WEST NORFOLK MENCAP
WEST NI)RFC)LK MENCAP
TRUSTF.F.S KF.POKT ANI) Fl%1 ANCIAL STATF.MF.NTS
TH
F()R THE YEAR ENDED JO 6*EPTEMBER 2025
Charity Regi51ered No: 226253

WEST NORFOLK MENCAP
CONTENTS
Page
l.egal and adminislralive inforniation
Trusices rcwrt
24
Receipts and Paymenls Accounl
5&6
Indcpcndcnt Examiners Rewrt
7&11

WEST NORFOLK MENCAP
LEGAL AND ADMINISTRATIVE INFORMATION
Regisl¢r¢d Charity No:
226?53
Address:
W¢sl Norfolk Mencap
PO Ik)x 1255
King s L)'nn
Norfolk
PI.:30 9GI."
Tcliphone:
01553 776154
l..mail=
officenawnmencap.org.uk
'l-ruslees'.
Mr P Brown
Mrs MA Ilrown
MTh L BainL
Mrs l-14eale
Mr M Ileale
Mrs J SmLdmor
Mr M SinLdnior
Pl￿e I

WEST NORFOLK MENCAP
TRUSTEES REPORT
The 'l'rusiccs preseni iheir annual report and financial slal¢m¢nts for ihc ycar ended 30, Scptember 2025
OBJECTIVFS AND ACTIVITIES
Th¢ objeLlives of ihe C hthty are io improve ihe lives and opwrtunities of children and adulis wilh a learning
disability togLiher M'iih Iheir familics and car¢rs. .1 o lislcn lo and support kKople w'iih a learning disability in
11 parts of their lives and io give int"omialioD and advice.
The main objeLlives ihe year continued io be the provision of leisure opwrtunitie% for the C harlty's
bcncficiariLS.
Review of ¢hari¢able of charitable aclivities for the public benefit
'I'hL Chariiy's aim is lo prol'idc a variil). ofsupwrtcd l¢isuri actii'itics in ordcr 10 Lnablc ils mLmbLrs lo
8()Liall￿ with their peers b>. iiltendanLe at Llubs or b), takinb part in evenis in a range u1- mainstream locatii)ns
and fa¢ilitiLS.
-11)¥ 'fruslL'LS havL paid duL rcgard 10 guidancc issucd by ihc Charity Commission in deciding what aciivilics
the Churit), should unllertdke.
This provision is pri)vided by the services descriE*d in the achievemenis and r￿rfOrn14nCe sel ()ul in the next
scclion.
Achievement¥ And performanee
Wc51 Norfolk Mcncap proNidcd thc following scrvicLS in the year:
ienior Gateway Club: A club hcld oncc cvcrv fortnighi in thc cvcntng for adults with a Icarninb? disability
und iigyed l 8+ A ￿'Ide ran¥e of actii'ities are orgimised and the club is ver), ￿pU1￿ with 411 t() 511 members
'iih b)cnLrally morc than 10 pcoplc aitcnding. 'lThe club is run b> 4 10 6 N'olunl¢Lrs. Som¢ membcrs arc
dr()pped ()ff (Ir (Illend independenily H'ith others being %uprx)ned b), their carer% it. their need% require it. The
M￿lmuM tor membership is set 41150 in order tu proi'ide (I S(Ife environment. This OLLUSioMII)' l¢ad% to
wailing? list.
Junior Gatewa!.: A smallcr club for voung pcoplc undcr the age of18 hLld onL cvcninbb ci'Lfi' WLxk. during
lenn time. Menibership ot. this club h&% been d￿"1ndlIng7 in receni fv'eap* M-ith onlN' a hundful of pe()ple luming
up on some occasions. Sadly. in Ihc auiumn of ?025 Ihc -l-rusices dccided to closc ihc club &$ lh¢ nc¢d for it
no longer existed. Forn)al closure took place in December 2025.
B¢friender Schcme: The Befriender Scheme organises group outings and 8ocial events for members with the
aim of hclping Ihcm enjoy ￿15115 to mainstream localions such as pubs. resiauranis. iourist altractions. boal
trips. cinemas elc. This a very tK>pular service w'ith events bein8 booked up w'ithin days of issue of the
4uartcrly programmcs.
