01 Identity
Registration and reporting
- Registration status
- Registered
- Reporting status
- Submission Received
- Charity type
- Charitable company
- Registered
- 14 January 2008
- Removed
- Not supplied
- Company number supplied
- 06368719
- Financial period
- 1 September 2024 – 31 August 2025
- Latest income
- £1,228,504
- Latest expenditure
- £648,074
- Gift Aid
- Yes
- Owns or uses land
- Yes
- In administration
- No
- Insolvent
- No
- CIO
- No
Public contact address: GROVE COTTAGE, 151 LONDON ROAD, BISHOP'S STORTFORD, CM23 3JX
Website recorded by the regulator: http://www.mencapgrovecottage.org (displayed as text)
02 Activities
What the charity does
Spec Needs Nursery for under 5 s.Speech and language therapy.Weekend and school holiday clubs for children and young people.Adult social and support sessions.Sports, gardening, performing arts, and Music Man Project groups for adults.Resulting short respite for carers.
03 Official extract
Charity Annual Return History
- Fin Period Start Date
- 1 September 2024
- Fin Period End Date
- 31 August 2025
- Ar Cycle Reference
- AR25
- Reporting Due Date
- 30 June 2026
- Date Annual Return Received
- 21 May 2026
- Date Accounts Received
- 21 May 2026
- Total Gross Income
- £1,228,504
- Total Gross Expenditure
- £648,074
- Fin Period Start Date
- 1 September 2023
- Fin Period End Date
- 31 August 2024
- Ar Cycle Reference
- AR24
- Reporting Due Date
- 30 June 2025
- Date Annual Return Received
- 15 June 2025
- Date Accounts Received
- 15 June 2025
- Total Gross Income
- £948,709
- Total Gross Expenditure
- £710,913
- Fin Period Start Date
- 1 September 2022
- Fin Period End Date
- 31 August 2023
- Ar Cycle Reference
- AR23
- Reporting Due Date
- 30 June 2024
- Date Annual Return Received
- 19 June 2024
- Date Accounts Received
- 19 June 2024
- Total Gross Income
- £542,623
- Total Gross Expenditure
- £523,185
- Fin Period Start Date
- 1 September 2021
- Fin Period End Date
- 31 August 2022
- Ar Cycle Reference
- AR22
- Reporting Due Date
- 30 June 2023
- Date Annual Return Received
- 25 May 2023
- Date Accounts Received
- 25 May 2023
- Total Gross Income
- £538,285
- Total Gross Expenditure
- £555,856
- Fin Period Start Date
- 1 September 2020
- Fin Period End Date
- 31 August 2021
- Ar Cycle Reference
- AR21
- Reporting Due Date
- 30 June 2022
- Date Annual Return Received
- 31 May 2022
- Date Accounts Received
- 31 May 2022
- Total Gross Income
- £1,876,577
- Total Gross Expenditure
- £421,811
04 Official extract
Charity Annual Return Parta
- Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind
- Yes
- Fin Period Order Number
- 1
- Ar Cycle Reference
- AR25
- Fin Period Start Date
- 1 September 2024
- Fin Period End Date
- 31 August 2025
- Ar Due Date
- 30 June 2026
- Ar Received Date
- 21 May 2026
- Total Gross Income
- £1,228,504
- Total Gross Expenditure
- £648,074
- Grant Making Is Main Activity
- No
- Count Govt Contracts
- 0
- Count Govt Grants
- £1
- Income From Government Grants
- £93,317
- Charity Has Trading Subsidiary
- No
- Does Trustee Receive Any Benefit
- No
- Trustee Payments Acting As Trustee
- No
- Trustee Receives Payments Services
- No
- Trustee Receives Other Benefit
- No
- Trustee Resigned Employment
- No
- Employees Salary Over 60k
- No
- Count Volunteers
- 60
- Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind
- No
- Fin Period Order Number
- 2
- Ar Cycle Reference
