Mersey Forest Foundation

Analysis

Mersey Forest Foundation is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Liverpool. It was registered in March 2015, 11 years ago. Its declared purposes cover environment/conservation/heritage and recreation, which this site groups under environment and conservation. Legally it is a charitable company (Companies House number 09153749). It says it makes grants to organisations, provides buildings/facilities/open space and provides services.

In the financial year ending June 2025, Mersey Forest Foundation reported income of £124k and spending of £49k, leaving 61% of income unspent that year. Across the 5 years on record, from March 2021 to June 2025, income grew from £40k to £124k (+209%), an average of +32% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to June 2023, when income rose by 174%. Over the whole period it spent 50% of the income it received.

Among 4,574 England and Wales charities whose main cause is environment and conservation and that reported income, Mersey Forest Foundation sits at the 80th percentile: it is larger than about 80% 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 Masonic Hall Ipswich Ltd (£124k), Working Omnibus Museum Project Ltd (£124k) and The Prehistoric Society (£123k).