Adi'oea¢y Service: Ihc Charity otTers a small adv(Kacy scrvice wilh one voluntcer trained as an independLnl
advocate. Supwrt is provided to members and non-members on request.
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Health Appointments Transport: West Norfolk M¢ncap has receiN'cd grani funding from ihc local
Iniegirated L'are Bc)ard i() promote and support people ￿'Ith a learning disability attending health check and
oih¢r health appointmcnts. As part of this projccl the charity olT¢rs frec transport lo and from appoinimcnts.
Beach Hut: Wesi Norfolk Mcncap is forlunate a large beach hut ai Old I lUnSthn￿n. l.his made a￿ailable
t() tree i)t Lharge to individuals. families and organisations wilh a learning disability. conneclion. When not
bookcd then local Schools and oihcr chariii¢S arc gyiven the opportunil) to use il. Donaiions r￿e1ved from
user% help ￿'ith mainleniillLe cost%. ()ver the la%t two years oi'er £?O.O(K) has been %penl on major
rLfurbishmeni includingTr Lonstruclion ol"a larg¢ nLlI' I'cranda. Grant support of £7.500 and £4.000 was
reLeiN'ed trorn Ihe Borough L ounLiI ot Kingi % L)nn and We51 Norfolk and Morrisons respectively. The
balancc was covcrcd from the charity's funds.
STRIICTURE, (:()VERNANCE AND MANAC:EMEI%T
'I'hL C'h(iril)" is gioN'LmLd b). Lonsiilulion and is run as an unincorpofdicd charity. All commillcc mcmbcrs arc
Trustees of the C hÉirity. The Charity had no paid employees during the year and was run entirely by
voluntccrs.
'I'h¢ C harily is rebJislcr¢d with ihc Charily Commission.
FinunL'ixl Pcrf(brniMnie: The Ch￿itV hab b¢en iible t() maintain a ￿tIsfaC10r). lei'el of fundinby whiLh provides
11 Lu%hion agJ(iinsl Il)L Lconomic prcssurcs iK'inb) LxperiLnccd bv much of ihc i'oluntari sLclor. W ith no paid
14111- lind liiw ui'erheads. exislingy and new funding be lar¥eted at ihe C hariiy s primiwy benefiLi¢wie%.
'I'hL L'haril), achieN'cd a surplus (If £1 1.569 in th¢ VLar1£g.-31 O in ?0?41. Rcsirictcd funds wcr¢
135.10 I (L25.795 20241 und unr¢stri¥ted tunds £63.309 (£61.046 ?024).
The principal 4()urL'es of inLome are tees trom club night% wid chargie% t.or outingF4 as well (L% ￿)rne don(Iti()ns.
Main ¢xpcndiiur¢s arL oulinbTr and club nighi costs plus charit!. and k.ach in5uraJicc prcmia. As slalLd
previou%l!' tixed overhead% are ￿'cry. low, and the trustees contident in being dble Ic) Lonlinue ￿'1th Lurrenl
Lli%'iti¢s for Ihc forcscLabl¢ fulurc.
Riyk Management: 'I'hL 'I"ruslcL"s hai'e assesscd ihc major risk5 to ii'hich ihe Charil), ts exposcd and. are
Siili%lied (h411 th¢ ￿tUre ol. ils operations and Lost strULtur¢ miligate abiiillst exwsure lo niajc)r ri%ks.
The Tru%tees review risks on ￿ ongoing, b￿.15 and twe sat15fied systems and procedures are in place to
idcnlify and rcaci lo risks which may arisc.
Plans for the future: 'I'he charily plans to ¢oniinuc lo proi'idc ￿rViCeS ￿.hICh arc of int¢resi and bincfil 10
members. More emphasis will be placed on promoting free transwrl lo health ￿p￿intMentS as uptake h&
quitc low.
(¥oing Con¢¢rn and reserves: The Trustees believe ihat the Charity. is well placed to meel the ihallenges of
thc future and ih¢re are no conccrns aboui ihe Charity's abilily io provid¢ its scrviccs for the forcs¢eable
future.
