Merchant Taylors' Consolidated Charities for the Poor

Analysis

Merchant Taylors' Consolidated Charities for the Poor is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in London. It was registered in March 1963, 63 years ago. Its declared purposes cover the advancement of health or saving of lives, disability and the prevention or relief of poverty, which this site groups under health and saving lives. It says it makes grants to organisations.

In the financial year ending July 2025, Merchant Taylors' Consolidated Charities for the Poor reported income of £435k and spending of £436k, spending 100% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from July 2021 to July 2025, income fell from £468k to £435k (-7.0%), an average of -1.8% a year. Over the whole period it spent 734% of the income it received.

Among 24,651 England and Wales charities whose main cause is health and saving lives and that reported income, Merchant Taylors' Consolidated Charities for the Poor 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 The Congregation of Marie Auxiliatrice CIO (£435k), Polish Scouting Association (International) Limited (£435k) and Torah Chesed Refuah CIO (£435k).