- AR24
- Fin Period Start Date
- 1 September 2023
- Fin Period End Date
- 31 August 2024
- Ar Due Date
- 30 June 2025
- Ar Received Date
- 15 June 2025
- Total Gross Income
- £948,709
- Total Gross Expenditure
- £710,913
- Grant Making Is Main Activity
- No
- Count Govt Contracts
- 0
- Count Govt Grants
- £1
- Income From Government Grants
- £66,180
- Charity Has Trading Subsidiary
- No
- Does Trustee Receive Any Benefit
- No
- Trustee Payments Acting As Trustee
- No
- Trustee Receives Payments Services
- No
- Trustee Receives Other Benefit
- No
- Trustee Resigned Employment
- No
- Employees Salary Over 60k
- No
- Count Volunteers
- 60
- Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind
- No
- Fin Period Order Number
- 3
- Ar Cycle Reference
- AR23
- Fin Period Start Date
- 1 September 2022
- Fin Period End Date
- 31 August 2023
- Ar Due Date
- 30 June 2024
- Ar Received Date
- 19 June 2024
- Total Gross Income
- £542,623
- Total Gross Expenditure
- £523,185
- Grant Making Is Main Activity
- No
- Count Govt Contracts
- 0
- Count Govt Grants
- £1
- Income From Government Grants
- £57,592
- Charity Has Trading Subsidiary
- No
- Does Trustee Receive Any Benefit
- No
- Trustee Payments Acting As Trustee
- No
- Trustee Receives Payments Services
- No
- Trustee Receives Other Benefit
- No
- Trustee Resigned Employment
- No
- Employees Salary Over 60k
- No
- Count Volunteers
- 79
- Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind
- No
- Fin Period Order Number
- 4
- Ar Cycle Reference
- AR22
- Fin Period Start Date
- 1 September 2021
- Fin Period End Date
- 31 August 2022
- Ar Due Date
- 30 June 2023
- Ar Received Date
- 25 May 2023
- Total Gross Income
- £538,285
- Total Gross Expenditure
- £555,856
- Charity Raises Funds From Public
- Yes
- Charity Professional Fundraiser
- No
- Charity Commercial Participator
- No
- Charity Receives Govt Funding Contracts
- No
- Charity Receives Govt Funding Grants
- Yes
- Count Govt Grants
- £3
- Income From Government Grants
- £7,650
- Charity Has Trading Subsidiary
- No
- Does Trustee Receive Any Benefit
- No
- Trustee Resigned Employment
- No
- Employees Salary Over 60k
- No
- Count Volunteers
- 80
- Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind
- No
- Fin Period Order Number
- 5
- Ar Cycle Reference
- AR21
- Fin Period Start Date
- 1 September 2020
- Fin Period End Date
- 31 August 2021
- Ar Due Date
- 30 June 2022
- Ar Received Date
- 31 May 2022
- Total Gross Income
- £1,876,577
- Total Gross Expenditure
- £421,811
- Charity Raises Funds From Public
- Yes
- Charity Professional Fundraiser
- No
- Charity Commercial Participator
- No
- Charity Receives Govt Funding Contracts
- No
- Charity Receives Govt Funding Grants
- Yes
- Count Govt Grants
- £1
- Income From Government Grants
- £116,380
- Charity Has Trading Subsidiary
- No
- Does Trustee Receive Any Benefit
- No
- Trustee Resigned Employment
- No
- Employees Salary Over 60k
- No
- Count Volunteers
- 100
05 Official extract
Charity Annual Return Partb
- Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind
- Yes
- Fin Period Order Number
- 1
- Ar Cycle Reference
- AR25
- Fin Period Start Date
- 1 September 2024
- Fin Period End Date
- 31 August 2025
- Ar Due Date
- 30 June 2026
- Ar Received Date
- 21 May 2026
- Income Donations And Legacies
- 171182
- Income Other Trading Activities
- 68245
- Income Charitable Activities
- 912521
