Merriman Charitable Foundation
Analysis
Merriman Charitable Foundation is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in London. It was registered in May 2000, 26 years ago. Its declared purposes cover education/training, the advancement of health or saving of lives, the prevention or relief of poverty and overseas aid/famine relief, which this site groups under health and saving lives. It says it makes grants to organisations.
In the financial year ending December 2025, Merriman Charitable Foundation reported income of £251k and spending of £215k, spending 86% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2021 to December 2025, income grew from £116k to £251k (+116%), an average of +21% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2023, when income rose by 37%. Over the whole period it spent 97% of the income it received.
Among 24,651 England and Wales charities whose main cause is health and saving lives and that reported income, Merriman Charitable Foundation sits at the 75th percentile: it is larger than about 75% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 84th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Global One 2015 (£251k), The Kaye Charitable Trust (£252k) and Atlantic Pacific International Rescue Limited (£251k).
Income and spending
Where the income comes from
- Other 100%
In the charity's own words
To distribute funds to such charities and for such charitable purposes as the Trustees decide.
Similar-sized charities, same cause
| Charity | Location | Income |
|---|---|---|
| Global One 2015 | London | £251k |
| The Kaye Charitable Trust | 20 Winchcombe Street | £252k |
| Atlantic Pacific International Rescue Limited | Llantwit Major | £251k |
| The Graham Kirkham Foundation | South Yorkshire | £252k |