Hands of Mercy International

Analysis

Hands of Mercy International is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Luton. It was registered in May 2003, 23 years ago. Its declared purposes cover education/training, the advancement of health or saving of lives, disability and the prevention or relief of poverty, which this site groups under health and saving lives. It says it makes grants to individuals, makes grants to organisations and provides services.

In the financial year ending March 2025, Hands of Mercy International reported income of £108k and spending of £97k, spending 89% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from March 2021 to March 2025, income fell from £117k to £108k (-7.3%), an average of -1.9% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to March 2023, when income dropped by 16%. Over the whole period it spent 98% of the income it received.

Among 24,651 England and Wales charities whose main cause is health and saving lives and that reported income, Hands of Mercy International sits at the 64th percentile: it is larger than about 64% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 72nd percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include General Aviation Safety Council (£108k), The League of Friends of Halstead Hospital Limited (£109k) and Many Minds (£108k).