MERCERS' COMPANY HOUSING ASSOCIATION — Charity Commission profile

01 Identity

Registration and reporting

Registration status: Registered
Reporting status: Submission Received
Charity type: Charitable company
Registered: 27 March 2017
Removed: Not supplied
Company number supplied: 10255806
Financial period: 1 April 2025 – 31 March 2026
Latest income: £858,000
Latest expenditure: £617,000
Gift Aid: No
Owns or uses land: Yes
In administration: No
Insolvent: No
CIO: No

Public contact address: 6 Frederick's Place, LONDON, EC2R 8AB

Website recorded by the regulator: mercers.co.uk (displayed as text)

02 Activities

What the charity does

THE MERCERS' COMPANY HOUSING ASSOCIATION:1. PROVIDES HOUSING AND ANY ASSOCIATED AMENITIES FOR PERSONS IN NECESSITOUS CIRCUMSTANCES UPON TERMS APPROPRIATE TO THEIR MEANS; AND2. PROVIDES FOR AGED PERSONS IN NEED THEREOF HOUSING AND ANY ASSOCIATED AMENITIES SPECIALLY DESIGNED OR ADAPTED TO MEET THE DISABILITIES AND REQUIREMENTS OF SUCH PERSONS.

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Charity Annual Return History

Fin Period Start Date: 1 April 2025
Fin Period End Date: 31 March 2026
Ar Cycle Reference: AR26
Reporting Due Date: 31 January 2027
Date Annual Return Received: 3 November 2026
Date Accounts Received: 3 November 2026
Total Gross Income: £858,000
Total Gross Expenditure: £617,000

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: 3 December 2025
Date Accounts Received: 3 December 2025
Total Gross Income: £861,000
Total Gross Expenditure: £665,000

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: 2 December 2024
Date Accounts Received: 2 December 2024
Total Gross Income: £761,000
Total Gross Expenditure: £707,000

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: 18 January 2024
Date Accounts Received: 18 January 2024
Total Gross Income: £691,000
Total Gross Expenditure: £667,000

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: 19 October 2022
Date Accounts Received: 19 October 2022
Total Gross Income: £629,000
Total Gross Expenditure: £677,000

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Charity Annual Return Parta

Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind: Yes
Fin Period Order Number: 1
Ar Cycle Reference: AR26
Fin Period Start Date: 1 April 2025
Fin Period End Date: 31 March 2026
Ar Due Date: 31 January 2027
Ar Received Date: 3 November 2026
Total Gross Income: £858,000
Total Gross Expenditure: £617,000
Grant Making Is Main Activity: No
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: 61

Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind: No
Fin Period Order Number: 2
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: 3 December 2025
Total Gross Income: £861,000
Total Gross Expenditure: £665,000
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
Count Volunteers: 72

Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind: No
Fin Period Order Number: 3
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: 2 December 2024
Total Gross Income: £761,000
Total Gross Expenditure: £707,000
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
Count Volunteers: 72

Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind: No
Fin Period Order Number: 4
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: 18 January 2024
Total Gross Income: £691,000
Total Gross Expenditure: £667,000
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
Count Volunteers: 83

Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind: No
Fin Period Order Number: 5
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: 19 October 2022
Total Gross Income: £629,000
Total Gross Expenditure: £677,000
Charity Raises Funds From Public: 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: No
Count Volunteers: 83

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Charity Annual Return Partb

Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind: Yes
Fin Period Order Number: 1
Ar Cycle Reference: AR26
Fin Period Start Date: 1 April 2025
Fin Period End Date: 31 March 2026
Ar Due Date: 31 January 2027
Ar Received Date: 3 November 2026
Income Donations And Legacies: 2000
Income Other Trading Activities: 0
Income Charitable Activities: 769000
Income Investments: 87000
Income Other: 0
Income Total Income And Endowments: 858000
Income Legacies: 0
Income Endowments: 0
Expenditure Raising Funds: £1,000
Expenditure Charitable Expenditure: £616,000
Expenditure Other: 0
Expenditure Total: 617000
Expenditure Investment Management: 1000
Expenditure Grants Institution: 0
Expenditure Governance: 16000
Expenditure Support Costs: 16000
Expenditure Depreciation: 53000
Gain Loss Investment: 10000
Gain Loss Pension Fund: 0
Gain Loss Revaluation Fixed Investment: 10000
Gain Loss Other: 0
Reserves: £459,000
Assets Total Fixed: 4051000
Assets Own Use: 2070000
Assets Long Term Investment: 1981000
Defined Benefit Pension Scheme: 0
Assets Other Assets: £619,000
Assets Total Liabilities: £83,000
Assets Current Investment: 0
Assets Total Assets And Liabilities: £4,587,000
Creditors One Year Total Current: 83000
Creditors Falling Due After One Year: 0
Assets Cash: £514,000
Funds Endowment: 0
Funds Unrestricted: 4587000
Funds Restricted: 0
Funds Total: 4587000
Count Employees: 0
Charity Only Accounts: Yes

Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind: No
Fin Period Order Number: 2
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: 3 December 2025
Income Donations And Legacies: 2000
Income Other Trading Activities: 0
Income Charitable Activities: 751000
Income Investments: 108000
Income Other: 0
Income Total Income And Endowments: 861000
Income Legacies: 0
Income Endowments: 0
Expenditure Raising Funds: £0
Expenditure Charitable Expenditure: £665,000
Expenditure Other: 0
Expenditure Total: 665000
Expenditure Investment Management: 0
Expenditure Grants Institution: 0
Expenditure Governance: 18000
Expenditure Support Costs: 18000
Expenditure Depreciation: 54000
Gain Loss Investment: 0
Gain Loss Pension Fund: 0
Gain Loss Revaluation Fixed Investment: 0
Gain Loss Other: 0
Reserves: £692,000
Assets Total Fixed: 3580000
Assets Own Use: 1633000
Assets Long Term Investment: 1947000
Defined Benefit Pension Scheme: 0
Assets Other Assets: £864,000
Assets Total Liabilities: £108,000
Assets Current Investment: 0
Assets Total Assets And Liabilities: £4,336,000
Creditors One Year Total Current: 108000
Creditors Falling Due After One Year: 0
Assets Cash: £811,000
Funds Endowment: 0
Funds Unrestricted: 4336000
Funds Restricted: 0
Funds Total: 4336000
Count Employees: 0
Charity Only Accounts: Yes

Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind: No
Fin Period Order Number: 3
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: 2 December 2024
Income Donations And Legacies: 0
Income Other Trading Activities: 0
Income Charitable Activities: 668000
Income Investments: 93000
Income Other: 0
Income Total Income And Endowments: 761000
Income Legacies: 0
Income Endowments: 0
Expenditure Raising Funds: £11,000
Expenditure Charitable Expenditure: £696,000
Expenditure Other: 0
Expenditure Total: 707000
Expenditure Investment Management: 11000
Expenditure Grants Institution: 0
Expenditure Governance: 11000
Expenditure Support Costs: 11000
Expenditure Depreciation: 53000
Gain Loss Investment: -345000
Gain Loss Pension Fund: 0
Gain Loss Revaluation Fixed Investment: -345000
Gain Loss Other: 0
Reserves: £494,000
Assets Total Fixed: 3709000
Assets Own Use: 1687000
Assets Long Term Investment: 2022000
Defined Benefit Pension Scheme: 0
Assets Other Assets: £490,000
Assets Total Liabilities: £59,000
Assets Current Investment: 0
Assets Total Assets And Liabilities: £4,140,000
Creditors One Year Total Current: 59000
Creditors Falling Due After One Year: 0
Assets Cash: £459,000
Funds Endowment: 0
Funds Unrestricted: 4140000
Funds Restricted: 0
Funds Total: 4140000
Count Employees: 0
Charity Only Accounts: Yes

Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind: No
Fin Period Order Number: 4
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: 18 January 2024
Income Donations And Legacies: 0
Income Other Trading Activities: 0
Income Charitable Activities: 619000
Income Investments: 72000
Income Other: 0
Income Total Income And Endowments: 691000
Income Legacies: 0
Income Endowments: 0
Expenditure Raising Funds: £4,000
Expenditure Charitable Expenditure: £663,000
Expenditure Other: 0
Expenditure Total: 667000
Expenditure Investment Management: 4000
Expenditure Grants Institution: 0
Expenditure Governance: 78000
Expenditure Support Costs: 10000
Expenditure Depreciation: 53000
Gain Loss Investment: -12000
Gain Loss Pension Fund: 0
Gain Loss Revaluation Fixed Investment: 0
Gain Loss Other: 0
Reserves: £328,000
Assets Total Fixed: 4086000
Assets Own Use: 1740000
Assets Long Term Investment: 2346000
Defined Benefit Pension Scheme: 0
Assets Other Assets: £535,000
Assets Total Liabilities: £190,000
Assets Current Investment: 0
Assets Total Assets And Liabilities: £4,431,000
Creditors One Year Total Current: 190000
Creditors Falling Due After One Year: 0
Assets Cash: £422,000
Funds Endowment: 0
Funds Unrestricted: 4431000
Funds Restricted: 0
Funds Total: 4431000
Count Employees: 0
Charity Only Accounts: Yes

Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind: No
Fin Period Order Number: 5
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: 19 October 2022
Income Donations And Legacies: 0
Income Other Trading Activities: 0
Income Charitable Activities: 629000
Income Investments: 0
Income Other: 0
Income Total Income And Endowments: 629000
Income Legacies: 0
Income Endowments: 0
Expenditure Raising Funds: £2,000
Expenditure Charitable Expenditure: £675,000
Expenditure Other: 0
Expenditure Total: 677000
Expenditure Investment Management: 0
Expenditure Grants Institution: 0
Expenditure Governance: 9000
Expenditure Support Costs: 1000
Expenditure Depreciation: 59000
Gain Loss Investment: 1471000
Gain Loss Pension Fund: 0
Gain Loss Revaluation Fixed Investment: 0
Gain Loss Other: 0
Reserves: £182,000
Assets Total Fixed: 3443000
Assets Own Use: 1793000
Assets Long Term Investment: 1650000
Defined Benefit Pension Scheme: 0
Assets Other Assets: £1,044,000
Assets Total Liabilities: £68,000
Assets Current Investment: 0
Assets Total Assets And Liabilities: £4,419,000
Creditors One Year Total Current: 68000
Creditors Falling Due After One Year: 0
Assets Cash: £987,000
Funds Endowment: 0
Funds Unrestricted: 4419000
Funds Restricted: 0
Funds Total: 4419000
Count Employees: 0
Charity Only Accounts: Yes

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Charity Area Of Operation

Geographic Area Type: Local Authority
Geographic Area Description: Islington
Parent Geographic Area Type: Metropolitan Counties
Parent Geographic Area Description: Greater London
Welsh Ind: No

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Charity Classification

Classification Code: 306
Classification Type: How
Classification Description: Provides Services

Classification Code: 203
Classification Type: Who
Classification Description: People With Disabilities

Classification Code: 105
Classification Type: What
Classification Description: The Prevention Or Relief Of Poverty

Classification Code: 202
Classification Type: Who
Classification Description: Elderly/old People

Classification Code: 305
Classification Type: How
Classification Description: Provides Buildings/facilities/open Space

Classification Code: 207
Classification Type: Who
Classification Description: The General Public/mankind

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Charity Event History

Charity Name: MERCERS' COMPANY HOUSING ASSOCIATION
Charity Event Order: 1
Event Type: Standard registration
Date Of Event: 2017-03-27T00:00:00

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Charity Governing Document

Governing Document Description: MEMORANDUM AND ARTICLES INCORPORATED 28 JUN 2016
Charitable Objects: THE OBJECTS OF THE CHARITY ARE FOR THE PUBLIC BENEFIT:A. THE PROVISION OF HOUSING AND ANY ASSOCIATED AMENITIES FOR PERSONS IN NECESSITOUS CIRCUMSTANCES UPON TERMS APPROPRIATE TO THEIR MEANS; ANDB. THE PROVISION FOR AGED PERSONS IN NEED THEREOF HOUSING AND ANY ASSOCIATED AMENITIES SPECIALLY DESIGNED OR ADAPTED TO MEET THE DISABILITIES AND REQUIREMENTS OF SUCH PERSONS.

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Charity Policy

Policy Name: Internal charity financial controls policy and procedures

Policy Name: Complaints handling

Policy Name: Social media policy and procedures

Policy Name: Bullying and harassment policy and procedures

Policy Name: Safeguarding policy and procedures

Policy Name: Investing charity funds policy and procedures

Policy Name: Complaints policy and procedures

Policy Name: Trustee conflicts of interest policy and procedures

Policy Name: Serious incident reporting policy and procedures

Policy Name: Trustee expenses policy and procedures

Policy Name: Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries

Policy Name: Risk management

Policy Name: Conflicting interests

Policy Name: Volunteer management

Policy Name: Internal risk management policy and procedures

Policy Name: Financial reserves policy and procedures