Brian Mercer Trust — grant history
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
Credited as a funder by
What this funder supports
Causes funded
Where grantees operate
- Kenya
- Uganda
- Tanzania
- Sierra Leone
- Throughout England And Wales
- Blackburn With Darwen
- Zambia
- Malawi
- Lancashire
- South Sudan
What changed: FY2024 → FY2025
| Change | Grantee | FY2024 | FY2025 |
|---|---|---|---|
| new | TEAM KENYA | — | £150k |
| new | CHASE AFRICA (Community Health and Sustainable Environment) | — | £150k |
| new | ROYAL COMMONWEALTH SOCIETY FOR THE BLIND | — | £75k |
| new | ADAMI PROJECT | — | £60k |
| new | Blackburn Museum | — | £45k |
| new | EATING BETTER | — | £45k |
| new | The Whittaker | — | £42k |
| new | Social Change Lab | — | £30k |
| up | KIDS CLUB KAMPALA | £45k | £75k |
| up | Hello World | £20k | £75k |
| up | The Making Rooms | £750 | £60k |
| up | Festival of Making | £20k | £50k |
| up | ACAA | £3k | £45k |
| down | BLACKBURN YOUTH ZONE | £95k | £45k |
| up | RE~CYCLE | £30k | £45k |
| up | CASTLEFIELD GALLERY | £2k | £34k |
| not listed | POWER FOR THE PEOPLE | £300k | — |
| not listed | Medecins Sans Frontiere | £300k | — |
| not listed | Cure International | £150k | — |
| not listed | THE AGAINST MALARIA FOUNDATION | £150k | — |
| not listed | NIGHTSAFE LIMITED | £75k | — |
| not listed | SAMARITANS | £75k | — |
| not listed | The Community CVS | £34k | — |
| not listed | Deki | £30k | — |
Grants made, per its accounts filings
| Recipient | Year | Amount | Purpose |
|---|---|---|---|
| Team Kenya | FY2025 | £150k | |
| Chase Africa | FY2025 | £150k | |
| Kids Club Kampala | FY2025 | £75k | |
| Sightsavers | FY2025 | £75k | |
| Hello World | FY2025 | £75k | |
| Adami Project | FY2025 | £60k | |
| The Making Rooms | FY2025 | £60k | |
| Festival of Making | FY2025 | £50k | |
| Blackburn Museum | FY2025 | £45k | |
| Eating Better | FY2025 | £45k | |
| ACAA | FY2025 | £45k | |
| Blackburn Youth Zone | FY2025 | £45k | |
| Re-Cycle | FY2025 | £45k | |
| The Whittaker | FY2025 | £42k | |
| Castlefield Gallery | FY2025 | £34k | |
| Social Change Lab | FY2025 | £30k | |
| Drugs for Neglected Diseases | FY2025 | £30k | |
| Pragya | FY2025 | £30k | |
| Kairos Housing | FY2025 | £30k | |
| EFN Membership | FY2025 | £30k | |
| African Adventure Foundation | FY2025 | £30k | |
| Tate Gallery | FY2025 | £25k | |
| EFN Climate Activist Speaker Fund | FY2025 | £20k | |
| Oxfam | FY2025 | £20k | |
| Crackerjacks | FY2025 | £15k | |
| Intercare | FY2025 | £10k | |
| HOME (Manchester Exhibition) | FY2025 | £10k | |
| Our Sansar | FY2025 | £8k | |
| Community Voluntary Service (CVS) | FY2025 | £7k | |
| SYND | FY2025 | £5k | |
| Blackburn with Darwen BC (reversal of commitment) | FY2025 | £0 | |
| Impatience Earth | FY2025 | £-1k | |
| Power for the People | FY2024 | £300k | Prevention and Relief of Human Suffering |
| Medecins Sans Frontiere | FY2024 | £300k | Prevention and Relief of Human Suffering |
| Cure International | FY2024 | £150k | Prevention and Relief of Human Suffering |
| Against Malaria Foundation | FY2024 | £150k | Prevention and Relief of Human Suffering |
