Leeds Mencap

What Leeds Mencap does

Leeds Mencap is a non-profit organization headquartered in Leeds, United Kingdom, founded in 1953. It provides activities, family support, childcare, and resources for children and young people with learning disabilities, operating as a local branch within the broader UK Mencap network of learning-disability charities. The organization is staffed by 11-50 employees and operates at a hyper-local scale, focused exclusively on serving families and young people within the Leeds catchment area.

Its core service offering comprises direct human-delivered programs — including structured activities, family support services, childcare provision, and informational/advocacy resources — rather than technology products or digital platforms. No products, software, or technology stack details are disclosed in the source material, consistent with a traditional community-services delivery model rather than a technology-enabled one. No pricing models, contracts, or fee structures are publicly documented in the input data.

As a registered non-profit, Leeds Mencap's revenue model is inferred to rely on a combination of local-authority commissioning (most likely Leeds City Council), parental fees for childcare, charitable fundraising, and grant income. No detailed revenue figures, funding rounds, audited accounts, or financial statements are available in the source material. The company's website (leedsmencap.org.uk) returned only a loading/verification page during data collection, so no first-party operational detail could be verified beyond the headline description. No management team, leadership, partnerships, awards, patents, or certifications are documented in the available data.

Name

Leeds Mencap

Website

https://leedsmencap.org.uk

Company type

Private

Founded year

1953

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

Leeds Mencap is a Leeds-based non-profit, founded in 1953, that provides activities, family support, childcare, and resources for children and young people with learning disabilities in the local area.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Disability Support Services

NAICS

Services for the Elderly and Persons with Disabilities (62412)

SIC

Services-Social Services (8300)

akta.pro primary industry

Disability Services & Independent Living Support (BPAGAEAG)

akta.pro secondary industries

Housing Transition & Supported Living Navigation (EDAKANAK), Work-Based Learning Programs (Internships, Apprenticeships, Community-Based Instruction) (EDAKANAF)

Keywords

• Learning disability support
• Disability childcare services
• Family support services
• Disability advocacy
• Community activities

Headquarters

HQ city

Leeds

HQ country

United Kingdom

HQ region

Europe

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Services

Core offering

Leeds Mencap is a UK nonprofit that delivers activities, family support, childcare, and resources for children and young people with learning disabilities in the Greater Leeds area. The organisation provides direct, in-person services and information to families navigating learning disability needs, and has been operating in this capacity since 1953.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Activities Programme

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Recent moves1 record

Expansion highlights1 record

Emerging players

• Contact (for families with disabled children): UK charity supporting families with disabled children, including those with learning disabilities. Highly comparable family-support service line, though operating at national scale rather than local.
• Ambitious about Autism: UK charity focused on education and support for autistic children and young people. Partial overlap with Leeds Mencap's learning-disability focus, particularly for beneficiaries on the autism spectrum.

Regional players

• Carers Leeds: Local Leeds-based charity supporting unpaid carers, including those caring for people with learning disabilities. Adjacent mission within the same geography, often co-serving the same families.

Direct peers

• Hft: UK charity supporting people with learning disabilities through housing, employment, and family support services. Comparable service breadth and beneficiary focus, with a similar mix of direct support and family-facing resources.
• Sense: UK disability charity supporting people with complex disabilities including learning disabilities. Comparable beneficiary focus and family support orientation, though broader in scope across sensory and physical disabilities.
• United Response: National UK charity providing personalised support for people with learning disabilities and autism, including supported living and family services. Directly comparable in mission and service mix to Leeds Mencap.

Broad incumbents

• Mencap (national): The national UK charity for people with learning disabilities, of which Leeds Mencap is a local affiliate. Directly comparable mission and beneficiary base, but operating at national scale across England, Wales, and Northern Ireland.

Others

• Disability Rights UK: UK disability-led organization focused on policy, advocacy, and rights rather than direct service delivery. Comparable beneficiary community but operates in the policy/enabling layer rather than service provision.

Market position

Strengths3 records

Weaknesses3 records

Competitive moat2 records

Key risks3 records

Key highlights4 records

Customer concentration

• Facebookfacebook.com/LeedsMencap
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/leeds-mencap

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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