Finance Score: 0
Governance Score: 6
Support Score: 4
  • Volatile income: -3
  • Fundraising costs low: +3
  • No PartB
  • Good trustee age range: +3
  • Dynamic board: +3
  • Grant maker support: +4
Overall GiG Score: 10 ?

MERCY CORPS EUROPE 

Analysis by Giving is Great

Positives:

  • The charity has received backing from multiple prominent grant makers recently
  • There have been no material income shortfalls in recent years
  • Fundraising costs are unusually low relative to funds raised
  • The Board appears to be well diversified in terms of age and dynamic in terms of composition

Financial issues to consider:

  • There has been a change of accounting period recently, so trends may be hard to determine
  • Income has been volatile recently
Established: 24 years
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Financial Data
Income & Spending ?
Data adjusted to reflect year end change
Period ending 30/06/18 30/06/19 30/06/20 30/06/21 30/06/23
Charitable activities £100,770,389 £112,769,793 £120,665,792 £143,198,127 £108,821,294
Donations & Legacies £827,644 £941,050 £3,191,690 £757,762
Other Income £33,600 £76,155 £253,756 £55,068 £68,760
Investment Income £73,750 £106,194 £128,167 £16,738
Total income £101,705,383 £113,893,192 £124,239,405 £144,027,695 £110,018,259
Charitable activities spending £100,052,989 £111,080,978 £119,613,245 £141,153,702 £109,747,017
Fundraising costs 1% 1% 0% 0% 0%
Other spending
Total spending £100,744,943 £111,661,733 £120,158,070 £141,681,517 £110,266,594
Surplus/deficit £960,440 £2,231,459 £4,081,335 £2,346,178 -£248,335
Listed activities
  • It carries out activities or services itself
Purposes
  • The prevention or relief of poverty
  • The advancement of health
  • The saving of lives','the advancement of citizenship or community development','the advancement of human rights, conflict resolution or reconciliation','the advancement of environmental protection or improvement
Where it operates
  • UK and overseas, main operating location: City of Edinburgh
Who it helps
  • No specific group, or for the benefit of the community

Who's supporting them? ?

Donations from Grant Makers ?

We have details on the following significant donations. Multi-year donations are allocated to the years for which they are earmarked.

Specific Donations
Amount When
Months
To be used for
Foundation Scotland - Grant to Mercy Corps Europe
£2,000 10/10/2023
Donation from Sara Trevelyan Fund - to support relief work following Afghanistan earth quake
Foundation Scotland - Grant to Mercy Corps Europe
£1,000 12/06/2023
Donation from Sara Trevelyan Fund - Funds sent to support relief effort for Nova Kokhova Dam flooding
Foundation Scotland - Grant to Mercy Corps Europe
£2,500 09/02/2023
Donation from the Sara Trevelyan Fund for the earthquake appeal
Foundation Scotland - Grant to Mercy Corps Europe
£500 20/06/2022
Refugee support - honouring refugee day. Thank you for all that you do...sadly so much needed at the moment! From Sara Trevelyan.
Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office - 301017-103 NGO Lead Rapid response programme : Strategic assistance for emergenc
£3,544,276 01/04/2022
This programme will provide urgent UK lifesaving assistance to DRC, home to one of the largest and most complex humanitarian crises in the world, with the highest number of acutely food insecure ....more
Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office - 301017-103 NGO Lead Rapid response programme : Strategic assistance for emergenc
£6,798,766 01/04/2022
This programme will provide urgent UK lifesaving assistance to DRC, home to one of the largest and most complex humanitarian crises in the world, with the highest number of acutely food insecure ....more
Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office - 301017-103 NGO Lead Rapid response programme : Strategic assistance for emergenc
£3,544,276 01/04/2022
This programme will provide urgent UK lifesaving assistance to DRC, home to one of the largest and most complex humanitarian crises in the world, with the highest number of acutely food insecure ....more
Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office - 301017-103 NGO Lead Rapid response programme : Strategic assistance for emergenc
£6,798,766 01/04/2022
This programme will provide urgent UK lifesaving assistance to DRC, home to one of the largest and most complex humanitarian crises in the world, with the highest number of acutely food insecure ....more
Foundation Scotland - Grant to Mercy Corps Europe
£2,500 30/03/2022
Re Emergency Appeal for Ukraine. From Alison Graham
Foundation Scotland - Grant to Mercy Corps Europe
£500 22/03/2022
To support relief work with refugees from Ukraine. From Sara Trevelyan
Foundation Scotland - Grant to Mercy Corps Europe
£1,000 28/02/2022
To support relief work with Ukrainian refugees. From Sara Trevelyan
Foundation Scotland - Grant to Mercy Corps Europe
£1,000 18/11/2021
For wherever help is most needed and thank you to your amazing teams who deliver assistance and support often in very difficult conditions. From Sara Trevelyan.
Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office - Strengthening the Agency and Resilience of Affected populations in Myanmar
£350,688 01/04/2021
To save lives, reduce poverty and suffering of 400,000 crisis affected people in Burma and Burmese refugees in Thailand through providing humanitarian assistance, enhancing resilience and building ....more
Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office - NGO Lead Rapid response programme : Strategic assistance for emergency responses in the Democratic Republic of Congo (SAFER)
£2,156,958 01/04/2021
This programme will provide urgent UK lifesaving assistance to DRC, home to one of the largest and most complex humanitarian crises in the world, with the highest number of acutely food insecure ....more
Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office - Building Stability Planning Component
£1,060,521 01/04/2021
The programme will build upon existing UK support to conflict resolution funded via the Conflict Stability and Security Fund (CSSF) in Mali and will take a phased approach. Phase I will respond to ....more
Foundation Scotland - Grant to Mercy Corps Europe
£500 23/01/2021
To support your first responders in Indonesia providing support to those whose lives have been affected by the recent earthquake - Sara Trevelyan
Foundation Scotland - Grant to Mercy Corps Europe
£1,000 16/12/2020
To support your work in Za'atari and Azraq refugee camps with displaced Syrian families - bless your teams for all you are trying to provide for them. From Sara Trevelyan.
Foundation Scotland - Grant to Mercy Corps Europe
£1,000 11/08/2020
For your relief effort in Beirut - From Sara Trevelyan
Foundation Scotland - Grant to Mercy Corps Europe
£1,000 02/04/2020
For your emergency relief effort in Syria - especially to support efforts to reduce spread of COVID-19 in refugee communities. From Sara Trevelyan.
Foundation Scotland - Grant to Mercy Corps Europe
£1,000 29/02/2020
For relief of hunger in flood and famine affected areas in Africa, from Sara Trevelyan.
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How is it governed?

Directors (9)
Current Directors appointed

Age Range of Directors: 41-76
Legal constitution
  • Charity registered in Scotland on 01/01/2000, number: SC030289
  • Registered at Companies House on 30/06/2000, number: SC208829
Filing Record
4 returns made; all on time
Main office

96/3 Commercial Quays, Edinburgh, UK, EH6 6LX

Objectives

The objects of the Company are:- (a) the relief of poverty. (b) the advancement of health. (c) the advancement of community development. (d) the saving of lives. (e) the advancement of human rights, conflict resolution or reconciliation. and (f) the advancement of environmental protection

Data Sources

Scottish Charity Regulator
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