Mercers' Company Housing Association

Analysis

Mercers' Company Housing Association is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in London. It was registered in March 2017, 9 years ago. Its declared purposes cover the prevention or relief of poverty, which this site groups under poverty relief. Legally it is a charitable company (Companies House number 10255806). It says it provides buildings/facilities/open space and provides services.

In the financial year ending March 2026, Mercers' Company Housing Association reported income of £858k and spending of £617k, leaving 28% of income unspent that year. Across the 5 years on record, from March 2022 to March 2026, income grew from £629k to £858k (+36%), an average of +8.1% a year. Over the whole period it spent 88% of the income it received.

Among 15,276 England and Wales charities whose main cause is poverty relief and that reported income, Mercers' Company Housing Association sits at the 92nd percentile: it is larger than about 92% 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 Lady Hewley's Charity (£858k), Waltham Forest Churches Night Shelter-Wfcns Limited (£858k) and One Kind Act (£857k).

In its latest detailed accounts, income came from charitable activities 90% and investments 10%. Charitable activities took 97% of spending and raising funds 0.2%. Reserves of £459k would cover about 9 months of spending at that rate.