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Description
The BMCT awards grants to charities and organisations whose aims are: a) Prevention of, or relief from, disadvantage and suffering resulting from poverty, ill-health, or other causes globally.b) Promotion of visual arts, and artistic talent especially in the North West of England.c) Support for charitable community initiatives local to Blackburn, Lancashire
Also known as
- The Brian Mercer Charitable Trust
- Brian Mercer Trust
CCEW Charity number
Registered
Postcode
BB1 7AP
Website
Domain
brianmercertrust.org
Latest income
£1,315,044 (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 in the UK
Area of operation outside the UK
- Burkina Faso
- Congo, The Democratic Republic of the
- India
- Malawi
- Togo
- Uganda
- Zambia
Registered Office in the UK
This organisation record is part of a group of linked records that describe a single organisation.
The best identifier for this organisation is GB-CHC-1076925 .
Brian Mercer Trust (this record)
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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Other individual and family services
D19
UK Charity Activity Tags
These tags are taken from a project to classify all UK charities using a common set of tags. The tags are applied using keyword searching, so may be incorrect for particular cases.
Visit charityclassification.org.uk for more information on the project. If you have any feedback on the classification system or how it has been applied there is a form on the project homepage.
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Arts
AR -
Arts
AR» Visual artsAR104 -
Charitable activities
CA» Grant makingCA200 -
Charitable activities
CA» Grant makingCA200» Grants to organisationsCA202 -
Charity and VCS support
CV -
Health
HE -
Social welfare
SW» Individual povertySW105
Theme (CCEW)
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The Advancement Of Health Or Saving Of Lives
103 -
The Prevention Or Relief Of Poverty
105 -
Overseas Aid/famine Relief
106 -
Arts/culture/heritage/science
109 -
Economic/community Development/employment
113 -
Other Charitable Purposes
117
Beneficiaries (CCEW)
-
Other Charities Or Voluntary Bodies
205
Activities (CCEW)
-
Makes Grants To Organisations
302
Scale of operation
- National and Overseas
| Year ending | Income (£) | Spending (£) |
|---|---|---|
| 1999-08-06 |
Registered as a charity |
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| 2004-04-05 | 7,179,866 | 229,324 |
| 2005-04-05 | 405,767 | 293,795 |
| 2006-04-05 | 664,502 | 286,583 |
| 2007-04-05 | 2,363,733 | 310,879 |
| 2008-04-05 | 604,273 | 328,973 |
| 2009-04-05 | 599,842 | 382,298 |
| 2010-04-05 | 528,769 | 473,625 |
| 2011-04-05 | 546,477 | 487,419 |
| 2012-04-05 | 511,301 | 441,863 |
| 2013-04-05 | 833,622 | 676,209 |
| 2014-04-05 | 850,438 | 659,800 |
| 2015-04-05 | 858,440 | 439,373 |
| 2016-04-05 | 1,065,648 | 719,987 |
| 2017-04-05 | 1,120,199 | 1,256,609 |
| 2018-04-05 | 1,186,803 | 1,051,823 |
| 2019-04-05 | 1,224,227 | 971,036 |
| 2020-04-05 | 1,288,311 | 354,070 |
| 2021-04-05 | 1,321,060 | 1,063,159 |
| 2022-04-05 | 1,315,044 | 1,095,367 |
Data on funds and reserves are only available for financial years where the charity's income was more than £500,000.
| 2022 £ |
2021 £ |
|
|---|---|---|
| Employees | - | - |
| Employees paid more than £60,000 | - | - |
| Volunteers | - | - |
| Trustees | 3 |
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.
| 2022 £m |
2021
£m |
|
|---|---|---|
| Incoming resources | ||
| Donations and other voluntary income | - | - |
| Legacies | - | - |
| Endowments | - | - |
| Donations and legacies | - | - |
| Income from charitable activities | - | - |
| Income from other trading activities | - | - |
| Income from investments | 1.3 | 1.3 |
| Other income | - | - |
| Total | 1.3 | 1.3 |
| Expenditure | ||
| Investment management | 0.2 | 0.1 |
| Other spending on raising funds | - | - |
| Spending on raising funds | 0.2 | 0.1 |
| Grants to institutions | 0.9 | 0.9 |
| Other charitable activities | 0.0 | 0.0 |
| Charitable activities | 0.9 | 0.9 |
| Other spending | - | - |
| Total | 1.1 | 1.1 |
| Net income / (expenditure) | 0.2 | 0.3 |
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.
| 2022 £m |
2021
£m |
|
|---|---|---|
| Fixed assets | ||
| Tangible and intangible assets | - | - |
| Investment assets | 38.6 | 36.8 |
| 38.6 | 36.8 | |
| Current assets | ||
| Current investment assets | - | - |
| Cash | 0.2 | 0.7 |
| Other current assets | 0.0 | 0.0 |
| 0.2 | 0.8 | |
| Creditors | ||
| Amounts falling due within one year | (0.6) | (0.3) |
| Net current assets | (0.3) | 0.4 |
| Total assets less current liabilities | 38.3 | 37.2 |
| Creditors | ||
| Amounts falling due after one year | (0.3) | (0.3) |
| Net assets | 38.0 | 36.9 |
| Funds | ||
| Endowment funds | - | - |
| Restricted funds | - | - |
| Unrestricted funds | 38.0 | 36.9 |
| 38.0 | 36.9 | |
According to data returned to the Charity Commission, this charity did not receive income from government grants or contracts in 2022 (the latest year with data available) or 2021.
View this organisation's grants on GrantNav.
| 2022 | 20 grants | £875,500 |
|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 25 grants | £481,650 |
| 2020 | 16 grants | £520,700 |
Data source
Grants data comes from funders who publish data using the 360Giving Data Standard. It was accessed using the 360Giving Datastore.
- Brian Mercer Trust (61 grants) | Licence | GrantNav Publisher page
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