THE MERCERS CHARITABLE FOUNDATION — grant history

Registered charity 326340 · filings on the Charity Commission register

Latest income
£6.6m
Grants listed (FY2025)
100
Listed grants total
£3.7m
Accounts grants total
£3.7m

listed grants reconcile with the accounts totalextracted from its FY2025 accounts

Application guidance — from the funder’s own website

Summarised from www.mercers.co.uk · www.mercers.co.uk/funding_approach · www.mercers.co.uk/funding on 13/08/2026. Always check the funder’s site before applying.

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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
  • Education/training (61 grantees)
  • Economic/community Development/employment (45 grantees)
  • The Prevention Or Relief Of Poverty (43 grantees)
  • General Charitable Purposes (36 grantees)
  • The Advancement Of Health Or Saving Of Lives (26 grantees)
  • Disability (26 grantees)
  • Arts/culture/heritage/science (20 grantees)
  • Amateur Sport (19 grantees)
  • Recreation (13 grantees)
  • Accommodation/housing (12 grantees)
Where grantees operate
  • Throughout London (16 grantees)
  • Throughout England And Wales (12 grantees)
  • Throughout England (9 grantees)
  • Scotland (9 grantees)
  • Southwark (6 grantees)
  • Lewisham (5 grantees)
  • Northern Ireland (5 grantees)
  • Camden (4 grantees)
  • Middlesbrough (3 grantees)
  • Hackney (3 grantees)

