01 Identity
Registration and reporting
- Registration status
- Registered
- Reporting status
- Submission Received Late
- Charity type
- Trust
- Registered
- 6 August 1999
- Removed
- Not supplied
- Financial period
- 6 April 2024 – 5 April 2025
- Latest income
- £752,936
- Latest expenditure
- £1,274,605
- Gift Aid
- No
- Owns or uses land
- No
- In administration
- No
- Insolvent
- No
- CIO
- No
Public contact address: Suite 16b, The Beehive Lions Drive, Blackburn, Lancashire
Website recorded by the regulator: www.brianmercertrust.org (displayed as text)
02 Activities
What the charity does
The Brian Mercer Trust 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
03 Official extract
Charity Annual Return History
- Fin Period Start Date
- 6 April 2024
- Fin Period End Date
- 5 April 2025
- Ar Cycle Reference
- AR25
- Reporting Due Date
- 5 February 2026
- Date Annual Return Received
- 4 June 2026
- Date Accounts Received
- 14 July 2026
- Total Gross Income
- £752,936
- Total Gross Expenditure
- £1,274,605
- Fin Period Start Date
- 6 April 2023
- Fin Period End Date
- 5 April 2024
- Ar Cycle Reference
- AR24
- Reporting Due Date
- 5 February 2025
- Date Annual Return Received
- 5 February 2025
- Date Accounts Received
- 5 February 2025
- Total Gross Income
- £1,373,488
- Total Gross Expenditure
- £429,608
- Fin Period Start Date
- 6 April 2022
- Fin Period End Date
- 5 April 2023
- Ar Cycle Reference
- AR23
- Reporting Due Date
- 5 February 2024
- Date Annual Return Received
- 1 February 2024
- Date Accounts Received
- 5 February 2024
- Total Gross Income
- £1,319,934
- Total Gross Expenditure
- £1,259,834
- Fin Period Start Date
- 6 April 2021
- Fin Period End Date
- 5 April 2022
- Ar Cycle Reference
- AR22
- Reporting Due Date
- 5 February 2023
- Date Annual Return Received
- 31 January 2023
- Date Accounts Received
- 13 March 2023
- Total Gross Income
- £1,315,044
- Total Gross Expenditure
- £1,095,367
- Fin Period Start Date
- 6 April 2020
- Fin Period End Date
- 5 April 2021
- Ar Cycle Reference
- AR21
- Reporting Due Date
- 5 February 2022
- Date Annual Return Received
- 1 February 2022
- Date Accounts Received
- 1 February 2022
- Total Gross Income
- £1,321,060
- Total Gross Expenditure
- £1,063,159
04 Official extract
Charity Annual Return Parta
- Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind
- Yes
- Fin Period Order Number
- 1
- Ar Cycle Reference
- AR25
- Fin Period Start Date
- 6 April 2024
- Fin Period End Date
- 5 April 2025
- Ar Due Date
- 5 February 2026
- Ar Received Date
- 4 June 2026
- Total Gross Income
- £752,936
- Total Gross Expenditure
- £1,274,605
- Grant Making Is Main Activity
- Yes
- Count Govt Contracts
- 0
- Count Govt Grants
- £0
- Charity Has Trading Subsidiary
- No
- Does Trustee Receive Any Benefit
- No
- Trustee Payments Acting As Trustee
- No
- Trustee Receives Payments Services
- No
- Trustee Receives Other Benefit
- No
- Trustee Resigned Employment
- No
- Count Volunteers
- 0
- Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind
- No
- Fin Period Order Number
- 2
- Ar Cycle Reference
- AR24
- Fin Period Start Date
- 6 April 2023
- Fin Period End Date
- 5 April 2024
- Ar Due Date
- 5 February 2025
- Ar Received Date
- 5 February 2025
- Total Gross Income
- £1,373,488
- Total Gross Expenditure
- £429,608
- Grant Making Is Main Activity
- Yes
- Count Govt Contracts
- 0
- Count Govt Grants
- £0
- Charity Has Trading Subsidiary
- No
- Does Trustee Receive Any Benefit
