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MERCIAN COMMUNITY TRUST

Registered charity 1090596 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register · also known as MERCIAN TRUST

Tackling issues of deprivation, poverty and social exclusion across the geographical area covered by the Diocese of Lichfield in both urban and rural communities

Causes: Education/training · The Prevention Or Relief Of Poverty · Economic/community Development/employment · Grant history (this charity is a funder) · website · Get email alerts

Latest income
£168k
Latest spending
£157k
Registered
2002
Accounts read
FY2024

Financial health, per its FY2024 accounts

The accounts state that the charity generated a total surplus of £11,038 for the year, increasing its total reserves to £270,681. However, the unrestricted reserves showed a deficit of £3,331, which the trustees attribute to the need to reverse the current deficit in unrestricted funds through future fundraising and strategic discussions. The going concern basis is supported by the assurance that the Diocesan Board of Finance would secure any unrestricted reserve deficit if insufficient income was generated.

Automated summary of the FY2024 accounts; the evidenced findings below carry the verbatim passages.

What the accounts disclose

Highest-paid employee band: Under £60,000 — in the top quarter for charities its size (median £60k)
“No employee had emoluments in excess of £60,000 (2023: none).” — page 18
Per its FY2024 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Reserves policy: sufficient funds to cover the Governance costs of running the Charity (held: £271k)
“As the Trust is fundamentally involved in overseeing projects, the reserves policy is to hold sufficient funds to cover the Governance costs of running the Charity.” — page 7
Per its FY2024 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Going concern: noted by the trustees or auditor
“With the assurance the Diocesan Board of Finance would secure any unrestricted reserve deficit if insufficient income was generated from projects towards administration costs; for this reason they continue to adopt the going concern basis in preparing the financial statements.”
Per its FY2024 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Accounts audited by HaysMac LLP. Discloses 6 of 6 completeness components.

Corporate structure

Company officers (Companies House)

Current officers of the charity’s own company per the Companies House register, cross-checked against the Charity Commission trustee list by name. A director not on the trustee list is usually a timing or naming difference between the two registers — check both records before drawing conclusions.

Official officers record.

Trustees · trustee networks

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

Operates in: Sandwell · Shropshire · Staffordshire · Stoke-on-trent City · Walsall · Wolverhampton

Income and spending

Financial year endIncomeSpending
31/12/2024£168k£157k
31/12/2023£133k£209k
31/12/2022£214k£201k
31/12/2021£72k£95k
31/12/2020£97k£108k

Common questions

Is MERCIAN COMMUNITY TRUST financially healthy?

Per its FY2024 accounts: The accounts state that the charity generated a total surplus of £11,038 for the year, increasing its total reserves to £270,681. However, the unrestricted reserves showed a deficit of £3,331, which the trustees attribute to the need to reverse the current deficit in unrestricted funds through future fundraising and strategic discussions. The going concern basis is supported by the assurance that the Diocesan Board of Finance would secure any unrestricted reserve deficit if insufficient income was generated. Its FY2024 accounts were audited by HaysMac LLP.

What does the highest-paid employee of MERCIAN COMMUNITY TRUST earn?

Per its FY2024 accounts, the highest-paid employee was in the Under £60,000 band.

Government & lottery funding

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

FunderDateAmountPurpose
UK government25/09/2020£2kCoronavirus Community Support Fund
The National Lottery Community Fund22/02/2005£5kNorth Staffs Community Chaplaincy 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.

FunderSimilar charities fundedAmount to them
THE LANKELLYCHASE FOUNDATION1£650k
PAUL HAMLYN FOUNDATION1£150k
TRUST FOR LONDON1£80k
CIVIC POWER FUND1£64k
NORFOLK COMMUNITY FOUNDATION1£62k
SIR HALLEY STEWART TRUST1£59k
THE CAMELLIA FOUNDATION1£53k
THE JOSEPH RANK TRUST1£38k

Charities like this

Semantically similar by activities and financial character, from our analysed corpus. Compare with DEESIDE COMMUNITY TRUST.

Side by side with its peers

CharityIncomeTop pay bandStaff >£60kReserves vs policyFundraising costGoing concern
MERCIAN COMMUNITY TRUST£168kUnder £60,0000unclear—noted
DEESIDE COMMUNITY TRUST FY2025£599k—0above—no doubt
ACCESS COMMUNITY TRUST FY2025£5.9m——below—material uncertainty
CENTRE FOR THEOLOGY AND COMMUNITY LIMITED FY2025£680k—0above—no doubt
NEW HORIZONS COMMUNITY ENTERPRISE FY2025£1.2m£100,001 - £110,000—above—no doubt
Stockport County Community Trust FY2025£976k—0unclear—no doubt

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