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About us
Who we are
City of Chelmsford Mencap (CCM) is a registered charity which was established in 1951. It provides lifelong learning, social opportunities and specialist support for people with a learning disability in mid-Essex. It is estimated there are 5,600 people with a learning disability aged 18-64 in mid-Essex, with numbers likely to rise in the next 20 years.
Our mission is 'to nurture, empower and celebrate every individual impacted by learning disability by enabling their own unique sense of belonging, dignity, resilience, independence and achievement'.
City of Chelmsford Mencap is affiliated to Royal Mencap Society (RMS) but is an independent, local, charity and receives no direct funding from RMS or government. Our Board of Trustees has sole responsibility for setting the strategy, budget and priorities of the charity as well as ensuring we meet our obligations to the Charity Commission, our employees and our beneficiaries.
In 2020, City of Chelmsford Mencap received the Queen's Award for Voluntary Service, the highest honour for voluntary groups. This award recognised the strong voluntary ethos that runs through our charity, from the trustees to the occasional voluntary supporter.