- Income Investments
- 76536
- Income Other
- 20
- Income Total Income And Endowments
- 1228504
- Income Legacies
- 15000
- Income Endowments
- 0
- Expenditure Raising Funds
- £5,978
- Expenditure Charitable Expenditure
- £642,096
- Expenditure Other
- 0
- Expenditure Total
- 648074
- Expenditure Investment Management
- 0
- Expenditure Grants Institution
- 0
- Expenditure Governance
- 90358
- Expenditure Support Costs
- 369032
- Expenditure Depreciation
- 0
- Gain Loss Investment
- 944
- Gain Loss Pension Fund
- 0
- Gain Loss Revaluation Fixed Investment
- 0
- Gain Loss Other
- 0
- Reserves
- £244,301
- Assets Total Fixed
- 1714450
- Assets Own Use
- 1714450
- Assets Long Term Investment
- 0
- Defined Benefit Pension Scheme
- 0
- Assets Other Assets
- £1,267,588
- Assets Total Liabilities
- £101,049
- Assets Current Investment
- 0
- Assets Total Assets And Liabilities
- £2,880,989
- Creditors One Year Total Current
- 101049
- Creditors Falling Due After One Year
- 0
- Assets Cash
- £1,056,433
- Funds Endowment
- 0
- Funds Unrestricted
- 2308665
- Funds Restricted
- 572324
- Funds Total
- 2880989
- Count Employees
- 37
- Charity Only Accounts
- Yes
- Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind
- No
- Fin Period Order Number
- 2
- Ar Cycle Reference
- AR24
- Fin Period Start Date
- 1 September 2023
- Fin Period End Date
- 31 August 2024
- Ar Due Date
- 30 June 2025
- Ar Received Date
- 15 June 2025
- Income Donations And Legacies
- 140158
- Income Other Trading Activities
- 99753
- Income Charitable Activities
- 651874
- Income Investments
- 55894
- Income Other
- 1030
- Income Total Income And Endowments
- 948709
- Income Legacies
- 15000
- Income Endowments
- 0
- Expenditure Raising Funds
- £23,355
- Expenditure Charitable Expenditure
- £687,558
- Expenditure Other
- 0
- Expenditure Total
- 710913
- Expenditure Investment Management
- 0
- Expenditure Grants Institution
- 0
- Expenditure Governance
- 177667
- Expenditure Support Costs
- 436440
- Expenditure Depreciation
- 0
- Gain Loss Investment
- 55381
- Gain Loss Pension Fund
- 0
- Gain Loss Revaluation Fixed Investment
- 0
- Gain Loss Other
- 0
- Reserves
- £608,683
- Assets Total Fixed
- 243907
- Assets Own Use
- 168000
- Assets Long Term Investment
- 75907
- Defined Benefit Pension Scheme
- 0
- Assets Other Assets
- £2,085,471
- Assets Total Liabilities
- £32,051
- Assets Current Investment
- 0
- Assets Total Assets And Liabilities
- £2,297,327
- Creditors One Year Total Current
- 32051
- Creditors Falling Due After One Year
- 0
- Assets Cash
- £1,957,830
- Funds Endowment
- 0
- Funds Unrestricted
- 608683
- Funds Restricted
- 1688644
- Funds Total
- 2297327
- Count Employees
- 38
- Charity Only Accounts
- Yes
- Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind
- No
- Fin Period Order Number
- 3
- Ar Cycle Reference
- AR23
- Fin Period Start Date
- 1 September 2022
- Fin Period End Date
- 31 August 2023
- Ar Due Date
- 30 June 2024
- Ar Received Date
- 19 June 2024
- Income Donations And Legacies
- 119423
- Income Other Trading Activities
- 58283
- Income Charitable Activities
- 362176
- Income Investments
- 2741
- Income Other
- 0
- Income Total Income And Endowments
- 542623
- Income Legacies
- 20000
- Income Endowments
- 0
- Expenditure Raising Funds
- £12,161
- Expenditure Charitable Expenditure
- £511,024
- Expenditure Other
- 0
- Expenditure Total
- 523185
