ROYAL MENCAP SOCIETY
Operating under the working name Mencap, the Royal Mencap Society is a registered charity providing residential care, education, and advocacy services for people with learning disabilities across the UK.
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Cash
£7.5m
-27.5% vs 2025
Net assets
£53m
+8.9% highest in 3 filed years
Employees
7,256
-1.9% vs 2025
Profit before tax
£2.8m
-69.6% vs 2025
Net assets
3-year trend · vs Health Care median
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Accounts
3-year trend · Δ = latest vs prior filed period · latest reflected 2026-03-31
| Metric | Trend | 2024-03-31 | 2025-03-31 | 2026-03-31 | Δ vs prior |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Total income | £228,027,000 | £244,357,000 | £247,339,000 | +1.2% | |
| Operating profit | £297,000 | £334,000 | — | — | |
| Profit before tax | £297,000 | £9,237,000 | £2,807,000 | -69.6% | |
| Net profit | — | £9,237,000 | £2,807,000 | -69.6% | |
| Cash | £2,033,000 | £10,348,000 | £7,506,000 | -27.5% | |
| Total assets less current liabilities | £50,106,000 | £57,803,000 | £58,023,000 | +0.4% | |
| Net assets | £36,593,000 | £48,393,000 | £52,678,000 | +8.9% | |
| Equity | £36,593,000 | £48,393,000 | £52,678,000 | +8.9% | |
| Average employees | 5,165 | 7,394 | 7,256 | -1.9% | |
| Wages | £178,865,000 | £181,725,000 | £187,448,000 | +3.1% | |
| Directors' remuneration | £1,325,754 | £0 | £0 | — | |
| Directors' pension contributions | — | £50,059,000 | — | — | |
| Highest paid director | £209,029,000 | £203,185,000 | — | — |
Values shown as filed in the company's annual accounts. — indicates the figure wasn't present under that line item in that period. The Δ column is the change from the prior filed period as a percentage of |prior|; lines a company doesn't report show —. About these numbers
Ratios
Computed from the line items above — sparklines read oldest → newest
| Ratio | Trend | 2024-03-31 | 2025-03-31 | 2026-03-31 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Operating margin | 0.1% | 0.1% | — | |
| Net margin | — | 3.8% | 1.1% | |
| Return on capital employed | 0.6% | 0.6% | — | |
| Gearing (liabilities / total assets) | 50.9% | 41.9% | 37.2% | |
| Current ratio | 1.51x | 1.82x | 1.59x | |
| Interest cover | 4.57x | 1.05x | — |
Margins divide P&L lines by turnover. Gearing is liabilities over total assets. Current ratio is current assets over creditors falling due within one year. Interest cover is operating profit over absolute finance costs. Sector-distribution context coming next.
Name history
Renamed 4 times since incorporation
- ROYAL MENCAP SOCIETY 2002-02-01 → present
- ROYAL SOCIETY FOR MENTALLY HANDICAPPED CHILDREN ANDADULTS(THE) 1983-03-14 → 2002-02-01
- NATIONAL SOCIETY FOR MENTALLY HANDICAPPED CHILDREN AND ADULTS(THE) 1980-12-31 → 1983-03-14
- NATIONAL SOCIETY FOR MENTALLY HANDICAPPED CHILDREN AND ADULTS (THE) 1979-12-31 → 1980-12-31
- NATIONAL SOCIETY FOR MENTALLY HANDICAPPED CHILDREN AND ADULTS (THE) 1955-06-09 → 1979-12-31
Audit & accounting basis
- Accounting basis
- FRS 102
- Reporting scope
- Consolidated group
- Auditor
- Crowe U.K. LLP
- Audit opinion
- Unqualified (clean)
- Going concern
- Affirmed
“Our trustees therefore have a reasonable expectation that the charity has adequate resources to continue in operational existence for the foreseeable future, being at least twelve months from the date of approval of these financial statements. Accordingly, the financial statements continue to be prepared on the going concern basis.”
