# THE MERCIAN REGIMENT BENEVOLENT CHARITY

## Details

- **Country:** England & Wales
- **Charity number:** 1125179
- **Status:** Registered
- **Legal form:** Trust
- **Registered:** July 24, 2008
- **Register:** https://register-of-charities.charitycommission.gov.uk/en/charity-search/?p_p_id=uk_gov_ccew_onereg_charitydetails_web_portlet_CharityDetailsPortlet&p_p_lifecycle=0&p_p_state=maximized&p_p_mode=view&_uk_gov_ccew_onereg_charitydetails_web_portlet_CharityDetailsPortlet_regId=1125179


## Contact

- **Address:** Regimental Headquarters, The Mercian Regiment, Whittington Barracks, Lichfield
- **Postcode:** WS14 9TJ
- **Phone:** 01543434353
- **Email:** pamela.mear703@mod.gov.uk



## Activities

**Objects:** TO PROVIDE RELIEF EITHER GENERALLY OR INDIVIDUALLY TO PAST AND PRESENT MEMBERS OF THE REGIMENT OR FORMER REGIMENTS AND THE DEPENDANTS OF SUCH PERSONS WHO ARE IN CONDITIONS OF NEED, HARDSHIP OR DISTRESS BY MAKING GRANTS OF MONEY OR PROVIDING OR PAYING FOR ITEMS, SERVICES OR FACILITIES CALCULATED TO REDUCE THE NEED, HARDSHIP OR DISTRESS OF SUCH PERSONS.

**Activities:** THE CHARITY PROVIDES RELIEF EITHER GENERALLY OR INDIVIDUALLY TO PAST AND PRESENT MEMBERS OF THE REGIMENT OR FORMER REGIMENTS AND THE DEPENDENTS OF SUCH PERSONS WHO ARE IN CONDITIONS OF NEED, HARDSHIP OR DISTRESS BY MAKING GRANTS OF MONEY OR PROVIDING OR PAYING FOR ITEMS, SERVICES OR FACILITIES TO REDUCE THE NEED, HARDSHIP OR STRESS OF SUCH PERSONS.

**Area of benefit:** NOT DEFINED




## Classification

- **How:** Makes Grants To Organisations
- **What:** The Prevention Or Relief Of Poverty, Armed Forces/emergency Service Efficiency
- **Who:** Other Charities Or Voluntary Bodies, Other Defined Groups



## Areas of operation

- Throughout England And Wales



## Finances

| Period end | Income | Expenditure | Assets | Employees |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| March 31, 2025 | £135586 | £98985 | — | — |
| March 31, 2024 | £135958 | £90593 | — | — |
| March 31, 2023 | £122910 | £95915 | — | — |
| March 31, 2022 | £130893 | £81290 | — | — |
| March 31, 2021 | £122234 | £73467 | — | — |



## Trustees

- **LT GEN SIR IAN CAVE KCB** (Chair) — appointed June 7, 2013
- BRIG PHILIP KIMBER OBE — appointed June 23, 2017
- Brig Charles Ginn CBE — appointed Jan. 19, 2022
- Brig Simon Banton OBE — appointed June 23, 2017
- COL ADRIAN WALTON MBE
- LT COL ANDREW LAWSON — appointed Sept. 1, 2025
- LT COL Mark Jackson OBE
- LT COL NEIL MACKINTOSH — appointed Nov. 2, 2011
- LT COL NEIL PARKINSON OBE — appointed Sept. 30, 2025
- MAJ MARK BANKS — appointed Oct. 30, 2024
- MARK ELLIOTT — appointed Nov. 26, 2013