Grants made, per its accounts filings

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RecipientYearAmountPurpose
EnvisionFY2025£143kYoung People & Education Programme
The Churchill FellowshipFY2025£120kYoung People & Education Programme
Making The LeapFY2025£115kYoung People & Education Programme
Media TrustFY2025£100kYoung People & Education Programme
Power2 LimitedFY2025£94kYoung People & Education Programme
Body and SoulFY2025£91kYoung People & Education Programme
African Community SchoolFY2025£78kYoung People & Education Programme
Happy Baby CommunityFY2025£65kChurch & Communities Programme
Newham All Star Sports Academy (NASSA)FY2025£63kYoung People & Education Programme
London Bubble Theatre Co. LtdFY2025£59kOlder People & Housing Programme
Our FutureFY2025£55kChurch & Communities Programme
Urban Challenge LimitedFY2025£55kChurch & Communities Programme
Madeley AcademyFY2025£53kYoung People & Education Programme
Sandwell AcademyFY2025£53kYoung People & Education Programme
Thomas Telford SchoolFY2025£53kYoung People & Education Programme
Walsall AcademyFY2025£53kYoung People & Education Programme
College of Richard CollyerFY2025£53kYoung People & Education Programme
Peter Symonds' CollegeFY2025£53kYoung People & Education Programme
Abingdon SchoolFY2025£50kYoung People & Education Programme
Afghanistan & Central Asian AssociationFY2025£50kChurch & Communities Programme
Dauntsey's SchoolFY2025£50kYoung People & Education Programme
St Mary's UniversityFY2025£50kYoung People & Education Programme
The Change FoundationFY2025£47kYoung People & Education Programme
First Love FoundationFY2025£43kChurch & Communities Programme
Barnet Refugee ServiceFY2025£42kChurch & Communities Programme
Cripplegate Foundation Islington GivingFY2025£40kChurch & Communities Programme
Link Age SouthwarkFY2025£40kOlder People & Housing Programme
R L Glasspool Charity TrustFY2025£40kOlder People & Housing Programme
Sydenham GardenFY2025£40kOlder People & Housing Programme
Carers Trust Hillingdon & EalingFY2025£40kOlder People & Housing Programme
Luminary LtdFY2025£40kChurch & Communities Programme
Age UK Lewisham and SouthwarkFY2025£40kOlder People & Housing Programme
Third Age ProjectFY2025£38kOlder People & Housing Programme
Share CommunityFY2025£37kChurch & Communities Programme
The Junction FoundationFY2025£36kChurch & Communities Programme
Genesis Project MiddlesbroughFY2025£35kChurch & Communities Programme
Kings Cross Brunswick Neighbourhood AssociationFY2025£35kOlder People & Housing Programme
The Magdalene GroupFY2025£35kChurch & Communities Programme
South London Counselling and Support ServicesFY2025£35kYoung People & Education Programme
Key CommunityFY2025£35kChurch & Communities Programme
Sunderland Bangladesh International CentreFY2025£35kChurch & Communities Programme
Midaye Somali Development NetworkFY2025£35kChurch & Communities Programme
Handcrafted ProjectsFY2025£34kChurch & Communities Programme
Sport4HealthFY2025£34kOlder People & Housing Programme
Gorleston St Mary Magdalene PCCFY2025£34kChurch & Communities Programme
St Martin-in-the-Fields TrustFY2025£33kChurch & Communities Programme
Family GatewayFY2025£33kChurch & Communities Programme
The Cedarwood TrustFY2025£33kChurch & Communities Programme
Age UK Waltham ForestFY2025£33kOlder People & Housing Programme
NEWway ProjectFY2025£33kChurch & Communities Programme
The Historic England FoundationFY2025£33kHeritage & Arts and Other
The Centre for Education and YouthFY2025£32kYoung People & Education Programme
The Renewal ProgrammeFY2025£31kChurch & Communities Programme
Christian Action & Resource Enterprise LtdFY2025£31kChurch & Communities Programme
Southwark Day Centre for Asylum SeekersFY2025£30kChurch & Communities Programme
Intergenerational Music MakingFY2025£30kOlder People & Housing Programme
Open Door North EastFY2025£30kChurch & Communities Programme
Cranfield TrustFY2025£30kYoung People & Education Programme
Time and Talents AssociationFY2025£30kOlder People & Housing Programme
The Bridge Plus+ LtdFY2025£30kChurch & Communities Programme
Acts TrustFY2025£30kChurch & Communities Programme
Westminster Roman Catholic Diocese TrustFY2025£29kChurch & Communities Programme
Wheely TotsFY2025£26kChurch & Communities Programme
Age UK BexleyFY2025£25kOlder People & Housing Programme
Blackfriars SettlementFY2025£25kOlder People & Housing Programme
Resonate Arts (formerly Westminster Arts)FY2025£25kOlder People & Housing Programme
999 Club and Lady Florence TrustFY2025£25kChurch & Communities Programme
Lincolnshire Rural Support NetworkFY2025£25kChurch & Communities Programme
Footprints in the CommunityFY2025£25kChurch & Communities Programme
Centre for Theology and CommunityFY2025£25kChurch & Communities Programme
Upper Teesdale Agricultural Support ServicesFY2025£25kChurch & Communities Programme
