Registered charity · London
Faith in Action Merton Homelessness Project
- 12 trustees
- Income £304k (2025)
Official record Charity Commission · updated 4th October 2026 · Sources
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Who leads it
- Bernard Eugene McalisterChair · since 2021
- Brandie OponeTrustee · since 2026
- Carol Susan GravesTrustee · since 2022
- Caroline EwartTrustee · since 2022
- Elizabeth Kerin RobinsonTrustee · since 2026
- Jane BushTrustee · since 2023
- Kevin LawsTrustee · since 2024
- Martin Robert BushawayTrustee · since 2024
- Richard RawesTrustee · since 2022
- Robin Napier GoodchildTrustee · since 2022
- Talat MalikTrustee · since 2022
- Thomas Edward BarberTrustee · since 2026
Current trustees as listed by the Charity Commission, which does not publish previous trustees.
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About
- What it does
- General Charitable Purposes, The Prevention Or Relief Of Poverty
- Where
- Merton
- Website
- www.mertonfaithinaction.org (opens in a new tab)
- Linked company
- Faith in Action Merton Homelessness Project
- Registered
- 2003
Income and spending
- YearIncomeSpending
- 2025£304k£268k
- 2024£258k£292k
- 2023£200k£215k
Earlier years
- 2022£123k£175k
- 2021£215k£168k
Income trend, 2021 to 2025.
Income source mix, 2025: Government grants 9%. From the charity's annual return.
Charitable objects
THE RELIEF OF POVERTY AND DISTRESS IN THE LONDON BOROUGH OF MERTON AND ITS ENVIRONS THROUGH THE PROVISION OF INFORMATION,ADVICE AND SUPPORT TO PERSONS WHO ARE HOMELESS OR VULNERABLY HOUSED,SUFFERING FROM ADVERSE CIRCUMSTANCES AND IN NEED OF HELP IN ACQUIRING A SETTLED WAY OF LIFE.
Grants received
6 grants · £245,385 total360Giving 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
- The Wimbledon Foundation · £88,385 (3 grants)
- The National Lottery Community Fund · £81,000
- Lloyds Bank Foundation for England and Wales · £75,000
- London Catalyst · £1,000
Most recent
- The National Lottery Community Fund
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.
12 trustees on the board
- Bernard Eugene Mcalister Chair since 2021
- Brandie Opone since 2026
- Carol Susan Graves since 2022
- Caroline Ewart since 2022
- Elizabeth Kerin Robinson since 2026
- Jane Bush since 2023
- Kevin Laws since 2024
- Martin Robert Bushaway since 2024
- Richard Rawes since 2022
- Robin Napier Goodchild since 2022
- Talat Malik since 2022
- Thomas Edward Barber since 2026
First-time vs portfolio trustees
First-time (10)
- Bernard Eugene Mcalister Chair since 2021
- Brandie Opone since 2026
- Caroline Ewart since 2022
- Elizabeth Kerin Robinson since 2026
- Jane Bush since 2023
- Kevin Laws since 2024
- Martin Robert Bushaway since 2024
- Richard Rawes since 2022
- Robin Napier Goodchild since 2022
- Thomas Edward Barber since 2026
Portfolio (2)
- Carol Susan Graves since 2022
- Talat Malik since 2022
Sector coverage iSector coverageThe charitable fields this board's trustees govern in elsewhere, by Charity Commission classification. Excludes this charity.
Commercial experience iCommercial experienceThe industries this board's members are company directors in, by Companies House SIC code. Excludes this organisation's own company.
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.
Health of the organisation facts side by side - the conclusion is yours
Sources
Official record from the Charity Commission register for England and Wales. Governance Register calculates the connections.
Record details
- Registered charity number
- 1101165
- Status
- Registered
- Governing document
- MEMORANDUM AND ARTICLES INCORPORATED 14/01/2002AS AMENDED BY SPECIAL RESOLUTION(S) DATED 10/12/2003AS AMENDED BY SPECIAL RESOLUTION(S) DATED 29/04/2008AS AMENDED BY SPECIAL RESOLUTION(S) DATED 17/09/2015AS AMENDED BY SPECIAL RESOLUTION(S) DATED 10 MAR 2016 as amended on 19 Mar 2020
- Companies House
- Company number 04352872 · Active
- Contact on the register
- 07843 280 419 · team@mertonfaithinaction.org
- Edition
- Register edition compiled 4th October 2026
- Labels
- Official record from the register · Calculated derived by Governance Register. Anything added by an organisation or person is labelled as provided by them.
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