- No
- Trustee Payments Acting As Trustee
- No
- Trustee Receives Payments Services
- No
- Trustee Receives Other Benefit
- No
- Trustee Resigned Employment
- No
- Count Volunteers
- 0
- Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind
- No
- Fin Period Order Number
- 3
- Ar Cycle Reference
- AR23
- Fin Period Start Date
- 6 April 2022
- Fin Period End Date
- 5 April 2023
- Ar Due Date
- 5 February 2024
- Ar Received Date
- 1 February 2024
- Total Gross Income
- £1,319,934
- Total Gross Expenditure
- £1,259,834
- Grant Making Is Main Activity
- Yes
- Count Govt Contracts
- 0
- Count Govt Grants
- £0
- Charity Has Trading Subsidiary
- No
- Does Trustee Receive Any Benefit
- No
- Trustee Payments Acting As Trustee
- No
- Trustee Receives Payments Services
- No
- Trustee Receives Other Benefit
- No
- Trustee Resigned Employment
- No
- Count Volunteers
- 0
- Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind
- No
- Fin Period Order Number
- 4
- Ar Cycle Reference
- AR22
- Fin Period Start Date
- 6 April 2021
- Fin Period End Date
- 5 April 2022
- Ar Due Date
- 5 February 2023
- Ar Received Date
- 31 January 2023
- Total Gross Income
- £1,315,044
- Total Gross Expenditure
- £1,095,367
- Charity Raises Funds From Public
- No
- Grant Making Is Main Activity
- Yes
- Charity Receives Govt Funding Contracts
- No
- Charity Receives Govt Funding Grants
- No
- Charity Has Trading Subsidiary
- No
- Does Trustee Receive Any Benefit
- No
- Trustee Resigned Employment
- No
- Employees Salary Over 60k
- No
- Count Volunteers
- 0
- Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind
- No
- Fin Period Order Number
- 5
- Ar Cycle Reference
- AR21
- Fin Period Start Date
- 6 April 2020
- Fin Period End Date
- 5 April 2021
- Ar Due Date
- 5 February 2022
- Ar Received Date
- 1 February 2022
- Total Gross Income
- £1,321,060
- Total Gross Expenditure
- £1,063,159
- Charity Raises Funds From Public
- No
- Grant Making Is Main Activity
- Yes
- Charity Receives Govt Funding Contracts
- No
- Charity Receives Govt Funding Grants
- No
- Charity Has Trading Subsidiary
- No
- Does Trustee Receive Any Benefit
- No
- Trustee Resigned Employment
- No
- Employees Salary Over 60k
- No
- Count Volunteers
- 0
05 Official extract
Charity Annual Return Partb
- Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind
- Yes
- Fin Period Order Number
- 1
- Ar Cycle Reference
- AR25
- Fin Period Start Date
- 6 April 2024
- Fin Period End Date
- 5 April 2025
- Ar Due Date
- 5 February 2026
- Ar Received Date
- 4 June 2026
- Income Donations And Legacies
- 0
- Income Other Trading Activities
- 0
- Income Charitable Activities
- 0
- Income Investments
- 752936
- Income Other
- 0
- Income Total Income And Endowments
- 752936
- Income Legacies
- 0
- Income Endowments
- 0
- Expenditure Raising Funds
- £148,522
- Expenditure Charitable Expenditure
- £1,126,083
- Expenditure Other
- 0
- Expenditure Total
- 1274605
- Expenditure Investment Management
- 148522
- Expenditure Grants Institution
- 1103388
- Expenditure Governance
- 22695
- Expenditure Support Costs
- 22695
- Expenditure Depreciation
- 0
- Gain Loss Investment
- -113795
- Gain Loss Pension Fund
- 0
- Gain Loss Revaluation Fixed Investment
- 0
- Gain Loss Other
- -108651
- Reserves
- £38,045,218
- Assets Total Fixed
- 37946809
- Assets Own Use
- 0
- Assets Long Term Investment
- 37946809
- Defined Benefit Pension Scheme
- 0
- Assets Other Assets
- £1,147,609
