MERCY MEDIA

Registered charity 1176218 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register

The relief of poverty primarily but not exclusively through financial assistance. The producing and broadcasting of faith inspired film and audio productions of an entertaining and teaching nature to enlighten and educate an audience based primarily but not exclusively in the uk about the islamic religion and dispel misconceptions.

Objects

TO ADVANCE THE ISLAMIC RELIGION FOR THE BENEFIT OF THE PUBLIC, MAINLY BUT NOT EXCLUSIVELY, THROUGH THE PRODUCING AND BROADCASTING OF FAITH INSPIRED FILM AND AUDIO PRODUCTIONS OF AN ENTERTAINING AND TEACHING NATURE TO ENLIGHTEN AND EDUCATE ABOUT THE ISLAMIC RELIGION AND DISPEL MISCONCEPTIONS. TO RELIEVE POVERTY PRIMARILY BUT NOT EXCLUSIVELY THROUGH FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE.

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

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Latest income
£954k
Latest spending
£124k
Registered
2017
Accounts read
FY2024

Financial health, per its FY2024 accounts

The accounts state that unrestricted funds increased to £2,008,313, reflecting a net income of £830,308 for the year. The trustees report a strong financial position with no identified short-term or medium-term financial risks to continued operations. The charity maintains a reserves policy of at least six months of operational costs.

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

What the accounts disclose

Reserves policy: at least six months of reserve (held: £2.0m)
“The trustees have agreed to maintain at least six months of reserve in order to meet operational costs in the event of a lack of new income in the form of donations or other potential revenue.” — page 7
Per its FY2024 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Accounts independently examined (not a full audit). Discloses 4 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.

Structured financials (annual return, FY ending 31/12/2024)

Total income
£954k
Total spending
£124k
Reserves (reported)
£19k
Employees
0

Reported reserves equal ~1.8 months of spending — in the bottom quarter for charities its size (median 5.2 months; benchmarks).

Per its annual return, largest income source: Charitable activities (100% of income) — components as reported reconcile to the return’s total income; not from the accounts narrative.

Per its annual return, cost of raising funds: 0.0% of total income — below the median for charities its size (4.9%) (benchmarks).

Trustees · trustee networks

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

Operates in: Throughout England

Income and spending

Financial year endIncomeSpending
31/12/2024£954k£124k
31/12/2023£647k£175k
31/12/2022£469k£69k
01/11/2021£280k£80k
01/11/2020£88k£42k

Common questions

Is MERCY MEDIA financially healthy?

Per its FY2024 accounts: The accounts state that unrestricted funds increased to £2,008,313, reflecting a net income of £830,308 for the year. The trustees report a strong financial position with no identified short-term or medium-term financial risks to continued operations. The charity maintains a reserves policy of at least six months of operational costs. Its FY2024 accounts were independently examined.

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Semantically similar by activities and financial character, from our analysed corpus. Compare with MERCY RELIEF.

Side by side with its peers

CharityIncomeTop pay bandStaff >£60kReserves vs policyFundraising costGoing concern
MERCY MEDIA£954k—0unclear—no doubt
MERCY RELIEF FY2024£3.8m—0above—no doubt
MERCY 4 ALL FOUNDATION FY2025£266k—0unclear—no doubt
MOUNTAIN OF MERCY FY2025£317k—0unclear—no doubt
MERCY BEYOND LIMITED FY2024£596k—0unclear—no doubt
MERCY TO HUMANITY FY2025£6.1m—0unclear—no doubt

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