Finance Score: 5

Governance Score: 9

Support Score: 3

Liabilities <10%: +3
Good reserves management: +3
Reasonable growth: +1
Fundraising costs high: -2

Good trustee age range: +3
Dynamic board: +3
Gender balanced board: +3

Grant maker support: +3

Overall GiG Score: 17

MERCY SHIPS - U.K LTD

Mercy Ships UK is part of a global charity that uses hospital ships to deliver free healthcare to people in some of the poorest countries in the world. Our volunteers work with host nations to improve healthcare systems by training local medical staff and renovating facilities to leave a lasting legacy. Since 1978, we've visited 56 countries, providing services worth more than £1.2 billion.

Analysis by Giving is Great

Positives:

The charity has received backing from a grant maker
This charity has a robust balance sheet
Reserves management has been consistently within official guidelines
There has been reasonable growth in spending over the last 3 years relative to the previous period
There have been no material income shortfalls in recent years
The Board appears to be well diversified in terms of age and gender and dynamic in terms of composition

Financial issues to consider:

Fundraising costs are high relative to funds raised

Financial Data ?

Income & Spending ?

Sources of Income ?

Y/E	Income £k	Spending £k	Surplus/ Deficit	Fundraising Cost £k	Total Funds £k	Unrestricted Funds £k	Mths Rsrvs	Staff	Volun- teers
31/12/23	£9,761	£9,545	£216	£2,344	£6,912	£6,884	8.7	45	47
31/12/22	£9,928	£8,759	£1,169	£2,137	£6,701	£5,961	8.2	37	157
31/12/21	£9,343	£8,591	£752	£1,928	£5,561	£5,554	7.8	31	163
31/12/20	£8,763	£8,407	£356	£1,868	£4,787	£4,563	6.5	23	148
31/12/19	£7,014	£6,782	£231	£1,690	£4,413	£4,393	7.8	23	200
31/12/18	£6,888	£6,415	£472	£1,762	£4,172	£4,107	7.7	24	0
31/12/17	£5,790	£4,974	£817	£1,582	£3,693	£3,623	8.7	23	0
31/12/16	£5,672	£4,482	£1,190	£1,271	£2,873	£2,776	7.4	14	0
31/12/15	£4,985	£4,789	£196	£1,718	£1,681	£1,501	3.8	15	0
31/12/14	£6,481	£6,059	£422	£1,438	£1,485	£1,413	2.8	14	0
31/12/13	£4,596	£4,575	£20	£1,234	£1,063	£998	2.6	14	0
31/12/12	£4,589	£4,334	£255	£1,195	£1,040	£934	2.6	13	0
31/12/11	£4,239	£4,554	£-316	£1,223	£783	£750	2	16	0
31/12/10	£4,053	£4,201	£-148	£1,376	£1,100	£984	2.8	20	0
31/12/09	£4,397	£4,633	£-236	£1,304	£1,247	£1,091	2.8	17	0
31/12/08	£4,383	£4,049	£334	£1,171	£1,482	£1,378	4.1	15	0
31/12/07	£4,062	£3,932	£130	£1,099	£1,151	£1,061	3.2	15	0
31/12/06	£4,895	£5,328	£-434	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
31/12/05	£4,089	£3,650	£439	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
31/12/04	£4,454	£4,078	£376	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0

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Financial Ratios

Fundraising Costs/Relevant Income: 24.3%
Fundraising Costs/Total Spending: 24.6%
Senior Staff Costs/Total Spending: 5%
Highest pay band: £80,000-£90,000
Liabilities/Assets: 6%
Liabilities/Income: 4%
Unrestricted Funds/Total Funds: 100%
Reserves/Spending: 8.7 months
Net Current Assets/Spending: 8 months
Quick Ratio: 15.4

Asset Split ?

