Mercy Welfare Trust

Registered charity 1147907 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register · also known as IGR, IHSAN GLOBAL RELIEF

Mercy Welfare Trust (MWT) is an International relief and development agency based in London, UK. MWT was established in 2011 with the aim of alleviating poverty and suffering of people affected by natural disasters and conflicts around the world. MWT aims to bring about a lasting change in the lives of people by implementing long term sustainable development programmes as well as emergency relief.

Objects

1. THE ADVANCEMENT OF EDUCATION, IN PARTICULAR BUT NOT EXCLUSIVELY, OF CHILDREN AND YOUNG PEOPLE.2. TO PROVIDE FACILITIES FOR RECREATION AND OTHER LEISURE-TIME OCCUPATION FOR PERSONS WHO HAVE NEED OF SUCH FACILITIES BY REASON OF THEIR YOUTH, AGE, INFIRMITY OR DISABLEMENT, POVERTY OR SOCIAL AND ECONOMIC CIRCUMSTANCES, IN THE INTEREST OF SOCIAL WELFARE AND WITH THE OBJECT OF IMPROVING THEIR CONDITION OF LIFE.3. THE RELIEF OF POVERTY, SICKNESS, DISTRESS AND SUCH OTHER CHARITABLE PURPOSE THE TRUSTEES MAY DETERMINE FROM TIME TO TIME.

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

Causes: General Charitable Purposes · Education/training · The Prevention Or Relief Of Poverty · Overseas Aid/famine Relief · Accommodation/housing · website · Get email alerts

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that the charity's unrestricted reserves are £1,585, which the trustees consider sufficient to meet costs for six months. The charity reports a net income of £11,189 for the year, noting a decrease in income due to global conflicts and economic conditions. The trustees confirm the accounts are prepared on a going concern basis, subject to the continued flow of uncertain funding streams.

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 5 of 6 completeness components.

Policies the charity declares

In its annual return the charity told the Commission that it has the policies listed below. This is self-declared: it is not verified by the Commission or by this site, and it is not evidence of how a policy works in practice.

• Bullying and harassment policy and procedures
• Campaigns and political activity policy and procedures
• Complaints handling
• Complaints policy and procedures
• Conflicting interests
• Engaging external speakers at charity events policy and procedures
• Financial reserves policy and procedures
• Internal charity financial controls policy and procedures
• Internal risk management policy and procedures
• Investing charity funds policy and procedures
• Investment
• Paying staff
• Risk management
• Safeguarding policy and procedures
• Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries
• Serious incident reporting policy and procedures
• Social media policy and procedures
• Trustee conflicts of interest policy and procedures
• Trustee expenses policy and procedures

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

Trustees · trustee networks

• KAMIL SHAH
• Mariam Fatima Aleem

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

Operates in: Throughout London

Income and spending

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