INSTITUTE OF OUR LADY OF MERCY — grant history
Latest income
£11.9m
Grants listed (FY2025)
7
Listed grants total
£448k
Accounts grants total
£530k
listed grants do not fully reconcile with the accounts total — list may be partialextracted from its FY2025 accounts
Application guidance — from the funder’s own website
- How to apply: The Institute of Our Lady of Mercy does not accept unsolicited applications for funding. It is a religious congregation that operates its own ministries, including schools and care homes, rather than acting as a grant-making funder for external organizations.
What this funder supports
Causes funded
- Other Charitable Purposes
- The Prevention Or Relief Of Poverty
- General Charitable Purposes
- Disability
- The Advancement Of Health Or Saving Of Lives
- Overseas Aid/famine Relief
- Education/training
Where grantees operate
- Throughout England And Wales
- Bangladesh
- Cayman Islands
- British Virgin Islands
- Burkina Faso
- Burma
- Bermuda
- Djibouti
- Falkland Islands
- Anguilla
Grants made, per its accounts filings
| Recipient | Year | Amount | Purpose |
|---|---|---|---|
| Women@theWell | FY2025 | £242k | |
| Others | FY2025 | £181k | |
| Jesuit Refugee Service UK | FY2025 | £11k | |
| St Joseph's R C Primary School | FY2025 | £6k | |
| St Monica's Housing | FY2025 | £5k | |
| CAFOD - Syria/Turkey Earthquake Appeal | FY2025 | £3k | |
| Whispers of Hope | FY2025 | £400 | |
| Women@theWell | FY2024 | £372k | |
| Others | FY2024 | £276k | |
| The Verona Fathers (Nekempte School Project) | FY2024 | £60k | |
| Durham University - Catherine McAuley Scholarship | FY2024 | £40k | |
| Women's Work | FY2024 | £20k | |
| St Joseph's R C Primary School | FY2024 | £12k | |
| Whispers of Hope | FY2024 | £12k | |
| DEC Pakistan Floods Appeal | FY2024 | £10k | |
| CAFOD - Syria/Turkey Earthquake Appeal | FY2024 | £10k | |
| Caritas Internationales - Ukraine Appeal | FY2024 | £5k | |
| Caritas Internationales - Crisis in the Holy Land Appeal | FY2024 | £5k | |
| Caritas Internationales - Libya | FY2024 | £5k | |
| Caritas Internationales - Afghanistan | FY2024 | £5k | |
| Caritas Internationales - Morrocco | FY2024 | £5k | |
| St Monica's Housing | FY2024 | £5k | |
| Sion Catholic Community | FY2024 | £1k | |
| Women@TheWell | FY2021 | £180k | Donation to charity |
| Catholic Trust for England & Wales | FY2021 | £50k | Institutional grant |
| Religious Life Safeguarding Service | FY2021 | £50k | One-off donation to RLSS as it became established |
| Catholic Trust for England & Wales | FY2021 | £50k | Institutional grant |
| Whispers of Hope | FY2021 | £25k | Work of the charity (Note: Text states £25,000 in 2020, but Note 19 lists £25,000 for 2020 and implies current year activity. However, Note 19 explicitly lists 'Whispers of Hope' under 2020 column with 25,000 and does not list it in 2021 column. Wait, looking at Note 19 table: 2021 column has no entry for Whispers of Hope. 2020 column has 25,000. The text on page 49 says 'contributed £25,000... in 2020'. Therefore, this is NOT a 2021 grant. I must exclude it.) |
| Durham University - Catherine McAuley Scholarship | FY2021 | £20k | Scholarships at the Centre for Catholic Studies |
| British Red Cross | FY2021 | £20k | Institutional grant |
| British Red Cross | FY2021 | £20k | Institutional grant |
| Darton Longman & Todd | FY2021 | £8k | Institutional grant |
| Darton Longman & Todd | FY2021 | £8k | Institutional grant |
| Religious Life Safeguarding Services | FY2021 | £6k | Institutional grant |
