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West Dorset Mencap Society

West Dorset Mencap Society is a registered charity (number 243100) based in Bridport, governed by 3 trustees. Latest income £160k (2025). Source: Charity Commission register, updated 18th October 2026.

Also known as West Dorset Mencap (Charity Commission)

  • 3 trustees
  • Income £160k (2025)

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Who leads it

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

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About

What it does
Disability
Where
Dorset
Registered
1965

Income and spending

  • YearIncomeSpending
  • 2025£160k£137k
  • 2024£125k£129k
  • 2023£121k£139k
Earlier years
  • 2022£107k£104k
  • 2021£103k£98k

Income trend, 2021 to 2025.

Income source mix, 2021: Government grants 12%. 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 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.

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.

3 trustees on the board

6y median 6y
average tenure
10y
longest tenure

Trustees past 6 years

4.2y
average years in governance

First-time vs portfolio trustees

First-time (3)

0
company-linked trustees

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

Disability 3

Gaps to watch

  • Small board - little cover if a trustee leaves

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.
2021
2022
2023
2024
2025
incomespending£160k latest income

Sources

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

Record details
Registered charity number
243100
Status
Registered
Governing document
CONSTITUTION ADOPTED 23RD NOVEMBER 1989 AS AMENDED 28TH NOVEMBER 2002
Contact on the register
01308421616
Edition
Register edition compiled 18th October 2026
Labels
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