DAY-MER

Registered charity 1034621 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register

THE CHARITY'S OBJECTS AND ITS PRINCIPAL ACTIVITIES ARE TO ASSIST IN IMPROVING THE QUALITY OF LIFE OF TURKISH AND KURDIS PEOPLE IN ENGLAND

Causes: General Charitable Purposes · Education/training · The Advancement Of Health Or Saving Of Lives · Disability · The Prevention Or Relief Of Poverty · Accommodation/housing · website · Get email alerts

Latest income
£189k
Latest spending
£223k
Registered
1994
Accounts read
FY2025

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that the charity reported a deficit of £34,572 for the year ended 31 March 2025, reducing its total unrestricted reserves to £19,718. The trustees consider the results satisfactory and believe that anticipated funding combined with current reserves is sufficient to continue activities at current levels.

Automated summary of the FY2025 accounts; the evidenced findings below carry the verbatim passages.

What the accounts disclose

Accounts independently examined (not a full audit). Discloses 4 of 6 completeness components.

Funders the charity credits

Named as funders/supporters on the charity’s own website (the charity’s claim, distinct from accounts-verified grants).

Trustees · trustee networks

Trustee list from the Charity Commission register (current, not historical).

Operates in: Enfield · Hackney · Haringey · Islington

Income and spending

Financial year endIncomeSpending
31/03/2025£189k£223k
31/03/2024£280k£287k
31/03/2023£267k£298k
31/03/2022£332k£284k
31/03/2021£168k£138k

Common questions

Is DAY-MER financially healthy?

Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that the charity reported a deficit of £34,572 for the year ended 31 March 2025, reducing its total unrestricted reserves to £19,718. The trustees consider the results satisfactory and believe that anticipated funding combined with current reserves is sufficient to continue activities at current levels. Its FY2025 accounts were independently examined.

Who funds DAY-MER?

Funders whose own accounts filings name DAY-MER as a grant recipient include LONDON LEGAL SUPPORT TRUST.

Known funders

Grants to this charity found in funders’ own accounts filings.

FunderYearAmountPurpose (as stated by the funder)
LONDON LEGAL SUPPORT TRUSTFY2024£101k
LONDON LEGAL SUPPORT TRUSTFY2023£51k

Government & lottery funding

Grants to this charity published as open data by government and lottery funders (360Giving).

FunderDateAmountPurpose
London Borough of Hackney15/10/2025£47kGrant to Day-Mer, Turkish and Kurdish Community Centre
Hackney Council15/10/2025£47kGrant to Day-Mer, Turkish and Kurdish Community Centre
London Borough of Hackney04/01/2025£23kGrant to Day-Mer, Turkish and Kurdish Community Centre
Hackney Council04/01/2025£23kGrant to Day-Mer, Turkish and Kurdish Community Centre
City Bridge Foundation16/01/2023£82kGrant to Day-Mer, Turkish and Kurdish Community Centre
Hackney Council13/10/2022£30kGrant to Day-Mer
London Borough of Hackney13/10/2022£30kGrant to Day-Mer
Hackney Council12/05/2022£10kGrant to Day-Mer
London Borough of Hackney12/05/2022£10kGrant to Day-Mer
Hackney Council21/03/2022£26kGrant to Day-Mer
London Borough of Hackney21/03/2022£26kGrant to Day-Mer
Hackney Council08/12/2021£5kGrant to Day-Mer
London Borough of Hackney08/12/2021£5kGrant to Day-Mer
London Borough of Hackney10/12/2020£20kGrant to Day-Mer
Hackney Council10/12/2020£20kGrant to Day-Mer
UK government25/09/2020£23kCoronavirus Community Support Fund
UK government01/04/2020£25kCultural Inclusion Programme
UK government01/04/2020£52kCultural Inclusion Programme
Hackney Council28/10/2019£8kGrant to Day-Mer
London Borough of Hackney28/10/2019£8kGrant to Day-Mer
City Bridge Foundation26/09/2019£112kGrant to Day-Mer, Turkish and Kurdish Community Centre
The National Lottery Community Fund20/04/2018£8kLTM London Turkish Mentor Project

Funders of similar charities

Funders whose accounts show grants to charities similar to this one (and no recorded grant to this charity) — a starting list for fundraisers.

Charities like this

Semantically similar by activities and financial character, from our analysed corpus. Compare with MERCHED Y WAWR.

Side by side with its peers

CharityIncomeTop pay bandStaff >£60kReserves vs policyFundraising costGoing concern
DAY-MER£189k—0unclear—no doubt
MERCHED Y WAWR FY2025£288k—0unclear—no doubt
MEC FOUNDATION UK FY2025£186k—0unclear—no doubt
THE CHOLSEY DAY CENTRE TRUST FY2024£144k—0unclear—noted
TURKISH RELIGIOUS FOUNDATION OF THE UNITED KINGDOM FY2025£316k—0unclear—no doubt
Y.M.E.R. CIO FY2025£251k—0unclear—no doubt

Each row is that charity’s latest analysed filing; every value is quote-backed on its own page.