01 Identity
Registration and reporting
- Registration status
- Registered
- Reporting status
- Submission Received
- Charity type
- Charitable company
- Registered
- 4 September 2002
- Removed
- Not supplied
- Company number supplied
- 04460611
- Financial period
- 1 January 2025 – 31 December 2025
- Latest income
- £654,965
- Latest expenditure
- £827,107
- Gift Aid
- Yes
- Owns or uses land
- Yes
- In administration
- No
- Insolvent
- No
- CIO
- No
Public contact address: Merlin Neuro Therapy Centre, Bradbury House, Hewas Water, ST. AUSTELL, PL26 7JF
Website recorded by the regulator: www.merlincentre.org.uk (displayed as text)
02 Activities
What the charity does
A centre of excellence in Cornwall providing a range of expert care,support and therapies for those living with Multiple Sclerosis and other neurological conditions;and for their families and their friends
03 Official extract
Charity Annual Return History
- Fin Period Start Date
- 1 January 2025
- Fin Period End Date
- 31 December 2025
- Ar Cycle Reference
- AR25
- Reporting Due Date
- 31 October 2026
- Date Annual Return Received
- 20 July 2026
- Date Accounts Received
- 20 July 2026
- Total Gross Income
- £654,965
- Total Gross Expenditure
- £827,107
- Fin Period Start Date
- 1 January 2024
- Fin Period End Date
- 31 December 2024
- Ar Cycle Reference
- AR24
- Reporting Due Date
- 31 October 2025
- Date Annual Return Received
- 31 October 2025
- Date Accounts Received
- 31 October 2025
- Total Gross Income
- £1,113,486
- Total Gross Expenditure
- £706,682
- Fin Period Start Date
- 1 January 2023
- Fin Period End Date
- 31 December 2023
- Ar Cycle Reference
- AR23
- Reporting Due Date
- 31 October 2024
- Date Annual Return Received
- 28 August 2024
- Date Accounts Received
- 28 August 2024
- Total Gross Income
- £531,017
- Total Gross Expenditure
- £676,628
- Fin Period Start Date
- 1 January 2022
- Fin Period End Date
- 31 December 2022
- Ar Cycle Reference
- AR22
- Reporting Due Date
- 31 October 2023
- Date Annual Return Received
- 31 October 2023
- Date Accounts Received
- 31 October 2023
- Total Gross Income
- £684,763
- Total Gross Expenditure
- £577,980
- Fin Period Start Date
- 1 January 2021
- Fin Period End Date
- 31 December 2021
- Ar Cycle Reference
- AR21
- Reporting Due Date
- 31 October 2022
- Date Annual Return Received
- 6 October 2022
- Date Accounts Received
- 6 October 2022
- Total Gross Income
- £748,649
- Total Gross Expenditure
- £455,820
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
- 1 January 2025
- Fin Period End Date
- 31 December 2025
- Ar Due Date
- 31 October 2026
- Ar Received Date
- 20 July 2026
- Total Gross Income
- £654,965
- Total Gross Expenditure
- £827,107
- Grant Making Is Main Activity
- No
- Count Govt Contracts
- 0
- Count Govt Grants
- £2
- Income From Government Grants
- £37,666
- 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
- Employees Salary Over 60k
- No
- Count Volunteers
- 60
- Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind
- No
- Fin Period Order Number
- 2
- Ar Cycle Reference
- AR24
- Fin Period Start Date
- 1 January 2024
- Fin Period End Date
- 31 December 2024
- Ar Due Date
- 31 October 2025
- Ar Received Date
- 31 October 2025
- Total Gross Income
- £1,113,486
- Total Gross Expenditure
- £706,682
- Grant Making Is Main Activity
- No
- 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
- Employees Salary Over 60k
- No
- Count Volunteers
- 50
- Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind
- No
- Fin Period Order Number
- 3
- Ar Cycle Reference
- AR23
- Fin Period Start Date
- 1 January 2023
- Fin Period End Date
- 31 December 2023
- Ar Due Date
- 31 October 2024
- Ar Received Date
- 28 August 2024
- Total Gross Income
- £531,017
- Total Gross Expenditure
- £676,628
- Grant Making Is Main Activity
- No
- Count Govt Contracts
- 0
- Count Govt Grants
- £0
- Charity Has Trading Subsidiary
- No
- Does Trustee Receive Any Benefit
- Yes
- Trustee Payments Acting As Trustee
- No
- Trustee Receives Payments Services
- Yes
- Trustee Receives Other Benefit
- No
- Trustee Resigned Employment
- No
- Employees Salary Over 60k
- No
- Count Volunteers
- 60
- Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind
- No
- Fin Period Order Number
- 4
- Ar Cycle Reference
- AR22