| Blackburn Youth Zone | FY2024 | £95k | Causes Local to Blackburn Lancashire |
| Oxfam | FY2024 | £95k | Prevention and Relief of Human Suffering |
| Nightsafe | FY2024 | £75k | Prevention and Relief of Human Suffering |
| Samaritans | FY2024 | £75k | Prevention and Relief of Human Suffering |
| Kids Club Kampala | FY2024 | £45k | Prevention and Relief of Human Suffering |
| The Community CVS | FY2024 | £34k | Causes Local to Blackburn Lancashire |
| Deki | FY2024 | £30k | Prevention and Relief of Human Suffering |
| Legs4Africa | FY2024 | £30k | Prevention and Relief of Human Suffering |
| Cleanup Uk | FY2024 | £30k | Prevention and Relief of Human Suffering |
| Re-Cycle | FY2024 | £30k | Prevention and Relief of Human Suffering |
| CSEF Moneywise | FY2024 | £30k | Prevention and Relief of Human Suffering |
| Raising Futures Kenya | FY2024 | £30k | Prevention and Relief of Human Suffering |
| Hello World | FY2024 | £20k | Prevention and Relief of Human Suffering |
| Festival of Making | FY2024 | £20k | Causes Local to Blackburn Lancashire |
| Hope Health Action | FY2024 | £15k | Prevention and Relief of Human Suffering |
| St Mary’s Sixth Form College | FY2024 | £13k | Prevention and Relief of Human Suffering |
| African Adventure Foundation | FY2024 | £8k | Prevention and Relief of Human Suffering |
| Client Earth | FY2024 | £7k | Prevention and Relief of Human Suffering |
| HOME (Manchester Exhibition) | FY2024 | £5k | Arts |
| HOME (Manchester Exhibition) | FY2024 | £5k | Arts |
| Living Paintings Trust | FY2024 | £3k | Arts |
| Blaze Arts | FY2024 | £3k | Arts |
| Community Voluntary Service (CVS) | FY2024 | £3k | Causes Local to Blackburn Lancashire |
| Open Eye Museum | FY2024 | £3k | Arts |
| Greenpeace | FY2024 | £3k | Prevention and Relief of Human Suffering |
| Our Sansar | FY2024 | £3k | Prevention and Relief of Human Suffering |
| ACAA | FY2024 | £3k | Prevention and Relief of Human Suffering |
| EFN Climate Activist Speaker Fund | FY2024 | £3k | Prevention and Relief of Human Suffering |
| Kairos Housing | FY2024 | £2k | Prevention and Relief of Human Suffering |
| Hutton Grammar School | FY2024 | £2k | Prevention and Relief of Human Suffering |
| Castlefield Gallery | FY2024 | £2k | Arts |
| Stanley Grange Community Association | FY2024 | £2k | Causes Local to Blackburn Lancashire |
| Crackerjacks | FY2024 | £2k | Prevention and Relief of Human Suffering |
| The Making Rooms | FY2024 | £750 | Causes Local to Blackburn Lancashire |
| Medecins Sans Frontiere | FY2023 | £300k | Prevention and Relief of Human Suffering |
| Medecins Sans Frontiere | FY2023 | £300k | |
| Sightsavers | FY2023 | £300k | |
| Against Malaria Foundation | FY2023 | £150k | |
| Against Malaria Foundation | FY2023 | £150k | Prevention and Relief of Human Suffering |
| Drugs for Neglected Diseases | FY2023 | £150k | |
| Greenpeace | FY2023 | £100k | Climate Change |
| Oxfam | FY2023 | £100k | Climate Change |
| Client Earth | FY2023 | £100k | Climate Change |
| Blackburn Youth Zone | FY2023 | £95k | |
| Blackburn with Darwen BC (reversal of commitment) | FY2023 | £80k | |
| Blackburn Youth Zone | FY2023 | £75k | Causes Local to Blackburn Lancashire |
