MERCY FOUNDATION CIO

Registered charity 1183870 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register · also known as MERCY FOUNDATION

Mercy Foundation CIO, is a Bradford based charity that aimsthe relief of poverty, in particular but not exclusively by the provisionof a food bank;the preservation and protection of good physical and mental health;* the advancement of education and training of those in thecommunity who are in need thereof so as to advance them in lifeand assist then to adapt within the wider community

Causes: General Charitable Purposes · Education/training · The Prevention Or Relief Of Poverty · Religious Activities · Other Charitable Purposes · Grant history (this charity is a funder) · website · Get email alerts

Latest income

£111k

Latest spending

£109k

Registered

2019

Accounts read

FY2025

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that the charity held unrestricted reserves of £4,161 and restricted reserves of £3,083 at the end of the period, covering approximately one month of running expenses. The trustees report that regular donors will enable all activities to continue for the foreseeable future.

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

What the accounts disclose

Reserves policy: one month of running expenses (held: £7k)

“Reserves held cover 1 months running expenses”

Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Accounts independently examined (not a full audit). Discloses 5 of 6 completeness components.

Year-over-year changes

Reserves position vs the charity's own policy moved from "below" (FY2024) to "above" (FY2025).

Comparing this charity’s FY2024 and FY2025 accounts as analysed by this site.

Public fundraising profile: JustGiving — Al Manaar Institute (matched by registered charity number).

Trustees · trustee networks

Shahid Hassanchair
MAQSOOD HUSSAIN
Mohammed Auqeel Hussain
Rajah Mohammad Rab-Nawaz
SAHDIA KAUSER HASSAN

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

Operates in: Bradford City · Pakistan

Income and spending

Financial year end	Income	Spending
31/03/2025	£111k	£109k
31/03/2024	£81k	£91k
31/03/2023	£84k	£72k
31/03/2022	£34k	£39k
31/03/2021	£10k	£9k

Common questions

Is MERCY FOUNDATION CIO financially healthy?

Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that the charity held unrestricted reserves of £4,161 and restricted reserves of £3,083 at the end of the period, covering approximately one month of running expenses. The trustees report that regular donors will enable all activities to continue for the foreseeable future. Its FY2025 accounts were independently examined.

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.

Funder	Similar charities funded	Amount to them
HUMAN APPEAL	1	£444k
GLOBAL RELIEF TRUST	1	£12k
THE BRIDGE TRUST LTD	1	£2k

Charities like this

Semantically similar by activities and financial character, from our analysed corpus. Compare with MERCY 4 ALL FOUNDATION.

MERCY 4 ALL FOUNDATION income £266k
MERCY OUTREACH income £103k
THE MERCERS CHARITABLE FOUNDATION income £6.6m
MERSEY CARE NHS FOUNDATION TRUST CHARITY income £123k
MERCY MEDIA income £954k
THE HARRY & MARY FOUNDATION income £632k

Side by side with its peers

Charity	Income	Top pay band	Reserves vs policy	Fundraising cost	Going concern
MERCY FOUNDATION CIO	£111k	—	above	—	no doubt
MERCY 4 ALL FOUNDATION FY2025	£266k	—	unclear	—	no doubt
MERCY OUTREACH FY2025	£103k	—	unclear	—	no doubt
THE MERCERS CHARITABLE FOUNDATION FY2025	£6.6m	—	unclear	—	no doubt
MERSEY CARE NHS FOUNDATION TRUST CHARITY FY2025	£123k	—	unclear	—	no doubt
MERCY MEDIA FY2024	£954k	—	unclear	—	no doubt

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