Group structure
- ROYAL MENCAP SOCIETY · parent
- Mencap Limited 100%
- Mencap Trust Company Limited 100%
Significant events
- “During the year, the Group approved the dissolution of two dormant subsidiaries, Mencap Promotions Limited and Blue Sky Housing Limited.”
Auditor, going-concern and subsidiary information is drawn from the narrative of the latest annual accounts. About these numbers
People
12 active · 107 resigned
| Name | Role | Appointed | Born | Nationality |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| MAWHINNEY, Mary Lauren | Secretary | 2025-01-17 | — | — |
| AMIN, Yogendra | Director | 2018-11-18 | Jan 1973 | British |
| EDGE, Lucy Kathryne | Director | 2018-11-19 | Oct 1975 | British |
| GITSHAM, Nicola Sarah | Director | 2025-03-20 | May 1965 | British |
| GOSSCHALK, Alan | Director | 2024-09-19 | Aug 1965 | British |
| HOSKIN, Neil | Director | 2023-10-23 | May 1962 | British |
| MCDERMOTT, Catherine | Director | 2022-01-19 | Feb 1968 | British |
| PEACOCK, Lynne Margaret | Director | 2026-01-01 | Dec 1953 | British |
| POLLOCK, Jacqueline Louise | Director | 2018-11-19 | Dec 1983 | British |
| REES, Kathryn | Director | 2022-01-19 | Apr 1980 | British |
| SATTEE, Dinesh Kumar | Director | 2026-09-01 | Apr 1988 | British |
| SODHA, Jitesh Himatlal | Director | 2026-08-01 | Jan 1968 | British |
Show 107 resigned officers
| Name | Role | Appointed | Resigned |
|---|---|---|---|
| BANKS, Leigh Susan | Secretary | 2020-02-18 | 2021-06-03 |
| DESAI, Khaleel | Secretary | 2021-06-03 | 2024-04-12 |
| GOLDRING, Mark | Secretary | 2011-04-18 | 2012-08-02 |
| HEDDELL, Frederick | Secretary | — | 2002-09-30 |
| O'SULLIVAN, Jacqueline Kay | Secretary | 2024-04-15 | 2025-01-17 |
| SMYTH, Oonagh | Secretary | 2012-08-02 | 2020-02-18 |
| TOMBS, Jill Frances | Secretary | 2002-10-01 | 2011-04-18 |
| ADEY, Avril | Director | — | 1993-03-31 |
| ALLTIMES, Geoffrey Giles | Director | 2013-01-30 | 2021-12-31 |
| ALMOND, Walter | Director | — | 1994-09-24 |
| AMBROSE, Brian | Director | 2008-10-18 | 2009-02-06 |
| ANDERSON, Joan | Director | — | 1993-11-23 |
| ARMSTRONG, Lynne Rosemary | Director | — | 2000-03-25 |
| ATKINS, Roy William | Director | — | 2000-03-25 |
| BALDOCK, Brian Ford | Director | 1998-12-12 | 2011-05-18 |
| BELLAMY, Antony Richard | Director | — | 1998-11-28 |
| BICKERS, Pete | Director | 2008-10-18 | 2012-10-20 |
| BRETTELL, Barbara Doreen | Director | — | 2000-03-25 |
| BROWN, Janet Kathleen | Director | 2009-10-17 | 2017-12-29 |
| BURDEN, Veronica Dorothy Anne | Director | 1994-11-30 | 2000-03-25 |
| CARLIN, Jeanne | Director | 1993-11-21 | 1995-08-06 |
| CEARNS, Kathryn | Director | 2020-07-01 | 2023-09-08 |
| CHILLAG, John Paul | Director | — | 2000-03-25 |
| COOPER, Linda Diane | Director | 1994-07-16 | 2005-10-15 |
| COOPER, Shirley Ann | Director | — | 1993-03-31 |
| COX, Margaret Jane | Director | 1991-10-26 | 1993-03-31 |
| CRAMP, Simon Peter | Director | 2000-03-25 | 2004-10-18 |
| CROMPTON, Alice | Director | 1995-03-30 | 1999-01-04 |
| CROOK, Ann | Director | 1993-05-22 | 2008-10-18 |
| CROUCHER, Suzanne Jennifer | Director | — | 2000-03-25 |
| CRUTCH, Julian Patrick | Director | — | 2000-03-25 |
| DAVIS, Barrie John | Director | — | 2000-03-25 |