Established: 28 years

www.mercyships.org.uk

info@mercyships.org.uk

01438727800

Charity Commission for England and Wales

Tweets

Listed activities

Disability
Economic/Community Development/Employment
Education/Training
Overseas Aid/Famine Relief
The Advancement Of Health Or Saving Of Lives
The Prevention Or Relief Of Poverty

GiG Classification

International healthcare & famine relief

How it operates

Makes Grants to Organisations
Other charitable activities
Provides buildings/facilities/open space
Provides services

Where it operates

Benin, Cameroon, Congo, Congo (Democratic Republic), Ghana, Guinea, Guinea-bissau, Ivory Coast, Liberia, Madagascar, Mozambique, Senegal, Sierra Leone, South Africa, The Gambia, Togo,

Who it helps

Children/Young People
Elderly/Old People
Other Charities Or Voluntary Bodies
People With Disabilities
The General Public/Mankind

Who works here?

45 employees
47 volunteers

Who's supporting them? ?

Donations from Grant Makers ?

We have details on the following significant donations. Multi-year donations are allocated to the years for which they are earmarked.

Specific Donations

Amount	When Months	To be used for
Wolfson Foundation - Grant to Mercy Ships UK
£500,000	05/12/2019	Equipment for the Global Mercy ship

Data sourced from Donors via 360 Giving

How is it governed?

Trustees (11)

Current Trustees appointed

Gender Split

Based on 9/11 persons

Age Range of Trustees: 37-74

ADE ADEYEMI Appointed: 2022, Occupation: Civil Servant

DR MICHELLE CLAIRE WHITE Appointed: 2021, Occupation: Nhs Consultant Anaesthetist

JUSTIN MATTHEW HUMPHREYS Appointed: 2022, Occupation: Chief Executive

LEO HURK-HANG CHENG Appointed: 2020, Occupation: Medical Consultant

MICHAEL SPENCE DR Appointed: 2022

NAIOMI ASHANTHI THALAYASINGAM Appointed: 2020, Occupation: Head Of Strategic Communications

ANGHARAD JANE MILENKOVIC Appointed: 2018, Occupation: Deputy Director Of Development

DR JULIETTE TUAKLI Appointed: 2018, Occupation: Pediatric & Public Health Specialist

LOIS BOYLE Appointed: 2018, Occupation: Charity Director

MR MEL ZUYDAM Appointed: 2017, Occupation: Cfo

PAUL BENJAMIN RAMSBOTTOM MA, MST Appointed: 2015, Other trusteeship: THE SAVANNAH EDUCATION TRUST,

Legal constitution

Charitable company registered in England & Wales on 21/02/1996, number: 1053055
Registered at Companies House on 17/01/1996, number: 03147724

Gift Aid

Registered with HMRC for Gift Aid

Event History

22/07/2020 - Asset transfer in from THE JUNE STEVENS FOUNDATION
01/04/2021 - Asset transfer in from THE WOODFORD WELLS ECUMENICAL CHURCH TRUST
03/01/2023 - Asset transfer in from HITCHIN CHRISTIAN ASSEMBLY
16/02/2023 - Asset transfer in from THE SANCTUARY CHARITABLE TRUST

Policies in force

Complaints handling
Conflicting interests
Investment
Paying staff
Risk management
Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries
Volunteer management

Filing Record

20 returns made; all on time

Recent reorganisation events:

Asset transfer in from THE JUNE STEVENS FOUNDATION on 22/07/2020
Asset transfer in from THE WOODFORD WELLS ECUMENICAL CHURCH TRUST on 01/04/2021
Asset transfer in from HITCHIN CHRISTIAN ASSEMBLY on 03/01/2023
Asset transfer in from THE SANCTUARY CHARITABLE TRUST on 16/02/2023

Main office

The Lighthouse
Unit 12
Meadway Court
Rutherford Close
Stevenage
SG1 2EF

Objectives

TO RELIEF POVERTY, SICKNESS AND DISTRESS THROUGHOUT THE WORLD; THE ADVANCEMENT OF EDUCATION THROUGH OUT THE WORLD; THE ADVANCEMENT OF CHRISTIAN RELIGION THROUGHOUT THE WORLD;AND SUCH OTHER CHARITABLE PURPOSES ANYWHERE IN THE WORLD AS THE DIRECTORS MAY DETERMINE.

Defined Area of Benefit:

NOT DEFINED

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