01 Identity
Registration and reporting
- Registration status
- Registered
- Reporting status
- Submission Received
- Charity type
- Trust
- Registered
- 14 July 2009
- Removed
- Not supplied
- Financial period
- 1 July 2025 – 30 June 2026
- Latest income
- £11,475
- Latest expenditure
- £8,467
- Gift Aid
- Yes
- Owns or uses land
- No
- In administration
- No
- Insolvent
- No
- CIO
- No
Public contact address: 2 Nevis Close, Rise Park, Romford, RM1 4LS
Website recorded by the regulator: www.merrykidsfoundation.org (displayed as text)
02 Activities
What the charity does
ÔÇóDevelop the skills and abilities of children and harness their unique resources through education ÔÇóEstablish an endowment fund to give needy pupils the opportunity to access basic educationÔÇóIdentify and establish criteria for accessing the endowment fundDirectly provide financial support towards: PTA feesText booksExam feesSchool clothingComputer levySecondary School fees etc.
03 Official extract
Charity Annual Return History
- Fin Period Start Date
- 1 July 2025
- Fin Period End Date
- 30 June 2026
- Ar Cycle Reference
- AR26
- Reporting Due Date
- 30 April 2027
- Date Annual Return Received
- 4 October 2026
- Total Gross Income
- £11,475
- Total Gross Expenditure
- £8,467
- Fin Period Start Date
- 1 July 2024
- Fin Period End Date
- 30 June 2025
- Ar Cycle Reference
- AR25
- Reporting Due Date
- 30 April 2026
- Date Annual Return Received
- 20 January 2026
- Total Gross Income
- £11,600
- Total Gross Expenditure
- £10,238
- Fin Period Start Date
- 1 July 2023
- Fin Period End Date
- 30 June 2024
- Ar Cycle Reference
- AR24
- Reporting Due Date
- 30 April 2025
- Date Annual Return Received
- 13 October 2024
- Total Gross Income
- £13,960
- Total Gross Expenditure
- £9,867
- Fin Period Start Date
- 1 July 2022
- Fin Period End Date
- 30 June 2023
- Ar Cycle Reference
- AR23
- Reporting Due Date
- 30 April 2024
- Date Annual Return Received
- 27 January 2024
- Total Gross Income
- £12,485
- Total Gross Expenditure
- £10,748
- Fin Period Start Date
- 1 July 2021
- Fin Period End Date
- 30 June 2022
- Ar Cycle Reference
- AR22
- Reporting Due Date
- 30 April 2023
- Date Annual Return Received
- 17 July 2022
- Total Gross Income
- £14,334
- Total Gross Expenditure
- £10,496
04 Official extract
Charity Annual Return Parta
- Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind
- Yes
- Fin Period Order Number
- 1
- Ar Cycle Reference
- AR26
- Fin Period Start Date
- 1 July 2025
- Fin Period End Date
- 30 June 2026
- Ar Due Date
- 30 April 2027
- Ar Received Date
- 4 October 2026
- Total Gross Income
- £11,475
- Total Gross Expenditure
- £8,467
- Grant Making Is Main Activity
- Yes
- 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
- 1
- Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind
- No
- Fin Period Order Number
- 2
- Ar Cycle Reference
- AR25
- Fin Period Start Date
- 1 July 2024
- Fin Period End Date
- 30 June 2025
- Ar Due Date
- 30 April 2026
- Ar Received Date
- 20 January 2026
- Total Gross Income
- £11,600
- Total Gross Expenditure
- £10,238
- 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
- 1
- Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind
- No
- Fin Period Order Number
- 3
- Ar Cycle Reference
- AR24
- Fin Period Start Date
- 1 July 2023
- Fin Period End Date
- 30 June 2024
- Ar Due Date
- 30 April 2025
- Ar Received Date
- 13 October 2024
- Total Gross Income
- £13,960
- Total Gross Expenditure
- £9,867
- 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
- 1
- Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind
- No
- Fin Period Order Number
- 4
- Ar Cycle Reference
- AR23
- Fin Period Start Date
- 1 July 2022
- Fin Period End Date
- 30 June 2023
- Ar Due Date
- 30 April 2024
- Ar Received Date
- 27 January 2024
- Total Gross Income
- £12,485
- Total Gross Expenditure
- £10,748
- 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
- 5
- Ar Cycle Reference
- AR22
- Fin Period Start Date
- 1 July 2021
- Fin Period End Date
- 30 June 2022
- Ar Due Date
- 30 April 2023
- Ar Received Date
- 17 July 2022
- Total Gross Income
- £14,334
- Total Gross Expenditure
- £10,496
- 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 Area Of Operation
- Geographic Area Type
- Country
- Geographic Area Description
- Ghana
- Parent Geographic Area Type
- Continent
- Parent Geographic Area Description
- Africa
- Welsh Ind
- No
- Geographic Area Type
- Region
- Geographic Area Description
- Throughout England And Wales
- Welsh Ind
- No
06 Official extract
Charity Classification
- Classification Code
- 201
- Classification Type
- Who
- Classification Description
- Children/young People
- Classification Code
- 301
- Classification Type
- How
- Classification Description
- Makes Grants To Individuals
- Classification Code
- 303
- Classification Type
- How
- Classification Description
- Provides Other Finance
- Classification Code
- 105
- Classification Type
- What
- Classification Description
- The Prevention Or Relief Of Poverty
- Classification Code
- 102
- Classification Type
- What
- Classification Description
- Education/training
07 Official extract
Charity Event History
- Charity Name
- MERRYKIDS FOUNDATION
- Charity Event Order
- 1
- Event Type
- Standard registration
- Date Of Event
- 2009-07-14T00:00:00
08 Official extract
Charity Governing Document
- Governing Document Description
- TRUST DEED DATED 4 MARCH 2009
- Charitable Objects
- PREVENTION OR RELIEF OF POVERTY FOR THE BENEFIT OF THE PUBLIC PARTICULARLY IN GHANA, AFRICA AND THE WORLD.
- Area Of Benefit
- OVERSEAS