YMCA North TynesideFY2025£25kChurch & Communities Programme
FiSH Neighbourhood CareFY2025£25kOlder People & Housing Programme
Children on the Autistic Spectrum Parents AssociationFY2025£24kChurch & Communities Programme
Barnet Community ProjectsFY2025£23kChurch & Communities Programme
EVA Women's Aid LtdFY2025£23kChurch & Communities Programme
The Parochial Church Council of the Ecclesiastical Parish of St Aldhelm, EdmontonFY2025£22kChurch & Communities Programme
InCommon FoundationFY2025£22kOlder People & Housing Programme
Newcastle CarersFY2025£22kChurch & Communities Programme
Neighbours in PoplarFY2025£22kOlder People & Housing Programme
Money A+EFY2025£21kChurch & Communities Programme
Imagine Norfolk TogetherFY2025£21kChurch & Communities Programme
Clapton Commons Community Organisation LtdFY2025£20kChurch & Communities Programme
Advice Support Knowledge InformationFY2025£20kOlder People & Housing Programme
West Dean College of Arts and ConservationFY2025£20kHeritage & Arts and Other
Great Yarmouth Preservation TrustFY2025£20kChurch & Communities Programme
University of the Arts London (UAL)FY2025£20kHeritage & Arts and Other
Wigmore Hall TrustFY2025£20kOlder People & Housing Programme
Trinity Laban Conservatoire of Music and DanceFY2025£20kHeritage & Arts and Other
Praxis Community ProjectsFY2025£17kChurch & Communities Programme
Unique Community CharityFY2025£17kChurch & Communities Programme
Bromley MencapFY2025£16kChurch & Communities Programme
Parent ClubFY2025£15kChurch & Communities Programme
New Future CollectiveFY2025£15kOlder People & Housing Programme
St Nicholas and the Blessed Virgin Mary ChurchFY2025£8kHeritage & Arts and Other
Benjamin Adlard Primary SchoolFY2025£7kChurch & Communities Programme
Refugee ActionFY2025£3kChurch & Communities Programme
UK Fashion & Textile Association (UKFT)FY2025£3kHeritage & Arts and Other
Institute for Voluntary Action Research (IVAR)FY2025£2kHeritage & Arts and Other
Westminster Abbey FoundationFY2025£500Church & Communities Programme
Power2 LimitedFY2024£155kYoung People & Education Programme
Making The LeapFY2024£120kYoung People & Education Programme
EnvisionFY2024£111kYoung People & Education Programme
The Churchill FellowshipFY2024£110kYoung People & Education Programme
Media TrustFY2024£97kYoung People & Education Programme
Body and SoulFY2024£91kYoung People & Education Programme
African Community SchoolFY2024£78kYoung People & Education Programme
LuminaryFY2024£65kChurch & Communities Programme
Cripplegate Foundation Islington GivingFY2024£63kChurch & Communities Programme
Newham All Star Sports Academy (NASSA)FY2024£63kYoung People & Education Programme
Abingdon SchoolFY2024£60kYoung People & Education Programme
Walsall AcademyFY2024£53kYoung People & Education Programme
Peter Symonds' CollegeFY2024£53kYoung People & Education Programme
Sandwell AcademyFY2024£53kYoung People & Education Programme
Madeley AcademyFY2024£53kYoung People & Education Programme
College of Richard CollyerFY2024£53kYoung People & Education Programme
Thomas Telford SchoolFY2024£53kYoung People & Education Programme
St Mary's UniversityFY2024£50kYoung People & Education Programme
First Love FoundationFY2024£48kChurch & Communities Programme
R L Glasspool Charity TrustFY2024£40kOlder People & Housing Programme
Sydenham GardenFY2024£40kOlder People & Housing Programme
Age UK Lewisham and SouthwarkFY2024£40kOlder People & Housing Programme
Link Age SouthwarkFY2024£40kOlder People & Housing Programme
Midaye Somali Development NetworkFY2024£39kChurch & Communities Programme
NEWway ProjectFY2024£38kChurch & Communities Programme
St Martin-in-the-Fields TrustFY2024£37kChurch & Communities Programme
Holborn Community AssociationFY2024£37kOlder People & Housing Programme
Christian Action & Resource Enterprise LtdFY2024£36kChurch & Communities Programme
Open Door North EastFY2024£35kChurch & Communities Programme
999 Club and Lady Florence TrustFY2024£35kChurch & Communities Programme
Centre for Theology and CommunityFY2024£35kChurch & Communities Programme
Acts TrustFY2024£35kChurch & Communities Programme
South London Counselling and Support ServicesFY2024£35kYoung People & Education Programme
Renewal ProgrammeFY2024£35kChurch & Communities Programme
Southwark Day Centre for Asylum SeekersFY2024£35kChurch & Communities Programme
Family GatewayFY2024£33kChurch & Communities Programme
The Centre for Education and YouthFY2024£33kYoung People & Education Programme
Wheely TotsFY2024£33kChurch & Communities Programme
Age UK Waltham ForestFY2024£33kOlder People & Housing Programme
St Nicholas Cathedral NewcastleFY2024£32kChurch & Communities Programme
InCommon FoundationFY2024£32kOlder People & Housing Programme
YMCA North TynesideFY2024£30kChurch & Communities Programme
Cranfield TrustFY2024£30kYoung People & Education Programme
Time and Talents AssociationFY2024£30kOlder People & Housing Programme
