Finance Score: 7
Governance Score: 3
Support Score: 12
  • Liabilities <10%: +3
  • Reasonable growth: +1
  • Fundraising costs low: +3
  • Gender balanced board: +3
  • Grant maker support: +12
Overall GiG Score: 22 ?

BROMLEY MENCAP 

Bromley Mencap seeks to promote, in partnership with those concerned, the well-being and development of people with a disability of all ages in all areas of their lives; and to support their families in supporting them.
Analysis by Giving is Great

Positives:

  • 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 unusually low relative to funds raised
  • 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 gender
Established: 35 years

www.bromleymencap.org.uk

enquiries@bromleymencap.org

02084660790

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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
31/03/23£2,010£2,004£5£29£1,933£1,3468.113180
31/03/22£1,673£1,647£25£21£1,953£1,3771011780
31/03/21£2,047£1,330£717£28£1,909£1,29611.711380
31/03/20£1,340£1,321£19£36£1,119£662610380
31/03/19£1,241£1,224£17£29£1,111£6326.210280
31/03/18£1,136£1,124£12£30£1,017£5415.81010
31/03/17£1,000£982£19£28£999£5096.2220
31/03/16£822£817£5£29£926£3995.9210
31/03/15£843£808£35£65£919£3755.6210
31/03/14£719£725£-5£55£884£3626170
31/03/13£752£756£-4£62£836£2874.6180
31/03/12£793£761£33£126£796£2323.7180
31/03/11£1,080£746£334£71£777£2213.5190
31/03/10£749£688£60£64£443£2063.6190
31/03/09£612£537£75£59£383£1784140
31/03/08£481£464£17£0£0£0n/a00
31/03/07*£598£514£84£97£322£1834.3130
31/03/06£435£454£-19£0£0£0n/a00
31/03/05£400£381£19£0£0£0n/a00
31/03/04£456£377£79£0£0£0n/a00

