Caravan of Mercy

Analysis

Caravan of Mercy is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Leicester. It was registered in August 2006, 20 years ago. Its declared purposes cover general charitable purposes, education/training, the advancement of health or saving of lives 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 human resources.

In the financial year ending March 2025, Caravan of Mercy reported income of £785k and spending of £727k, spending 93% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from March 2021 to March 2025, income fell from £795k to £785k (-1.2%), an average of -0.3% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to March 2024, when income dropped by 27%. Over the whole period it spent 97% of the income it received.

Among 24,651 England and Wales charities whose main cause is health and saving lives and that reported income, Caravan of Mercy sits at the 87th percentile: it is larger than about 87% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 93rd percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Lancashire Teaching Hospitals Charity (£785k), The Emmanuel Kaye Foundation (£785k) and John Huntingdon's Charity (£784k).

In its latest detailed accounts, income came from donations and legacies 99%. Charitable activities took 93% of spending and raising funds 0.2%. Grants to other organisations totalled £673k. Reserves of £112k would cover about 2 months of spending at that rate. It employed 2 people.