Mercy Mission Welfare Society Trustees Report and Accounts for the year ending 31[st] March 2025
Reference and Administrative Information
Name of Charity: Mercy Mission Welfare Society Charity Registration Number: 1088750 Principal Address: 4, The Croft, Henley Road, Claverdon, CV35 8PS Charity Trustees: Stephen Collett, (Treasurer), Jonathan Hibbs, (Chair) Andrew Raine (Secretary), Pamela Raine, Adrian Warhurst Nicholas Tickner (appointed 14[th] October 2024), Independent Examiner: Ian English
Structure, Governance and Management
The Mission is governed by the Trust Deed dated 26[th] February 2001 as revised on 19[th] January 2024. Trustees are appointed by a resolution of trustees passed at a special meeting called for this purpose. There shall be at least three trustees, and the trustees shall hold at least two ordinary meetings every year. The trustees have adopted policies in the principal areas of the charity to ensure good practise governance and management.
Trustees are encouraged to be familiar with the range of activities of the associated Mercy Mission Welfare Society. Some the current trustees have visited the MMWS campus and have first-hand experience of the work.
Objectives and Activities
The objectives of the Mercy Mission Welfare Society are as follows:
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To propagate the Christian faith, knowledge, practise and understanding in the designated area of Andhra Pradesh, India.
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To relieve poverty, sickness, distress by the provision of food, shelter, clothing and medical care.
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To advance education of the public, particularly children.
The Trustees have had regard to the guidance issued by the Charity Commission on a range of issues particularly: public benefit, safeguarding duties and ‘Due Diligence, Monitoring and Verification of End Use of Charitable Funds’. Public benefit is clearly demonstrated in the range of services funded in Mercy Mission Welfare Society, especially in the provision of a home for orphaned or neglected children and the provision of education to these and other children. Regular visits to the Indian campus by Trustees and examination of the Indian charity’s annual accounts provide a level of monitoring and due diligence for the use of charitable funds.
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Achievements and Performance from funds donated through the UK charity
The UK Charity has maintained regular contact with the beneficiary recipients of all funding and remains confident that funds are well spent by them in pursuing the charity’s objective and providing public benefit.
Risks
The trustees regular monitor the risks associated with overseas work. During the year our PESTLE analysis has been updated considering the recent political developments and the impact of the UK cost of living crisis on UK donors and likely future income.
Governance
The trustees met virtually over the internet or in person eight times during the year, including a special meeting to appoint Nicholas Tickner as a Trustee. New Trustees are welcomed with an induction pack setting out the aims and operating procedures of the charity and responsibilities of a trustee.
Financial Review
Principal sources of income to Mercy Mission UK are through regular sponsorship of the children in the mission hostels and donations to the general work of Mercy Mission, most of which is donated on a regular basis. This year the charity has received general donations and a few ad hoc donations including gift aid totalling £55,000 broadly similar to last year’s total. Thus, consistent regular funding has been spent in pursuit of the charity’s objectives for day to day running costs and hostel refurbishment. Total funds sent during the year were £53,000 of which nearly £6,000 were restricted for specific projects.
Signed: J. P. Hibbs
Chair of Trustees
28 November 2025
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Independent examiner's report on the accounts
Section A Independent Examiner’s Report
Report to the trustees/ Mercy Mission Welfare society members of 31 March 2025 Charity no (if 1088750 On accounts for the year ended any) Set out on pages 4 & 5 I report to the trustees on my examination of the accounts of the above charity (“the Trust”) for the year ended 31/03/2023.
As the charity trustees of the Trust, you are responsible for the preparation of the accounts in accordance with the requirements of the Charities Act 2011 (“the Act”).
