01 Identity
Registration and reporting
- Registration status
- Registered
- Reporting status
- Submission Received
- Charity type
- CIO
- Registered
- 20 February 2015
- Removed
- Not supplied
- Financial period
- 1 April 2024 – 31 March 2025
- Latest income
- £1,337,663
- Latest expenditure
- £1,623,159
- Gift Aid
- Yes
- Owns or uses land
- No
- In administration
- No
- Insolvent
- No
- CIO
- Yes
Public contact address: Mermaids, 167-169 Great Portland Street, LONDON, W1W 5PF
Website recorded by the regulator: www.mermaidsuk.org.uk (displayed as text)
02 Activities
What the charity does
Mermaids overarching aim is to create a world where gender diverse children and young people can be themselves and thrive; to this end, our goal is to relieve the mental and emotional stress of all those aged 19 years and under who are transgender, nonbinary and gender variant, as well as to promote education and awareness.
03 Official extract
Charity Annual Return History
- Fin Period Start Date
- 1 April 2024
- Fin Period End Date
- 31 March 2025
- Ar Cycle Reference
- AR25
- Reporting Due Date
- 31 January 2026
- Date Annual Return Received
- 18 December 2025
- Date Accounts Received
- 18 December 2025
- Total Gross Income
- £1,337,663
- Total Gross Expenditure
- £1,623,159
- Fin Period Start Date
- 1 April 2023
- Fin Period End Date
- 31 March 2024
- Ar Cycle Reference
- AR24
- Reporting Due Date
- 31 January 2025
- Date Annual Return Received
- 30 January 2025
- Date Accounts Received
- 30 January 2025
- Total Gross Income
- £1,174,597
- Total Gross Expenditure
- £1,920,180
- Fin Period Start Date
- 1 April 2022
- Fin Period End Date
- 31 March 2023
- Ar Cycle Reference
- AR23
- Reporting Due Date
- 31 January 2024
- Date Annual Return Received
- 30 January 2024
- Date Accounts Received
- 30 January 2024
- Total Gross Income
- £2,294,682
- Total Gross Expenditure
- £2,431,272
- Fin Period Start Date
- 1 April 2021
- Fin Period End Date
- 31 March 2022
- Ar Cycle Reference
- AR22
- Reporting Due Date
- 31 January 2023
- Date Annual Return Received
- 26 January 2023
- Date Accounts Received
- 26 January 2023
- Total Gross Income
- £1,949,606
- Total Gross Expenditure
- £1,823,594
- Fin Period Start Date
- 1 April 2020
- Fin Period End Date
- 31 March 2021
- Ar Cycle Reference
- AR21
- Reporting Due Date
- 31 January 2022
- Date Annual Return Received
- 14 October 2021
- Date Accounts Received
- 14 October 2021
- Total Gross Income
- £1,847,868
- Total Gross Expenditure
- £1,181,244
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 April 2024
- Fin Period End Date
- 31 March 2025
- Ar Due Date
- 31 January 2026
- Ar Received Date
- 18 December 2025
- Total Gross Income
- £1,337,663
- Total Gross Expenditure
- £1,623,159
- Grant Making Is Main Activity
- No
- Count Govt Contracts
- 0
- Count Govt Grants
- £1
- Income From Government Grants
- £19,033
- 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
- Yes
- Count Salary Band 70001 80000
- 1
- Count Volunteers
- 143
- Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind
- No
- Fin Period Order Number
- 2
- Ar Cycle Reference
- AR24
- Fin Period Start Date
- 1 April 2023
- Fin Period End Date
- 31 March 2024
- Ar Due Date
- 31 January 2025
- Ar Received Date
- 30 January 2025
- Total Gross Income
- £1,174,597
- Total Gross Expenditure
- £1,920,180
- Grant Making Is Main Activity
- No
- Count Govt Contracts
- 0
- Count Govt Grants
- £1
- Income From Government Grants
- £24,093
- 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
- Yes
- Count Salary Band 70001 80000
- 1
- Count Volunteers
- 113
- Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind
- No
- Fin Period Order Number
- 3
- Ar Cycle Reference
- AR23
- Fin Period Start Date
- 1 April 2022
- Fin Period End Date
- 31 March 2023
- Ar Due Date
- 31 January 2024
- Ar Received Date
- 30 January 2024
- Total Gross Income
- £2,294,682
- Total Gross Expenditure
- £2,431,272
- Grant Making Is Main Activity
- No
- Count Govt Contracts
- 0
- Count Govt Grants
- £2
- Income From Government Grants
- £14,517
- 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
- Yes
- Count Salary Band 60001 70000
- 1
- Count Volunteers
