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mercy relief

The charity supports children and young people, elderly people, people with disabilities, and people of a particular ethnic or racial origin. Mercy Relief is a registered charity whose purpose is general charitable purposes. It delivers its work by providing services. The charity is based in Birmingham and operates in Yemen, The Gambia, and various other locations.


This page summarises publicly available information about the charity, including its activities, beneficiaries, and registration details, based on official records.

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Activities & Mission

We help children in need, particularly orphans, through a sponsorship scheme. This helps them pursue education, improve their health care and provide for their general welfare.We also help people directly affected by natural and manmade disasters e.g. flooding, famine, war.

Fundraising

See where Mercy Relief is active and find local fundraising opportunities.

Financial Information

Latest Income
£3,816,317
Latest Expenditure
£3,944,314

Financial Efficiency

Program Ratio 92.3%
% of income going directly to charitable activities
Overall Efficiency 89.3%
% of expenditure going to programs (vs overhead)
Administrative Ratio 0.0%
Overhead (fundraising + governance) as % of total expenditure

Latest Financial Breakdown

Income Sources

Donations & Legacies £3,816,317
Charitable Activities £0
Other Trading £0
Investments £0
Other Income £0

Expenditure Categories

Charitable Expenditure £3,520,794
Raising Funds £0
Governance £0
Grants to Institutions £0
Other Expenditure £423,520

Financial Trend

Annual Returns

Financial YearIncomeExpenditureCharitable SpendingNet AssetsReservesStaff
2024£3,816,317£3,944,314£3,520,794£232,487£150,00012 / 20
2023£3,027,671£3,977,013£3,429,808£360,484£50,0009 / 20
2022£3,094,098£1,895,298£1,212,184£1,309,826£50,0000 / 12
2021£2,261,872£2,267,309£1,454,678£111,026£13,7740 / 0
2020£1,215,953£1,176,388£936,490£116,462£15,0000 / 20

Staff column shows: Employees / Volunteers