Melcren Limited

Analysis

Melcren Limited is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in London. It was registered in September 1982, 44 years ago. Its declared purposes cover general charitable purposes and the prevention or relief of poverty, which this site groups under poverty relief. Legally it is a charitable company (Companies House number 01547554). It says it makes grants to organisations.

In the financial year ending March 2025, Melcren Limited reported income of £518k and spending of £493k, spending 95% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from March 2021 to March 2025, income grew from £282k to £518k (+84%), an average of +16% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to March 2022, when income rose by 54%. Over the whole period it spent 100% of the income it received.

Among 15,276 England and Wales charities whose main cause is poverty relief and that reported income, Melcren Limited sits at the 87th percentile: it is larger than about 87% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 90th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Durham Freemasons Charity (£517k), Rivertree Trust (£518k) and Project Seventeen (£517k).

In its latest detailed accounts, income came from donations and legacies 100%. Charitable activities took 99% of spending and raising funds 0.0%. Grants to other organisations totalled £488k. Reserves of £20k would cover about 0 months of spending at that rate.