- Assets Total Liabilities
- £1,049,200
- Assets Current Investment
- 0
- Assets Total Assets And Liabilities
- £38,045,218
- Creditors One Year Total Current
- 612400
- Creditors Falling Due After One Year
- 436800
- Assets Cash
- £1,090,065
- Funds Endowment
- 0
- Funds Unrestricted
- 38045218
- Funds Restricted
- 0
- Funds Total
- 38045218
- Count Employees
- 0
- Charity Only Accounts
- Yes
- Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind
- No
- Fin Period Order Number
- 2
- Ar Cycle Reference
- AR24
- Fin Period Start Date
- 6 April 2023
- Fin Period End Date
- 5 April 2024
- Ar Due Date
- 5 February 2025
- Ar Received Date
- 5 February 2025
- Income Donations And Legacies
- 0
- Income Other Trading Activities
- 0
- Income Charitable Activities
- 0
- Income Investments
- 1373488
- Income Other
- 0
- Income Total Income And Endowments
- 1373488
- Income Legacies
- 0
- Income Endowments
- 0
- Expenditure Raising Funds
- £153,198
- Expenditure Charitable Expenditure
- £276,410
- Expenditure Other
- 0
- Expenditure Total
- 429608
- Expenditure Investment Management
- 153198
- Expenditure Grants Institution
- 256195
- Expenditure Governance
- 20215
- Expenditure Support Costs
- 20215
- Expenditure Depreciation
- 0
- Gain Loss Investment
- 2436432
- Gain Loss Pension Fund
- 0
- Gain Loss Revaluation Fixed Investment
- 0
- Gain Loss Other
- 0
- Reserves
- £38,789,333
- Assets Total Fixed
- 38910334
- Assets Own Use
- 0
- Assets Long Term Investment
- 38910334
- Defined Benefit Pension Scheme
- 0
- Assets Other Assets
- £630,399
- Assets Total Liabilities
- £751,400
- Assets Current Investment
- 0
- Assets Total Assets And Liabilities
- £38,789,333
- Creditors One Year Total Current
- 486400
- Creditors Falling Due After One Year
- 265000
- Assets Cash
- £597,950
- Funds Endowment
- 0
- Funds Unrestricted
- 38789333
- Funds Restricted
- 0
- Funds Total
- 38789333
- Count Employees
- 0
- Charity Only Accounts
- Yes
- Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind
- No
- Fin Period Order Number
- 3
- Ar Cycle Reference
- AR23
- Fin Period Start Date
- 6 April 2022
- Fin Period End Date
- 5 April 2023
- Ar Due Date
- 5 February 2024
- Ar Received Date
- 1 February 2024
- Income Donations And Legacies
- 0
- Income Other Trading Activities
- 0
- Income Charitable Activities
- 0
- Income Investments
- 1319934
- Income Other
- 0
- Income Total Income And Endowments
- 1319934
- Income Legacies
- 0
- Income Endowments
- 0
- Expenditure Raising Funds
- £151,289
- Expenditure Charitable Expenditure
- £1,108,545
- Expenditure Other
- 0
- Expenditure Total
- 1259834
- Expenditure Investment Management
- 151289
- Expenditure Grants Institution
- 1088077
- Expenditure Governance
- 20468
- Expenditure Support Costs
- 20468
- Expenditure Depreciation
- 0
- Gain Loss Investment
- -2662676
- Gain Loss Pension Fund
- 0
- Gain Loss Revaluation Fixed Investment
- 0
- Gain Loss Other
- 0
- Reserves
- £35,409,021
- Assets Total Fixed
- 36023902
- Assets Own Use
- 0
- Assets Long Term Investment
- 36023902
- Defined Benefit Pension Scheme
- 0
- Assets Other Assets
- £630,119
- Assets Total Liabilities
- £1,245,000
- Assets Current Investment
- 0
- Assets Total Assets And Liabilities
- £35,409,021
- Creditors One Year Total Current
- 602000
- Creditors Falling Due After One Year
- 643000
- Assets Cash
- £600,149
- Funds Endowment
- 0
- Funds Unrestricted
- 35409021
- Funds Restricted
- 0
- Funds Total
- 35409021
