The Mereside Community Centre Association

Analysis

The Mereside Community Centre Association is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Shrewsbury. It was registered in May 1999, 27 years ago. Its declared purposes cover general charitable purposes, which this site groups under children and youth development. It says it provides buildings/facilities/open space.

In the financial year ending January 2026, The Mereside Community Centre Association reported income of £46k and spending of £53k, spending 114% of what it took in. Across the 5 years on record, from January 2022 to January 2026, income grew from £25k to £46k (+84%), an average of +16% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to January 2024, when income rose by 61%. Over the whole period it spent 95% of the income it received.

Among 5,641 England and Wales charities whose main cause is children and youth development and that reported income, The Mereside Community Centre Association sits at the 80th percentile: it is larger than about 80% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 59th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Michael Jones Community Limited (£46k), Horningsham Memorial Hall (£47k) and The Rotary Club of Ilkley Trust Fund (£46k).