- Fin Period Start Date
- 1 January 2022
- Fin Period End Date
- 31 December 2022
- Ar Due Date
- 31 October 2023
- Ar Received Date
- 31 October 2023
- Total Gross Income
- £684,763
- Total Gross Expenditure
- £577,980
- Charity Raises Funds From Public
- Yes
- Charity Professional Fundraiser
- No
- Charity Commercial Participator
- No
- Charity Receives Govt Funding Contracts
- No
- Charity Receives Govt Funding Grants
- Yes
- Count Govt Grants
- £1
- Income From Government Grants
- £8,011
- Charity Has Trading Subsidiary
- No
- Does Trustee Receive Any Benefit
- No
- Trustee Resigned Employment
- No
- Employees Salary Over 60k
- No
- Count Volunteers
- 50
- Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind
- No
- Fin Period Order Number
- 5
- Ar Cycle Reference
- AR21
- Fin Period Start Date
- 1 January 2021
- Fin Period End Date
- 31 December 2021
- Ar Due Date
- 31 October 2022
- Ar Received Date
- 6 October 2022
- Total Gross Income
- £748,649
- Total Gross Expenditure
- £455,820
- Charity Raises Funds From Public
- Yes
- Charity Professional Fundraiser
- No
- Charity Commercial Participator
- No
- Charity Receives Govt Funding Contracts
- No
- Charity Receives Govt Funding Grants
- Yes
- Count Govt Grants
- £2
- Income From Government Grants
- £27,105
- Charity Has Trading Subsidiary
- No
- Does Trustee Receive Any Benefit
- No
- Trustee Resigned Employment
- No
- Employees Salary Over 60k
- No
- Count Volunteers
- 50
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
- 1 January 2025
- Fin Period End Date
- 31 December 2025
- Ar Due Date
- 31 October 2026
- Ar Received Date
- 20 July 2026
- Income Donations And Legacies
- 216027
- Income Other Trading Activities
- 236354
- Income Charitable Activities
- 181733
- Income Investments
- 16999
- Income Other
- 3852
- Income Total Income And Endowments
- 654965
- Income Legacies
- 74452
- Income Endowments
- 0
- Expenditure Raising Funds
- £161,562
- Expenditure Charitable Expenditure
- £665,545
- Expenditure Other
- 0
- Expenditure Total
- 827107
- Expenditure Investment Management
- 0
- Expenditure Grants Institution
- 0
- Expenditure Governance
- 19707
- Expenditure Support Costs
- 150437
- Expenditure Depreciation
- 118928
- Gain Loss Investment
- 11223
- Gain Loss Pension Fund
- 0
- Gain Loss Revaluation Fixed Investment
- 0
- Gain Loss Other
- 0
- Reserves
- £322,305
- Assets Total Fixed
- 2867651
- Assets Own Use
- 2802611
- Assets Long Term Investment
- 65040
- Defined Benefit Pension Scheme
- 0
- Assets Other Assets
- £541,386
- Assets Total Liabilities
- £31,147
- Assets Current Investment
- 0
- Assets Total Assets And Liabilities
- £3,377,890
- Creditors One Year Total Current
- 31147
- Creditors Falling Due After One Year
- 0
- Assets Cash
- £507,618
- Funds Endowment
- 150000
- Funds Unrestricted
- 3056676
- Funds Restricted
- 171214
- Funds Total
- 3377890
- Count Employees
- 20
- Charity Only Accounts
- Yes
- Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind
- No
- Fin Period Order Number
- 2
- Ar Cycle Reference
- AR24
- Fin Period Start Date
- 1 January 2024
- Fin Period End Date
- 31 December 2024
- Ar Due Date
- 31 October 2025
- Ar Received Date
- 31 October 2025
- Income Donations And Legacies
- 638117
- Income Other Trading Activities
- 225641
- Income Charitable Activities
- 188965
- Income Investments
- 11400
- Income Other
- 49363
- Income Total Income And Endowments
- 1113486
- Income Legacies
- 122000
- Income Endowments
- 150000
- Expenditure Raising Funds
- £88,138
- Expenditure Charitable Expenditure
- £618,544
- Expenditure Other
- 0
- Expenditure Total
- 706682
- Expenditure Investment Management
- 0
- Expenditure Grants Institution
- 0
- Expenditure Governance
- 31428
- Expenditure Support Costs
- 114608
- Expenditure Depreciation
- 99412
- Gain Loss Investment
- 7169
- Gain Loss Pension Fund
- 0
- Gain Loss Revaluation Fixed Investment
- 0
- Gain Loss Other
- 0
- Reserves
- £308,374
- Assets Total Fixed
- 2818998
- Assets Own Use
- 2765181
- Assets Long Term Investment
- 53817
- Defined Benefit Pension Scheme
- 0
- Assets Other Assets
- £764,985
- Assets Total Liabilities
- £45,174
- Assets Current Investment
- 0
- Assets Total Assets And Liabilities
- £3,538,809
- Creditors One Year Total Current
- 45174
- Creditors Falling Due After One Year
