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Description
Mercy Ships UK is part of a global charity that uses hospital ships to deliver free healthcare to people in some of the poorest countries in the world. Our volunteers work with host nations to improve healthcare systems by training local medical staff and renovating facilities to leave a lasting legacy. Since 1978, we've visited 56 countries, providing services worth more than £1.2 billion.
Also known as
- Mercy Ships
- Mercy Ships - U.K Ltd
- Mercy Ships UK
- Mercy Ships UK
CCEW Charity number
Company number
Registered
Postcode
SG1 2EF
Website
Domain
mercyships.org.uk
Latest income
£9,761,220 (on )
This organisation record is based on data from Registered charities in England and Wales published by Charity Commission for England and Wales.
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Depending on the data source, location may describe the headquarters of the organisation rather than the area it operates in.
Area of operation outside the UK
- Benin
- Congo, The Democratic Republic of the
- Congo
- Côte d'Ivoire
- Cameroon
- Ghana
- Gambia
- Guinea
- Guinea-Bissau
- Liberia
- Madagascar
- Mozambique
- Sierra Leone
- Senegal
- Togo
- South Africa
Registered Office in the UK
This organisation record is part of a group of linked records that describe a single organisation. The organisation is linked to 3 active records and 0 inactive records, from 3 data sources.
What is an organisation identifier?
An organisation identifier is a unique piece of text that definitively identifies an organisation.
Examples include charity numbers and company numbers.
Identifiers are usually assigned by an external body like a regulator.
Findthatcharity uses the Org ID scheme to create identifiers.
GB-CHC gives the scheme for this identifier (Charity Commission), while 1053055 is the identifier for this organisation within the scheme.
This organisation has been classified using different categories:
International Classification of Non-profit and Third Sector Organizations (ICNP/TSO)
ICNP/TSO categories have been automatically assigned from a machine learning model, as part of the UK Charity Classification project.
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International activities
G30
UK Charity Activity Tags
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Charity and VCS support
CV» VolunteeringCV104 -
Education
ED» TrainingED300 -
Health
HE» Healthcare providerHE400» HospitalHE402
Theme (CCEW)
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Education/training
102 -
The Advancement Of Health Or Saving Of Lives
103 -
Disability
104 -
The Prevention Or Relief Of Poverty
105 -
Overseas Aid/famine Relief
106 -
Economic/community Development/employment
113
Beneficiaries (CCEW)
-
Children/young People
201 -
Elderly/old People
202 -
People With Disabilities
203 -
Other Charities Or Voluntary Bodies
205 -
The General Public/mankind
207
Activities (CCEW)
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Makes Grants To Organisations
302 -
Provides Buildings/facilities/open Space
305 -
Provides Services
306 -
Other Charitable Activities
310
Scale of operation
- Overseas
| Year ending | Income (£) | Spending (£) |
|---|---|---|
| 1996-02-21 |
Registered as a charity |
|
| 2004-12-31 | 4,454,110 | 4,078,031 |
| 2005-12-31 | 4,088,757 | 3,649,697 |
| 2006-12-31 | 4,894,936 | 5,328,469 |
| 2007-12-31 | 4,061,883 | 3,931,646 |
| 2008-12-31 | 4,382,529 | 4,048,755 |
| 2009-12-31 | 4,396,837 | 4,632,845 |
| 2010-12-31 | 4,052,924 | 4,201,392 |
| 2011-12-31 | 4,238,745 | 4,554,474 |
| 2012-12-31 | 4,589,160 | 4,333,780 |
| 2013-12-31 | 4,595,772 | 4,575,430 |
| 2014-12-31 | 6,480,530 | 6,058,862 |
| 2015-12-31 | 4,984,552 | 4,789,003 |
| 2016-12-31 | 5,672,341 | 4,482,151 |
| 2017-12-31 | 5,790,410 | 4,973,907 |
| 2018-12-31 | 6,887,513 | 6,415,186 |
| 2019-12-31 | 7,013,969 | 6,782,481 |
| 2020-12-31 | 8,762,860 | 8,407,081 |
| 2021-12-31 | 9,343,363 | 8,591,076 |
| 2022-12-31 | 9,928,078 | 8,759,044 |
| 2023-12-31 | 9,761,220 | 9,544,911 |
Data on funds and reserves are only available for financial years where the charity's income was more than £500,000.
| 2023 £ |
2022 £ |
|
|---|---|---|
| Employees | 45 | 37 |
| Employees paid more than £60,000 | 5 | 4 |
| Volunteers | 47 | 157 |
| Trustees | 11 |
Data on employees is only available for financial years where the charity's income was more than £500,000.
Statement of financial activities for year ended .
Based on information provided to the Charity Commission for England and Wales in the charity's annual return. This may not exactly match the figures and categories supplied in the charity's annual accounts.
| 2023 £000s |
2022
£000s |
|
|---|---|---|
| Incoming resources | ||
| Donations and other voluntary income | 7,745.0 | 7,450.2 |
| Legacies | 1,884.2 | 2,434.3 |
| Endowments | - | - |
| Donations and legacies | 9,629.3 | 9,884.6 |
| Income from charitable activities | - | - |
| Income from other trading activities | - | - |
| Income from investments | 130.1 | 10.1 |
| Other income | 1.8 | 33.4 |
| Total | 9,761.2 | 9,928.1 |
| Expenditure | ||
| Investment management | - | - |
| Other spending on raising funds | 2,344.1 | 2,136.5 |
| Spending on raising funds | 2,344.1 | 2,136.5 |
| Grants to institutions | 5,164.3 | 4,924.6 |
| Other charitable activities | 2,036.5 | 1,697.9 |
| Charitable activities | 7,200.8 | 6,622.5 |
| Other spending | - | - |
| Total | 9,544.9 | 8,759.0 |
| Net income / (expenditure) | 216.3 | 1,169.0 |
Balance sheet at .
Based on information provided to the Charity Commission for England and Wales in the charity's annual return. This may not exactly match the figures and categories supplied in the charity's annual accounts.
| 2023 £000s |
2022
£000s |
|
|---|---|---|
| Fixed assets | ||
| Tangible and intangible assets | 12.1 | 9.9 |
| Investment assets | 308.9 | 300.9 |
| 321.0 | 310.9 | |
| Current assets | ||
| Current investment assets | - | - |
| Cash | 6,613.9 | 6,143.8 |
| Other current assets | 406.2 | 457.7 |
| 7,020.1 | 6,601.5 | |
| Creditors | ||
| Amounts falling due within one year | (428.8) | (211.2) |
| Net current assets | 6,591.3 | 6,390.3 |
| Total assets less current liabilities | 6,912.3 | 6,701.2 |
| Creditors | ||
| Amounts falling due after one year | - | - |
| Net assets | 6,912.3 | 6,701.2 |
| Funds | ||
| Endowment funds | - | - |
| Restricted funds | 28.6 | 740.0 |
| Unrestricted funds | 6,883.7 | 5,961.2 |
| 6,912.3 | 6,701.2 | |
| 2023 £ |
2022 £ |
|
|---|---|---|
| Contracts with government | ||
| None recorded | ||
| Government grants | ||
| Income from government grants | - | 685,511 |
| Government grants as % of total income | - | 6.9% |
| Number of government grants | - | 1 |
View this organisation's grants on GrantNav.
| Date | Funder | Amount awarded | Description | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
Wolfson Foundation
Science and Medicine |
£500,000 | Grant to Mercy Ships UK | ||
|
Wolfson Foundation
Education |
£78,000 | Grant to Mercy Ships UK |
Data source
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- Wolfson Foundation (2 grants) | Licence | GrantNav Publisher page
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