Mersea Island Trust

Analysis

Mersea Island Trust is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Colchester. It was registered in September 1962, 64 years ago. Its declared purposes cover accommodation/housing, which this site groups under housing and shelter. Legally it is a charitable trust. It says it provides buildings/facilities/open space and provides services.

In the financial year ending March 2026, Mersea Island Trust reported income of £426k and spending of £500k, spending 117% of what it took in. Across the 5 years on record, from March 2022 to March 2026, income grew from £336k to £426k (+27%), an average of +6.1% a year. Over the whole period it spent 104% of the income it received.

Among 2,324 England and Wales charities whose main cause is housing and shelter and that reported income, Mersea Island Trust sits at the 82nd percentile: it is larger than about 82% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 89th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Chester Aid to the Homeless (£425k), Sandwell Community Information and Participation Service Limited (£426k) and Village Housing Charitable Trust (£423k).