- 0
- Assets Cash
- £724,590
- Funds Endowment
- 150000
- Funds Unrestricted
- 3172687
- Funds Restricted
- 216122
- Funds Total
- 3538809
- Count Employees
- 16
- Charity Only Accounts
- Yes
- Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind
- No
- Fin Period Order Number
- 3
- Ar Cycle Reference
- AR23
- Fin Period Start Date
- 1 January 2023
- Fin Period End Date
- 31 December 2023
- Ar Due Date
- 31 October 2024
- Ar Received Date
- 28 August 2024
- Income Donations And Legacies
- 157570
- Income Other Trading Activities
- 185297
- Income Charitable Activities
- 177330
- Income Investments
- 5723
- Income Other
- 5097
- Income Total Income And Endowments
- 531017
- Income Legacies
- 0
- Income Endowments
- 0
- Expenditure Raising Funds
- £78,807
- Expenditure Charitable Expenditure
- £597,821
- Expenditure Other
- 0
- Expenditure Total
- 676628
- Expenditure Investment Management
- 0
- Expenditure Grants Institution
- 0
- Expenditure Governance
- 0
- Expenditure Support Costs
- 119615
- Expenditure Depreciation
- 105552
- Gain Loss Investment
- -23149
- Gain Loss Pension Fund
- 0
- Gain Loss Revaluation Fixed Investment
- 0
- Gain Loss Other
- 49625
- Reserves
- £201,142
- Assets Total Fixed
- 2892982
- Assets Own Use
- 2892982
- Assets Long Term Investment
- 0
- Defined Benefit Pension Scheme
- 0
- Assets Other Assets
- £273,081
- Assets Total Liabilities
- £41,227
- Assets Current Investment
- 0
- Assets Total Assets And Liabilities
- £3,124,836
- Creditors One Year Total Current
- 41227
- Creditors Falling Due After One Year
- 0
- Assets Cash
- £250,855
- Funds Endowment
- 0
- Funds Unrestricted
- 201142
- Funds Restricted
- 2923694
- Funds Total
- 3124836
- Count Employees
- 14
- Charity Only Accounts
- Yes
- Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind
- No
- Fin Period Order Number
- 4
- Ar Cycle Reference
- AR22
- Fin Period Start Date
- 1 January 2022
- Fin Period End Date
- 31 December 2022
- Ar Due Date
- 31 October 2023
- Ar Received Date
- 31 October 2023
- Income Donations And Legacies
- 329360
- Income Other Trading Activities
- 175512
- Income Charitable Activities
- 155226
- Income Investments
- 6195
- Income Other
- 18470
- Income Total Income And Endowments
- 684763
- Income Legacies
- 51326
- Income Endowments
- 0
- Expenditure Raising Funds
- £74,271
- Expenditure Charitable Expenditure
- £503,709
- Expenditure Other
- 0
- Expenditure Total
- 577980
- Expenditure Investment Management
- 0
- Expenditure Grants Institution
- 0
- Expenditure Governance
- 10998
- Expenditure Support Costs
- 56507
- Expenditure Depreciation
- 99950
- Gain Loss Investment
- 0
- Gain Loss Pension Fund
- 0
- Gain Loss Revaluation Fixed Investment
- 0
- Gain Loss Other
- 0
- Reserves
- £281,310
- Assets Total Fixed
- 2866506
- Assets Own Use
- 2796709
- Assets Long Term Investment
- 69797
- Defined Benefit Pension Scheme
- 0
- Assets Other Assets
- £458,883
- Assets Total Liabilities
- £31,793
- Assets Current Investment
- 0
- Assets Total Assets And Liabilities
- £3,293,596
- Creditors One Year Total Current
- 31793
- Creditors Falling Due After One Year
- 0
- Assets Cash
- £353,337
- Funds Endowment
- 0
- Funds Unrestricted
- 1234519
- Funds Restricted
- 2059077
- Funds Total
- 3293596
- Count Employees
- 13
- Charity Only Accounts
- Yes
- Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind
- No
- Fin Period Order Number
- 5
- Ar Cycle Reference
- AR21
- Fin Period Start Date
- 1 January 2021
- Fin Period End Date
- 31 December 2021
- Ar Due Date
- 31 October 2022
- Ar Received Date
- 6 October 2022
- Income Donations And Legacies
- 567805
- Income Other Trading Activities
- 90490
- Income Charitable Activities
- 90350
- Income Investments
- 4
- Income Other
- 0
- Income Total Income And Endowments
- 748649
- Income Legacies
- 410748
- Income Endowments
- 0
- Expenditure Raising Funds
- £58,115
- Expenditure Charitable Expenditure
- £397,705
- Expenditure Other
- 0
- Expenditure Total
- 455820
- Expenditure Investment Management
- 0
- Expenditure Grants Institution
- 0
- Expenditure Governance
- 11290
- Expenditure Support Costs
- 47484
- Expenditure Depreciation
- 100082
- Gain Loss Investment
- 0
- Gain Loss Pension Fund
- 0
- Gain Loss Revaluation Fixed Investment
- 0
- Gain Loss Other