The Charity has maintained a suitable level of reserves in the trustees opinion.
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OrganisAtion: 'I'hc Chariiy is administcred by the Trusiccs who meet six limcs pcr year.
Pclcr Elrown is ihc Chair and in addition . &s a retired accountsni. carrics out ihe dutics of l-rcasurcr.
A%￿ur￿Ce i)f good fIn￿lia1 goN.¢￿Ce is Main￿lned b!, hal'ing all purLha5e invoiLes bdnk stdtements
rcviLw¥d and signed bv thc Charily s Secrcwy. l.inda Baines.
Maric Brown is Vicc-chair
Chequcs rcquirc dual signatures and signalori¢s arc. Peter Ilrown. Marie Bro￿1. l.inda Baincs and Martin
Be4*le. Marie BrowTr is ihe M'ite of Peler Brown and does not sign with him except in emergencies and with
prior nolification lo thc other signalorics.
'I'hc Charity docs opcrale a small "I"rcasur¢r s Account toppcd up bs £()0 pcr monih. Peier14rown and I,inda
Buines have single authorisation access lo this.
TruJtee$: Nomination for new trusltts are considered during the year and those nominaied and appointed ure
rc-LILcILd ai lh¢ first AGM follo￿1n8 appointmcni.
WhLn considLrinbJ nominations for IruslcLS. rcquirL"mLnls for ani sp-yialisl skills arL" laK'Ln inlo Lonsidcralion.
Ne￿, trustees attend an induLtion meeling to brief them on their legial ()bligFalions under Lharit). la￿,. the
eontcnt of Ihc MLmorandum and Articlcs of Association. thc i'arious dccision-makin& proccsscs and Ihc
rinancial posilion ofih¢ charity.
Nonc of thc 'l'ruslc¢s had any b¢ncficial inlcrest in the charity.
Relx¢ed Parties: 'I'hL Charity is atlilialed to Ihc Roval Mcncap Socieiv and pays a small annual subscriplion
to that body. No tunding is received trom the Royal Mencap 4iociely.
Peter tJri)wn is a Trustee and Direclor ot-the Fon4'ard Day Centre Limiied. The Charity use ihe premises ot
ontyard for ils SLnior Gaicway Club uwn paymcni of an agrccd rcnl pcr scssion.
The Charity employs no 51aff. ()ther ihan the Trustees ihere are 4 volunteers who supp(Jrt the various
a¥lii'itiLS. Oihcr ihan the Ileach I lul. no premiscs ar¢ uscd by thc Charii>' apart from .1 rusiecs OV¥n homes wilh
ppropriate lelvphone and br()adband links.
The report is approved by the Chdir and Vice-L hair.
Mr P¢tcr Brown .
Trustee
Mrs MariL Brow'n.
Trustee
Dated May 20th 2026
1)4ted Ma). 20th 2026
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CHARITY COMM15510N
FOR ENGiAND AND WALES
WMI Norfolk M•n¢ap
Receipts and payments accounts
CC16a
For the period
To
C¢tOber 12024
S¢plernber 31 2025
Section A Receipts and payments
un￿triCted
fund•
Restiicted
fund•
Endowrnent
Total lund8
LasL yoar
to th• M•rn•lt 10 th• to th• rwrwt£ to th• nMr•rt£
A1 R•e•l t•
mDetship Fees & Evtnt
Donatyws 6 Bw
GTrni ror 8e•ch Hut
7.8JJ
536
150
Lwrni
¥•blity +Wth CW Gw
Iniereit Ir￿￿•
x*lar
Ftsndr&￿
1QOIO
10MO
Sub total{Gross income lor
ARJ
793
27J17
A2 A*••t •nd Inv••lment •ale•.