| Nightsafe | FY2023 | £75k | |
| Age UK Blackburn with Darwen | FY2023 | £50k | |
| Tate Museum (reversal of commitment) | FY2023 | £40k | |
| The Community CVS | FY2023 | £34k | Causes Local to Blackburn Lancashire |
| Intercare | FY2023 | £30k | |
| BFC Barefoot College | FY2023 | £30k | |
| Team Kenya | FY2023 | £30k | |
| Pragya | FY2023 | £30k | |
| Power for the People | FY2023 | £30k | |
| Chase Africa | FY2023 | £30k | |
| Legs4Africa | FY2023 | £30k | |
| Raising Futures Kenya | FY2023 | £30k | |
| Open Eye Museum | FY2023 | £27k | |
| WSV | FY2023 | £25k | |
| The Whitaker Museum and Art Gallery | FY2023 | £20k | Arts |
| African Adventure Foundation | FY2023 | £20k | |
| Adami Project | FY2023 | £18k | |
| LUV Leprosy | FY2023 | £16k | |
| Festival of Making | FY2023 | £15k | |
| Kids Club Kampala | FY2023 | £15k | |
| Power for the People | FY2023 | £15k | |
| Practical Tools Initiative | FY2023 | £15k | |
| Blaze Arts | FY2023 | £15k | Arts |
| Samaritans | FY2023 | £15k | |
| Hello World | FY2023 | £15k | |
| Carer’s Worldwide | FY2023 | £15k | |
| The Making Rooms | FY2023 | £15k | |
| Play Action International | FY2023 | £14k | |
| Ring20 Research & Support | FY2023 | £13k | |
| Love Russia | FY2023 | £11k | |
| Community Voluntary Service (CVS) | FY2023 | £11k | |
| Cure International | FY2023 | £9k | |
| Re-Cycle | FY2023 | £7k | |
| Lancashire Sailing School | FY2023 | £6k | |
| The Whitaker | FY2023 | £6k | |
| Hope Health Action | FY2023 | £6k | |
| Deki | FY2023 | £5k | |
| Cure International | FY2023 | £4k | |
| CSEF Moneywise | FY2023 | £4k | |
| Police Community Clubs of Great Britain | FY2023 | £4k | |
| Hope Foundation | FY2023 | £3k | |
| Cleanup Uk | FY2023 | £3k | |
| Adrienne Seed | FY2023 | £3k | |
| Clitheroe Royal Grammar School | FY2023 | £3k | |
| Hutton Grammar School | FY2023 | £3k | |
| Stanley Grange Community Association | FY2023 | £3k | |
| Runshaw College | FY2023 | £3k | |
| Bacup & Rawtenstall Grammar School | FY2023 | £3k | |
| Haslingden High School | FY2023 | £3k | |
| St Mary’s Sixth Form College | FY2023 | £3k | |
| Friends of Monze | FY2023 | £2k | |
| Living Paintings Trust | FY2023 | £2k | |
| Sightsavers | FY2022 | £300k | Prevention and Relief of Human Suffering |
| APT Action on Poverty | FY2022 | £300k | Charitable Activities |
| Intercare | FY2022 | £150k | Charitable Activities |
| Medecins Sans Frontiere | FY2022 | £120k | Charitable Activities |
| Legs4Africa | FY2022 | £75k | Charitable Activities |
| Nightsafe | FY2022 | £75k | Charitable Activities |
| Drugs for Neglected Diseases | FY2022 | £50k | Prevention and Relief of Human Suffering |
| Blackburn with Darwen Borough Council (grant payment on hold) | FY2022 | £30k | Charitable Activities |
| The Wish Centre | FY2022 | £30k | Charitable Activities |
| Re-Cycle | FY2022 | £30k | Charitable Activities |
| Love Russia | FY2022 | £30k | Charitable Activities |
| Our Sansar | FY2022 | £30k | Charitable Activities |
| Play Action International | FY2022 | £20k | Charitable Activities |
| Blackburn Food Bank | FY2022 | £20k | Charitable Activities |
| Hope Health | FY2022 | £20k | Charitable Activities |