| DURAN RODRIGUEZ, Pia Rose Whitworth | Director | — | 2000-03-25 |
| EVANS, David Kenneth | Director | — | 2000-03-25 |
| FAIRBAIRN, Carolyn Julie, Dame | Director | 2022-07-23 | 2026-01-01 |
| FAIRBROTHER, Pauline | Director | — | 1994-09-24 |
| FAUX, Eric Arnold | Director | — | 1993-03-31 |
| FRANCIS, Roy | Director | 1998-06-22 | 2000-03-25 |
| FRASER, Brenda | Director | — | 1991-10-26 |
| FRYD, Caroline Joyce (Judy) | Director | — | 1994-09-24 |
| GADD, Timothy James | Director | — | 2000-03-25 |
| GALLETLEY, Roger William | Director | — | 2007-09-16 |
| GLOVER, William James, Dr | Director | 2011-05-18 | 2013-08-01 |
| GOWENS, Trysh (Patricia) | Director | — | 1993-03-31 |
| GRIFFITHS, Alan David | Director | 2007-10-13 | 2011-10-15 |
| HARDIE, Normaine Bitherton | Director | — | 1993-03-31 |
| HARRIES, Audrey Maria | Director | — | 2000-03-25 |
| HASTINGS, Richard Patrick, Professor | Director | 2009-10-17 | 2015-04-17 |
| HILL, Alan Charles | Director | — | 2000-03-25 |
| HINDAL, Elaine | Director | 2015-11-09 | 2023-11-08 |
| HODGMAN, Ida | Director | 1995-10-30 | 2000-03-25 |
| HOLLIER, Katherine Sylvia | Director | 2012-10-20 | 2021-12-31 |
| HOOF, Andrew | Director | 2005-10-16 | 2009-10-17 |
| HUGHES, Philip John | Director | 2022-01-19 | 2026-07-31 |
| HUNT, Jeffrey William | Director | 1991-10-26 | 2000-03-25 |
| JACK, Stephen Andrew | Director | 2014-05-28 | 2022-07-31 |
| JESSUP, Melvin Andrew | Director | 1994-02-19 | 1996-06-12 |
| JONES, Eifion | Director | — | 1991-10-26 |
| KELLY, Roland Stuart | Director | 2000-03-25 | 2010-10-16 |
| LEWIS, Derek Compton | Director | 2014-07-23 | 2022-07-22 |
| LEWIS, Emmanuel Oluwole | Director | 2009-07-22 | 2012-03-01 |
| LOFTHOUSE, Diane | Director | 1996-10-01 | 2000-03-25 |
| LONEY, Philip Duncan | Director | 2020-07-01 | 2021-09-30 |
| MACKEY, Michael William Desmond | Director | — | 2000-03-25 |
| MCDONNELL, James F | Director | 2003-02-14 | 2006-04-07 |
| MCKEE, John | Director | 2005-10-16 | 2007-09-11 |
| MCKEE, John | Director | 1993-11-21 | 2000-03-25 |
| MEARING, Dominic Justin | Director | 2005-11-09 | 2008-05-19 |
| MILLAR, Ian | Director | — | 2002-10-18 |
| MOORE, Debra | Director | 2009-10-17 | 2011-11-30 |
| NEBEL, Andrew Howard Martin | Director | 2016-01-01 | 2017-07-14 |
| NORGROVE, David Ronald, Sir | Director | 2000-04-05 | 2002-12-16 |
| NORMAN, Barry Francis | Director | 2000-08-16 | 2003-10-14 |
| NORMAN, Bleida Elisabeth Mabel May | Director | — | 1991-10-26 |
| OCKWELL, Robert Barry | Director | — | 1991-10-26 |
| OLIVER, Mary | Director | 1992-10-01 | 2000-03-25 |
| PHILLIPS, John Ivor | Director | 2008-10-18 | 2017-12-29 |
| QADRI, Syed Mohamed Sohail | Director | 2022-01-19 | 2024-10-07 |
| QUAIL, Catherine Fiona | Director | 2011-10-15 | 2014-10-16 |
| REDFORD, Linda Rose | Director | 2014-02-18 | 2019-04-15 |
| RICHARDSON, Maurice | Director | — | 1995-10-12 |
| RIX, Brian Norman Roger, Lord | Director | — | 1998-12-12 |
| ROBERTS, Clair Josephine | Director | 2002-10-19 | 2009-10-17 |
| ROBERTS, Clair Josephine | Director | 1992-11-01 | 2000-03-25 |
| ROBINSON, James Stuart | Director | — | 1993-03-31 |
| RODERICK, Ann Athena | Director | 1992-11-14 | 2000-03-25 |
| ROGERS, Colin Stuart | Director | 2005-11-09 | 2014-07-23 |