- Expenditure Investment Management
- 0
- Expenditure Grants Institution
- 0
- Expenditure Governance
- 14863
- Expenditure Support Costs
- 263970
- Expenditure Depreciation
- 0
- Gain Loss Investment
- -41851
- Gain Loss Pension Fund
- 0
- Gain Loss Revaluation Fixed Investment
- 0
- Gain Loss Other
- 0
- Reserves
- £553,889
- Assets Total Fixed
- 967354
- Assets Own Use
- 168000
- Assets Long Term Investment
- 799354
- Defined Benefit Pension Scheme
- 0
- Assets Other Assets
- £1,065,448
- Assets Total Liabilities
- £36,775
- Assets Current Investment
- 0
- Assets Total Assets And Liabilities
- £1,996,027
- Creditors One Year Total Current
- 36775
- Creditors Falling Due After One Year
- 0
- Assets Cash
- £1,057,779
- Funds Endowment
- 0
- Funds Unrestricted
- 553889
- Funds Restricted
- 1442138
- Funds Total
- 1996027
- Count Employees
- 38
- Charity Only Accounts
- Yes
- Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind
- No
- Fin Period Order Number
- 4
- Ar Cycle Reference
- AR22
- Fin Period Start Date
- 1 September 2021
- Fin Period End Date
- 31 August 2022
- Ar Due Date
- 30 June 2023
- Ar Received Date
- 25 May 2023
- Income Donations And Legacies
- 104920
- Income Other Trading Activities
- 95420
- Income Charitable Activities
- 337872
- Income Investments
- 73
- Income Other
- 0
- Income Total Income And Endowments
- 538285
- Income Legacies
- 31938
- Income Endowments
- 0
- Expenditure Raising Funds
- £26,365
- Expenditure Charitable Expenditure
- £529,491
- Expenditure Other
- 0
- Expenditure Total
- 555856
- Expenditure Investment Management
- 0
- Expenditure Grants Institution
- 0
- Expenditure Governance
- 72262
- Expenditure Support Costs
- 304090
- Expenditure Depreciation
- 14287
- Gain Loss Investment
- -140369
- Gain Loss Pension Fund
- 0
- Gain Loss Revaluation Fixed Investment
- 0
- Gain Loss Other
- 0
- Reserves
- £518,234
- Assets Total Fixed
- 1009205
- Assets Own Use
- 168000
- Assets Long Term Investment
- 841205
- Defined Benefit Pension Scheme
- 0
- Assets Other Assets
- £1,035,913
- Assets Total Liabilities
- £47,378
- Assets Current Investment
- 199995
- Assets Total Assets And Liabilities
- £1,997,740
- Creditors One Year Total Current
- 47378
- Creditors Falling Due After One Year
- 0
- Assets Cash
- £824,505
- Funds Endowment
- 0
- Funds Unrestricted
- 518234
- Funds Restricted
- 1479506
- Funds Total
- 1997740
- Count Employees
- 39
- Charity Only Accounts
- Yes
- Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind
- No
- Fin Period Order Number
- 5
- Ar Cycle Reference
- AR21
- Fin Period Start Date
- 1 September 2020
- Fin Period End Date
- 31 August 2021
- Ar Due Date
- 30 June 2022
- Ar Received Date
- 31 May 2022
- Income Donations And Legacies
- 1536666
- Income Other Trading Activities
- 32505
- Income Charitable Activities
- 305329
- Income Investments
- 2077
- Income Other
- 0
- Income Total Income And Endowments
- 1876577
- Income Legacies
- 11900
- Income Endowments
- 0
- Expenditure Raising Funds
- £5,270
- Expenditure Charitable Expenditure
- £416,541
- Expenditure Other
- 0
- Expenditure Total
- 421811
- Expenditure Investment Management
- 0
- Expenditure Grants Institution
- 0
- Expenditure Governance
- 0
- Expenditure Support Costs
- 225706
- Expenditure Depreciation
- 13716
- Gain Loss Investment
- 16393
- Gain Loss Pension Fund
- 0
- Gain Loss Revaluation Fixed Investment
- 0
- Gain Loss Other
