Brian Mercer Trust — grant history

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Latest income
£753k
Grants listed (FY2025)
32
Listed grants total
£1.3m
Accounts grants total
£1.1m

listed grants do not fully reconcile with the accounts total — list may be partialextracted from its FY2025 accounts

Cross-checked against the funder’s own 360Giving open-data publication: 24 of 32 grants we extracted from its FY2025 accounts match a published grantee by name (75%), and 5 also match on amount within 2%. Differences usually reflect accounting-year vs award-date timing and grants the accounts aggregate. Published 360Giving grants in the file: 132.

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Charities that name this funder on their own websites (website claims, separate from the accounts-extracted grants below).

What this funder supports

Based on the register classifications and operating areas of the grant recipients we could match to the charity register (a subset of all grantees).

Causes funded
Where grantees operate
  • Kenya (10 grantees)
  • Uganda (9 grantees)
  • Tanzania (7 grantees)
  • Sierra Leone (7 grantees)
  • Throughout England And Wales (7 grantees)
  • Blackburn With Darwen (6 grantees)
  • Zambia (5 grantees)
  • Malawi (5 grantees)
  • Lancashire (5 grantees)
  • South Sudan (4 grantees)

What changed: FY2024 → FY2025

Grantees that appear, disappear or move by 50%+ between the two most recent filings we have read. A grantee “dropped” may simply have received a multi-year grant earlier.

ChangeGranteeFY2024FY2025
newTEAM KENYA—£150k
newCHASE AFRICA (Community Health and Sustainable Environment)—£150k
newROYAL COMMONWEALTH SOCIETY FOR THE BLIND—£75k
newADAMI PROJECT—£60k
newBlackburn Museum—£45k
newEATING BETTER—£45k
newThe Whittaker—£42k
newSocial Change Lab—£30k
upKIDS CLUB KAMPALA£45k£75k
upHello World£20k£75k
upThe Making Rooms£750£60k
upFestival of Making£20k£50k
upACAA£3k£45k
downBLACKBURN YOUTH ZONE£95k£45k
upRE~CYCLE£30k£45k
upCASTLEFIELD GALLERY£2k£34k
not listedPOWER FOR THE PEOPLE£300k—
not listedMedecins Sans Frontiere£300k—
not listedCure International£150k—
not listedTHE AGAINST MALARIA FOUNDATION£150k—
not listedNIGHTSAFE LIMITED£75k—
not listedSAMARITANS£75k—
not listedThe Community CVS£34k—
not listedDeki£30k—

