Pontypool and District Mencap Society
What it does
Support for people with learning disabilities and their families
Its charitable purposes
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.
Causes
- What it works on
- General charitable purposes
- Disability
- Who it helps
- Disabled people
- How it works
- Other charitable activities
Where it works
- In Wales
- Torfaen
Area of benefit in its governing document: Not Defined But in Practice Pontypool and District
Income and spending
In the year ending 31 March 2025, it had income of £930 and spent £1,581.
| Year ending | Income | Spending | Paid staff | Volunteers |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 31 March 2025 | £930 | £1,581 | Not reported | Not reported |
| 31 March 2024 | £2,715 | £1,962 | Not reported | Not reported |
| 31 March 2023 | £2,799 | £1,544 | Not reported | Not reported |
| 31 March 2022 | £1,361 | £940 | Not reported | Not reported |
| 31 March 2021 | £26 | £0 | Not reported | Not reported |
Financial position
Separate measures from the charity's own returns and accounts, each with its year. Read them together: no single measure says how well a charity is run.
- Income over time
- Up 3,477%, from £26 in the year to 31 March 2021 to £930 in the year to 31 March 2025.
- Spending against income
- It spent 170% of its income in the year to 31 March 2025. It spent more than its income in 1 of the 5 years shown.
Grants awarded to it, published on 360Giving
No grants to this charity appear in 360Giving data.
Trustees
2 trustees run the charity.
- Basil WATKINS
- Jennie Bajic
Filing record
Of the last 5 annual returns that were due, 4 arrived by the deadline.
| Year ending | Due | Annual return | Accounts |
|---|---|---|---|
| 31 March 2025 | 31 January 2026 | Received 31 January 2026 | Not required |
| 31 March 2024 | 31 January 2025 | Received 31 January 2025 | Not required |
| 31 March 2023 | 31 January 2024 | Received 31 January 2024 | Not required |
| 31 March 2022 | 31 January 2023 | Received 30 January 2023, 1 day early | Not required |
| 31 March 2021 | 31 January 2022 | Received 1 February 2022, 1 day late | Not required |
About this charity
- Charity number
- 222393
- Status
- Registered
- Registered with the Commission
- 27 October 1970
- Governing document
- CONSTITUTION ADOPTED 1ST SEPTEMBER 1970 AS AMENDED 9TH MAY 1978 AND 13TH MARCH 2003
- Council area of its contact address
- Torfaen
Sources
- Register details, income, spending, trustees and filing dates: Charity Commission for England and Wales, register of charities. Loaded by OpenEconomy on 2 November 2026.
- Grants awarded: 360Giving open grants data, from funders that publish there, as loaded by OpenEconomy.