TAKE HEART MERCY MISSION

Registered charity 1144347 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register

The Charity was developed and launched by its three trustees Gillingham FC Chairman Paul Scally, The Evelina Children?s Hospital?s Paediatric Heart Surgeon Dr Conal Austin and Paediatric Cardiology Consultant Dr John Simpson in 2012The newly formed charity encompasses the work of Mercy Mission which was started in 2001, and acquired charity status in 2005.

Objects

5.1,1 TO RELIEVE THE SICKNESS OF CHILDREN AND YOUNG PEOPLE WITH CONGENITAL HEART DISEASE, IN SRI LANKA AND SUCH OTHER COUNTRIES AS THE DIRECTORS MAY FROM TIME TO TIME DECIDE, BY THE PROVISION OF (I) AN EXPERT TEAM OF PAEDIATRIC CARDIAC SURGICAL, CARDIOLOGICAL, ANAESTHETIC AND INTENSIVE CARE PHYSICIANS AND NURSES TO PERFORM COMPLEX OPERATIONS AND (II) FUNDING TO PAY FOR CARDIAC MEDICAL (AND RELATED) EQUIPMENT/SUPPLIES;5.1.2 TO ADVANCE THE EDUCATION OF MEDICAL STAFF, IN SRI LANKA AND SUCH OTHER COUNTRIES AS THE DIRECTORS MAY FROM TIME TO TIME DECIDE, BY THE PROVISION OF TRAINING, ADVICE AND GUIDANCE IN PAEDIATRIC CARDIAC CARE.

The charity’s charitable objects and area of benefit, quoted from its governing document as held on the Charity Commission register.

Causes: Education/training · The Advancement Of Health Or Saving Of Lives · website · Get email alerts

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that the charity had unrestricted funds of £35,444 at the end of the year, an increase from the previous year's £29,619. The filing notes that the company is entitled to exemption from audit and that the members have not required an audit for the year ended 31st May 2025.

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

What the accounts disclose

Discloses 3 of 6 completeness components.

Public fundraising profile: JustGiving — Take Heart Mercy Mission (matched by registered charity number).

Funders the charity credits

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

• United Autosports — “Take Heart is incredibly proud to be partnering with United Autosports, a team that shares our commitment to resilience, performance, and ma…” (source page)

Public profiles (found on the charity’s own website): instagram

Trustees · trustee networks

• CONAL AUSTIN
• JOHN SIMPSON
• PAUL SCALLY

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

Operates in: Kent · Sri Lanka

Income and spending

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