MEDICAL ENGINEERING RESOURCE UNIT

Registered charity 269804 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register · also known as MERU · filing overdue (register status)

The development and/or provision of innovative aids for the relief of children and young people with disabilities

Causes: Disability · website · Get email alerts

Latest income
£493k
Latest spending
£457k
Registered
1975

We have not yet analysed this charity’s accounts. Register data shown below.

Structured financials (annual return, FY ending 31/03/2022)

Total income
£646k
Total spending
£617k
Cost of raising funds
£31k
Reserves (reported)
£152k
Employees
9

Reported reserves equal ~3.0 months of spending — below the median for charities its size (median 7.0 months; benchmarks).

Per its annual return, largest income source: Donations and legacies (59% 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: 4.8% of total income — above the median for charities its size (2.9%) (benchmarks).

Trustees · trustee networks

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

Operates in: East Sussex · Kent · Surrey · Throughout London · West Sussex

Income and spending

Financial year endIncomeSpending
31/03/2025——
31/03/2024£493k£457k
31/03/2023£487k£520k
31/03/2022£646k£617k
31/03/2021£600k£592k

Common questions

Who funds MEDICAL ENGINEERING RESOURCE UNIT?

Funders whose own accounts filings name MEDICAL ENGINEERING RESOURCE UNIT as a grant recipient include THE STERLING CHARITY, THE SAM AND BELLA SEBBA CHARITABLE FOUNDATION, MICHAEL GUEST CHARITABLE FOUNDATION, THE PATRICK & HELENA FROST FOUNDATION, BRITISH HUMANE ASSOCIATION.

Known funders

Grants to this charity found in funders’ own accounts filings.

Government & lottery funding

Grants to this charity published as open data by government and lottery funders (360Giving).

FunderDateAmountPurpose
The National Lottery Community Fund18/12/2014£268kMERU Custom-made Equipment Service
The National Lottery Community Fund10/09/2014£10kBespoke equipment for disabled children
The National Lottery Community Fund22/04/2008£10kMERU Design Club