| Sion Catholic Community | FY2021 | £5k | Institutional grant |
| St Francis of Assisi Church | FY2021 | £5k | Institutional grant |
| St Francis of Assisi Church | FY2021 | £5k | Institutional grant |
| Sion Catholic Community | FY2021 | £5k | Institutional grant |
| Durham University - Catherine McAuley Scholarship | FY2021 | £100 | Institutional grant (Note 19 lists this separately from the £20k in text? No, Note 19 lists 'Durham University - Catherine McAuley Scholarship' with 100 in 2021. The text on page 26 says £20,000 awarded. Note 19 is the detailed list of institutional grants. The £20,000 in text might be the total value of scholarships awarded, while the £100 is the cash grant paid? Or perhaps the £20,000 is the value of the bursary and the £100 is a specific grant? Let's look at Note 3. Note 3 says Institutional grants payable in 2021 were £478,513. Note 19 lists specific institutional grants. The sum of Note 19 2021 column: 20k+50k+8k+100+6k+5k+5k+180k = 270,100? No. 20,000+50,000+8,000+100+6,000+5,000+5,000+180,000 = 274,100. The total in Note 19 is 269,100. There is a discrepancy. Let's re-read Note 19 carefully. 2021 Column: British Red Cross 20,000; Catholic Trust 50,000; Darton 8,000; Durham 100; RLSS 6,000; Sion 5,000; St Francis 5,000; St Joan 180,000. Sum: 20+50+8+0.1+6+5+5+180 = 274.1k. The total listed is 269,100. This implies some items are missing or the 'Others' line is negative? No, 'Others' is not listed in 2021. Wait, looking at the image/text representation: 'Whispers of Hope' is NOT in the 2021 column. 'Women@theWell' IS in the 2021 column with 180,000. 'St Monica's Housing' is NOT in 2021 column. 'Verona Fathers' is NOT in 2021 column. 'St Joseph's RC Primary' is NOT in 2021 column. 'St Francis of Assisi Church' is NOT in 2021 column? Wait, the text says 'St Francis of Assisi Church' then 'St Joan of Arc'. Let's look at the 2020 column to see the pattern. 2020: British Red Cross 10,000; Catholic Trust 18,000; Darton 5,000; Durham 20,000; RLSS 10,000; Sion 5,000; St Francis 5,000; St Joan 6,000; St Joseph's 5,000; St Monica's 25,000; Verona 25,000; Whispers 25,000; Women@theWell 180,000. Total 2020: 314,000. The 2021 column in the text provided is: British Red Cross 20,000; Catholic Trust 50,000; Darton 8,000; Durham 100; RLSS 6,000; Sion 5,000; St Francis 5,000; St Joan 180,000. Total 269,100. The items 'St Joseph's', 'St Monica's', 'Verona', 'Whispers' are absent in 2021. 'Women@theWell' is present with 180,000. 'St Francis' is present with 5,000. 'St Joan' is present with 180,000? No, 'St Joan of Arc' is 180,000? That seems high. Let's re-read the line: 'St Joan of Arc' is listed. 'Women@theWell' is listed. In the 2020 column, 'Women@theWell' is 180,000. In the 2021 column, 'Women@theWell' is 180,000. 'St Joan of Arc' in 2020 was 6,000. In 2021, is it 180,000? No, the alignment in the text is tricky. Let's look at the raw text: 'St Joan of Arc' is on a line. 'St Joseph' R C Primary School' is on a line. 'St Monica’s Housing' is on a line. 'Verona Fathers' is on a line. 'Whispers of Hope' is on a line. 'Women@theWell' is on a line. The 2021 column values are: 20,000; 50,000; 8,000; 100; 6,000; 5,000; 5,000; 180,000. There are 8 values. The list has 12 names. This suggests only 8 were granted in 2021. Which ones? The text layout is: Name ... 2021 £ ... 2020 £. British Red Cross ... 20,000 ... 10,000. Catholic Trust ... 50,000 ... 18,000. Darton ... 8,000 ... 5,000. Durham ... 100 ... 20,000. RLSS ... 6,000 ... 10,000. Sion ... 5,000 ... 5,000. St Francis ... 5,000 ... 5,000. St Joan ... 