The Mermaid Appeal Trust

Analysis

The Mermaid Appeal Trust is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Cornwall. It was registered in December 1994, 32 years ago. Its declared purposes cover the advancement of health or saving of lives, which this site groups under health and saving lives. Legally it is a charitable trust. It says it makes grants to organisations and provides buildings/facilities/open space.

In the financial year ending March 2026, The Mermaid Appeal Trust reported income of £13k and spending of £900, leaving 93% of income unspent that year. Across the 5 years on record, from March 2022 to March 2026, income grew from £579 to £13k (+2142%), an average of +118% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to March 2025, when income rose by 1292%. Over the whole period it spent 2.1% of the income it received.

Among 24,651 England and Wales charities whose main cause is health and saving lives and that reported income, The Mermaid Appeal Trust sits at the 31st percentile: it is larger than about 31% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 36th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Sanatan Seva Mandal, UK (£13k), Friends of Della and Don (£13k) and Gambia and Avon Fire Services in Partnership (£13k).