Royal Mencap Society: care homes and who is behind them
Royal Mencap Society runs 26 care homes in England with 176 beds (CQC register, ): 1 outstanding, 24 good, 1 requires improvement. It is company 00550457 (active). Royal Mencap Society has filed a statement that no person or company has significant control over it. Latest accounts are made up to 31 March 2026. It has 2 outstanding charges registered (of 8 in total). Kitchen food hygiene: 11 of 17 homes with a matched rating score 5. Sources: CQC, Companies House, Food Standards Agency.
Who owns the operator
| Level | Company | Number | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Operator (CQC provider) | Royal Mencap Society | 00550457 | Active |
Royal Mencap Society has filed a statement that no person or company has significant control over it.
Persons with significant control as registered at Companies House on 7 November 2026. Where a company has several corporate controllers, the one with the most kinds of control is followed.
Accounts and charges of the operator
| Company status | Active PRI/LTD BY GUAR/NSC (Private, limited by guarantee, no share capital) |
|---|---|
| Incorporated | 9 June 1955 |
| Latest accounts made up to | 31 March 2026 (group) |
| Next accounts due by | 31 December 2027 |
| Charges registered | 8: 2 outstanding, 6 satisfied |
| Latest outstanding charge created | 5 February 2026 |
| Charge holders (outstanding) | Barclays Bank PLC; Hsbc UK Bank PLC |
Status and accounts dates: Companies House company data of 1 November 2026. Charges: Companies House charges register.
Its care homes ()
| Home | Council | Beds | CQC rating | Food hygiene |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Westley Brook Close Birmingham | Birmingham | 7 | Good 2018 | awaiting inspection |
| Royal Mencap Society - 62 Wright Street Bolton | Bolton | 4 | Good 2018 | 5 |
| Southernwood Amersham | Buckinghamshire | 6 | Good 2020 | 4 |
| East Fields Chesterfield | Derbyshire | 8 | Outstanding 2019 | 5 |
| Dolphin Court Havant | Hampshire | 15 | Good 2018 | 5 |
| Royal Mencap Society - 178 London Road Waterlooville | Hampshire | 3 | Good 2019 | — |
| Rose Vale Hoddesdon | Hertfordshire | 8 | Good 2023 | 5 |
| Sewells Welwyn Garden City | Hertfordshire | 7 | Good 2023 | 5 |
| Tanners Abbots Langley | Hertfordshire | 7 | Good 2023 | 4 |
| Bluebell House Middlesbrough | Middlesbrough | 3 | Good 2019 | — |
| Cinnamon House Middlesbrough | Middlesbrough | 5 | Good 2019 | 5 |
| Royal Mencap Society - 6 Lamberts (Foxglove) Thetford | Norfolk | 6 | Good 2023 | — |
| Royal Mencap Society - Woodlands Residential Home Thetford | Norfolk | 8 | Good 2019 | 4 |
| Cottingham Road Corby | North Northamptonshire | 4 | Good 2018 | 4 |
| Penrith Drive Wellingborough | North Northamptonshire | 6 | Requires improvement 2025 | — |
| Royal Mencap Society - 2 Conroy Close York | North Yorkshire | 6 | Good 2019 | — |
| Royal Mencap Society - 145 Kingsley Road Portsmouth | Portsmouth | 8 | Good 2026 | — |
| Shining Star Ilford | Redbridge | 4 | Good 2022 | — |
| Arbor Way Birmingham | Solihull | 5 | Good 2019 | 5 |
| Mellor House Westcliff On Sea | Southend-on-Sea | 8 | Good 2025 | 4 |
| 92 North Street Cannock | Staffordshire | 12 | Good 2019 | 5 |
| St Ives Close Tamworth | Staffordshire | 8 | Good 2017 | 5 |
| Chestnut House Stockton-on-tees | Stockton-on-Tees | 6 | Good 2020 | — |
| Royal Mencap Society - 71 Middleton Avenue Stockton On Tees | Stockton-on-Tees | 6 | Good 2023 | 5 |
| Willows and Rosehill, Drummond Court Bury St Edmunds | Suffolk | 10 | Good 2024 | 5 |
| Hulse Road Salisbury | Wiltshire | 6 | Good 2019 | — |
CQC rating: latest overall rating and the year its report was published. Food hygiene: Food Standards Agency rating (0–5) of the kitchen at the home's postcode with a matching name; 17 of 26 homes matched, 11 rated 5.
These are facts from public registers, not a judgement of financial risk. An outstanding charge is usually a loan secured on property, which is normal for care homes. Ownership is the chain of corporate persons with significant control as filed at Companies House; filings can lag behind real changes. Names of individuals are not shown.