MENTAL HEALTH GIANT MISSES THE DETAIL

Described as 'the voice of learning disability' this enormous charity continued in 2007-08 to influence government with its 'Death by Indifference' report, and its anti-bullying campaign, as well as providing support and advice for people with learning difficulties at every stage of their lives. Considering last year's impressive documentation, the new annual report is disappointing: an unwieldy document which misses key commentary, for example around risks and problems facing the charity.

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QUALITY OF REPORTING

What is this? 		62 %
How much info does the charity want to share? This score, taken from our search for 43 key points in the annual report, gives the answer. Top mark is 100%. Anything over 70% is a good effort.

SIZE OF CHARITY...

What is this? 		Super size
We only profile the largest charities in England & Wales, and our sizes are relative to the largest and smallest among them. So where we describe a charity as 'Small', it is still much larger than the national average.

HIGHEST SALARY

What is this? 		£100k to £149k
Taken from the vague bandings given in annual reports; note that 'Under £60k' could be £9k or £59k. Nonetheless the number of bars should roughly correlate with the 'Size of charity' bars.

ETHICAL INVESTMENT POLICY

What is this? 		Unknown
We asked the charity if it has an ethical investment policy. If yes, it gets an angel. Those with no policy but which don't invest in tobacco/arms get a halo. Those without investments, or who didn't respond, appear neutral. Those with stakes in arms/tobacco get a fallen angel.
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Reviewed: 2009-04-20     Accounts ending: 2008-03-31

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IN SHORT

Who/what it helps

  • People with learning disabilities
  • Their families & carers

Where

  • UK

Providing

  • Lobbying and campaigning
  • Residential care and day centres
  • Social care
  • Information and advice about employment opportunities
  • Advocacy

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VITAL STATISTICS

ANNUAL EXPENDITURE
£176,901,000
What is this?
Of all the charities we profile...
- Less than £1m is tiny
- £1m to £5m is small
- £6m to £10m is medium
- £11m to £50m is large
- Above that is very rare
SPENT ON CHARITABLE WORK
96%
The rest usually goes into raising more income. A little covers legal requirements.


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