Rahma (Mercy)

Analysis

Rahma (Mercy) is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Leicester. It was registered in May 2003, 23 years ago. Its declared purposes cover general charitable purposes, education/training, the advancement of health or saving of lives and disability, which this site groups under health and saving lives. It says it makes grants to individuals, makes grants to organisations and provides other finance.

In the financial year ending March 2025, Rahma (Mercy) reported income of £4.2m and spending of £3.9m, spending 92% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from March 2021 to March 2025, income grew from £2.9m to £4.2m (+44%), an average of +9.5% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to March 2025, when income rose by 31%. Over the whole period it spent 96% of the income it received.

Among 24,651 England and Wales charities whose main cause is health and saving lives and that reported income, Rahma (Mercy) sits at the 96th percentile: it is larger than about 96% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 98th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Nottingham University Hospitals Charity (£4.2m), Heart of Birmingham Vocational College Ltd (£4.2m) and Merthyr Tydfil Leisure Trust Limited (£4.2m).

In its latest detailed accounts, income came from donations and legacies 100%. Charitable activities took 86% of spending and raising funds 5.0%. Reserves of £402k would cover about 1 months of spending at that rate. It employed 12 people.