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Mencap Limited

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Official record Companies House · updated 20th September 2026 · Sources

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Previous officers 24

  1. Kathryn Cearns 2022-2023 Director View profile
  2. Mary O'Hagan 2020-2022 Director View profile
  3. Colman Cawe 2018-2019 Director View profile
  4. Danielle Lorraine Williams 2018-2022 Director View profile
  5. Angela Margaret Buxton 2018-2020 Director View profile
  6. Catherine Margaret Mary Mcleod 2017-2017 Director View profile
  7. Gerard Cousins 2016-2017 Director View profile
  8. Oonagh Smyth 2013-2016 Director View profile
  9. Stuart Kelly 2001-2022 Director View profile
  10. Sir David Ronald Norgrove 2001-2002 Director View profile
  11. Andrew Michael Studdert Dyckhoff 1995-2015 Director View profile
  12. David Michael Scott Ralphs 1995-2003 Director View profile
  13. Roger Smythe 1995-2000 Director View profile
  14. Barbara Doreen Brettell 1992-2000 Director View profile
  15. Stephen John Billington 1995 Director View profile
  16. Neville George James Thompson 1995 Director View profile
  17. Lord Brian Norman Roger Rix 1995 Director View profile
  18. Barrie John Davis 2000 Director View profile
  19. Jacqueline Kay O'Sullivan 2024-2024 Secretary View profile
  20. Khaleel Desai 2022-2024 Secretary View profile
  21. Gerard Cousins 2016-2017 Secretary View profile
  22. John Tranter 2006-2013 Secretary View profile
  23. David James Lawrence 1995-2006 Secretary View profile
  24. Frederick Heddell 2000 Secretary View profile

Directors and secretaries as filed at Companies House.

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About

Incorporated
06/10/1966

Ownership

Owned by (1) iOwned byIndividuals and companies registered as having significant control over this company, from the Companies House PSC (persons with significant control) register. People whose ownership could not be confirmed to one individual are not listed as confirmed owners.

Group

  1. Mencap Limited is controlled by Royal Mencap Society
    Evidence
    active 75-100% shares, 75-100% voting, appoints directors · notified 2016-04-06 · source: Companies House PSC register

Ultimately controlled by Royal Mencap Society.

3 other companies in this group

Ownership paths are calculated from Companies House persons-with-significant-control filings. Each step shows the filed nature of control and dates; a step marked "ceased" is historical, not current.

Grants received

8 grants · £685,290 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

  • The National Lottery Community Fund · £451,367 (3 grants)
  • Department for Work and Pensions · £233,923 (3 grants)
  • Nesta · (2 grants)

Most recent

  • The National Lottery Community Fund £18,6892025-04-28
  • The National Lottery Community Fund £100,0002025-04-23
  • The National Lottery Community Fund £332,6782024-07-23
  • Department for Work and Pensions £149,1702022-04-01
  • Department for Work and Pensions £82,0872021-04-01
Board analysis for researchers

Board DNA

How this board is put together, from the Companies House officer record and Charity Commission trustee records - deterministic, no AI.iBoard compositionCounted from the dated Companies House officer record: the current directors only, past directors excluded.

2 directors on the board

3.8y median 3.8y
average tenure
3.8y
longest tenure
0
directors past 6 years

First-time vs portfolio directors

Portfolio (2)

0
left in the last 12 months

Where else this board sits iWhere else this board sitsThe charitable fields these directors govern in elsewhere, by Charity Commission classification. Excludes this company and any charity it is the legal face of.

Health and social care 2Business services 1

The sectors these directors govern in elsewhere. This company, and any charity it is the legal face of, are excluded - counting them would just tell you what you are already looking at.

Sources

Official record from Companies House. Governance Register calculates the connections.

Record details
Company number
00889191
Status
Active
Type
Private Limited Company
Edition
Register edition compiled 20th September 2026
Labels
Official record from Companies House · Calculated derived by Governance Register.

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