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Registered charity · Exeter

Merry GO Round TOY & Leisure Library

Merry GO Round TOY & Leisure Library is a registered charity (number 1100532) based in Exeter, governed by 7 trustees and chaired by Alex Allan since 2017. Latest income £37k (2025). Source: Charity Commission register, updated 25th October 2026.

  • 7 trustees
  • Income £37k (2025)
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About

What it does
Education/training, Disability, Recreation
Where
Devon
Website
my.mgrtoylibrary.org (opens in a new tab)
Registered
2003

Income and spending

  • YearIncomeSpending
  • 2025£37k£28k
  • 2024£25k£25k
  • 2023£19k£29k
Earlier years
  • 2022£25k£23k
  • 2021£21k£18k

Income trend, 2021 to 2025.

Income source mix, 2025: Government grants 5%. From the charity's annual return.

Charitable objects

FOR THE PUBLIC BENEFIT, THE RELIEF AND EDUCATION OF ALL LOCAL CHILDREN BY THE PROVISION OF THERAPEUTIC, EDUCATIONAL AND STIMULATING TOYS AND EQUIPMENT AND IN FURTHERANCE OF SUCH OBJECT THE TOY LIBRARY SHALL AIM:I. TO ASSIST THE DEVELOPMENT FROM THE EARLIEST AGE OF ALL CHILDREN WHATEVER THEIR CIRCUMSTANCES THROUGH ALL FORMS OF PLAY ACTIVITY.II. TO LEND TO THEM THE BEST AVAILABLE TOYS.III. TO PROVIDE AN OPPORTUNITY FOR PROFESSIONAL INVOLVEMENT AS APPROPRIATE.

Grants received

14 grants · £89,840 total

360Giving data, published by funders. Coverage only includes funders who publish their grants to 360Giving, so these figures are a floor, not a complete picture.

Top funders

Most recent

Board analysis

Board DNA

How this board is put together, from Charity Commission trustee records and Companies House - deterministic, no AI.iBoard compositionCounted from the dated Charity Commission trustee register: the current board only, past trustees excluded.

7 trustees on the board

8.7y median 10y
average tenure
12y
longest tenure

Trustees past 6 years

8.7y
average years in governance

First-time vs portfolio trustees

First-time (7)

0
company-linked trustees

Sector coverage iSector coverageThe charitable fields this board's trustees govern in elsewhere, by Charity Commission classification. Excludes this charity.

Disability 7Education/training 7Recreation 7

Gaps to watch

  • No commercial or business experience on the board
  • Several long-serving trustees could step down together

Succession forecast iSuccession forecastThe number of board seats likely to open in the next twelve months - summed across the board from each dated trustee’s tenure - and the profile worth recruiting next. From the filed record, deterministic.

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Income v spending, filed accountsiIncome v spendingTotal gross income and expenditure from filed annual returns, Charity Commission, last 5 years.
2021
2022
2023
2024
2025
incomespending£37k latest income · income exceeded spending in 2024 and 2025

Sources

Official record from the Charity Commission register for England and Wales. Governance Register calculates the connections.

Record details
Registered charity number
1100532
Status
Registered
Governing document
CONSTITUTION ADOPTED 8TH OCTOBER 2002
Contact on the register
07352 165628 · admin@mgrtoylibrary.org
Edition
Register edition compiled 25th October 2026
Labels
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