- Count Employees
- 0
- Charity Only Accounts
- Yes
- Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind
- No
- Fin Period Order Number
- 4
- Ar Cycle Reference
- AR22
- Fin Period Start Date
- 6 April 2021
- Fin Period End Date
- 5 April 2022
- Ar Due Date
- 5 February 2023
- Ar Received Date
- 31 January 2023
- Income Donations And Legacies
- 0
- Income Other Trading Activities
- 0
- Income Charitable Activities
- 0
- Income Investments
- 1315044
- Income Other
- 0
- Income Total Income And Endowments
- 1315044
- Income Legacies
- 0
- Income Endowments
- 0
- Expenditure Raising Funds
- £156,802
- Expenditure Charitable Expenditure
- £938,565
- Expenditure Other
- 0
- Expenditure Total
- 1095367
- Expenditure Investment Management
- 156802
- Expenditure Grants Institution
- 918206
- Expenditure Governance
- 20359
- Expenditure Support Costs
- 20359
- Expenditure Depreciation
- 0
- Gain Loss Investment
- 917780
- Gain Loss Pension Fund
- 0
- Gain Loss Revaluation Fixed Investment
- 917780
- Gain Loss Other
- 0
- Reserves
- £38,011,597
- Assets Total Fixed
- 38628859
- Assets Own Use
- 0
- Assets Long Term Investment
- 38628859
- Defined Benefit Pension Scheme
- 0
- Assets Other Assets
- £247,922
- Assets Total Liabilities
- £865,184
- Assets Current Investment
- 0
- Assets Total Assets And Liabilities
- £38,011,597
- Creditors One Year Total Current
- 579184
- Creditors Falling Due After One Year
- 286000
- Assets Cash
- £215,693
- Funds Endowment
- 0
- Funds Unrestricted
- 38011597
- Funds Restricted
- 0
- Funds Total
- 38011597
- Count Employees
- 0
- Charity Only Accounts
- Yes
- Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind
- No
- Fin Period Order Number
- 5
- Ar Cycle Reference
- AR21
- Fin Period Start Date
- 6 April 2020
- Fin Period End Date
- 5 April 2021
- Ar Due Date
- 5 February 2022
- Ar Received Date
- 1 February 2022
- Income Donations And Legacies
- 0
- Income Other Trading Activities
- 0
- Income Charitable Activities
- 0
- Income Investments
- 1321060
- Income Other
- 0
- Income Total Income And Endowments
- 1321060
- Income Legacies
- 0
- Income Endowments
- 0
- Expenditure Raising Funds
- £144,031
- Expenditure Charitable Expenditure
- £919,128
- Expenditure Other
- 0
- Expenditure Total
- 1063159
- Expenditure Investment Management
- 144031
- Expenditure Grants Institution
- 895775
- Expenditure Governance
- 23353
- Expenditure Support Costs
- 23353
- Expenditure Depreciation
- 0
- Gain Loss Investment
- 6876748
- Gain Loss Pension Fund
- 0
- Gain Loss Revaluation Fixed Investment
- 6876748
- Gain Loss Other
- 0
- Reserves
- £36,874,140
- Assets Total Fixed
- 36755162
- Assets Own Use
- 0
- Assets Long Term Investment
- 36755162
- Defined Benefit Pension Scheme
- 0
- Assets Other Assets
- £750,698
- Assets Total Liabilities
- £631,720
- Assets Current Investment
- 0
- Assets Total Assets And Liabilities
- £36,874,140
- Creditors One Year Total Current
- 341720
- Creditors Falling Due After One Year
- 290000
- Assets Cash
- £720,769
- Funds Endowment
- 0
- Funds Unrestricted
- 36874140
- Funds Restricted
- 0
- Funds Total
- 36874140
- Count Employees
- 0
- Charity Only Accounts
- Yes
06 Official extract
Charity Area Of Operation
- Geographic Area Type
- Country
- Geographic Area Description
- Uganda
- Parent Geographic Area Type
- Continent
- Parent Geographic Area Description
- Africa
- Welsh Ind
- No
- Geographic Area Type
- Country
- Geographic Area Description
