Merry Go Round Toy & Leisure Library

Analysis

Merry Go Round Toy & Leisure Library is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Exeter. It was registered in November 2003, 23 years ago. Its declared purposes cover education/training, disability and recreation, which this site groups under disability. It says it provides human resources, provides buildings/facilities/open space and provides services.

In the financial year ending March 2025, Merry Go Round Toy & Leisure Library reported income of £37k and spending of £28k, leaving 26% of income unspent that year. Across the 5 years on record, from March 2021 to March 2025, income grew from £21k to £37k (+76%), an average of +15% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to March 2025, when income rose by 47%. Over the whole period it spent 96% of the income it received.

Among 12,871 England and Wales charities whose main cause is disability and that reported income, Merry Go Round Toy & Leisure Library sits at the 50th percentile: it is larger than about 50% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 56th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Lecheiris - a Spark in the Dark Trust (£37k), Waveney Sailability (£37k) and Loddon Valley Lions Club (CIO) (£37k).