Merton Centre for Independent Living

Analysis

Merton Centre for Independent Living is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Mitcham. It was registered in July 2013, 13 years ago. Its declared purposes cover disability, the prevention or relief of poverty and other charitable purposes, which this site groups under disability. Legally it is a charitable company (Companies House number 07645926). It says it provides services and provides advocacy/advice/information.

In the financial year ending March 2025, Merton Centre for Independent Living reported income of £354k and spending of £409k, spending 116% of what it took in. Across the 5 years on record, from March 2021 to March 2025, income fell from £373k to £354k (-5.0%), an average of -1.3% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to March 2024, when income rose by 40%. Over the whole period it spent 94% of the income it received.

Among 12,871 England and Wales charities whose main cause is disability and that reported income, Merton Centre for Independent Living sits at the 84th percentile: it is larger than about 84% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 87th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Blind in Business Trust (£354k), Bethany Christian Centre (£355k) and Focus4hope (£354k).