Registered charity · Mitcham
Merton Centre for Independent Living
Merton Centre for Independent Living is a registered charity (number 1152825) based in Mitcham, governed by 8 trustees. Latest income £354k (2025). Source: Charity Commission register, updated 4th October 2026.
Also known as Merton CIL, Mcil (Charity Commission)
- 8 trustees
- Income £354k (2025)
Official record Charity Commission · updated 4th October 2026 · Sources
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Who leads it
Current trustees as listed by the Charity Commission, which does not publish previous trustees.
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About
- What it does
- Disability, The Prevention Or Relief Of Poverty, Other Charitable Purposes
- Where
- Merton
- Website
- www.mertoncil.org.uk (opens in a new tab)
- Linked company
- Merton Centre for Independent Living
- Registered
- 2013
Income and spending
- YearIncomeSpending
- 2025£354k£409k
- 2024£468k£316k
- 2023£335k£327k
Earlier years
- 2022£344k£362k
- 2021£373k£353k
Income trend, 2021 to 2025.
Income source mix, 2025: Government grants 14%. From the charity's annual return.
Charitable objects
TO RELIEVE THE NEEDS TO DISABLED PERSONS IN MERTON AND THE SURROUNDING AREAS BY PROVIDING SUPPORT AND SERVICES TO ENABLE THEM TO LIVE AS FULL AND EQUAL CITIZENS IN ALL ASPECTS OF LIFE.
Grants received
21 grants · £2,816,608 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 National Lottery Community Fund · £1,472,488 (3 grants)
- Henry Smith Foundation · £477,700 (4 grants)
- Trust for London · £350,679 (4 grants)
- City Bridge Trust · £247,300
- Three Guineas Trust · £125,904
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.
8 trustees on the board
- Claire Benjamin since 2013
- Christopher Bull since 2021
- Daniel Beglin since 2023
- Eekeen Wong since 2024
- Estifanos Habtesellasie since 2017
- Kirstin Hellard since 2023
- Raheema Marina Olajide since 2018
- Sarah Henley since 2013
Trustees past 6 years
- Claire Benjamin since 2013
- Estifanos Habtesellasie since 2017
- Raheema Marina Olajide since 2018
- Sarah Henley since 2013
First-time vs portfolio trustees
First-time (8)
- Claire Benjamin since 2013
- Christopher Bull since 2021
- Daniel Beglin since 2023
- Eekeen Wong since 2024
- Estifanos Habtesellasie since 2017
- Kirstin Hellard since 2023
- Raheema Marina Olajide since 2018
- Sarah Henley since 2013
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.
Gaps to watch
- 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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Sources
Official record from the Charity Commission register for England and Wales. Governance Register calculates the connections.
Record details
- Registered charity number
- 1152825
- Status
- Registered
- Governing document
- MEMORANDUM AND ARTICLES INCORPORATED 24/05/2011AS AMENDED BY SPECIAL RESOLUTION REGISTERED AT COMPANIES HOUSE ON 18/06/2013AS AMENDED BY SPECIAL RESOLUTION(S) DATED 20 OCT 2016
- Companies House
- Company number 07645926 · Active
- Contact on the register
- 02033973119 · info@mertoncil.org.uk
- 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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