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mermaids

The charity supports children and young people. Mermaids is a registered charity whose purpose is education and training. It delivers its work by providing services. The charity is based in London and operates in England And Wales, Scotland, and Northern Ireland.


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

Mermaids overarching aim is to create a world where gender diverse children and young people can be themselves and thrive; to this end, our goal is to relieve the mental and emotional stress of all those aged 19 years and under who are transgender, nonbinary and gender variant, as well as to promote education and awareness.

Fundraising

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Financial Information

Latest Income
£1,174,597
Latest Expenditure
£1,920,180

Financial Efficiency

Program Ratio 146.6%
% of income going directly to charitable activities
Overall Efficiency 89.7%
% of expenditure going to programs (vs overhead)
Administrative Ratio 19.6%
Overhead (fundraising + governance) as % of total expenditure

Latest Financial Breakdown

Income Sources

Donations & Legacies £856,115
Charitable Activities £281,429
Other Trading £18,440
Investments £18,613
Other Income £0

Expenditure Categories

Charitable Expenditure £1,722,035
Raising Funds £198,145
Governance £178,008
Grants to Institutions £0
Other Expenditure £0

Financial Trend

Annual Returns

Financial YearIncomeExpenditureCharitable SpendingNet AssetsReservesStaff
2024£1,174,597£1,920,180£1,722,035£226,224£87,46738 / 113
2023£2,294,682£2,431,272£2,168,894£954,762£942,81844 / 106
2022£1,949,606£1,823,594£1,715,786£1,124,209£1,073,20734 / 70
2021£1,847,868£1,181,244£1,100,426£982,672£954,37523 / 45
2020£902,437£1,041,326£999,840£303,298£261,96418 / 31

Staff column shows: Employees / Volunteers

Published Reports

INQUIRY REPORT (SORI)