Sub total
Tot•1 rK•lpts
8.524
20,793
27.J11
A3 Pa m•nts
AthINitie.9 8 ou11n￿
Lvatnin
Disablity He4rth
8e** Hul ReftJth5hmenl
Fwlffjos R•nt•l
Insui8rce Expenae
otle• &
7.fAS
1.191
17.7Z1
J91
2.585
4.787
631
124
4.717
631
1.191
Sub total
IJ.SS3
31,270
A4 As••t •nd IntM•trn•nt
urch¥•M. l•ee t•bl•
Sub total
13,553
31,270
N•t olrncdpW(p•ym•ntsJ
AS Tran8f•r8 betw••n funds
A8 C*¥h funds laat ygar end
Cash lunds thi¥ year end
4.07
1.821
60.250
62.
7,240
1.821
26,004
35.065
11.316
0.310
86,254
97,570
76,944
CCXX R1 accounts Issi
03m5ft028

Section B Statement of assets and liabilities at the end of the period
Unrestricte
Restricte
fund•
Endowment
Categories
Oetalls
t&)
to nparpBt£
to noawk£
Bl Ca8h funds
6.412
4.215
63
Total cash funds
82.XlS
3S,065
Unr••trlct•d
lund•
Re8trlct•d
fund•
Endowm•ni
fund¥
Detai15
82 Oihèr mon•t•ry a8••ts
FUNI to*h*b
Curr•rf ￿lu•
D•l•S10
B3 Inv••trn•nt as••t•
to ¥JhKh
¢uff•ni wilu•
loMI
1S,O(KI
D•tall•
B••ch Hut •t Old HuMt*nton
84 A•*•ts r•tsln•d lor th?
ch•rlty'o 1)wn u••
Fund to *fi*h
Amount d
Wh•n du•
on•1
Det•lls
BS Llabllltle•
Curr•nt
317
¢umint
S¥ned by one or trustees on
bghow of all th¢ trustees
Svjnolu
Print Namg
Date of
roval
Peter Br
20 {'.
CCKX R2 accounts Issi
03105r2026

CHARITY COMMISSION
FOR ENGLAND AND WALE5
Independent examiner's report on the
accounts
Seclion A
Independent Examiner's Report
Report to the trustees
ICST No£FOLK MEfiKhP
On accounts for th• year
endod
S£PIÉA￿£ J)" aoas
Charlty no
(if any)
92La53
Set out on pages
I report to the trustees on my examination of the accounts of the above
charily {Ihe Trust.) for the year ended
Responslbllltles and
basls of report
As the chanty's trustees, you are responsible for the preparation of the
accounts in accordance wth the requirements ol the Chartties Act 2011
("the Act.).
I report in resped of my examination of the Trust's accounts carried out
under section 145 of the 2011 Act and In carrying out my examination, I
have followed all the applicable Direthons given by the Charity Commission
under section 145{5llb) of the Act.
Independent lThe charity's gross income exceeded £250,000 and l am qualified lo
•xaminerf8 statsment undertake the examination by being a qualified member of linsert name of
applicable listed body]] Delele l ] rfnol applic8ble.
I have completed my examination. I confim that no malerial matters have
Come to my attention in connection with the examination {ottter than that
disclosed below ') which gives me cause to believe that in, any material
respect..
the accounting records We￿ not kept in accordance with section 130
of the Chanties Act., or
the accounts did not accord wrth the accounting records., or
the accounts did nol comply with the applicable requirernents
conceming the fomi and content of accounts set out in the Charities
(Accounts and Reports) Regulations 2008 other than any requirement
that the accounts give a 'true and fair. view which is nol a matter
considered as part of an independent examination.
I have no concems and have come across no other matters in connection
with the examination to which attention should be drawn in this report in
order to enable a proper understanding of the accounts to be reached.
Pleas8 delete the words in the brackets if they do not apply.
Slgned:
Date:
?3 OJ. aGa6
Name:
bt£NDY D kNC)e6J
Relevant professional
qualificatlonls) or body
IER
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lif any):
Addresg:
p£ IN6IE
hg
O¢FOLK
E38 006
Section B
Disclosure
Only complele If Ihe examiner nee(ts to highlight malenal matters of concem
(see CC32, Independent examination of charity accounts.. directions and
guidance for examiner$l.
Glve here brief detalls of
any Itoms that the
examiner wishes to
dl8cIo80.
IER
Oct 2018