Merciful Relief Foundation

Analysis

Merciful Relief Foundation is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Hayes. It was registered in September 2022, 4 years ago. Its declared purposes cover the prevention or relief of poverty, which this site groups under poverty relief. Legally it is a charitable incorporated organisation (CIO). It says it makes grants to individuals and makes grants to organisations.

In the financial year ending May 2025, Merciful Relief Foundation reported income of £16k and spending of £5,379, leaving 67% of income unspent that year. Across the 3 years on record, from May 2023 to May 2025, income grew from £1,242 to £16k (+1224%), an average of +264% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to May 2024, when income rose by 880%. Over the whole period it spent 54% of the income it received.

Among 15,276 England and Wales charities whose main cause is poverty relief and that reported income, Merciful Relief Foundation sits at the 40th percentile: it is larger than about 40% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 41st percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Christian Action for India (£16k), Rotary Club of Twickenham Upon Thames Trust Fund (£16k) and Hope and Life Missions Africa UK (£16k).

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