dynamic in terms of composition

Regulatory & Governance issues to consider:

  • This charity does not have a Conflict of Interests policy
  • 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 £k
Fundraising
Cost £k
Total
Funds £k
Unrestricted
Funds £k
Mths
Rsrvs
Staff Volun-
teers
31/03/24£218£193£26n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/03/23£173£188£-15n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/03/22£204£178£26n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/03/21£109£110£-2n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/03/20?£173£175£-2n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/03/18£215£177£38n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/03/17£191£163£27n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/03/16£166£154£12n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/03/15£182£146£35n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/03/14£167£144£23n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/03/13£138£155£-17n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/03/12£129£132£-3n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/03/11£128£124£3n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/03/10£128£130£-2n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/03/09£176£109£66n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/03/08£113£98£15n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/03/07£102£98£4n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/03/06£113£105£8n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/03/05£91£109£-18n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/03/04£75£72£2n/an/an/an/an/an/a

Highest pay bracket: less than £60,000
Established: 47 years

www.keynshammencap.org.uk

info@keynshammencap.org.uk

01179865659

Charity Commission for England and WalesFacebookX
UN SDGs
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Listed activities
  • Amateur Sport
  • Disability
  • General Charitable Purposes
  • Recreation
GiG Classification
  • Emotional support, counselling or therapy
How it operates
  • Provides buildings/facilities/open space
  • Provides human resources
  • Provides services
Where it operates
  • Bath And North East Somerset, Bristol City, South Gloucestershire,
Who it helps
  • Children/Young People
  • 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£87,507
Quartet Community Foundation£25,666
Postcode Local Trust£25,000
Garfield Weston Foundation£10,000
DCMS£6,780
Co-Operative Group£3,002
Cheshire Community Foundation£2,400
BBC Children in Need£2,264
Specific Donations
Amount When
Months
To be used for
Quartet Community Foundation - Grant to Mencap Keynsham & District
£3,000 13/12/2023
12
Toward activity costs for the Go Explore Club, a social club for individuals with learning disabilities.
Postcode Local Trust - Unrestricted Funding
£25,000 30/06/2023
To continue running our 9 well-attended clubs for people with a learning disability and neurodivergence
Masonic Trust - MCF Matched Funding
£1,500 30/01/2023
Unrestricted matched funding in partnership with the local masonic province
Quartet Community Foundation - Grant to Mencap Keynsham & District
£5,000 09/11/2022
Toward the cost of Club 25 an adult social club for over 25’s with learning difficulties, delivered every Thursday.
Quartet Community Foundation - Grant to Mencap Keynsham & District
£3,000 26/10/2022
Toward a weekend children’s social club ‘Super Saturday Club' providing a programme of activities for the benefit of children with learning difficulties.
Garfield Weston Foundation - Multi-Year Grant (3 Years) award
£10,000 29/10/2021
36
Club 25
Cheshire Community Foundation - Music Man Project
£2,400 18/10/2021
Keynsham Mencap provides social opportunities for people with a learning disability and autism across 10 projects. The Music Man Project is run by a qualified music teacher every Saturday morning and provides regular, permanent music education ....more
Quartet Community Foundation - Club 25
£5,000 17/08/2021
11
Towards the activity budget for 'Club 25' a social club for adults over 25 with learning disabilities and autism.
Quartet Community Foundation - Super Saturday Club
£5,000 03/08/2021
11
Toward the ‘Super Saturday Club’, a weekend social club for children with learning disabilities.
National Lottery Community Fund - Operations Manager
£87,507 24/06/2021
The organisation will use the funding over 3 years to fund their Operations Manager role which manages social clubs and activities for people across the West of England who have profound and multiple learning disabilities and complex needs.
Sir Jules Thorn Charitable Trust - Keynsham and District Mencap Society - 02/03/21
£1,250 12/03/2021
Music man Project
Co-Operative Group - Grant to Keynsham and District Mencap Society
£3,002 24/10/2020
We would like to purchase additional music equipment that will enhance our musical performances at highly populated local events.
DCMS - Coronavirus Community Support Fund
£6,780 04/08/2020
"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
Quartet Community Foundation - Grant to Mencap Keynsham & District
£4,666 02/07/2020
Toward the cost of an Operations and Activities Manager so the group can maintain its service for young people with learning disabilities who are vulnerable to COVID-19.
BBC Children in Need - Grant to Keynsham & District Mencap Society
£2,264 17/06/2020
COVID19 - This grant will fund additional staff hours to support disabled children and young people, isolated at home due to Covid-19. Young people will feel less isolated.
True Colours Trust - Towards its SENSations activity club for disabled children & young people
£5,000 16/10/2019
Towards its SENSations activity club for disabled children & young people
Quartet Community Foundation - SENSations
£3,000 22/07/2019
11
Towards the provision of social activities for children with learning disabilities in the Keynsham area.
Quartet Community Foundation - 18+ A social group for adults with learning disabilities
£2,500 05/07/2018
11
To provide weekly activities at an 18+ social club for adults with learning disabilities.
Quartet Community Foundation - Grant to Mencap Keynsham & District
£20,000 15/09/2017
Third year payment of a three year grant award towards a service providing social, leisure and sporting opportunities for people with learning disabilities
Garfield Weston Foundation - Main Grants award
£2,500 31/07/2017
18+
BBC Children in Need - Grant to Keynsham & District Mencap Society
£30,000 10/05/2017
36
This project will provide a Saturday Club for learning disabled and disabled children and young people. The project aims to increase emotional wellbeing, improve communication skills and improve peer relationships.
Quartet Community Foundation - Grant to Mencap Keynsham & District
£20,000 22/09/2016
Second year payment of a three year grant award towards a service providing social, leisure and sporting opportunities for people with learning disabilities
Henry Smith Charity - Grant to Keynsham & District Mencap Society
£60,000 17/09/2015
36
towards three years' salary of the Operations Manager at a project providing social, leisure and sporting opportunities for people with moderate and severe learning disabilities across the South West
True Colours Trust - Activity clubs for juniors
£8,159 15/07/2015
Activity clubs for juniors
Sport England - Keynham Mencap Boccia Club
£4,750 21/03/2014
Funding under Sport England's Small Grants funding programme for a Revenue project titled 'Keynham Mencap Boccia Club'. This project is a Boccia project, with a focus on beneficiaries with a disability.
Lloyds Bank Foundation - Grant to Keynsham & District Mencap Society
£15,000 28/03/2013
Keynsham & District Mencap supports adults with learning disabilities. 78 members will benefit from the Thursday evening social club. They will take part in a range of activities and increase their independence and social skills.
Henry Smith Charity - Grant to Mencap Keynsham and District
£9,000 14/03/2012
24
towards two years' salary of an Activity Manager at a charity in Bristol that works with people who have severe learning disablities
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Data sourced from Donors via 360 Giving

