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Registered charity · The Unity Centre / the Fort

Lowestoft and District Mencap Society

Lowestoft and District Mencap Society is a registered charity (number 233331) based in The Unity Centre / the Fort, governed by 7 trustees and chaired by Jacqueline Guyton. Source: Charity Commission register, updated 4th October 2026.

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Current trustees as listed by the Charity Commission, which does not publish previous trustees.

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About

What it does
General Charitable Purposes, Education/training, Disability, Economic/community Development/employment and 3 more
Where
Suffolk
Website
gofund.me/4b332785 (opens in a new tab)
Registered
1964

Income and spending

  • YearIncomeSpending
  • 2025--
  • 2024£69k£112k
  • 2023£110k£81k
Earlier years
  • 2022£88k£97k
  • 2021£45k£42k

Income trend, 2021 to 2025.

Income source mix, 2022: Government grants 10%. From the charity's annual return.

Charitable objects

(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 PUBLIC BENEFIT AND TO ADVANCE RELIGION AMONGST PERSONS WITH A LEARNING DISABILITY; AND(B) TO PROVIDED 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.

Grants received

20 grants · £262,667 total

360Giving 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

Most recent

  • Postcode Places Trust £25,0002025-07-29
  • The National Lottery Community Fund £19,5892024-10-31
  • BBC Children in Need £43,5842023-11-28
  • Postcode Places Trust £14,0002023-07-31
  • The National Lottery Community Fund £9,9682023-05-26
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.

7 trustees on the board

5.8y median 4y
average tenure
13y
longest tenure

Trustees past 6 years

9.1y
average years in governance

First-time vs portfolio trustees

First-time (3)

Portfolio (4)

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company-linked trustees

Sector coverage iSector coverageThe charitable fields this board's trustees govern in elsewhere, by Charity Commission classification. Excludes this charity.

Disability 7General Charitable Purposes 7Economic/community Development/employment 4Education/training 3

Gaps to watch

  • No commercial or business experience on 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.

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Income v spending, filed accountsiIncome v spendingTotal gross income and expenditure from filed annual returns, Charity Commission, last 5 years.
2020
2021
2022
2023
2024
incomespending£69k latest income

Sources

Official record from the Charity Commission register for England and Wales. Governance Register calculates the connections.

Record details
Registered charity number
233331
Status
Registered
Governing document
CONSTITUTION ADOPTED 30 JANUARY 1964 AND AMENDED 25 NOVEMBER 2005 AND 16 NOVEMBER 2007
Contact on the register
01502539810 · theunitycentre@hotmail.com
Edition
Register edition compiled 4th October 2026
Labels
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