The Mercer Foundation

Analysis

The Mercer Foundation is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in London. It was registered in May 2023, 3 years ago. Its declared purposes cover general charitable purposes, which this site groups under children and youth development. 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 April 2025, The Mercer Foundation reported income of £259k and spending of £55k, leaving 79% of income unspent that year. Across the 2 years on record, from April 2024 to April 2025, income grew from £186k to £259k (+39%), an average of +39% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to April 2025, when income rose by 39%. Over the whole period it spent 20% of the income it received.

Among 5,641 England and Wales charities whose main cause is children and youth development and that reported income, The Mercer Foundation sits at the 94th percentile: it is larger than about 94% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 84th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include The Valley Project (£258k), Caban Enfys (£261k) and Association of Senior Children's and Education Librarians (£256k).