Responsibilities and basis of I report in respect of my examination of the Trust’s accounts carried out under section 145 report of the 2011 Act and in carrying out my examination, I have followed the applicable Directions given by the Charity Commission under section 145(5)(b) of the Act. Independent examiner's I have completed my examination. I confirm that no material matters have come to my statement attention in connection with the examination which gives me cause to believe that in, any material respect: accounting records were not kept in accordance with section 130 of the Act or the accounts do not accord with the accounting records I have no concerns and have come across no other matters in connection with the examination to which attention should be drawn in order to enable a proper understanding of the accounts to be reached . // Signed: Ian English Date: 14 10 2025 Name: Ian English Relevant professional Finance Manager ( Retired) qualification(s) or body (if any): Address: 38 Sambourn Close Solihull B91 2SA
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| ~~——————~~ | Unrestricted funds ~~——————~~ |
~~——————~~ | Restricted funds ~~——————~~ |
~~——————~~ | Endowment funds ~~——————~~ |
~~——————~~ | Total funds ~~——————~~ |
~~——————~~ | Last year ~~——————~~ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| to the nearest £ |
to the nearest | to the nearest £ | to the nearest £ | to the nearest £ | to the nearest £ | ||||
| A1 Receipts ~~=—===—=~~ |
~~=—===—=~~ | ~~=—===—=~~ | ~~=—===—=~~ | ~~=—===—=~~ | ~~=—===—=~~ | ~~=—===—=~~ | ~~=—===—=~~ | ~~=—===—=~~ | ~~=—===—=~~ |
| Sponsorship& Donations ~~=—===—=~~ |
42,826 ~~=—===—=~~ |
826 ~~=—===—=~~ |
-00 ~~=—===—=~~ |
-00 ~~=—===—=~~ |
~~=—===—=~~ | ~~=—===—=~~ | 42,826 ~~=—===—=~~ |
826 ~~=—===—=~~ |
46,057 ~~=—===—=~~ |
| Gift Aid ~~=—===—=~~ |
6,960 ~~=—===—=~~ |
960 ~~=—===—=~~ |
~~=—===—=~~ | ~~=—===—=~~ | ~~=—===—=~~ | ~~=—===—=~~ | 6,960 ~~=—===—=~~ |
960 ~~=—===—=~~ |
7,289 ~~=—===—=~~ |
| Specific Donations ~~=—===—=~~ |
~~=—===—=~~ | ~~=—===—=~~ | 5,810 ~~=—===—=~~ |
810 ~~=—===—=~~ |
~~=—===—=~~ | ~~=—===—=~~ | 5,810 ~~=—===—=~~ |
810 ~~=—===—=~~ |
-00 ~~=—===—=~~ |
| ~~=—===—=~~ | ~~=—===—=~~ | ~~=—===—=~~ | ~~=—===—=~~ | ~~=—===—=~~ | ~~=—===—=~~ | ~~=—===—=~~ | -00 ~~=—===—=~~ |
-00 ~~=—===—=~~ |
-00 ~~=—===—=~~ |
| ~~=—===—=~~ | ~~=—===—=~~ | ~~=—===—=~~ | ~~=—===—=~~ | ~~=—===—=~~ | ~~=—===—=~~ | ~~=—===—=~~ | -00 ~~=—===—=~~ |
-00 ~~=—===—=~~ |
-00 ~~=—===—=~~ |
| ~~=—===—=~~ | ~~=—===—=~~ | ~~=—===—=~~ | ~~=—===—=~~ | ~~=—===—=~~ | ~~=—===—=~~ | ~~=—===—=~~ | -00 ~~=—===—=~~ |