How is it governed?

Trustees (8)
Current Trustees appointed
Gender Split

  • ANDREW DAVID MARCHANT Appointed: 2024
  • CERI LLOYD Appointed: 2024
  • CHARLEY DAVIS Appointed: 2024
  • HAZEL JANE THOMPSON Appointed: 2024
  • JUDITH ANN POWELL Appointed: 2024
  • KATH DAWSON (Chair) Appointed: 2024
  • KRISTY LORNA TYACK Appointed: 2024
  • RUSS POCOCK Appointed: 2024
Legal constitution
  • Charity registered in England & Wales on 19/04/1978, number: 275561
Gift Aid
  • Registered with HMRC for Gift Aid
Policies in force
  • Bullying and harassment policy and procedures
  • Complaints handling
  • Complaints policy and procedures
  • Financial reserves policy and procedures
  • Internal risk management policy and procedures
  • Risk management
  • Safeguarding policy and procedures
  • Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries
  • Serious incident reporting policy and procedures
  • Social media policy and procedures
  • Volunteer management
Filing Record
20 returns made; all on time
Main office

44 BATH HILL
KEYNSHAM
BRISTOL
BS31 1HG

Objectives

THE OBJECTS OF THE SOCIETY 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, DEPENDENTS AND CARERS.(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.“LEARNING DISABILITY” MEANS ANY DEVELOPMENTAL DISABILITY OF THE MIND AND ANY ASSOCIATED CONDITION HOWSOEVER CAUSED AND WHETHER MILD, MODERATE OR SEVERE.

Defined Area of Benefit:

KEYNSHAM

Data Sources

Charity Commission for England and Wales
360 Giving

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