MERCIFUL GIVING

Registered charity 1210851 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register

Our aim is to demonstrate compassion and kindness to individuals facing hardships, both in times of crisis and beyond. We are committed to providing essential relief to those in need, whether locally, nationally, or globally, while fostering hope and smiles among those struggling around the world. Through our efforts, we aim to uplift lives, build supportive communities, and inspire resilience

Objects

THE OBJECTS OF THE CIO ARE:-FOR THE BENEFIT OF THE PUBLIC, TO RELIEVE PEOPLE WHO ARE IN NEED ANYWHERE IN THE WORLD, BY REASON OF THEIR AGE, ILL-HEALTH, DISABILITY, FINANCIAL HARDSHIP, SOCIAL CIRCUMSTANCES OR THOSE WHO ARE VICTIMS OF NATURAL OR OTHER KINDS OF DISASTER BY PROVIDING GRANTS, ITEMS, SERVICES AND SUPPORT AS THE TRUSTEES MAY IN THEIR ABSOLUTE DISCRETION DETERMINE.NOTHING IN THIS CONSTITUTION SHALL AUTHORISE AN APPLICATION OF THE PROPERTY OF THE CIO FOR THE PURPOSES WHICH ARE NOT CHARITABLE IN ACCORDANCE WITH SECTION 7 OF THE CHARITIES AND TRUSTEE INVESTMENT (SCOTLAND) ACT 2005 ANDSECTION 2 OF THE CHARITIES ACT (NORTHERN IRELAND) 2008.

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 · Disability · The Prevention Or Relief Of Poverty · Overseas Aid/famine Relief · website · Get email alerts

Registered contact address: Blackburn with Darwen, North West, England (from the postcode on the register)

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that the charity reported a net income of £9,907 for the year ended 31 December 2025, with total unrestricted funds of £2,517 and restricted funds of £7,390. The trustees consider the financial performance satisfactory and believe that maintaining current reserves levels provides sufficient resources to cover timing differences and core costs. The independent examiner confirmed that no material matters came to their attention regarding the accounts or accounting records.

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 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.

• Bullying and harassment policy and procedures
• Complaints 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
• Risk management
• Safeguarding policy and procedures
• Serious incident reporting policy and procedures
• Social media policy and procedures
• Trustee conflicts of interest policy and procedures
• Trustee expenses policy and procedures

From the charity’s annual return (Part A, self-declared)

Answers and figures the charity gave in Part A of its annual return to the Charity Commission. They are self-declared: not verified by the Commission or by this site. Only positive answers and figures are listed; items not listed are simply not shown.

Source: this charity’s annual returns on the Charity Commission register.

Public fundraising profile: JustGiving — Merciful Giving (matched by registered charity number).

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

Trustees · trustee networks

• Abdullah Bhikhu
• MOHMED ABID PATEL
• Mohammed Hammad Patel
• Mohammed Mulla
• Rizwan Kaduji

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

Operates in: India · Malawi · Morocco · Pakistan · Sri Lanka · Throughout England And Wales

Income and spending

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Charities like this

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

• MERCY WORLDWIDE TRUST income £29k
• MERCIFUL HEARTS income £83k
• MERCY BEYOND LIMITED income £485k
• MERCY TO HUMANITY income £6.1m
• THE HOUSEHOLD OF MERCY income £25k
• MERCY MISSION UK income £9.3m

Side by side with its peers

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