-00 ~~=—===—=~~ |
-00 ~~=—===—=~~ |
| ~~=—===—=~~ | ~~=—===—=~~ | ~~=—===—=~~ | ~~=—===—=~~ | ~~=—===—=~~ | ~~=—===—=~~ | ~~=—===—=~~ | -00 ~~=—===—=~~ |
-00 ~~=—===—=~~ |
-00 ~~=—===—=~~ |
| ~~=—===—=~~ | - ~~=—===—=~~ |
- ~~=—===—=~~ |
-00 ~~=—===—=~~ |
-00 ~~=—===—=~~ |
-00 ~~=—===—=~~ |
-00 ~~=—===—=~~ |
-00 ~~=—===—=~~ |
-00 ~~=—===—=~~ |
|
| Sub total (Gross income for AR) ~~=—===—=~~ |
49,786 ~~=—===—=~~ |
49,786 ~~=—===—=~~ |
5,810 ~~=—===—=~~ |
5,810 ~~=—===—=~~ |
-00 ~~=—===—=~~ |
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| ~~=—===—=~~ ~~=~~ |
~~=—===—=~~ ~~=~~ |
~~=—===—=~~ ~~=~~ |
~~=—===—=~~ ~~=~~ |
~~=—===—=~~ ~~=~~ |
~~=—===—=~~ ~~=~~ |
~~=—===—=~~ |
~~=—===—=~~ ~~——~~ |
~~=—===—=~~ ~~——~~ |
~~=—===—=~~ ~~——~~ |
| A2 Asset and investment sales, (see table). ~~=~~ |
~~=~~ | ~~=~~ | ~~=~~ | ~~=~~ | ~~=~~ | ~~——~~ | ~~——~~ | ~~——~~ | |
| ~~=~~ | - ~~=~~ |
- ~~=~~ |
- ~~=~~ |
- ~~=~~ |
- ~~=~~ |
- |
-00 ~~——~~ |
-00 ~~——~~ |
- ~~——~~ |
| ~~=~~ | - ~~=~~ |
- ~~=~~ |
- ~~=~~ |
- ~~=~~ |
- ~~=~~ |
- |
-00 ~~——~~ |
-00 ~~——~~ |
- ~~——~~ |
| Sub total ~~=~~ |
- ~~=~~ |
- ~~=~~ |
- ~~=~~ |
- ~~=~~ |
- ~~=~~ |
- |
-00 ~~——~~ |
-00 ~~——~~ |
- ~~——~~ |
| ~~=~~ | ~~=~~ | ~~=~~ | ~~=~~ | ~~=~~ | ~~=~~ | ~~——~~ | ~~——~~ | ~~——~~ | |
| Total receipts ~~=~~ |
49,786 ~~=~~ |
~~=~~ | 5,810 ~~=~~ |
~~=~~ | - ~~=~~ |
55,596 ~~——~~ |
~~——~~ | 53,346 ~~——~~ |
|
| ~~=~~ | ~~=~~ | ~~=~~ | ~~=~~ | ~~=~~ | ~~= ~~ | ~~——~~ | ~~——~~ | ~~——~~ | |
| A3 Payments ~~==_==28~~ |
~~==_==28~~ | ~~==_==28~~ | ~~==_==28~~ | ~~==_==28~~ | ~~==_==28~~ | ~~==_==28~~ | ~~==_==28~~ | ~~==_==28~~ | |
| Donations to running costs ~~==_==28~~ |
47,564 ~~==_==28~~ |
4 ~~==_==28~~ |
~~==_==28~~ | ~~==_==28~~ | -00 ~~==_==28~~ |
~~==_==28~~ | 47,564 ~~==_==28~~ |
4 ~~==_==28~~ |
58,034 ~~==_==28~~ |
| Funding to projects ~~==_==28~~ |
~~==_==28~~ | ~~==_==28~~ | 5,860 ~~==_==28~~ |
860 ~~==_==28~~ |
-00 ~~==_==28~~ |
-00 ~~==_==28~~ |
5,860 ~~==_==28~~ |
860 ~~==_==28~~ |
3,270 ~~==_==28~~ |
| Other expenses ~~==_==28~~ |
~~==_==28~~ | ~~==_==28~~ | ~~==_==28~~ | ~~==_==28~~ | -00 ~~==_==28~~ |
~~==_==28~~ | -00 ~~==_==28~~ |
~~==_==28~~ | -00 ~~==_==28~~ |
| Banks Charges ~~==_==28~~ |
~~==_==28~~ | ~~==_==28~~ | ~~==_==28~~ | ~~==_==28~~ | -00 ~~==_==28~~ |
-00 ~~==_==28~~ |
-00 ~~==_==28~~ |
-00 ~~==_==28~~ |
-00 ~~==_==28~~ |
| Website expenses ~~==_==28~~ |
130 ~~==_==28~~ |
130 ~~==_==28~~ |
~~==_==28~~ | ~~==_==28~~ | -00 ~~==_==28~~ |
-00 ~~==_==28~~ |
130 ~~==_==28~~ |
130 ~~==_==28~~ |
168 ~~==_==28~~ |
| Other expenses ~~==_==28~~ |
~~==_==28~~ | ~~==_==28~~ | ~~==_==28~~ | ~~==_==28~~ | -00 ~~==_==28~~ |