Financial Ratios
Fundraising Costs/Relevant Income: 1.7%
Fundraising Costs/Total Spending: 1.7%
Senior Staff Costs/Total Spending: 4%
Highest pay band: £70,000-£80,000
Liabilities/Assets: 8%
Liabilities/Income: 8%
Unrestricted Funds/Total Funds: 70%
Reserves/Spending: 8.1 months
Net Current Assets/Spending: 11 months
Quick Ratio: 8.2
Asset Split ?
Listed activities
  • Disability
  • Education/Training
How it operates
  • Other charitable activities
  • Provides advocacy/advice/information
  • Provides services
Where it operates
  • Bromley,
Who it helps
  • People With Disabilities
Who works here?
  • 131 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
National Lottery Community Fund£367,914
City Bridge Trust£153,100
BBC Children in Need£108,455
DCMS£66,000
The Leathersellers' Company Charitable Fund£60,000
Mercer's Charitable Foundation£53,950
The London Community Foundation£34,000
Masonic Trust£27,646
Specific Donations
Amount When
Months
To be used for
Mercer's Charitable Foundation - Grant to Bromley Mencap
£53,950 29/06/2023
Providing group social and learning activities for carers with a learning disability
National Lottery Community Fund - INFORMATION ADVICE & GUIDANCE FOR DISABLED PEOPLE WITH COMPLEX NEEDS
£367,914 16/12/2022
Funding will be used to provide specialist information advice and guidance around welfare benefits and debt to 2100 disabled people with complex needs in Bromley. A piloted Digital Champions ....more
Co-Operative Group - Grant to Bromley Mencap
£3,267 22/10/2022
We wish to train and teach horticultural courses to disabled people in order to develop life skills and give them the opportunity to lead to increased independence and/or employment.
The Clothworkers Foundation - Grant to Bromley Mencap
£9,900 01/07/2022
refurbishment of a community and training centre for a charity supporting people with disabilities in Bromley
City Bridge Trust - Grant to Bromley Mencap
£103,100 20/02/2022
36
£103,100 over two further and final years (£50,800; £52,300) towards the salaries of three part time Trainers and associated costs to deliver training, work experience and volunteering for young ....more
BBC Children in Need - Grant to Bromley Mencap
£105,500 10/08/2021
The grant will fund organisational costs to support the young people’s services supporting disabled children. Activities will reduce isolation, improve mental and physical health and improve ....more
City Bridge Trust - Grant to Bromley Mencap
£50,000 22/02/2021
£50,000 over one year comprising £33,300 as a contribution towards the salary of the Deputy Chief Executive and £16,700 to cover the full salary of the Administrator (25 hours a week)
DCMS - Coronavirus Community Support Fund
£66,000 23/10/2020
"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
The London Community Foundation - Grant to Bromley Mencap
£34,000 17/09/2020
...adapting our service delivery model to offer new Covid-19-safe activities to people with disabilities in Bromley and surrounding boroughs.
BBC Children in Need - Grant to Bromley Mencap
£2,955 17/06/2020
6
COVID19 - This grant will fund online workshop materials for young disabled people who are isolated at home due to Covid-19, workshops will increase self-belief, improve communication and reduce ....more
Masonic Trust - MCF Large Grant
£27,646 16/03/2020
A grant to support the Young Disabled People’s Employment Project
Co-Operative Group - Grant to Bromley Mencap
£2,752 15/11/2019
We would like to add a new counter in our kiosk to help with our catering course, and serving hot and cold drinks and snacks to the public.
The Leathersellers' Company Charitable Fund - Grant to Bromley Mencap
£60,000 12/06/2019
48
Main Grant unrestricted core costs
Co-Operative Group - Grant to Bromley Mencap
£3,886 19/11/2018
We want to purchase secure doors and shutters for the bike recycling centre and kitchen entrance at our community hub for disabled people.
City Bridge Trust - Grant to MENCAP Bromley
£141,000 07/09/2018
36
£141,000 over three years (£45,700; £47,000; £48,300) contributing to the salaries of three part-time Trainers and associated costs to deliver training, work experience and volunteering ....more
BBC Children in Need - Grant to Bromley Mencap
£118,937 02/03/2018
36
This grant will provide disabled young people in Bromley with a variety of support sessions, trips and outings. The project will improve emotional wellbeing, improve social skills and empower young ....more
Co-Operative Group - Grant to Bromley Mencap
£3,729 29/11/2017
We need to redevelop our property which has been vacant for a number of years and has been vandalised.
National Lottery Community Fund - Disability In The Community
£415,242 19/04/2017
60
This group will develop a project that aims to support 4,000 people with disabilities and carers to become part of the community, and not separate or isolated from it, over a five year period. This ....more
Wolfson Foundation - Grant to Bromley Mencap
£27,000 08/12/2016
Classroom in community hub
The Clothworkers Foundation - Grant to Bromley Mencap
£15,000 21/10/2016
refurbishment of a community hub for a charity which works with disabled people in Bromley
National Lottery Community Fund - The Lodge Community Hub
£10,000 03/08/2016
12
The group will use the funding to create a community training hub that will support the needs of people with disabilities. This will enhance the way in which this organisation supports its ....more
London Catalyst - Bromley Mencap - 1
£5,000 20/12/2015
Training and employment opportunities for disabled people including bycyleing recycling, café/kiosk and horticultural projects
Lloyds Bank Foundation - Grant to Bromley Mencap
£13,992 16/12/2015
24
supporting people with disabilities, their families and carers. The grant will fund the development of a business plan and subsequent launch planning for the social enterprise in a building offered ....more
True Colours Trust - towards its Activity/Play Group sessions.
£5,000 16/07/2014
towards its Activity/Play Group sessions.
National Lottery Community Fund - Bromley Disability Job Match
£265,406 02/05/2014
60
Not Available
National Lottery Community Fund - Improved Life Chances for Disabled People and their Families
£400,003 14/09/2011
60
This project aims to provide disabled people (DP) with complex needs and their families with a personal and family-centred, holistic support service. The issues faced by DP and their families are ....more
National Lottery Community Fund - Bromley Disability Health, Social and Leisure Programme
£10,000 02/12/2010
12
This is a project by a community group in Bromley. They will use funding to run a programme of healthy and social recreational activities for local people with learning disabilities, many of whom are ....more
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Data sourced from Donors via 360 Giving

How is it governed?

Trustees (7)
Current Trustees appointed
Gender Split
Based on 6/7 persons

Age Range of Trustees: 55-87
  • ANN KEAN Appointed: 1992, Occupation: Housewife
Legal constitution
  • Charitable company registered in England & Wales on 26/01/1989, number: 800685
  • Registered at Companies House on 16/10/1987, number: 02179385
Gift Aid
  • Registered with HMRC for Gift Aid
Event History
Other Regulators
  • Care Quality Commission
Policies in force
  • Bullying and harassment 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
  • Investment
  • 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; AR07: 1 days late,
Recent reorganisation events:
  • Asset transfer in from COMMUNITY WAVES on 20/07/2021
Main office

BROMLEY MENCAP
RUTLAND HOUSE
44 MASONS HILL
BROMLEY
BR2 9JG

Objectives

THE RELIEF OF PEOPLE WITH DISABILITIES, THEIR FAMILIES, DEPENDANTS AND CARERS, BY THE PROVISION OF SERVICES, SUPPORT AND INFORMATION, LEADING TO INDEPENDENT LIVING OPPORTUNITIES/IMPROVED LIFE CHANCES AND BY CHALLENGING DISCRIMINATION THROUGH CAMPAIGNING, LOBBYING AND PROMOTING USER PRESENTATION.

Defined Area of Benefit:

BROMLEY LB

Data Sources

Charity Commission for England and Wales
360 Giving
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