- Burkina Faso
- Parent Geographic Area Type
- Continent
- Parent Geographic Area Description
- Africa
- Welsh Ind
- No
- Geographic Area Type
- Local Authority
- Geographic Area Description
- Blackburn With Darwen
- Welsh Ind
- No
- Geographic Area Type
- Country
- Geographic Area Description
- Zambia
- Parent Geographic Area Type
- Continent
- Parent Geographic Area Description
- Africa
- Welsh Ind
- No
- Geographic Area Type
- Country
- Geographic Area Description
- Togo
- Parent Geographic Area Type
- Continent
- Parent Geographic Area Description
- Africa
- Welsh Ind
- No
- Geographic Area Type
- Country
- Geographic Area Description
- Congo (Democratic Republic)
- Parent Geographic Area Type
- Continent
- Parent Geographic Area Description
- Africa
- Welsh Ind
- No
- Geographic Area Type
- Country
- Geographic Area Description
- Malawi
- Parent Geographic Area Type
- Continent
- Parent Geographic Area Description
- Africa
- Welsh Ind
- No
- Geographic Area Type
- Country
- Geographic Area Description
- India
- Parent Geographic Area Type
- Continent
- Parent Geographic Area Description
- Asia
- Welsh Ind
- No
07 Official extract
Charity Classification
- Classification Code
- 205
- Classification Type
- Who
- Classification Description
- Other Charities Or Voluntary Bodies
- Classification Code
- 106
- Classification Type
- What
- Classification Description
- Overseas Aid/famine Relief
- Classification Code
- 302
- Classification Type
- How
- Classification Description
- Makes Grants To Organisations
- Classification Code
- 109
- Classification Type
- What
- Classification Description
- Arts/culture/heritage/science
- Classification Code
- 117
- Classification Type
- What
- Classification Description
- Other Charitable Purposes
- Classification Code
- 103
- Classification Type
- What
- Classification Description
- The Advancement Of Health Or Saving Of Lives
- Classification Code
- 105
- Classification Type
- What
- Classification Description
- The Prevention Or Relief Of Poverty
- Classification Code
- 113
- Classification Type
- What
- Classification Description
- Economic/community Development/employment
08 Official extract
Charity Event History
- Charity Name
- Brian Mercer Trust
- Charity Event Order
- 1
- Event Type
- Standard registration
- Date Of Event
- 1999-08-06T00:00:00
09 Official extract
Charity Governing Document
- Governing Document Description
- TRUST DEED DATED 5 JULY 1999 as amended on 08 Oct 2019 as amended on 12 Jun 2020 as amended on 04 May 2021
- Charitable Objects
- 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. d) Furtherance of any other charitable purposes in any part of the world as the Trustees may in their absolute discretion think fit.
- Area Of Benefit
- ANY PART OF THE WORLD
10 Official extract
Charity Other Names
- Charity Name Id
- 495767
- Charity Name Type
- Previous name
- Charity Name
- THE BRIAN MERCER CHARITABLE TRUST
- Charity Name Id
- 630569
- Charity Name Type
- Working name
- Charity Name
- Brian Mercer Trust
11 Official extract
Charity Policy
- Policy Name
- Internal risk management policy and procedures
- Policy Name
- Internal charity financial controls policy and procedures
- Policy Name
- Investment
- Policy Name
- Trustee expenses policy and procedures
- Policy Name
- Investing charity funds policy and procedures
- Policy Name
- Financial reserves policy and procedures
- Policy Name
- Trustee conflicts of interest policy and procedures