~~==_==28~~ | -00 ~~==_==28~~ |
~~==_==28~~ | -00 ~~==_==28~~ |
| ~~==_==28~~ | ~~==_==28~~ | ~~==_==28~~ | -00 ~~==_==28~~ |
-00 ~~==_==28~~ |
-00 ~~==_==28~~ |
-00 ~~==_==28~~ |
-00 ~~==_==28~~ |
-00 ~~==_==28~~ |
-00 ~~==_==28~~ |
| ~~==_==28~~ | - ~~==_==28~~ |
- ~~==_==28~~ |
-00 ~~==_==28~~ |
~~==_==28~~ | -00 ~~==_==28~~ |
~~==_==28~~ | -00 ~~==_==28~~ |
~~==_==28~~ | -00 ~~==_==28~~ |
| ~~==_==28~~ | - ~~==_==28~~ |
- ~~==_==28~~ |
-00 ~~==_==28~~ |
-00 ~~==_==28~~ |
-00 ~~==_==28~~ |
-00 ~~==_==28~~ |
-00 ~~==_==28~~ |
-00 ~~==_==28~~ |
-00 ~~==_==28~~ |
| Sub total ~~==_==28~~ |
47,694 ~~==_==28~~ |
694 ~~==_==28~~ |
5,860 ~~==_==28~~ |
860 ~~==_==28~~ |
-00 ~~==_==28~~ |
-00 ~~==_==28~~ |
53,554 ~~==_==28~~ |
554 ~~==_==28~~ |
61,472 ~~==_==28~~ |
| ~~==_==28~~ ~~SSeeS=~~ |
~~==_==28~~ ~~SSeeS=~~ |
~~==_==28~~ ~~SSeeS=~~ |
~~==_==28~~ ~~SSeeS=~~ |
~~==_==28~~ ~~SSeeS=~~ |
~~==_==28~~ ~~SSeeS=~~ |
~~==_==28~~ ~~SSeeS=~~ |
~~==_==28~~ ~~SSeeS=~~ |
~~==_==28~~ ~~SSeeS=~~ |
~~==_==28~~ ~~SSeeS=~~ |
| A4 Asset and investment purchases, (see table) ~~SSeeS=~~ |
~~SSeeS=~~ | ~~SSeeS=~~ | ~~SSeeS=~~ | ~~SSeeS=~~ | ~~SSeeS=~~ | ~~SSeeS=~~ | ~~SSeeS=~~ | ~~SSeeS=~~ | ~~SSeeS=~~ |
| ~~SSeeS=~~ | - ~~SSeeS=~~ |
- ~~SSeeS=~~ |
- ~~SSeeS=~~ |
- ~~SSeeS=~~ |
- ~~SSeeS=~~ |
- ~~SSeeS=~~ |
-00 ~~SSeeS=~~ |
~~SSeeS=~~ | - ~~SSeeS=~~ |
| ~~SSeeS=~~ ~~=====~~ |
- ~~SSeeS=~~ ~~=====~~ |
- ~~SSeeS=~~ ~~=====~~ |
- ~~SSeeS=~~ ~~=====~~ |
- ~~SSeeS=~~ ~~=====~~ |
- ~~SSeeS=~~ ~~=====~~ |
- ~~SSeeS=~~ ~~=====~~ |
-00 ~~SSeeS=~~ ~~=====~~ |
-00 ~~SSeeS=~~ ~~=====~~ |
0 ~~SSeeS=~~ ~~=====~~ |
| Sub total ~~SSeeS=~~ ~~=====~~ |
- ~~SSeeS=~~ ~~=====~~ |
- ~~SSeeS=~~ ~~=====~~ |
- ~~SSeeS=~~ ~~=====~~ |
- ~~SSeeS=~~ ~~=====~~ |
- ~~SSeeS=~~ ~~=====~~ |
- ~~SSeeS=~~ ~~=====~~ |
-00 ~~SSeeS=~~ ~~=====~~ |
-00 ~~SSeeS=~~ ~~=====~~ |
-00 ~~SSeeS=~~ ~~=====~~ |
| ~~SSeeS=~~ ~~=====~~ |
~~SSeeS=~~ ~~=====~~ |
~~SSeeS=~~ ~~=====~~ |
~~SSeeS=~~ ~~=====~~ |
~~SSeeS=~~ ~~=====~~ |
~~SSeeS=~~ ~~=====~~ |
~~SSeeS=~~ ~~=====~~ |
~~SSeeS=~~ ~~=====~~ |
~~SSeeS=~~ ~~=====~~ |
~~SSeeS=~~ ~~=====~~ |
| Totalpayments ~~=====~~ |
47,694 ~~=====~~ |
~~=====~~ | 5,860 ~~=====~~ |
~~=====~~ | - ~~=====~~ |
~~=====~~ | 53,554 ~~=====~~ |
~~=====~~ | 61,472 ~~=====~~ |
| ~~=====~~ | ~~=====~~ | ~~=====~~ | ~~=====~~ | ~~=====~~ | ~~=====~~ | ~~=====~~ | ~~=====~~ | ~~=====~~ | ~~=====~~ |
| Net of receipts/(payments) ~~=====~~ |
2,092 ~~=====~~ |
2,092 ~~=====~~ |
-50 ~~=====~~ |
50 ~~=====~~ |
-00 ~~=====~~ |
00 ~~=====~~ |
2,042 ~~=====~~ |
2,042 ~~=====~~ |
-8,125 ~~=====~~ |
