Finance Score: -3
Governance Score: -2
Support Score: 0
  • Volatile income: -3
  • No PartB
  • No conflicts policy: -1
  • Only 3 Trustees: -2
  • Good trustee age range: +3
  • Very static board: -5
  • Gender balanced board: +3
  • No supporters identified
Overall GiG Score: -5 ?

THE MERI TRUST 

As detailed in the Trust deed
Analysis by Giving is Great

Positives:

  • There have been no material income shortfalls in recent years

Regulatory & Governance issues to consider:

  • This charity does not have a Conflict of Interests policy
  • There are only 3 trustees
  • The Board composition appears to be very static

Financial issues to consider:

  • A PartB annual return has not been required and so detailed financial information is not available from the online data
  • Income has been volatile recently

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
31/10/22£326£329£-3n/an/an/an/an/a0
31/10/21£364£363£1n/an/an/an/an/a0
31/10/20£527£529£-2£0£104£1042.400
31/10/19£424£427£-3n/an/an/an/an/a0
31/10/18£438£331£107£0£0£0n/a00
31/10/17£229£225£3£0£0£0n/a00

Highest pay bracket: less than £60,000
Established: 8 years
(10 years as a company)

01617928764

Charity Commission for England and WalesCompanies House
UN SDGs
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Listed activities
  • The Prevention Or Relief Of Poverty
GiG Classification
  • Grant-making foundations
How it operates
  • Makes Grants to Individuals
  • Makes Grants to Organisations
Where it operates
  • Israel,
Who it helps
  • Children/Young People
  • Elderly/Old People
  • Other Charities Or Voluntary Bodies
  • People With Disabilities
  • The General Public/Mankind

Who's supporting them? ?

We have no records of donations from grant makers.

How is it governed?

Trustees (3)
Current Trustees appointed
Gender Split

Age Range of Trustees: 29-54
Legal constitution
  • Charitable company registered in England & Wales on 18/12/2015, number: 1164928
  • Registered at Companies House on 18/10/2013, number: 08738056
Gift Aid
  • NOT registered with HMRC for Gift Aid
Policies in force
There are no Policies registered with the Charities Commission
Filing Record
6 returns made; all on time
Main office

7 BRANTWOOD ROAD
SALFORD
M7 4EN

Objectives

1. THE RELIEF OF POVERTY AND FINANCIAL HARDSHIP OF PEOPLE LIVING IN THE UK AND ISRAEL BY MAKING GRANTS OF MONEY FOR PROVIDING OR PAYING FOR ITEMS, SERVICES OR FACILITIES.2. THE RELIEF OF SICKNESS AND PRESERVATION OF HEALTH OF PEOPLE LIVING IN THE UK OR ISRAEL.3. SUCH CHARITABLE PURPOSES FOR THE PUBLIC BENEFIT AS ARE EXCLUSIVELY CHARITABLE ACCORDING TO THE LAWS OF ENGLAND AND WALES AS THE TRUSTEES MAY FROM TIME TO TIME DETERMINE.

Data Sources

Charity Commission for England and Wales
CharityBase
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