FiSH Neighbourhood CareFY2024£30kOlder People & Housing Programme
Intergenerational Music MakingFY2024£30kOlder People & Housing Programme
Lincolnshire Rural Support NetworkFY2024£30kChurch & Communities Programme
Footprints in the CommunityFY2024£28kChurch & Communities Programme
Barnet Community ProjectsFY2024£27kChurch & Communities Programme
The Historic England FoundationFY2024£26kOther Grants
Wigmore Hall TrustFY2024£25kOlder People & Housing Programme
Blackfriars SettlementFY2024£25kOlder People & Housing Programme
Upper Teesdale Agricultural Support ServicesFY2024£25kChurch & Communities Programme
Children on the Austistic Spectrum Parents'FY2024£25kChurch & Communities Programme
Dauntsey's SchoolFY2024£25kYoung People & Education Programme
Age UK BexleyFY2024£24kOlder People & Housing Programme
Westminster ArtsFY2024£24kOlder People & Housing Programme
Unique Community CharityFY2024£22kChurch & Communities Programme
Neighbours in PoplarFY2024£22kOlder People & Housing Programme
Praxis Community ProjectsFY2024£22kChurch & Communities Programme
Great Yarmouth Preservation TrustFY2024£20kChurch & Communities Programme
Clapton Commons Community Organisation LtdFY2024£20kChurch & Communities Programme
Advice Support Knowledge InformationFY2024£20kOlder People & Housing Programme
Barking Churches UniteFY2024£20kChurch & Communities Programme
Parent ClubFY2024£20kChurch & Communities Programme
Money A+EFY2024£20kChurch & Communities Programme
Bromley MencapFY2024£20kChurch & Communities Programme
London Bubble Theatre Co. LtdFY2024£19kOlder People & Housing Programme
New Future CollectiveFY2024£18kOlder People & Housing Programme
Southwark PlayhouseFY2024£16kOlder People & Housing Programme
St John the Evangelist SpittalFY2024£13kChurch & Communities Programme
City of London & North East Sector ACFFY2024£8kYoung People & Education Programme
Sea Cadets London AreaFY2024£8kYoung People & Education Programme
London Wing ATCFY2024£8kYoung People & Education Programme
Benjamin Adlard Primary SchoolFY2024£6kChurch & Communities Programme
Hammersmith Academy TrustFY2024£4kYoung People & Education Programme
Cranfield TrustFY2024£3kOlder People & Housing Programme
Cranfield TrustFY2024£2kChurch & Communities Programme
Institute for Voluntary Action Research (IVAR)FY2024£2kOther Grants
IntoUniFY2023£117kYoung People & Education Programme
Making The LeapFY2023£115kYoung People & Education Programme
Brentford FC Community Sports TrustFY2023£110kYoung People & Education Programme
Sandwell AcademyFY2023£101kYoung People & Education Programme
Power2 LimitedFY2023£101kYoung People & Education Programme
Dallaglio RugbyWorksFY2023£97kYoung People & Education Programme
EnvisionFY2023£91kYoung People & Education Programme
The Centre for Education and YouthFY2023£51kYoung People & Education Programme
Madeley AcademyFY2023£50kYoung People & Education Programme
Barking Churches UniteFY2023£50kChurch & Communities Programme
Walsall AcademyFY2023£50kYoung People & Education Programme
Peter Symonds' CollegeFY2023£50kYoung People & Education Programme
The Anna Freud CentreFY2023£50kYoung People & Education Programme
The Hall SchoolFY2023£50kYoung People & Education Programme
What Works Centre for WellbeingFY2023£50kOlder People & Housing Programme
Thomas Telford SchoolFY2023£50kYoung People & Education Programme
Shared Lives PlusFY2023£47kOlder People & Housing Programme
Family GatewayFY2023£33kChurch & Communities Programme
Blackfriars SettlementFY2023£33kOlder People & Housing Programme
InCommon FoundationFY2023£33kOlder People & Housing Programme
Hope into ActionFY2023£33kChurch & Communities Programme
South Tyneside Churches KEY ProjectFY2023£30kChurch & Communities Programme
St Nicholas Cathedral NewcastleFY2023£30kChurch & Communities Programme
Dementia AdventureFY2023£25kOlder People & Housing Programme
Dauntsey's SchoolFY2023£25kYoung People & Education Programme
University of WinchesterFY2023£25kYoung People & Education Programme
Upper Teesdale Agricultural Support ServicesFY2023£25kChurch & Communities Programme
Cranfield TrustFY2023£21kYoung People & Education Programme
Benjamin Adlard Primary SchoolFY2023£20kChurch & Communities Programme
Great Yarmouth Preservation TrustFY2023£20kChurch & Communities Programme
Clapton Commons Community Organisation LtdFY2023£20kChurch & Communities Programme
Toynbee HallFY2023£20kOlder People & Housing Programme
Money A+EFY2023£19kChurch & Communities Programme
Southwark PlayhouseFY2023£15kOlder People & Housing Programme
The Windsor Leadership TrustFY2023£11kYoung People & Education Programme
Housing JusticeFY2023£11kChurch & Communities Programme
Cinnamon NetworkFY2023£6kChurch & Communities Programme

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 3675839 vs reference 3675840 (0.0% 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.