Mercy Rescue Trust

Analysis

Mercy Rescue Trust is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Truro. It was registered in November 2007, 19 years ago. Its declared purposes cover education/training, the advancement of health or saving of lives, the prevention or relief of poverty and overseas aid/famine relief, which this site groups under health and saving lives. Legally it is a charitable trust. It says it provides services and acts as an umbrella or resource body.

In the financial year ending March 2025, Mercy Rescue Trust reported income of £119k and spending of £115k, spending 96% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from March 2021 to March 2025, income grew from £72k to £119k (+65%), an average of +13% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to March 2022, when income rose 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, Mercy Rescue Trust sits at the 66th percentile: it is larger than about 66% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 74th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Lions Clubs International District 105sc Charity Trust (£119k), Growing Hope High Wycombe (£119k) and The Keys Project (£119k).

Data notes from the register: The latest annual return was received after its deadline.