| Kids Club Kampala | FY2022 | £16k | Charitable Activities |
| Sightsavers | FY2022 | £15k | Charitable Activities |
| Hope Foundation | FY2022 | £15k | Charitable Activities |
| Hope Health Action | FY2022 | £15k | Charitable Activities |
| Haslingden High School | FY2022 | £15k | Charitable Activities |
| Rossall School | FY2022 | £15k | Charitable Activities |
| Friends of Monze | FY2022 | £15k | Charitable Activities |
| The Making Rooms | FY2022 | £15k | Causes Local to Blackburn Lancashire |
| Cure International | FY2022 | £13k | Charitable Activities |
| Westholme School | FY2022 | £10k | Charitable Activities |
| Chifundo UK | FY2022 | £10k | Charitable Activities |
| Against Malaria Foundation | FY2022 | £10k | Charitable Activities |
| Blackburn Youth Zone | FY2022 | £10k | Charitable Activities |
| AKS Lytham School | FY2022 | £10k | Charitable Activities |
| Age UK with Darwen | FY2022 | £10k | Causes Local to Blackburn Lancashire |
| Lancashire Sailing School | FY2022 | £6k | Causes Local to Blackburn Lancashire |
| Age UK Blackburn with Darwen | FY2022 | £5k | Charitable Activities |
| Phase Worldwide | FY2022 | £5k | Charitable Activities |
| Power for the People | FY2022 | £5k | Charitable Activities |
| Bacup & Rawtenstall Grammar School | FY2022 | £4k | Charitable Activities |
| Morecambe Bay Academy | FY2022 | £4k | Charitable Activities |
| Ring20 Research & Support | FY2022 | £4k | Charitable Activities |
| Hello World | FY2022 | £3k | Charitable Activities |
| Police Community Clubs of Great Britain | FY2022 | £3k | Charitable Activities |
| Carer's Worldwide | FY2022 | £3k | Charitable Activities |
| Clitheroe Royal Grammar School | FY2022 | £3k | Charitable Activities |
| Baines School | FY2022 | £3k | Charitable Activities |
| QEGS School | FY2022 | £3k | Charitable Activities |
| Ormskirk School | FY2022 | £3k | Charitable Activities |
| Kirkham Grammar School | FY2022 | £3k | Charitable Activities |
| Raising Future | FY2022 | £3k | Charitable Activities |
| Chase Africa | FY2022 | £3k | Charitable Activities |
| Our Lady's Catholic School, Morcambe | FY2022 | £3k | Charitable Activities |
| Drugs for Neglected Diseases | FY2022 | £3k | Charitable Activities |
| Pragya | FY2022 | £3k | Charitable Activities |
| Team Kenya | FY2022 | £3k | Charitable Activities |
| LUV Leprosy | FY2022 | £3k | Charitable Activities |
| African Adventure Foundation | FY2022 | £3k | Charitable Activities |
| BFC Barefoot College | FY2022 | £3k | Charitable Activities |
| WSV | FY2022 | £3k | Charitable Activities |
| Adami Project | FY2022 | £3k | Charitable Activities |
| Afghan S. Central Asian Association | FY2022 | £3k | Charitable Activities |
| The Whitaker Museum and Art Gallery | FY2022 | £3k | Arts |
| Adrienne Seed | FY2022 | £3k | Charitable Activities |
| St Mary's Sixth Form College | FY2022 | £3k | Charitable Activities |
| Deki | FY2022 | £3k | Charitable Activities |
| Practical Tools Initiative | FY2022 | £3k | Charitable Activities |
| CSEF Moneywise | FY2022 | £3k | Charitable Activities |
| Runshaw College | FY2022 | £2k | Charitable Activities |
| Child ln Need India | FY2022 | £2k | Charitable Activities |