Grants made, per its accounts filings

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RecipientYearAmountPurpose
Team KenyaFY2025£150k
Chase AfricaFY2025£150k
Kids Club KampalaFY2025£75k
SightsaversFY2025£75k
Hello WorldFY2025£75k
Adami ProjectFY2025£60k
The Making RoomsFY2025£60k
Festival of MakingFY2025£50k
Blackburn MuseumFY2025£45k
Eating BetterFY2025£45k
ACAAFY2025£45k
Blackburn Youth ZoneFY2025£45k
Re-CycleFY2025£45k
The WhittakerFY2025£42k
Castlefield GalleryFY2025£34k
Social Change LabFY2025£30k
Drugs for Neglected DiseasesFY2025£30k
PragyaFY2025£30k
Kairos HousingFY2025£30k
EFN MembershipFY2025£30k
African Adventure FoundationFY2025£30k
Tate GalleryFY2025£25k
EFN Climate Activist Speaker FundFY2025£20k
OxfamFY2025£20k
CrackerjacksFY2025£15k
IntercareFY2025£10k
HOME (Manchester Exhibition)FY2025£10k
Our SansarFY2025£8k
Community Voluntary Service (CVS)FY2025£7k
SYNDFY2025£5k
Blackburn with Darwen BC (reversal of commitment)FY2025£0
Impatience EarthFY2025£-1k
Power for the PeopleFY2024£300kPrevention and Relief of Human Suffering
Medecins Sans FrontiereFY2024£300kPrevention and Relief of Human Suffering
Cure InternationalFY2024£150kPrevention and Relief of Human Suffering
Against Malaria FoundationFY2024£150kPrevention and Relief of Human Suffering
Blackburn Youth ZoneFY2024£95kCauses Local to Blackburn Lancashire
OxfamFY2024£95kPrevention and Relief of Human Suffering
NightsafeFY2024£75kPrevention and Relief of Human Suffering
SamaritansFY2024£75kPrevention and Relief of Human Suffering
Kids Club KampalaFY2024£45kPrevention and Relief of Human Suffering
The Community CVSFY2024£34kCauses Local to Blackburn Lancashire
DekiFY2024£30kPrevention and Relief of Human Suffering
Legs4AfricaFY2024£30kPrevention and Relief of Human Suffering
Cleanup UkFY2024£30kPrevention and Relief of Human Suffering
Re-CycleFY2024£30kPrevention and Relief of Human Suffering
CSEF MoneywiseFY2024£30kPrevention and Relief of Human Suffering
Raising Futures KenyaFY2024£30kPrevention and Relief of Human Suffering
Hello WorldFY2024£20kPrevention and Relief of Human Suffering
Festival of MakingFY2024£20kCauses Local to Blackburn Lancashire
Hope Health ActionFY2024£15kPrevention and Relief of Human Suffering
St Mary’s Sixth Form CollegeFY2024£13kPrevention and Relief of Human Suffering
African Adventure FoundationFY2024£8kPrevention and Relief of Human Suffering
Client EarthFY2024£7kPrevention and Relief of Human Suffering
HOME (Manchester Exhibition)FY2024£5kArts
HOME (Manchester Exhibition)FY2024£5kArts
Living Paintings TrustFY2024£3kArts
Blaze ArtsFY2024£3kArts
Community Voluntary Service (CVS)FY2024£3kCauses Local to Blackburn Lancashire
Open Eye MuseumFY2024£3kArts
GreenpeaceFY2024£3kPrevention and Relief of Human Suffering
Our SansarFY2024£3kPrevention and Relief of Human Suffering
ACAAFY2024£3kPrevention and Relief of Human Suffering
EFN Climate Activist Speaker FundFY2024£3kPrevention and Relief of Human Suffering
Kairos HousingFY2024£2kPrevention and Relief of Human Suffering
Hutton Grammar SchoolFY2024£2kPrevention and Relief of Human Suffering
Castlefield GalleryFY2024£2kArts
Stanley Grange Community AssociationFY2024£2kCauses Local to Blackburn Lancashire
CrackerjacksFY2024£2kPrevention and Relief of Human Suffering
The Making RoomsFY2024£750Causes Local to Blackburn Lancashire
Medecins Sans FrontiereFY2023£300kPrevention and Relief of Human Suffering
Medecins Sans FrontiereFY2023£300k
SightsaversFY2023£300k
Against Malaria FoundationFY2023£150k
Against Malaria FoundationFY2023£150kPrevention and Relief of Human Suffering
Drugs for Neglected DiseasesFY2023£150k
GreenpeaceFY2023£100kClimate Change
OxfamFY2023£100kClimate Change
Client EarthFY2023£100kClimate Change
Blackburn Youth ZoneFY2023£95k
Blackburn with Darwen BC (reversal of commitment)FY2023£80k
Blackburn Youth ZoneFY2023£75kCauses Local to Blackburn Lancashire
NightsafeFY2023£75k
Age UK Blackburn with DarwenFY2023£50k
Tate Museum (reversal of commitment)FY2023£40k
The Community CVSFY2023£34kCauses Local to Blackburn Lancashire
IntercareFY2023£30k
BFC Barefoot CollegeFY2023£30k
Team KenyaFY2023£30k
PragyaFY2023£30k
Power for the PeopleFY2023£30k
Chase AfricaFY2023£30k
Legs4AfricaFY2023£30k
Raising Futures KenyaFY2023£30k
Open Eye MuseumFY2023£27k
WSVFY2023£25k
The Whitaker Museum and Art GalleryFY2023£20kArts
African Adventure FoundationFY2023£20k
Adami ProjectFY2023£18k
LUV LeprosyFY2023£16k
Festival of MakingFY2023£15k
Kids Club KampalaFY2023£15k
Power for the PeopleFY2023£15k
Practical Tools InitiativeFY2023£15k
Blaze ArtsFY2023£15kArts
SamaritansFY2023£15k
Hello WorldFY2023£15k
