Merlin Neuro Therapy Centre Ltd
Analysis
Merlin Neuro Therapy Centre Ltd is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in St Austell. It was registered in September 2002, 24 years ago. Its declared purposes cover general charitable purposes, the advancement of health or saving of lives and disability, which this site groups under health and saving lives. Legally it is a charitable company (Companies House number 04460611). It says it provides human resources, provides buildings/facilities/open space and provides services.
In the financial year ending December 2025, Merlin Neuro Therapy Centre Ltd reported income of £655k and spending of £827k, spending 126% of what it took in. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2021 to December 2025, income fell from £749k to £655k (-13%), an average of -3.3% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2024, when income rose by 110%. Over the whole period it spent 87% of the income it received.
Among 24,651 England and Wales charities whose main cause is health and saving lives and that reported income, Merlin Neuro Therapy Centre Ltd sits at the 86th percentile: it is larger than about 86% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 92nd percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Solidarity Sports (£655k), Visible Ministries (£655k) and Guru Nanak Nishkam Sewak Jatha London UK (£655k).
In its latest detailed accounts, income came from trading 36%, donations and legacies 33%, charitable activities 28% and investments 2.6%. Gifts in wills alone brought in £74k. Charitable activities took 79% of spending and raising funds 19%. Reserves of £322k would cover about 5 months of spending at that rate. It employed 20 people.
Income and spending
Where the income comes from
- Donations 22%
- Legacies 11%
- Charitable activities 28%
- Trading 36%
- Investments 2.6%
- Other 0.6%
In the charity's own words
A centre of excellence in Cornwall providing a range of expert care,support and therapies for those living with Multiple Sclerosis and other neurological conditions;and for their families and their friends
Similar-sized charities, same cause
| Charity | Location | Income |
|---|---|---|
| Solidarity Sports | London | £655k |
| Visible Ministries | Manchester | £655k |
| Guru Nanak Nishkam Sewak Jatha London UK | Hounslow | £655k |
| The Cadbury Foundation | Birmingham | £656k |