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Mercy Ships - U.K LTD

Registered charity 1053055 Registered since 1996

Operates: Benin, Cameroon, The Gambia, Ghana, Guinea, Guinea-bissau, Ivory Coast, Liberia, Madagascar, Senegal, Sierra Leone, South Africa

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Board DNA

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10
trustees on the board
5.4y median 5.5y
average tenure
11y
longest tenure
5
trustees past 6 years
8.8y
average years in governance
8 vs 1 portfolio
first-time trustees
9
company-linked trustees

Sector coverage

Education/training 10The Advancement Of Health Or Saving Of Lives 10Disability 9The Prevention Or Relief Of Poverty 1

Commercial experience

Finance 12Health and social care 9Professional services 3

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Contact

Websitewww.mercyships.org.uk
Emailinfo@mercyships.org.uk
Phone01438727800
AddressThe Lighthouse, Unit 12, Meadway Court, Rutherford Close, Stevenage, SG1 2EF

Finances

£11,228,360 latest income

YearIncomeSpending
2021£9,343,363£8,591,076
2022£9,928,078£8,759,044
2023£9,761,220£9,544,911
2024£9,942,863£10,985,165
2025£11,228,360£13,550,040

What it does

What

Education/trainingThe Advancement Of Health Or Saving Of LivesDisabilityThe Prevention Or Relief Of PovertyOverseas Aid/famine ReliefEconomic/community Development/employment

Who

Children/young PeopleElderly/old PeoplePeople With DisabilitiesOther Charities Or Voluntary BodiesThe General Public/mankind

How

Makes Grants To OrganisationsProvides Buildings/facilities/open SpaceProvides ServicesOther Charitable Activities

Charitable objects

TO RELIEF POVERTY, SICKNESS AND DISTRESS THROUGHOUT THE WORLD; THE ADVANCEMENT OF EDUCATION THROUGH OUT THE WORLD; THE ADVANCEMENT OF CHRISTIAN RELIGION THROUGHOUT THE WORLD;AND SUCH OTHER CHARITABLE PURPOSES ANYWHERE IN THE WORLD AS THE DIRECTORS MAY DETERMINE.

Governing document: MEMORANDUM AND ARTICLES OF ASSOCIATION INCORPORATED 17TH JANUARY 1996. AS AMENDED BY WRITTEN RESOLUTION DATED 13TH JUNE 2008

Trustees (10)

10trustees
51median age
0aged 70+

Linked company (Companies House)

Mercy Ships - U.K. Limited · 03147724 · Active

PRI/LTD BY GUAR/NSC (Private, limited by guarantee, no share capital) · incorporated 17/01/1996

5 governing document(s) held from Companies House.

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