Carer’s WorldwideFY2023£15k
The Making RoomsFY2023£15k
Play Action InternationalFY2023£14k
Ring20 Research & SupportFY2023£13k
Love RussiaFY2023£11k
Community Voluntary Service (CVS)FY2023£11k
Cure InternationalFY2023£9k
Re-CycleFY2023£7k
Lancashire Sailing SchoolFY2023£6k
The WhitakerFY2023£6k
Hope Health ActionFY2023£6k
DekiFY2023£5k
Cure InternationalFY2023£4k
CSEF MoneywiseFY2023£4k
Police Community Clubs of Great BritainFY2023£4k
Hope FoundationFY2023£3k
Cleanup UkFY2023£3k
Adrienne SeedFY2023£3k
Clitheroe Royal Grammar SchoolFY2023£3k
Hutton Grammar SchoolFY2023£3k
Stanley Grange Community AssociationFY2023£3k
Runshaw CollegeFY2023£3k
Bacup & Rawtenstall Grammar SchoolFY2023£3k
Haslingden High SchoolFY2023£3k
St Mary’s Sixth Form CollegeFY2023£3k
Friends of MonzeFY2023£2k
Living Paintings TrustFY2023£2k
SightsaversFY2022£300kPrevention and Relief of Human Suffering
APT Action on PovertyFY2022£300kCharitable Activities
IntercareFY2022£150kCharitable Activities
Medecins Sans FrontiereFY2022£120kCharitable Activities
Legs4AfricaFY2022£75kCharitable Activities
NightsafeFY2022£75kCharitable Activities
Drugs for Neglected DiseasesFY2022£50kPrevention and Relief of Human Suffering
Blackburn with Darwen Borough Council (grant payment on hold)FY2022£30kCharitable Activities
The Wish CentreFY2022£30kCharitable Activities
Re-CycleFY2022£30kCharitable Activities
Love RussiaFY2022£30kCharitable Activities
Our SansarFY2022£30kCharitable Activities
Play Action InternationalFY2022£20kCharitable Activities
Blackburn Food BankFY2022£20kCharitable Activities
Hope HealthFY2022£20kCharitable Activities
Kids Club KampalaFY2022£16kCharitable Activities
SightsaversFY2022£15kCharitable Activities
Hope FoundationFY2022£15kCharitable Activities
Hope Health ActionFY2022£15kCharitable Activities
Haslingden High SchoolFY2022£15kCharitable Activities
Rossall SchoolFY2022£15kCharitable Activities
Friends of MonzeFY2022£15kCharitable Activities
The Making RoomsFY2022£15kCauses Local to Blackburn Lancashire
Cure InternationalFY2022£13kCharitable Activities
Westholme SchoolFY2022£10kCharitable Activities
Chifundo UKFY2022£10kCharitable Activities
Against Malaria FoundationFY2022£10kCharitable Activities
Blackburn Youth ZoneFY2022£10kCharitable Activities
AKS Lytham SchoolFY2022£10kCharitable Activities
Age UK with DarwenFY2022£10kCauses Local to Blackburn Lancashire
Lancashire Sailing SchoolFY2022£6kCauses Local to Blackburn Lancashire
Age UK Blackburn with DarwenFY2022£5kCharitable Activities
Phase WorldwideFY2022£5kCharitable Activities
Power for the PeopleFY2022£5kCharitable Activities
Bacup & Rawtenstall Grammar SchoolFY2022£4kCharitable Activities
Morecambe Bay AcademyFY2022£4kCharitable Activities
Ring20 Research & SupportFY2022£4kCharitable Activities
Hello WorldFY2022£3kCharitable Activities
Police Community Clubs of Great BritainFY2022£3kCharitable Activities
Carer's WorldwideFY2022£3kCharitable Activities
Clitheroe Royal Grammar SchoolFY2022£3kCharitable Activities
Baines SchoolFY2022£3kCharitable Activities
QEGS SchoolFY2022£3kCharitable Activities
Ormskirk SchoolFY2022£3kCharitable Activities
Kirkham Grammar SchoolFY2022£3kCharitable Activities
Raising FutureFY2022£3kCharitable Activities
Chase AfricaFY2022£3kCharitable Activities
Our Lady's Catholic School, MorcambeFY2022£3kCharitable Activities
Drugs for Neglected DiseasesFY2022£3kCharitable Activities
PragyaFY2022£3kCharitable Activities
Team KenyaFY2022£3kCharitable Activities
LUV LeprosyFY2022£3kCharitable Activities
African Adventure FoundationFY2022£3kCharitable Activities
BFC Barefoot CollegeFY2022£3kCharitable Activities
WSVFY2022£3kCharitable Activities
Adami ProjectFY2022£3kCharitable Activities
Afghan S. Central Asian AssociationFY2022£3kCharitable Activities
The Whitaker Museum and Art GalleryFY2022£3kArts
Adrienne SeedFY2022£3kCharitable Activities
St Mary's Sixth Form CollegeFY2022£3kCharitable Activities
DekiFY2022£3kCharitable Activities
Practical Tools InitiativeFY2022£3kCharitable Activities
CSEF MoneywiseFY2022£3kCharitable Activities
Runshaw CollegeFY2022£2kCharitable Activities
Child ln Need IndiaFY2022£2kCharitable Activities

About this data

This grant list is extracted by automated reading of the grant-maker’s own accounts PDFs as filed with the Charity Commission, and cross-checked against the accounts’ stated grant totals (listed sum 1295433 vs reference 1103388 (17.4% diff; ref=stated)). Recipients are linked to register entries only on an exact charity-number or unambiguous exact-name match. If you represent this funder and want a correction, contact us.