Brian Mercer Trust

Registered charity 1076925 Registered since 1999

Operates: Burkina Faso, India, Malawi, Togo, Uganda, Congo (Democratic Republic), Zambia, Blackburn With Darwen

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Board DNA

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trustees on the board

1.5y median 1.5y

average tenure

longest tenure

trustees past 6 years

1.6y

average years in governance

3 vs 0 portfolio

first-time trustees

company-linked trustees

Sector coverage

Overseas Aid/famine Relief 3The Advancement Of Health Or Saving Of Lives 3The Prevention Or Relief Of Poverty 3

Commercial experience

Tech and media 1

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Small board - little cover if a trustee leaves

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Contact

Website	www.brianmercertrust.org
Email	info@brianmercertrust.org
Phone	01254686600
Address	Suite 16b, The Beehive Lions Drive, Blackburn, Lancashire

Finances

£752,936 latest income

Year	Income	Spending
2021	£1,321,060	£1,063,159
2022	£1,315,044	£1,095,367
2023	£1,319,934	£1,259,834
2024	£1,373,488	£429,608
2025	£752,936	£1,274,605

What it does

What

The Advancement Of Health Or Saving Of LivesThe Prevention Or Relief Of PovertyOverseas Aid/famine ReliefArts/culture/heritage/scienceEconomic/community Development/employmentOther Charitable Purposes

Who

Other Charities Or Voluntary Bodies

How

Makes Grants To Organisations

Charitable objects

a) Prevention of, or relief from, disadvantage and suffering resulting from poverty, ill-health, or other causes globally.b) Promotion of visual arts, and artistic talent especially in the North West of England.c) Support for charitable community initiatives local to Blackburn, Lancashire. d) Furtherance of any other charitable purposes in any part of the world as the Trustees may in their absolute discretion think fit.

Governing document: TRUST DEED DATED 5 JULY 1999 as amended on 08 Oct 2019 as amended on 12 Jun 2020 as amended on 04 May 2021

Trustees (3)

3trustees

0aged 70+

Connected charities (0)

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