CARAVAN OF MERCY

Registered charity 1115896 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register

the charity aims to relieve the poverty and suffering of those in developing countries.through education, food, housing, water provision and sponsorship programmes.

Causes: General Charitable Purposes · Education/training · The Advancement Of Health Or Saving Of Lives · The Prevention Or Relief Of Poverty · Overseas Aid/famine Relief · Accommodation/housing · Grant history (this charity is a funder) · website · Get email alerts

Latest income
£785k
Latest spending
£727k
Registered
2006
Accounts read
FY2024

Financial health, per its FY2024 accounts

The accounts state that total funds decreased from £560,567 to £514,134, with unrestricted reserves standing at £237,976. The charity reported a net outgoing of resources for the year, driven by charitable activities expenditure exceeding incoming resources. The independent examiner noted that accounting records were not kept in accordance with the Companies Act 2006.

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

What the accounts disclose

Related-party transaction: Trustee travel expenses
During the year, the charity paid travel costs to Syria, Gambia, Ghana and India amounting to £14,940. — page 14
Per its FY2024 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

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

Structured financials (annual return, FY ending 31/03/2025)

Total income
£785k
Total spending
£727k
Cost of raising funds
£2k
Reserves (reported)
£112k
Employees
2

Reported reserves equal ~1.9 months of spending — in the bottom quarter for charities its size (median 5.2 months; benchmarks).

Trustees · trustee networks

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

Operates in: Bangladesh · Ghana · India · Kenya · Liberia · Pakistan · The Gambia · Turkey

Income and spending

Financial year endIncomeSpending
31/03/2025£785k£727k
31/03/2024£655k£702k
31/03/2023£898k£779k
31/03/2022£918k£903k
31/03/2021£795k£802k

Common questions

Is CARAVAN OF MERCY financially healthy?

Per its FY2024 accounts: The accounts state that total funds decreased from £560,567 to £514,134, with unrestricted reserves standing at £237,976. The charity reported a net outgoing of resources for the year, driven by charitable activities expenditure exceeding incoming resources. The independent examiner noted that accounting records were not kept in accordance with the Companies Act 2006. Its FY2024 accounts were independently examined.