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Finance Score: -2
Governance Score: 9
Support Score: 2
  • Poor Liquidity: -1
  • Deficit on unrestricted reserves: -2
  • Deficit latest year: -2
  • Fundraising costs low: +3
  • Good trustee age range: +3
  • Dynamic board: +3
  • Gender balanced board: +3
  • Overall weighted support: +2
Overall GiG Score: 9 ?

MERCY MINISTRIES UK

Provide relief and support to women and girls affected by poverty, pregnancy, sickness hardship and distress. Provide charitable relief including the provision of housing or other accommodation to women and girls in need of care because of their social, emotional and economic circumstances. Provide a support service to churches and those who are seeking help in overcoming life controlling issues
Analysis by Giving is Great

Positives:

  • The charity has received modest backing from several prominent grant makers recently
  • Fundraising costs are unusually low relative to funds raised
  • The Board appears to be well diversified in terms of age and gender and dynamic in terms of composition

Financial issues to consider:

  • Liquidity appears to have been slender at the latest year end
  • There was a deficit on unrestricted reserves of £549,081 at the last year end after deducting the value of own use assets
  • Income was lower than spending in the latest year
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Financial Data ?

Income & Spending ?
Sources of Income ?
Y/E Income
£k		 Spending
£k		 Surplus/
Deficit £k		 Fundraising
Cost £k		 Total
Funds £k		 Unrestricted
Funds £k		 Mths
Rsrvs		 Staff Volun-
teers
31/12/23£1,074£1,213£-139£51£1,244£-549-5.4210
31/12/22£1,296£1,378£-82£97£1,383£-410-3.6300
31/12/21£1,190£1,286£-96£71£1,466£-149-1.43120
31/12/20£1,250£1,202£48£27£1,562£-33-0.33120
31/12/19£1,239£1,313£-74£83£1,514£-37-0.33230
31/12/18£1,289£1,328£-39£85£1,588£490.4340
31/12/17£1,153£1,263£-110£60£1,627£190.2310
31/12/16£1,291£1,121£170£12£1,736£911280
31/12/15£2,103£923£1,180£63£1,566£200.3250
31/12/14£921£996£-74£90£386£791270
31/12/13£785£730£55£51£461£1352.2210
31/12/12£636£619£17£31£406£611.2260
31/12/11£531£564£-33£2£389£260.5130
31/12/10£528£469£58£19£422£360.9130
31/12/09£434£449£-15n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/12/08£375£440£-65n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/12/07£369£346£23n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/12/06*£500£194£306n/an/an/an/an/an/a
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Financial Ratios
Fundraising Costs/Relevant Income: 4.9%
Fundraising Costs/Total Spending: 4.2%
Highest pay band: Less than £60,000
Liabilities/Assets: 6%
Liabilities/Income: 8%
Unrestricted Funds/Total Funds: -44%
Reserves/Spending: -5.4 months
Net Current Assets/Spending: -0 months
Quick Ratio: 0.3
Asset Split ?
Balance Sheet History
Established: 19 years

www.mercyuk.org

info@mercyuk.org

01535642042

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UN SDGs
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Listed activities
  • Accommodation/Housing
  • Education/Training
  • Religious Activities
  • The Advancement Of Health Or Saving Of Lives
  • The Prevention Or Relief Of Poverty
GiG Classification
  • Practical support, advice & companionship
How it operates
  • Provides advocacy/advice/information
  • Provides buildings/facilities/open space
  • Provides services
Where it operates
  • Northern Ireland, Scotland, Throughout England And Wales,
Who it helps
  • Children/Young People
  • Other Defined Groups

Who supports them? ?

Donations from Grant Makers ?

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

Specific Donations
Amount When
Months		 To be used for
The Jerusalem Trust - Cost of Living Uplift Grant
£5,500 27/06/2023
12
Evangelism and Christian mission
The Bishop Radford Trust - Grant to Mercy UK
£2,000 29/01/2021
Towards print costs for discipleship and training resources, allowing them to redirect aid in our financial recovery and sustainability, as a result of Covid-19.

Data sourced from Donors via 360 Giving

How is it governed?

Trustees (9)
Current Trustees appointed
Gender Split
Based on 8/9 persons

Age Range of Trustees: 36-64
  • DEBORAH ANN WATTIS Appointed: 2019, Occupation: House Wife
  • DR LAVANYA DUA Appointed: 2024, Occupation: Pastor, Speaker, Coach
  • DR ROB WALLER Appointed: 2018, Occupation: Psychiatrist
  • FIONA TAYLOR Appointed: 2023, Occupation: Pastor Teacher
  • HELEN ELIZABETH EDWARDS Appointed: 2018, Occupation: Compliance Manager
  • JONATHAN CLARK Appointed: 2023, Occupation: Director
  • LYNN MORROW Appointed: 2019, Occupation: Lawyer
  • WARWICK ROBERT MCCULLOUGH Appointed: 2019, Occupation: Architect
  • ZARA MAPANGA Appointed: 2022, Occupation: Hr Generalist
Legal constitution
  • Charitable company registered in England & Wales on 20/09/2005, number: 1111377
  • Registered at Companies House on 23/02/2005, number: 05373315
Gift Aid
  • Registered with HMRC for Gift Aid
Policies in force
  • Bullying and harassment policy and procedures
  • Complaints handling
  • Complaints policy and procedures
  • Financial reserves policy and procedures
  • Internal charity financial controls policy and procedures
  • Internal risk management policy and procedures
  • Paying staff
  • Risk management
  • Safeguarding policy and procedures
  • Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries
  • Serious incident reporting policy and procedures
  • Social media policy and procedures
  • Trustee conflicts of interest policy and procedures
  • Trustee expenses policy and procedures
  • Volunteer management
Filing Record
18 returns made; AR06: 348 days late,
Main office

CRAGG ROYD
LOWERTOWN
OXENHOPE
BRADFORD
BD22 9JE

Objectives

3 THE OBJECTS FOR WHICH THE COMPANY IS ESTABLISHED ARE:(I) TO PROMOTE THE BENEFIT OF THE PUBLIC, IN PARTICULAR WOMEN AND GIRLS, BY (A) PROVIDING RELIEF FROM AND SUPPORT TO WOMEN AND GIRLS AFFECTED BY POVERTY, PREGNANCY, SICKNESS, HARDSHIP AND DISTRESS; (B) PROVIDING CHARITABLE RELIEF (INCLUDING THE PROVISION OF HOUSING OR OTHER ACCOMMODATION) TO WOMEN AND GIRLS IN NEED OF CARE BY REASON OF THEIR SOCIAL, EMOTIONAL AND ECONOMIC CIRCUMSTANCES; (II) TO ADVANCE THE CHRISTIAN RELIGION IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE STATEMENT OF FAITH (ATTACHED AS A SCHEDULE TO THE MEMORANDUM OF ASSOCIATION) THROUGH THE GOSPEL OF THE LORD JESUS CHRIST AND THE TEACHINGS OF THE WORD OF GOD BY PRESENTING A VALUES BASED CURRICULUM OR TEACHING PROGRAMME THAT WILL BETTER ENABLE PERSONS TO COPE WITH THE BUSINESS OF LIFE; AND (III) SUCH OTHER CHARITABLE PURPOSES AS THE DIRECTORS OF THE COMPANY MAY FROM TIME TO TIME DETERMINE.

Defined Area of Benefit:

NOT DEFINED. IN PRACTICE NATIONALLY.

Data Sources

Charity Commission for England and Wales
360 Giving

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