- 106
- Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind
- No
- Fin Period Order Number
- 4
- Ar Cycle Reference
- AR22
- Fin Period Start Date
- 1 April 2021
- Fin Period End Date
- 31 March 2022
- Ar Due Date
- 31 January 2023
- Ar Received Date
- 26 January 2023
- Total Gross Income
- £1,949,606
- Total Gross Expenditure
- £1,823,594
- Charity Raises Funds From Public
- Yes
- Charity Professional Fundraiser
- Yes
- Charity Agreement Professional Fundraiser
- Yes
- Charity Commercial Participator
- Yes
- Charity Agreement Commerical Participator
- Yes
- Charity Receives Govt Funding Contracts
- No
- Charity Receives Govt Funding Grants
- Yes
- Count Govt Grants
- £1
- Income From Government Grants
- £9,445
- Charity Has Trading Subsidiary
- No
- Does Trustee Receive Any Benefit
- No
- Trustee Resigned Employment
- Yes
- Employees Salary Over 60k
- Yes
- Count Salary Band 60001 70000
- 1
- Count Volunteers
- 70
- Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind
- No
- Fin Period Order Number
- 5
- Ar Cycle Reference
- AR21
- Fin Period Start Date
- 1 April 2020
- Fin Period End Date
- 31 March 2021
- Ar Due Date
- 31 January 2022
- Ar Received Date
- 14 October 2021
- Total Gross Income
- £1,847,868
- Total Gross Expenditure
- £1,181,244
- 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
- No
- Charity Has Trading Subsidiary
- No
- Does Trustee Receive Any Benefit
- No
- Trustee Resigned Employment
- No
- Employees Salary Over 60k
- Yes
- Count Salary Band 60001 70000
- 1
- Count Volunteers
- 45
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 April 2024
- Fin Period End Date
- 31 March 2025
- Ar Due Date
- 31 January 2026
- Ar Received Date
- 18 December 2025
- Income Donations And Legacies
- 1290547
- Income Other Trading Activities
- 4299
- Income Charitable Activities
- 42017
- Income Investments
- 181
- Income Other
- 619
- Income Total Income And Endowments
- 1337663
- Income Legacies
- 83
- Income Endowments
- 0
- Expenditure Raising Funds
- £186,338
- Expenditure Charitable Expenditure
- £1,436,821
- Expenditure Other
- 0
- Expenditure Total
- 1623159
- Expenditure Investment Management
- 0
- Expenditure Grants Institution
- 0
- Expenditure Governance
- 80815
- Expenditure Support Costs
- 466233
- Expenditure Depreciation
- 273
- Gain Loss Investment
- 26216
- Gain Loss Pension Fund
- 0
- Gain Loss Revaluation Fixed Investment
- 0
- Gain Loss Other
- 0
- Reserves
- £0
- Assets Total Fixed
- 273
- Assets Own Use
- 273
- Assets Long Term Investment
- 0
- Defined Benefit Pension Scheme
- 0
- Assets Other Assets
- £198,729
- Assets Total Liabilities
- £232,058
- Assets Current Investment
- 0
- Assets Total Assets And Liabilities
- −£33,056
- Creditors One Year Total Current
- 232058
- Creditors Falling Due After One Year
- 0
- Assets Cash
- £98,219
- Funds Endowment
- 0
- Funds Unrestricted
- -100178
- Funds Restricted
- 67122
- Funds Total
- -33056
- Count Employees
- 33
- Charity Only Accounts
- Yes
- Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind
- No
- Fin Period Order Number
- 2
- Ar Cycle Reference
- AR24
- Fin Period Start Date
- 1 April 2023
- Fin Period End Date
- 31 March 2024
- Ar Due Date
- 31 January 2025
- Ar Received Date
- 30 January 2025
- Income Donations And Legacies
- 856115
- Income Other Trading Activities
- 18440
- Income Charitable Activities
- 281429
- Income Investments
- 18613
- Income Other
- 0
- Income Total Income And Endowments
- 1174597
- Income Legacies
- 0
- Income Endowments
- 0
- Expenditure Raising Funds
- £198,145
- Expenditure Charitable Expenditure
- £1,722,035
- Expenditure Other
- 0
- Expenditure Total
- 1920180
- Expenditure Investment Management
- 0
- Expenditure Grants Institution
- 0
- Expenditure Governance
- 178008
- Expenditure Support Costs
- 740827
- Expenditure Depreciation
- 273
- Gain Loss Investment
- -32165
- Gain Loss Pension Fund
- 0
- Gain Loss Revaluation Fixed Investment
- 0
- Gain Loss Other
- 0
- Reserves
- £87,467
- Assets Total Fixed
- 13546
- Assets Own Use
- 546
- Assets Long Term Investment
- 13000
- Defined Benefit Pension Scheme
- 0
- Assets Other Assets
- £321,868
- Assets Total Liabilities
- £109,190
