# IPSWICH MENCAP

## Details

- **Country:** England &amp; Wales
- **Charity number:** 1185063
- **Status:** Registered
- **Legal form:** CIO
- **Registered:** Aug. 28, 2019
- **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=1185063


## Contact

- **Address:** 236 FELIXSTOWE ROAD, IPSWICH
- **Postcode:** IP3 9AD
- **Phone:** 01473 807885
- **Email:** barbarathorn77@gmail.com
- **Website:** www.ipswichmencap.org.uk



## Activities

**Objects:** THE OBJECTS OF THE CIO ARE:THE RELIEF OF PEOPLE WITH A LEARNING DISABILITY, THEIR FAMILIES, DEPENDENTS AND CARERS, BY IDENTIFYING AND PROMOTING THEIR NEEDS AND PROVIDING SERVICES AND FACILITIES FOR THE PUBLIC BENEFIT.&quot;LEARNING DISABILITY&quot; MEANS A REDUCED INTELLECTUAL ABILITY TO UNDERSTAND NEW OR COMPLEX INFORMATION, TO LEARN NEW SKILLS (IMPAIRED INTELLIGENCE), WITH A REDUCED ABILITY TO COPE INDEPENDENTLY (IMPAIRED SOCIAL FUNCTIONING), WHICH STARTED BEFORE ADULTHOOD. IT MAY AFFECT (BUT IS NOT RESTRICTED TO) PEOPLE WITH DOWNÆS SYNDROME, WILLIAMS SYNDROME, ANGELMAN SYNDROME, AUTISM, ASPERGERÆS SYNDROME, CEREBRAL PALSY, FRAGILE X SYNDROME.

**Activities:** It provides support and guidance to individuals  with learning disabilities and their families and carers.  It helps to raise awareness of the needs of people with learning disabilities by assisting with national campaigns, such as accessible toilets, and local initiatives such as the training of NHS staff.




## Classification

- **How:** Provides Services, Provides Advocacy/advice/information
- **What:** Disability
- **Who:** People With Disabilities



## Geography

- Suffolk





## Trustees

| Name | Role | Appointed |
|---|---|---|
| **BARBARA ANN THORN** | Chair | June 5, 2000 |
| BEVERLEY ANNE SUTTON |  | Nov. 28, 2016 |
| Claire Louise Bridges |  | April 10, 2025 |
| John William Stevens |  | Nov. 29, 2017 |
| Lorraine Beverley Elmore |  | April 10, 2025 |
| Martin Turner |  | Nov. 28, 2018 |
| RONALD FRANK DALEY |  | Sept. 6, 1961 |
| Terry Alan Sutton |  | March 27, 2025 |