- 0
- Reserves
- £560,877
- Assets Total Fixed
- 1163861
- Assets Own Use
- 182287
- Assets Long Term Investment
- 981574
- Defined Benefit Pension Scheme
- 0
- Assets Other Assets
- £1,017,934
- Assets Total Liabilities
- £35,256
- Assets Current Investment
- 199995
- Assets Total Assets And Liabilities
- £2,146,539
- Creditors One Year Total Current
- 35256
- Creditors Falling Due After One Year
- 0
- Assets Cash
- £814,162
- Funds Endowment
- 0
- Funds Unrestricted
- 552471
- Funds Restricted
- 1594068
- Funds Total
- 2146539
- Count Employees
- 37
- Charity Only Accounts
- Yes
06 Official extract
Charity Area Of Operation
- Geographic Area Type
- Local Authority
- Geographic Area Description
- Hertfordshire
- Welsh Ind
- No
- Geographic Area Type
- Local Authority
- Geographic Area Description
- Essex
- Welsh Ind
- No
07 Official extract
Charity Classification
- Classification Code
- 104
- Classification Type
- What
- Classification Description
- Disability
- Classification Code
- 203
- Classification Type
- Who
- Classification Description
- People With Disabilities
- Classification Code
- 306
- Classification Type
- How
- Classification Description
- Provides Services
08 Official extract
Charity Event History
- Charity Name
- BISHOPS STORTFORD MENCAP
- Charity Event Order
- 1
- Event Type
- Standard registration
- Date Of Event
- 2008-01-14T00:00:00
- Charity Name
- BISHOPS STORTFORD MENCAP
- Charity Event Order
- 2
- Event Type
- Asset transfer in
- Date Of Event
- 2012-07-24T00:00:00
- Assoc Organisation Number
- 247831
- Assoc Registered Charity Number
- 247831
- Assoc Charity Name
- BISHOP'S STORTFORD MENCAP SOCIETY
09 Official extract
Charity Governing Document
- Governing Document Description
- MEMORANDUM AND ARTICLES OF ASSOCIATION INCORPORATED 12 SEPTEMBER 2007. as amended on 23 Dec 2024
- Charitable Objects
- 1) THE RELIEF OF PEOPLE WITH A LEARNING DISABILITY IN PARTICULAR BY THE PROVISION OF HELP AND SUPPORT FOR THEM AND THEIR FAMILIES, DEPENDANTS AND CARERS.2) TO PROVIDE OR ASSIST IN THE PROVISION OF THE EDUCATION, 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.
- Area Of Benefit
- NOT DEFINED IN PRACTICE BISHOP'S STORTFORD AND DISTRICT
10 Official extract
Charity Other Names
- Charity Name Id
- 498596
- Charity Name Type
- Working name
- Charity Name
- GROVE COTTAGE
11 Official extract
Charity Other Regulators
- Regulator Order
- 1
- Regulator Name
- Ofsted (Office For Standards In Education)
12 Official extract
Charity Policy
- Policy Name
- Complaints handling
- Policy Name
- Bullying and harassment policy and procedures
- Policy Name
- Volunteer management
- Policy Name
- Paying staff
- Policy Name
- Trustee conflicts of interest policy and procedures
- Policy Name
- Social media policy and procedures
- Policy Name
- Financial reserves policy and procedures
- Policy Name
- Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries
- Policy Name
- Serious incident reporting policy and procedures
- Policy Name
- Risk management
- Policy Name
- Complaints policy and procedures
- Policy Name
- Internal charity financial controls policy and procedures
- Policy Name
- Conflicting interests
- Policy Name
- Safeguarding policy and procedures
- Policy Name
- Trustee expenses policy and procedures
- Policy Name
- Internal risk management policy and procedures
- Policy Name
- Investing charity funds policy and procedures