Mercer Family Charitable Foundation

Charity number: 1177988
Charity reporting is up to date (on time)

Charity overview

Activities - how the charity spends its money

The Foundation supports activities and initiatives run by organisations that deliver benefit in one or more of the qualifying categories; Education - a focus on farming, agriculture and food. Healthcare - a focus on those suffering from incurable illnesses. Community - a focus on community facilities in Staffordshire.

Income and expenditure

Data for financial year ending 30 September 2024

Total income: £286,903
Total expenditure: £272,204

People

8 Trustee(s)

Employees with total benefits over £60,000

No information available

Fundraising

No information available

Trading

This charity does not have any trading subsidiaries.

Trustee payments

No trustees receive any remuneration, payments or benefits from the charity.

What, who, how, where

Main way of carrying out purposes is grant making
What the charity does:
  • General Charitable Purposes
  • Education/training
  • The Advancement Of Health Or Saving Of Lives
  • Disability
  • The Prevention Or Relief Of Poverty
  • Arts/culture/heritage/science
  • Amateur Sport
  • Economic/community Development/employment
  • Human Rights/religious Or Racial Harmony/equality Or Diversity
  • Recreation
  • Other Charitable Purposes
Who the charity helps:
  • Children/young People
  • Elderly/old People
  • People With Disabilities
  • Other Charities Or Voluntary Bodies
  • The General Public/mankind
How the charity helps:
  • Makes Grants To Individuals
  • Makes Grants To Organisations
  • Provides Other Finance
  • Provides Buildings/facilities/open Space
  • Provides Services
  • Provides Advocacy/advice/information
  • Sponsors Or Undertakes Research
Where the charity operates:
  • Throughout England
  • Ghana
  • Kenya
  • Malawi
  • Mozambique
  • Zimbabwe

Governance

Registration history:
  • 17 April 2018: CIO registration
Organisation type:
CIO
Other names:
  • THE MERCER CHARITABLE FOUNDATION (Previous name)
Gift aid:
Recognised by HMRC for gift aid
Other regulators:
No information available
Policies:
  • Complaints handling
  • Complaints policy and procedures
  • Conflicting interests
  • Financial reserves policy and procedures
  • Internal charity financial controls policy and procedures
  • Internal risk management policy and procedures
  • Investing charity funds policy and procedures
  • Investment
  • Risk management
  • Safeguarding policy and procedures
  • Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries
  • Serious incident reporting policy and procedures
  • Trustee conflicts of interest policy and procedures
  • Trustee expenses policy and procedures
Land and property:
This charity does not own and/or lease land or property

Trustees

Trustees are the people responsible for controlling the work, management and administration of the charity on behalf of its beneficiaries. Generally trustees are treasurer, chair, board member etc. The trustees are responsible for keeping this list up to date and can do this by updating their details as they happen through the online service

8 Trustee(s)

Name Role Date of appointment Other trusteeships Reporting status of other trusteeships
ROGER MALLABER MERCER Chair 01 April 2018
THE FARMING COMMUNITY NETWORK
Received: On time
PHILIPPA JANE MERCER Trustee 01 April 2018
None on record
HENRIETTA TAMSIN MERCER Trustee 01 April 2018
None on record
ALEC ROGER MERCER Trustee 01 April 2018
None on record
MR THOMAS ALEXANDER MERCER Trustee 01 April 2018
None on record
KATHRYN JULIE MERCER Trustee 01 April 2018
None on record
ROBERT PERCY MERCER Trustee 01 April 2018
FARM FRESH REVOLUTION
Received: On time
SALLY LOUISE MERCER Trustee 01 April 2018
FARM FRESH REVOLUTION
Received: On time

Financial history

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Financial period end date

Income / Expenditure 30/09/2020 30/09/2021 30/09/2022 30/09/2023 30/09/2024
Total gross income £236.91k £267.35k £277.38k £200.19k £286.90k
Total expenditure £253.12k £250.77k £285.78k £234.55k £272.20k
Income from government contracts N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A
Income from government grants N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A

Accounts and annual returns

This table shows the charity's record of submitting annual returns, accounts and trustees' annual report (TAR) for the last five financial periods.
Title Reporting year Date received Received Download
Annual return 30 September 2024 14 March 2025 On time
Accounts and TAR 30 September 2024 14 March 2025 On time Download Open in new window
Annual return 30 September 2023 19 April 2024 On time
Accounts and TAR 30 September 2023 19 April 2024 On time Download Open in new window
Annual return 30 September 2022 20 March 2023 On time
Accounts and TAR 30 September 2022 20 March 2023 On time Download Open in new window
Annual return 30 September 2021 12 May 2022 On time
Accounts and TAR 30 September 2021 12 May 2022 On time Download Open in new window
Annual return 30 September 2020 23 April 2021 On time
Accounts and TAR 30 September 2020 23 April 2021 On time Download Open in new window
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Governing document

Details of the type of governing document the charity has and when it was established.
It is not the full text of the charity's governing document.

CIO - FOUNDATION Registered 17 Apr 2018 as amended on 21 Oct 2019

Charitable objects

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.

Contact information

Address:
Mercer Family Charitable Foundation
Blakenhall Park
Bar Lane
Barton Under Needwood
BURTON-ON-TRENT
Stafford
Phone:
07887655102
Email:
No information available
Website:

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