Finance Score: 0
Governance Score: 3
Support Score: 0
  • Strong growth: +2
  • Multiple Deficits: -2
  • No PartB
  • Gender balanced board: +3
  • No supporters identified
Overall GiG Score: 3 ?

SPALDING MENCAP SOCIETY

Providing support to anyone in the community with learning difficulties. Covering all running expenses of a Mini bus which is used by a local school for children with learning disabilities and any community group transporting people with disabilities to activities, functions etc. To support the Gateway Club, a weekly meeting for Adults with learning difficulties.
Analysis by Giving is Great

Positives:

  • There has been strong growth in spending over the last 5 years
  • The Board appears to be well diversified in terms of gender

Regulatory & Governance issues to consider:

  • 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
  • On several occasions in recent years income has been less than spending

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
30/09/23£4£5£-1n/an/an/an/an/an/a
30/09/22£3£5£-2n/an/an/an/an/an/a
30/09/21*£2£4£-1n/an/an/an/an/an/a
30/09/20£8£4£3n/an/an/an/an/an/a
30/09/19£2£3£-1n/an/an/an/an/an/a
30/09/18£2£3£-1n/an/an/an/an/an/a
30/09/17£2£4£-2n/an/an/an/an/an/a
30/09/16£19£4£15n/an/an/an/an/an/a
30/09/15£2£3£-1n/an/an/an/an/an/a
30/09/14£3£6£-4n/an/an/an/an/an/a
30/09/13£2£5£-2n/an/an/an/an/an/a
30/09/12£1£4£-3n/an/an/an/an/an/a
30/09/11£0£5£-4n/an/an/an/an/an/a
30/09/10£1£4£-4n/an/an/an/an/an/a
30/09/09£1£5£-3n/an/an/an/an/an/a
30/09/08£32£6£26n/an/an/an/an/an/a
30/09/07£1£5£-4n/an/an/an/an/an/a
30/09/06£1£5£-4n/an/an/an/an/an/a
30/09/05£1£5£-4n/an/an/an/an/an/a
30/09/04£1£6£-5n/an/an/an/an/an/a

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

spaldingmencap@gmail.com

07432024896

Charity Commission for England and Wales
UN SDGs
?
Listed activities
  • General Charitable Purposes
  • Recreation
GiG Classification
  • Emotional support, counselling or therapy
How it operates
  • Provides advocacy/advice/information
  • Provides human resources
Where it operates
  • Lincolnshire,
Who it helps
  • Children/Young People
  • Elderly/Old People
  • People With Disabilities

Who supports them? ?

We have no records of donations from grant makers.

How is it governed?

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

  • BOBBIE THORPE Appointed: 2022
  • DAVID JOHN HOUGHTON
  • JULIE AVERY Appointed: 2022
  • NEIL CARRINGTON Appointed: 2022
  • REV DAVID CHARLES SWEETING Appointed: 2022
  • SUSAN BARZYCKI Appointed: 2022
  • WENDY HOUGHTON
  • ZOE WARREN (Chair) Appointed: 2022
Legal constitution
  • Charity registered in England & Wales on 07/05/1964, number: 216258
Gift Aid
  • NOT registered with HMRC for Gift Aid
Policies in force
  • Complaints handling
  • Conflicting interests
  • Investment
  • Paying staff
  • Risk management
  • Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries
  • Volunteer management
Filing Record
20 returns made; AR21: 2 days late,
Main office

31 The Pastures
Cowbit
SPALDING
Lincolnshire
PE12 6FL

Objectives

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 THE PUBLIC BENEFIT AND TO ADVANCE RELIGION AMONGST PERSONS WITH A LEARNING DISABILITY; ANDB) 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.

Defined Area of Benefit:

NOT DEFINED BUT IN PRACTICE SPALDING

Data Sources

Charity Commission for England and Wales

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