- 0
- Reserves
- £251,863
- Assets Total Fixed
- 2896280
- Assets Own Use
- 2828681
- Assets Long Term Investment
- 67599
- Defined Benefit Pension Scheme
- 0
- Assets Other Assets
- £305,726
- Assets Total Liabilities
- £17,391
- Assets Current Investment
- 0
- Assets Total Assets And Liabilities
- £3,184,615
- Creditors One Year Total Current
- 17391
- Creditors Falling Due After One Year
- 0
- Assets Cash
- £293,213
- Funds Endowment
- 0
- Funds Unrestricted
- 1244111
- Funds Restricted
- 1940504
- Funds Total
- 3184615
- Count Employees
- 13
- Charity Only Accounts
- Yes
06 Official extract
Charity Area Of Operation
- Geographic Area Type
- Local Authority
- Geographic Area Description
- Cornwall
- Welsh Ind
- No
07 Official extract
Charity Classification
- Classification Code
- 304
- Classification Type
- How
- Classification Description
- Provides Human Resources
- Classification Code
- 201
- Classification Type
- Who
- Classification Description
- Children/young People
- Classification Code
- 310
- Classification Type
- How
- Classification Description
- Other Charitable Activities
- Classification Code
- 104
- Classification Type
- What
- Classification Description
- Disability
- Classification Code
- 306
- Classification Type
- How
- Classification Description
- Provides Services
- Classification Code
- 307
- Classification Type
- How
- Classification Description
- Provides Advocacy/advice/information
- Classification Code
- 203
- Classification Type
- Who
- Classification Description
- People With Disabilities
- Classification Code
- 103
- Classification Type
- What
- Classification Description
- The Advancement Of Health Or Saving Of Lives
- Classification Code
- 305
- Classification Type
- How
- Classification Description
- Provides Buildings/facilities/open Space
- Classification Code
- 101
- Classification Type
- What
- Classification Description
- General Charitable Purposes
08 Official extract
Charity Event History
- Charity Name
- Merlin Neuro Therapy Centre Ltd
- Charity Event Order
- 1
- Event Type
- Standard registration
- Date Of Event
- 2002-09-04T00:00:00
09 Official extract
Charity Governing Document
- Governing Document Description
- MEMORANDUM AND ARTICLES INCORPORATED 13/06/2002AS AMENDED BY SPECIAL RESOLUTION(S) DATED 10/08/2002AS AMENDED BY SPECIAL RESOLUTION REGISTERED AT COMPANIES HOUSE ON 25/07/2013 as amended on 23 Aug 2022 as amended on 28 Jul 2023
- Charitable Objects
- The objects of the Charity are to relieve sickness and to preserve and protect the physical and mental health of individuals with neurological conditions (including but not limited to multiple sclerosis), and people with neurodiversity, in such ways as the trustees think fit, in particular but not exclusively by the provision of assessments and therapies, advice, guidance, counselling, and other support services and facilities delivered at a purpose-built Centre in Cornwall and at other appropriate settings, and by using digital platforms.
- Area Of Benefit
- CORNWALL
10 Official extract
Charity Other Names
- Charity Name Id
- 416729
- Charity Name Type
- Previous name
- Charity Name
- THE CORNWALL MULTIPLE SCLEROSIS THERAPY CENTRE LTD
- Charity Name Id
- 541068
- Charity Name Type
- Previous name
- Charity Name
- MERLIN MS CENTRE LTD
- Charity Name Id
- 416735
- Charity Name Type
- Working name
- Charity Name
- THE MERLIN PROJECT
11 Official extract
Charity Policy
- Policy Name
- Conflicting interests
- Policy Name
- Volunteer management
- Policy Name
- Bullying and harassment policy and procedures
- Policy Name
- Trustee expenses policy and procedures
- Policy Name
- Complaints handling
- Policy Name
- Financial reserves policy and procedures
- Policy Name
- Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries
- Policy Name
- Complaints policy and procedures
- Policy Name
- Internal charity financial controls policy and procedures
- Policy Name
- Internal risk management policy and procedures
- Policy Name
- Paying staff
- Policy Name
- Risk management
- Policy Name
- Safeguarding policy and procedures
- Policy Name
- Trustee conflicts of interest policy and procedures
- Policy Name
- Serious incident reporting policy and procedures
- Policy Name
- Investment
- Policy Name
- Social media policy and procedures