- Assets Current Investment
- 0
- Assets Total Assets And Liabilities
- £226,224
- Creditors One Year Total Current
- 109190
- Creditors Falling Due After One Year
- 0
- Assets Cash
- £64,409
- Funds Endowment
- 0
- Funds Unrestricted
- 101013
- Funds Restricted
- 125211
- Funds Total
- 226224
- Count Employees
- 38
- Charity Only Accounts
- Yes
- Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind
- No
- Fin Period Order Number
- 3
- Ar Cycle Reference
- AR23
- Fin Period Start Date
- 1 April 2022
- Fin Period End Date
- 31 March 2023
- Ar Due Date
- 31 January 2024
- Ar Received Date
- 30 January 2024
- Income Donations And Legacies
- 2028841
- Income Other Trading Activities
- 47237
- Income Charitable Activities
- 186965
- Income Investments
- 29903
- Income Other
- 1736
- Income Total Income And Endowments
- 2294682
- Income Legacies
- 33000
- Income Endowments
- 0
- Expenditure Raising Funds
- £262,378
- Expenditure Charitable Expenditure
- £2,168,894
- Expenditure Other
- 0
- Expenditure Total
- 2431272
- Expenditure Investment Management
- 0
- Expenditure Grants Institution
- 0
- Expenditure Governance
- 348927
- Expenditure Support Costs
- 597189
- Expenditure Depreciation
- 17531
- Gain Loss Investment
- -32857
- Gain Loss Pension Fund
- 0
- Gain Loss Revaluation Fixed Investment
- 0
- Gain Loss Other
- 0
- Reserves
- £942,818
- Assets Total Fixed
- 431560
- Assets Own Use
- 819
- Assets Long Term Investment
- 430741
- Defined Benefit Pension Scheme
- 0
- Assets Other Assets
- £645,616
- Assets Total Liabilities
- £122,414
- Assets Current Investment
- 0
- Assets Total Assets And Liabilities
- £954,762
- Creditors One Year Total Current
- 122414
- Creditors Falling Due After One Year
- 0
- Assets Cash
- £402,941
- Funds Endowment
- 0
- Funds Unrestricted
- 942818
- Funds Restricted
- 11944
- Funds Total
- 954762
- Count Employees
- 44
- Charity Only Accounts
- Yes
- Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind
- No
- Fin Period Order Number
- 4
- Ar Cycle Reference
- AR22
- Fin Period Start Date
- 1 April 2021
- Fin Period End Date
- 31 March 2022
- Ar Due Date
- 31 January 2023
- Ar Received Date
- 26 January 2023
- Income Donations And Legacies
- 1659146
- Income Other Trading Activities
- 19398
- Income Charitable Activities
- 201131
- Income Investments
- 19031
- Income Other
- 50900
- Income Total Income And Endowments
- 1949606
- Income Legacies
- 0
- Income Endowments
- 0
- Expenditure Raising Funds
- £107,808
- Expenditure Charitable Expenditure
- £1,715,786
- Expenditure Other
- 0
- Expenditure Total
- 1823594
- Expenditure Investment Management
- 0
- Expenditure Grants Institution
- 0
- Expenditure Governance
- 450321
- Expenditure Support Costs
- 402412
- Expenditure Depreciation
- 5671
- Gain Loss Investment
- 15525
- Gain Loss Pension Fund
- 0
- Gain Loss Revaluation Fixed Investment
- 0
- Gain Loss Other
- 0
- Reserves
- £1,073,207
- Assets Total Fixed
- 669134
- Assets Own Use
- 19265
- Assets Long Term Investment
- 649869
- Defined Benefit Pension Scheme
- 0
- Assets Other Assets
- £499,011
- Assets Total Liabilities
- £43,936
- Assets Current Investment
- 174439
- Assets Total Assets And Liabilities
- £1,124,209
- Creditors One Year Total Current
- 43936
- Creditors Falling Due After One Year
- 0
- Assets Cash
- £174,472
- Funds Endowment
- 0
- Funds Unrestricted
- 1073207
- Funds Restricted
- 51002
- Funds Total
- 1124209
- Count Employees
- 34
- Charity Only Accounts
- Yes
- Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind
- No
- Fin Period Order Number
- 5
- Ar Cycle Reference
- AR21
- Fin Period Start Date
- 1 April 2020
- Fin Period End Date
- 31 March 2021
- Ar Due Date
- 31 January 2022
- Ar Received Date
- 14 October 2021
- Income Donations And Legacies
- 1656999
- Income Other Trading Activities
- 72329
- Income Charitable Activities
- 95192
- Income Investments
- 575
- Income Other
- 22773
- Income Total Income And Endowments
- 1847868
- Income Legacies
- 0
- Income Endowments
- 0
- Expenditure Raising Funds
- £80,818
- Expenditure Charitable Expenditure
- £1,100,426
- Expenditure Other
- 0
- Expenditure Total
- 1181244
- Expenditure Investment Management
- 0
