THE MERCERS CHARITABLE FOUNDATION
Activities
As described by the charity on the register
Grant making programmes for:1. Young People and Education;2. Older People and Housing;3. Church and Communities.
Latest income
£6.6m
Expenditure
£4.3m
Financial year end
2025-03-31
Income & spending history
As reported to the Charity Commission, by financial year end
| Year end | Income | Expenditure | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2021-03-31 | £1.8m | £5.6m | |
| 2022-03-31 | £6.7m | £2.9m | |
| 2023-03-31 | £10.9m | £2.0m | |
| 2024-03-31 | £8.0m | £3.4m | |
| 2025-03-31 | £6.6m | £4.3m |
Latest detailed return
Year end 2025-03-31
Income mix
| Donations & legacies | £5.2m |
| Charitable activities | £0 |
| Trading | £0 |
| Investment income | £1.4m |
| Total income | £6.6m |
Spending
| Charitable spend | £4.3m |
| Raising funds | £87k |
| Grants to institutions | £3.7m |
| Governance | £375k |
| Total expenditure | £4.3m |
Balance sheet
| Reserves | £15.8m |
| Total funds | £38.0m |
| — restricted | £0 |
| — unrestricted | £38.0m |
| — endowment | £0 |
| Total assets | £38.0m |
| Cash | £9.0m |
People
| Employees | 0 |
Classification
The charity's own register classification
What it does
- General Charitable Purposes
- Education/training
- The Prevention Or Relief Of Poverty
- Economic/community Development/employment
Who it helps
- Children/young People
- Elderly/old People
- Other Charities Or Voluntary Bodies
- The General Public/mankind
How it works
- Makes Grants To Organisations
Source: Charity Commission for England and Wales register, 2026-07-28. Detailed figures as filed in the charity's annual return. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.