| A5 Transfers between funds ~~=====~~ |
- ~~=====~~ |
~~=====~~ | -00 ~~=====~~ |
00 ~~=====~~ |
-00 ~~=====~~ |
00 ~~=====~~ |
-00 ~~=====~~ |
-00 ~~=====~~ |
-00 ~~=====~~ |
| A6 Cash funds last year end ~~=====~~ |
1,621 ~~=====~~ |
1,621 ~~=====~~ |
50 ~~=====~~ |
50 ~~=====~~ |
-00 ~~=====~~ |
00 ~~=====~~ |
1,671 ~~=====~~ |
1,671 ~~=====~~ |
9,796 ~~=====~~ |
| Cash funds thisyear end ~~=====~~ |
3,713 ~~=====~~ |
3,713 ~~=====~~ |
0 ~~=====~~ |
0 ~~=====~~ |
-00 ~~=====~~ |
00 ~~=====~~ |
3,713 ~~=====~~ |
3,713 ~~=====~~ |
1,671 ~~=====~~ |
Section B Statement of assets and liabilities at the end of the period
| Categories | Details | Details | Details | Unrestricted funds |
Restricted funds | Endowment funds |
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| to nearest £ | to nearest £ | to nearest £ | |||||||
| B1 Cash funds | Bank a/c no. 1 | 1,653 | -00 | -00 | |||||
| Bank a/c no. 2 | 2,060 | -00 | -00 | ||||||
| Bank a/c no.3 | -00 | -00 | |||||||
| Total cash funds | 3,713 | -00 OK |
-00 | ||||||
| (agree balances with receipts and payments account(s)) |
OK | OK | |||||||
| Unrestricted funds |
Restricted funds | Endowment funds |
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| Details | to nearest £ | to nearest £ | to nearest £ | ||||||
| B2 Other monetary assets | -00 | -00 | -00 | ||||||
| -00 | -00 | -00 | |||||||
| -00 | -00 | -00 | |||||||
| -00 | -00 | -00 | |||||||
| -00 | -00 | -00 | |||||||
| -00 | -00 | -00 | |||||||
| Details | Fund to which asset belongs |
Cost (optional) | Current value (optional) |
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| B3 Investment assets | -00 | -00 | |||||||
| -00 | -00 | ||||||||
| -00 | -00 | ||||||||
| -00 | -00 | ||||||||
| -00 | -00 | ||||||||
| Details | Fund to which asset belongs |
Cost (optional) | Current value (optional) |
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| B4 Assets retained for the charity’s own use |
-00 | -00 | |||||||
| -00 | -00 | ||||||||
| -00 | -00 | ||||||||
| -00 | -00 | ||||||||
| -00 | -00 | ||||||||
| -00 | -00 | ||||||||
| -00 | -00 | ||||||||
| -00 | -00 | ||||||||
| -00 | -00 | ||||||||
| Details | Fund to which liability relates |
Amount due (optional) |
When due (optional) |
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| B5 Liabilities | -00 | ||||||||
| -00 | |||||||||
| -00 | |||||||||
| -00 | |||||||||
| -00 | |||||||||
| Signed by one or two trustees on behalf of all the trustees |
Signature | Print Name | Date of approval | ||||||
| signed | J Hibbs | 28/11/2025 | |||||||
| Chair of Trustees |
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