- Expenditure Grants Institution
- 0
- Expenditure Governance
- 353906
- Expenditure Support Costs
- 250745
- Expenditure Depreciation
- 3238
- Gain Loss Investment
- 12750
- Gain Loss Pension Fund
- 0
- Gain Loss Revaluation Fixed Investment
- 0
- Gain Loss Other
- 0
- Reserves
- £954,375
- Assets Total Fixed
- 346238
- Assets Own Use
- 12455
- Assets Long Term Investment
- 333783
- Defined Benefit Pension Scheme
- 0
- Assets Other Assets
- £706,523
- Assets Total Liabilities
- £70,089
- Assets Current Investment
- 0
- Assets Total Assets And Liabilities
- £982,672
- Creditors One Year Total Current
- 70089
- Creditors Falling Due After One Year
- 0
- Assets Cash
- £629,190
- Funds Endowment
- 0
- Funds Unrestricted
- 954375
- Funds Restricted
- 28297
- Funds Total
- 982672
- Count Employees
- 23
- Charity Only Accounts
- Yes
06 Official extract
Charity Area Of Operation
- Geographic Area Type
- Country
- Geographic Area Description
- Scotland
- Parent Geographic Area Type
- Continent
- Parent Geographic Area Description
- Europe
- Welsh Ind
- No
- Geographic Area Type
- Country
- Geographic Area Description
- Northern Ireland
- Parent Geographic Area Type
- Continent
- Parent Geographic Area Description
- Europe
- Welsh Ind
- No
- Geographic Area Type
- Region
- Geographic Area Description
- Throughout England And Wales
- Welsh Ind
- No
07 Official extract
Charity Classification
- Classification Code
- 102
- Classification Type
- What
- Classification Description
- Education/training
- Classification Code
- 307
- Classification Type
- How
- Classification Description
- Provides Advocacy/advice/information
- Classification Code
- 103
- Classification Type
- What
- Classification Description
- The Advancement Of Health Or Saving Of Lives
- Classification Code
- 201
- Classification Type
- Who
- Classification Description
- Children/young People
- Classification Code
- 306
- Classification Type
- How
- Classification Description
- Provides Services
08 Official extract
Charity Event History
- Charity Name
- MERMAIDS
- Charity Event Order
- 2
- Event Type
- Asset transfer in
- Date Of Event
- 2016-09-15T00:00:00
- Reason
- Transfer of funds
- Assoc Organisation Number
- 3943107
- Assoc Registered Charity Number
- 1073991
- Assoc Charity Name
- MERMAIDS
- Charity Name
- MERMAIDS
- Charity Event Order
- 3
- Event Type
- Asset transfer in
- Date Of Event
- 2026-08-25T00:00:00
- Reason
- Ceased to exist
- Assoc Organisation Number
- 4048933
- Assoc Registered Charity Number
- 1135548
- Assoc Charity Name
- BEAUMONT SOCIETY
- Charity Name
- MERMAIDS
- Charity Event Order
- 1
- Event Type
- CIO registration
- Date Of Event
- 2015-02-20T00:00:00
09 Official extract
Charity Governing Document
- Governing Document Description
- CIO - FOUNDATION REGISTERED 20 FEB 2015AMENDED ON 21 SEP 2016 as amended on 23 Feb 2024
- Charitable Objects
- TO RELIEVE THE MENTAL AND EMOTIONAL STRESS OF ALL PERSONS AGED 19 YEARS AND UNDER WHO ARE IN ANY MANNER AFFECTED BY GENDER IDENTITY ISSUES, AND THEIR FAMILIES, AND TO ADVANCE PUBLIC EDUCATION IN THE SAME.
10 Official extract
Charity Policy
- Policy Name
- Trustee conflicts of interest policy and procedures
- Policy Name
- Complaints policy and procedures
- Policy Name
- Conflicting interests
- Policy Name
- Investment
- Policy Name
- Engaging external speakers at charity events policy and procedures
- Policy Name
- Volunteer management
- Policy Name
- Internal risk management policy and procedures
- Policy Name
- Bullying and harassment policy and procedures
- Policy Name
- Campaigns and political activity policy and procedures
- Policy Name
- Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries
- Policy Name
- Internal charity financial controls policy and procedures
- Policy Name
- Serious incident reporting policy and procedures
- Policy Name
- Paying staff
- Policy Name
- Risk management
- Policy Name
- Financial reserves policy and procedures
- Policy Name
- Complaints handling
- Policy Name
- Safeguarding policy and procedures
- Policy Name
- Investing charity funds policy and procedures
- Policy Name
- Trustee expenses policy and procedures
- Policy Name
- Social media policy and procedures