# Woking and District Society for Mentally Handicapped Children

- Type: Trust / foundation
- Charity number: 250669 (https://register-of-charities.charitycommission.gov.uk/charity-search/-/charity-details/250669)
- Latest income: £8,412; spending £20.5k
- What it funds: Education / training, Health / saving of lives, Disability
- Who it helps: People with disabilities, Other charities or voluntary bodies
- How it gives: Makes grants to individuals, Makes grants to organisations
- Area of operation: Surrey
- Other names: Woking Mencap (working)
- Trustees: 9
- Last verified: 2026-11-05T00:00:00.000Z
- Canonical URL: https://opengrant.co.uk/funders/woking-and-district-society-for-mentally-handicapped-children

The provision of social, leisure and educational activities for people with learning disabilities and their parents or other carers.To work with people with learning disabilities to help them to have as independent a life as possible in accordance with their wishes.To increase public knowledge of the problems faced by people with learning disabilities and their families.

## Open and forthcoming schemes (0)

None in OpenGrant's sources right now.

## Finances by year (Charity Commission)

| Year ending | Income | Spending | Grants to organisations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 31 Jul 2025 | £8,412 | £20.5k | not filed |
| 31 Jul 2024 | £12.6k | £26.6k | not filed |
| 31 Jul 2023 | £11.4k | £26.3k | not filed |
| 31 Jul 2022 | £8,207 | £22k | not filed |
| 31 Jul 2021 | £65.2k | £11.4k | not filed |

## Charitable objects

> A) the relief of people with a 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 and to advance religion amongst persons with a learning disability; andb) to provide or assist in the provision of facilities for the 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.

## What it funds

Woking and District Society for Mentally Handicapped Children is registered under the Charity Commission purposes education / training, health / saving of lives and disability for people with disabilities and other charities or voluntary bodies; the register records that it makes grants to individuals and makes grants to organisations. In its latest reported year Woking and District Society for Mentally Handicapped Children reported income of £8,412 and spending of £20.5k. Over its last 5 reported years, to 31 Jul 2025, it spent £107k in total.

The Charity Commission register lists its area of operation as Surrey.

## How to apply

OpenGrant has not found an open scheme from Woking and District Society for Mentally Handicapped Children in its sources (last checked 5 Nov 2026). It may fund by invitation only, or through programmes that OpenGrant's sources do not cover. OpenGrant does not take applications; always check the funder's own guidance.

## Questions

### Is Woking and District Society for Mentally Handicapped Children open for applications now?

Not in OpenGrant's sources as of 5 Nov 2026: no open or forthcoming scheme from Woking and District Society for Mentally Handicapped Children is listed. Check the funder's website for programmes that are not yet open or that it does not advertise.

### Where does Woking and District Society for Mentally Handicapped Children fund?

The Charity Commission register lists its area of operation as Surrey.

### Does Woking and District Society for Mentally Handicapped Children give grants to individuals?

Yes, according to the Charity Commission register, which records that Woking and District Society for Mentally Handicapped Children makes grants to individuals as well as to organisations. Check its own guidance for who qualifies.

### How much does Woking and District Society for Mentally Handicapped Children give each year?

The register does not break out Woking and District Society for Mentally Handicapped Children's grants for its latest year (only charities with income over £500,000 file that detail). Its total spending in the year to 31 Jul 2025 was £20.5k. Over its last 5 reported years its spending averaged £21.4k a year.

### How large is Woking and District Society for Mentally Handicapped Children?

In its latest reported year Woking and District Society for Mentally Handicapped Children reported income of £8,412 and spending of £20.5k.


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