| RUANE, John | Director | — | 1991-10-26 |
| RUSTAGE, Hayden David Andrew | Director | 2023-10-23 | 2024-06-14 |
| SHORTHOSE, Elizabeth Margaret | Director | 1996-10-30 | 2000-03-25 |
| SLATER, Patrick Robin | Director | 1992-11-14 | 2008-10-18 |
| SOFAT, Janardan | Director | 2005-11-09 | 2009-10-17 |
| SORRELL, Frances Mary | Director | 2000-04-05 | 2005-09-29 |
| STEEN, Joseph | Director | — | 2000-03-25 |
| SUNMAN, Janet | Director | 2010-10-16 | 2014-06-30 |
| THOMPSON, Neville George James | Director | — | 1994-09-24 |
| TOMBS, Michael Peter, Professor | Director | — | 1993-03-31 |
| TOWNSEND, Karen Louise | Director | 2009-01-14 | 2013-08-01 |
| VENUS, George Alfred | Director | 2009-10-17 | 2017-12-29 |
| WILLIAMS, George Evan | Director | 1991-10-26 | 1998-04-24 |
| WILLIAMS, Graham Timothy | Director | 2012-09-26 | 2021-12-31 |
| WILLS, Peter Alfred Robert | Director | — | 1994-09-24 |
| WILSON, Andrew | Director | 2019-08-21 | 2023-09-29 |
| WILSON, Andrew | Director | 2015-10-12 | 2019-08-21 |
| WOLVERSON, David Noel | Director | 2016-07-13 | 2025-06-30 |
| WOOSTER, Leslie Edward | Director | — | 2000-03-25 |
| WORTH, Frederick Edward | Director | 2005-11-09 | 2014-10-16 |
Ownership
Persons with significant control
No persons with significant control on record.
Filing timeline
Last 20 of 336 total filings
| Date | Type | Category | Description | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-09-16 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type group | |
| 2026-09-01 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2026-09-01 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2026-08-28 | RP01AP01 | officers | Replacement filing of director appointment with name | |
| 2026-08-03 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2026-08-03 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2026-02-25 | MR01 | mortgage | Mortgage create with deed with charge number charge creation date | |
| 2026-01-02 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2026-01-02 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2025-12-18 | MR04 | mortgage | Mortgage satisfy charge full | |
| 2025-12-18 | MR04 | mortgage | Mortgage satisfy charge full | |
| 2025-12-18 | MR04 | mortgage | Mortgage satisfy charge full | |
| 2025-11-12 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type group | |
| 2025-08-22 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2025-07-01 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2025-03-25 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2025-01-30 | TM02 | officers | Termination secretary company with name termination date | |
| 2025-01-29 | AP03 | officers | Appoint person secretary company with name date | |
| 2024-12-19 | MR01 | mortgage | Mortgage create with deed with charge number charge creation date | |
| 2024-10-25 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date |
Public-record activity
Raw counts from Companies House — last 12–24 months
- Filings
- 13
- Capital events
- 0
- Officers appointed
- 3
- Officers resigned
- 2
last 12 months
last 24 months
last 12 months
last 12 months
Direct counts from the register. No score, no rating — see the Filing timeline for the underlying events.