180,000 ... 6,000. St Joseph ... (blank) ... 5,000. St Monica ... (blank) ... 25,000. Verona ... (blank) ... 25,000. Whispers ... (blank) ... 25,000. Women@theWell ... (blank?) ... 180,000. Wait, the total for 2021 is 269,100. Sum of the 8 visible numbers: 20+50+8+0.1+6+5+5+180 = 274.1. This doesn't match 269.1. Let's re-read the 'St Joan' line. Maybe 'St Joan' is not 180,000. Maybe 'Women@theWell' is 180,000 and 'St Joan' is something else? The text says: 'St Joan of Arc' then 'St Joseph'... then 'St Monica'... then 'Verona'... then 'Whispers'... then 'Women@theWell'. The 2021 column has 8 entries. The 2020 column has 12 entries. The 2021 total is 269,100. The 2020 total is 314,000. The 2020 sum of the 12 entries: 10+18+5+20+10+5+5+6+5+25+25+25+180 = 314. Correct. So the 2021 column must sum to 269,100. The visible numbers are 20,000; 50,000; 8,000; 100; 6,000; 5,000; 5,000. Sum = 94,100. The remaining sum needed is 269,100 - 94,100 = 175,000. The remaining names are St Joan, St Joseph, St Monica, Verona, Whispers, Women@theWell. The text shows '180,000' next to 'St Joan of Arc' in the 2021 column? Or is it next to Women@theWell? In the 2020 column, 180,000 is next to Women@theWell. In the 2021 column, the number 180,000 appears. It is aligned with 'St Joan of Arc' in the visual layout provided in the prompt? No, the prompt text is: 'St Joan of Arc' ... '180,000' ... '6,000'. This implies St Joan received 180,000 in 2021. But then Women@theWell has no number in 2021? But the text on page 18 says 'The Institute donated £180,000 to the charity [Women@TheWell] in 2021'. So Women@theWell received 180,000. St Joan of Arc received 6,000 in 2020. Did it receive anything in 2021? The table shows '180,000' in the 2021 column. It is likely that the '180,000' belongs to Women@theWell, but the formatting in the text extraction is messy. Let's look at the alignment. 'St Joan of Arc' is above 'St Joseph'. 'Women@theWell' is at the bottom. The number 180,000 is on the line with 'St Joan of Arc' in the 2021 column? Or is it on the line with Women@theWell? In the 2020 column, 180,000 is on the line with Women@theWell. In the 2021 column, the number 180,000 is likely on the line with Women@theWell, but the text extraction might have shifted it. However, the sum calculation (94,100 + 175,000 = 269,100) suggests the remaining 175,000 is distributed. If Women@theWell is 180,000, the sum would be 274,100. This contradicts the total 269,100. Is it possible St Joan received 5,000 and Women@theWell received 170,000? Or St Joan received 0 and Women@theWell received 175,000? The text on page 18 explicitly states: 'The Institute donated £180,000 to the charity [Women@TheWell] in 2021'. This is a strong signal. If Women@theWell is 180,000, and the total is 269,100, then the other 7 grants must sum to 89,100. The visible grants are 20+50+8+0.1+6+5+5 = 94.1. This is already over 89.1. This implies one of the visible grants is not in 2021 or the total is wrong. Let's re-read the visible grants. British Red Cross 20,000. Catholic Trust 50,000. Darton 8,000. Durham 100. RLSS 6,000. Sion 5,000. St Francis 5,000. Sum = 94,100. If Women@theWell is 180,000, total is 274,100. The stated total is 269,100. Difference is 5,000. It is possible 'St Francis' or 'Sion' or 'RLSS' is not 5,000? Or 'St Joan' is 5,000 and Women@theWell is 175,000? But the text says 180,000. Let's trust the text on page 18 for Women@theWell. And let's trust the Note 19 total. If the total is 269,100, and Women@theWell is 180,000, the rest is 89,100. The listed grants are 20, 50, 8, 0.1, 6, 5, 5. Sum 94.1. This is 5,000 too high. Perhaps 'St Francis' or 'Sion' is not granted in 2021? The table shows them with 5,000 in 2020. In 2021, they might be blank? But the text extraction shows numbers. Let's look at the 2021 column again. 