# HASWELL AND DISTRICT MENCAP

## Details

- **Country:** England &amp; Wales
- **Charity number:** 1113417
- **Other names:** HASWELL AND DISTRICT SOCIETY FOR MENTALLY HANDICAPPED CHILDREN AND ADULTS
- **Status:** Registered
- **Legal form:** Charitable company
- **Company number:** [05484495](https://find-and-update.company-information.service.gov.uk/company/05484495)
- **Registered:** March 23, 2006
- **Register:** https://register-of-charities.charitycommission.gov.uk/en/charity-search/?p_p_id=uk_gov_ccew_onereg_charitydetails_web_portlet_CharityDetailsPortlet&amp;p_p_lifecycle=0&amp;p_p_state=maximized&amp;p_p_mode=view&amp;_uk_gov_ccew_onereg_charitydetails_web_portlet_CharityDetailsPortlet_regId=1113417


## Contact

- **Address:** THE LISA DIXON CENTRE, BURT CLOSE, HASWELL, COUNTY DURHAM
- **Postcode:** DH6 2DA
- **Phone:** 0191 526 0987
- **Email:** enquiries@haswellmencap.co.uk
- **Website:** www.thelisadixoncentre.com



## Activities

**Objects:** A. THE RELIEF OF PEOPLE WITH 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;B. TO PROVIDE OR ASSIST IN THE PROVISION OF FACILITIES FOR THE RECREATION OR OTHER LEISURE TIME OCCUPATION FOR PEOPLE IN THE WIDER COMMUNITY AND THOSE WHO NEED THEREOF BY REASON OF LEARNING DISABILITY WITH THE OBJECT OF IMPROVING THEIR CONDITION OF LIFE.

**Activities:** Haswell &amp; District Mencap operate from a purpose built building in the heart of the community. Our main target group are people with a learning disability, their carers and the wider community. Our services and activities include daycare, sport and social groups, carer support, advocacy, a catering and a furniture social enterprise. We are also a Gateway Beacon Club and have Gateway Active Status.




## Classification

- **How:** Provides Human Resources, Provides Buildings/facilities/open Space, Provides Services, Provides Advocacy/advice/information
- **What:** General Charitable Purposes, Education/training, Disability, Arts/culture/heritage/science, Amateur Sport, Economic/community Development/employment
- **Who:** Children/young People, Elderly/old People, People With Disabilities, Other Charities Or Voluntary Bodies, Other Defined Groups, The General Public/mankind



## Geography

- **Area of benefit:** NOT DEFINED. IN PRACTICE. COUNTY DURHAM AND BEYOND
- Durham





## Trustees

| Name | Role | Appointed |
|---|---|---|
| Cheryl Overton |  | July 6, 2021 |
| David Jackson |  | June 13, 2018 |
| Karen Buck |  | March 10, 2023 |
| Sophie Brown |  | June 13, 2018 |
| William Robert McCafferty |  | July 10, 2020 |




