MERCY SHIPS - U.K LTD

Registered charity 1053055 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register · also known as MERCY SHIPS, MERCY SHIPS UK · listed website unreachable when last crawled · also registered in Scotland as SC039743 (OSCR)

Latest income
£11.2m
Latest spending
£13.6m
Registered
1996
Accounts read
FY2025

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that total income increased by 13% to £11.2m, while total expenditure rose by 26% to £13.6m, resulting in a net decrease in funds. Per the trustees' report, unrestricted free reserves stood at £3.5m at year-end, representing 6.7 months of operating costs, which the directors consider adequate for future operations.

What the accounts disclose

Reserves policy: 6.7 months' operating costs (held: £3.5m)
This represented 6.7 months’ operating costs for the 2026 total budget.
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Accounts audited by Azets Audit Services.

Public fundraising profile: JustGiving — Mercy Ships (matched by registered charity number).

Structured financials (annual return, FY ending 31/12/2025)

Total income
£11.2m
Total spending
£13.6m
Cost of raising funds
£2.5m
Reserves (reported)
£3.5m
Employees
59

Reported reserves equal ~3.1 months of spending — below the median for charities its size (median 4.6 months; benchmarks).

Register events

Trustees

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

Operates in: Benin · Cameroon · Congo · Congo (Democratic Republic) · Ghana · Guinea · Guinea-bissau · Ivory Coast · Liberia · Madagascar · Mozambique · Senegal

Income and spending

Financial year endIncomeSpending
31/12/2025£11.2m£13.6m
31/12/2024£9.9m£11.0m
31/12/2023£9.8m£9.5m
31/12/2022£9.9m£8.8m
31/12/2021£9.3m£8.6m

Common questions

Is MERCY SHIPS - U.K LTD financially healthy?

The accounts state that total income increased by 13% to £11.2m, while total expenditure rose by 26% to £13.6m, resulting in a net decrease in funds. Per the trustees' report, unrestricted free reserves stood at £3.5m at year-end, representing 6.7 months of operating costs, which the directors consider adequate for future operations. Its FY2025 accounts were audited by Azets Audit Services.

Who funds MERCY SHIPS - U.K LTD?

Funders whose own accounts filings name MERCY SHIPS - U.K LTD as a grant recipient include THE CALLEVA FOUNDATION, THE ALBORADA TRUST, THE VARDY FOUNDATION, THE NORTHWICK TRUST, THE SENECA TRUST.

Known funders

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

FunderYearAmount
THE CALLEVA FOUNDATIONFY2025£373k
THE CALLEVA FOUNDATIONFY2022£122k
THE ALBORADA TRUSTFY2023£35k
THE VARDY FOUNDATIONFY2023£30k
THE NORTHWICK TRUSTFY2024£10k
THE SENECA TRUSTFY2023£10k
THE SENECA TRUSTFY2023£8k
CHINESE CHURCH IN LONDONFY2025£7k
LANGDALE TRUSTFY2025£6k
THE NORTHWICK TRUSTFY2023£5k
THE HUGH SYMONS CHARITABLE TRUSTFY2023£5k
THE SUNRISE (SIDMOUTH) CHARITABLE TRUSTFY2024£4k
THE GUNTER CHARITABLE TRUSTFY2025£3k
THE S M B TRUSTFY2025£3k
THE SUNRISE (SIDMOUTH) CHARITABLE TRUSTFY2023£3k
THE PAROCHIAL CHURCH COUNCIL OF THE ECCLESIASTICAL PARISH OF ST LAWRENCE, BOVINGDONFY2022£3k
THE PAROCHIAL CHURCH COUNCIL OF THE ECCLESIASTICAL PARISH OF PRINCES RISBOROUGH WITH ILMERFY2024£3k
WESTGATE BAPTIST CHURCH, NEWCASTLE UPON TYNEFY2024£3k
THE PAROCHIAL CHURCH COUNCIL OF THE ECCLESIASTICAL PARISH OF ST PETER'S, LOUDWATERFY2022£3k
ST. PAUL'S, FURZEDOWNFY2025£2k
G F EYRE CHARITABLE TRUSTFY2022£2k
THE CONGREGATION OF THE DAUGHTERS OF THE CROSS OF LIEGEFY2022£2k
THE LANCASHIRE FOUNDATIONFY2022£2k
THE LANCASHIRE FOUNDATIONFY2023£2k
WESTGATE BAPTIST CHURCH, NEWCASTLE UPON TYNEFY2022£2k
WESTGATE BAPTIST CHURCH, NEWCASTLE UPON TYNEFY2023£2k
THE PAROCHIAL CHURCH COUNCIL OF THE ECCLESIASTICAL PARISH OF ST. JOHN THE EVANGELIST, HAYDON WICKFY2021£2k
THE PAROCHIAL CHURCH COUNCIL OF THE ECCLESIASTICAL PARISH OF ST. JOHN THE EVANGELIST, HAYDON WICKFY2022£2k
SUTCLIFF BAPTIST CHURCH, OLNEYFY2023£2k
The Parish of Christ the King, Bradley StokeFY2023£2k
THE PAROCHIAL CHURCH COUNCIL OF THE ECCLESIASTICAL PARISH OF SITTINGBOURNE HOLY TRINITY WITH BOBBINGFY2024£1k
THE PAROCHIAL CHURCH COUNCIL OF THE ECCLESIASTICAL PARISH OF SITTINGBOURNE HOLY TRINITY WITH BOBBINGFY2023£1k
THE PAROCHIAL CHURCH COUNCIL OF THE ECCLESIASTICAL PARISH OF SITTINGBOURNE HOLY TRINITY WITH BOBBINGFY2024£1k
THE PAROCHIAL CHURCH COUNCIL OF THE ECCLESIASTICAL PARISH OF ST PETER'S, LOUDWATERFY2024£1k
THE LEACH FOURTEENTH TRUSTFY2025£1k
G F EYRE CHARITABLE TRUSTFY2025£1k
SIR JEREMIAH COLMAN GIFT TRUSTFY2025£1k
THE PAROCHIAL CHURCH COUNCIL OF THE ECCLESIASTICAL PARISH OF ST PETER'S, LOUDWATERFY2023£1k
THE PAROCHIAL CHURCH COUNCIL OF THE ECCLESIASTICAL PARISH OF CHRIST CHURCH AUGHTON, LANCASHIREFY2024£1k
ST. PAUL'S, FURZEDOWNFY2024£1k
The Parish of Christ the King, Bradley StokeFY2024£1k
SIR JEREMIAH COLMAN GIFT TRUSTFY2023£1k
THE LIVING WATERS TRUSTFY2023£1k
FOREST HILL CHARITABLE TRUSTFY2023£1k
THE PAROCHIAL CHURCH COUNCIL OF THE ECCLESIASTICAL PARISH OF CHRIST CHURCH AUGHTON, LANCASHIREFY2023£1k
PAROCHIAL CHURCH COUNCIL OF ST. MARY THE VIRGIN, OXTEDFY2023£1k
SIR JEREMIAH COLMAN GIFT TRUSTFY2022£1k
SUTCLIFF BAPTIST CHURCH, OLNEYFY2022£900
THE PAROCHIAL CHURCH COUNCIL OF THE ECCLESIASTICAL PARISH OF ALL SAINTS, LEIGHTON BUZZARDFY2024£700
THE PAROCHIAL CHURCH COUNCIL OF THE ECCLESIASTICAL PARISH OF ST SWITHUN, EAST GRINSTEAD.FY2023£600

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