Mercers' School Memorial Trust (Incorporating the Merrett Bequest)

Analysis

Mercers' School Memorial Trust (Incorporating the Merrett Bequest) is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in London. It was registered in April 2002, 24 years ago. Its declared purposes cover general charitable purposes and education/training, which this site groups under education and training. It says it makes grants to individuals and makes grants to organisations.

In the financial year ending March 2025, Mercers' School Memorial Trust (Incorporating the Merrett Bequest) reported income of £72k and spending of £15k, leaving 79% of income unspent that year. Across the 5 years on record, from March 2021 to March 2025, income grew from £13k to £72k (+445%), an average of +53% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to March 2025, when income rose by 304%. Over the whole period it spent 51% of the income it received.

Among 21,402 England and Wales charities whose main cause is education and training and that reported income, Mercers' School Memorial Trust (Incorporating the Merrett Bequest) sits at the 71st percentile: it is larger than about 71% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 66th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Coalbrookdale & Ironbridge Nursery (£72k), Ogwell Pre - School (£72k) and Butlers Court Combined School Fund (£72k).