The Mayor of Merton's Charitable Trust
Analysis
The Mayor of Merton's Charitable Trust is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Morden. It was registered in October 2012, 14 years ago. Its declared purposes cover general charitable purposes, which this site groups under grant-making and general purposes. Legally it is a charitable trust. It says it makes grants to organisations.
In the financial year ending March 2025, The Mayor of Merton's Charitable Trust reported income of £63k and spending of £65k, spending 104% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from March 2021 to March 2025, income fell from £104k to £63k (-40%), an average of -12% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to March 2024, when income rose by 63%. Over the whole period it spent 82% of the income it received.
Among 5,976 England and Wales charities whose main cause is grant-making and general purposes and that reported income, The Mayor of Merton's Charitable Trust sits at the 75th percentile: it is larger than about 74% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 64th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include The Peter Norrie Charitable Foundation CIO (£62k), The Howard Bulmer Charitable Trust (£63k) and Age Concern Chiswick (£62k).
Income and spending
Where the income comes from
- Other 100%
In the charity's own words
The charity's objects are any purposes currently recognised as charitable and any new charitable purposes which are similar to another charitable purpose. The purpose of the Trust is to collect and distribute charitable donations for the benefit of the residents of the borough. The focus will shift from year to year so that each year the Trust can support specific organisations and/or themes.
Similar-sized charities, same cause
| Charity | Location | Income |
|---|---|---|
| The Peter Norrie Charitable Foundation CIO | Essex | £62k |
| The Howard Bulmer Charitable Trust | Hereford | £63k |
| Age Concern Chiswick | London | £62k |
| The Watson Hope Foundation | Bristol | £63k |