Registered charity · Newbury
West Berkshire Mencap
The relief of people who are in need by reason of their disability, (with an emphasis, priority and focus on the relief of people with a learning disability, their families, dependants and carers), by the provision of services, support and...
- 9 trustees
- Income £3.9m (2025)
Official record Charity Commission · updated 20th September 2026 · Sources
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Who leads it
- Alastair James ChapmanTrustee · since 2022
- Darren AndersonTrustee · since 2013
- Gillian Claire LeechTrustee · since 2014
- Jean LaurieTrustee · since 2024
- Luc Ethan PoydaTrustee · since 2025
- MR TOM RossiterTrustee
- Paul Christopher PointerTrustee
- Stephen Luff SmithTrustee · since 2016
- Stuart Robert DurrantTrustee · since 2012
Current trustees as listed by the Charity Commission, which does not publish previous trustees.
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About
- What it does
- Disability
- Where
- West Berkshire
- Website
- www.wbmencap.org (opens in a new tab)
- Linked company
- West Berkshire Mencap
- Registered
- 1999
Income and spending
- YearIncomeSpending
- 2025£3.9m£3.7m
- 2024£3.4m£3.5m
- 2023£2.7m£3.0m
Earlier years
- 2022£2.5m£2.8m
- 2021£2.5m£2.6m
Income trend, 2021 to 2025.
Income source mix, 2025: Government contracts 14%. From the charity's annual return.
Charitable objects
The relief of people who are in need by reason of their disability, (with an emphasis, priority and focus on the relief of people with a learning disability, their families, dependants and carers), by the provision of services, support and information, leading to independent living opportunities and / or improved life chances, and also by challenging discrimination through campaigning, lobbying and promoting user representation.
Grants received
3 grants · £21,820 total360Giving data, published by funders. Coverage only includes funders who publish their grants to 360Giving, so these figures are a floor, not a complete picture.
Top funders
- The National Lottery Community Fund · £21,820 (3 grants)
Most recent
- The National Lottery Community Fund
- The National Lottery Community Fund
- The National Lottery Community Fund
Board analysis
Board DNA
How this board is put together, from Charity Commission trustee records and Companies House - deterministic, no AI.iBoard compositionCounted from the dated Charity Commission trustee register: the current board only, past trustees excluded.
9 trustees on the board
- Alastair James Chapman since 2022
- Darren Anderson since 2013
- Gillian Claire Leech since 2014
- Jean Laurie since 2024
- Luc Ethan Poyda since 2025
- MR TOM Rossiter
- Paul Christopher Pointer
- Stuart Robert Durrant since 2012
- Stephen Luff Smith since 2016
Trustees past 6 years
- Darren Anderson since 2013
- Gillian Claire Leech since 2014
- Stuart Robert Durrant since 2012
- Stephen Luff Smith since 2016
First-time vs portfolio trustees
First-time (9)
- Alastair James Chapman since 2022
- Darren Anderson since 2013
- Gillian Claire Leech since 2014
- Jean Laurie since 2024
- Luc Ethan Poyda since 2025
- MR TOM Rossiter
- Paul Christopher Pointer
- Stuart Robert Durrant since 2012
- Stephen Luff Smith since 2016
Sector coverage iSector coverageThe charitable fields this board's trustees govern in elsewhere, by Charity Commission classification. Excludes this charity.
Commercial experience iCommercial experienceThe industries this board's members are company directors in, by Companies House SIC code. Excludes this organisation's own company.
Gaps to watch
- Narrow spread of causes across the board
Succession forecast iSuccession forecastThe number of board seats likely to open in the next twelve months - summed across the board from each dated trustee’s tenure - and the profile worth recruiting next. From the filed record, deterministic.
Health of the organisation facts side by side - the conclusion is yours
0.0 months of spending held in free reserves · median for charities its size: 3.9 months · was 1.4 in 2021
Sources
Official record from the Charity Commission register for England and Wales. Governance Register calculates the connections.
Record details
- Registered charity number
- 1076658
- Status
- Registered
- Governing document
- MEMORANDUM AND ARTICLES OF ASSOCIATION INCORPORATED ON 17 JUN 1999, AS AMENDED 11 JUL 2003 AND 25 NOV 2010. NOW ARTICLES OF ASSOCIATION ADOPTED 25 NOVEMBER 2010 as amended on 14 Nov 2019
- Companies House
- Company number 03790942 · Active
- Contact on the register
- 0163541464 · info@wbmencap.org
- Edition
- Register edition compiled 20th September 2026
- Labels
- Official record from the register · Calculated derived by Governance Register. Anything added by an organisation or person is labelled as provided by them.
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