'St Joan of Arc' ... '180,000'. If St Joan is 180,000, then Women@theWell is 0? But page 18 says 180,000 to Women@theWell. This is a contradiction in the source data or my reading. Let's look at the 2020 column. Women@theWell 180,000. St Joan 6,000. In 2021, if Women@theWell is 180,000, and St Joan is 0, and the others are as listed, the sum is 274,100. The total is 269,100. The difference is 5,000. It is highly likely that one of the 5,000 grants (Sion, St Francis, or St Joan) is actually 0 or not included, or the total in the note is a typo. However, I must extract what is stated. The text on page 18 is explicit about Women@theWell. Note 19 is explicit about the total. I will list the grants from Note 19 that have values in the 2021 column, and add Women@theWell if it's not there, or adjust. Actually, looking at the layout: 'St Joan of Arc' is followed by '180,000' in the 2021 column in the text provided? No, the text provided is: 'St Joan of Arc' ... '180,000' ... '6,000'. This strongly suggests St Joan received 180,000 in 2021. But page 18 says Women@theWell received 180,000. It is possible the 180,000 in Note 19 is for Women@theWell, and the alignment is off. Given the explicit text on page 18, I will attribute the 180,000 to Women@theWell. I will assume St Joan received 0 or a small amount not listed, or the 180,000 in the table is a misalignment. However, to be safe, I will list the grants with explicit values in Note 19 for 2021, and Women@theWell from the text. If I list Women@theWell as 180,000, and the others, I might exceed the total. Let's look at the 'Others' line in Note 19. It is blank in 2021. I will extract the named grants from Note 19 that have values in the 2021 column. British Red Cross 20,000. Catholic Trust 50,000. Darton 8,000. Durham 100. RLSS 6,000. Sion 5,000. St Francis 5,000. St Joan 180,000? No, I will assume the 180,000 is for Women@theWell based on page 18. I will not include St Joan if it's not explicitly stated as receiving a grant in 2021 in the text, only in the table which is ambiguous. But Note 19 is the primary source for institutional grants. I will list the grants from Note 19 2021 column that are clearly associated with a name. British Red Cross, Catholic Trust, Darton, Durham, RLSS, Sion, St Francis. That's 7 grants. Sum 94,100. The total is 269,100. The difference is 175,000. This 175,000 is likely Women@theWell (if we adjust from 180k) or St Joan/Women@theWell split. Given page 18 says 180,000 to Women@theWell, I will use 180,000 for Women@theWell. I will assume the total in Note 19 is correct and my sum of the small grants is correct. The discrepancy might be due to 'St Joan' receiving 0 and the 180,000 being Women@theWell, and the total 269,100 being a typo for 274,100? Or one of the 5,000 grants is not 5,000? I will list the grants as per the explicit text and note 19 values. I will include Women@theWell at 180,000. I will include the other 7 grants from Note 19. I will exclude St Joan if it's not clearly 180,000. Actually, looking at the 2020 column, St Joan is 6,000. In 2021, if it's blank, it's 0. The 180,000 is likely Women@theWell. I will proceed with this interpretation. ) |
| Durham University - Catherine McAuley Scholarship | FY2021 | £100 | Institutional grant |