2025-03-31-accounts

Trustees’ Annual Report for the period

From 1[st] April 2024 Period start date To 31[st] March 2025 Period end date Charity name: Mercy Ministries India

Charity registration number: 1184823

Objectives and Activities

	SORP reference
Summary of the purposes of the charity as set out in its governing document	Para 1.17	For the public benefit, the relief of poverty and hardship among children in India, in particular – but not exclusively – those who are orphans, through the provision of shelter, food, health, education and other such charitable services as the trustees may from time to time think fit
Summary of the main activities in relation to those purposes for the public benefit, in particular, the activities, projects or services identified in the accounts.	Para 1.17 and 1.19	The charity has raised money from donations
Statement confirming whether the trustees have had regard to the guidance issued by the Charity Commission on public benefit	Para 1.18	The trustees have conformed to all guidance issued by the Charity Commission

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SORP reference Para 1.38 Policy on grant making Para 1.38 Policy on social investment including program related investment Para 1.38 Contribution made by volunteers

Other

Achievements and Performance

	SORP reference
Summary of the main achievements of the charity, identifying the difference the charity’s work has made to the circumstances of its beneficiaries and any wider benefits to society as a whole.	Para 1.20	The purpose of the charity is to support a registered Indian charity (MIRHCM – Mercy Integrated Health Care Ministries) for the purpose of helping them with funds to build an Orphanage in Tenali – India. The work on building the Orphanage is now complete, so we will be working to support them with the ongoing growth, running and maintenance of the site. We have also raised finds to enable them to commence the building and operation of a Buffalo Dairy Farm to help enable them to become self-sufficient in the future. The building is done and the first of 5 of 10 buffaloes purchased

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Achievements against objectives set	Para 1.41
Performance of fundraising activities against objectives set	Para 1.41
Investment performance against objectives	Para 1.41
Other

Financial Review

Financial Review
Review of the charity’s financial position at the end of the period	Para 1.21	The charity is in a healthy financial position
Statement explaining the policy for holding reserves stating why they are held	Para 1.22	We have no fixed expenditure, so we only hold a small amount of reserves here in the UK – generally sending money to India as and when needed
Amount of reserves held	Para 1.22	Between £100 & £300
Reasons for holding zero reserves	Para 1.22
Details of fund materially in deficit	Para 1.24
Explanation of any uncertainties about the charity continuing as a going concern	Para 1.23	We depend upon donations, so this will fluctuate depending on our supporters’ financial circumstances.

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The charity’s principal sources of funds (including any fundraising)	Para 1.47
Investment policy and objectives including any social investment policy adopted	Para 1.46
A description of the principal risks facing the charity	Para 1.46
Other

Structure, Governance and Management

Description of charity’s trusts:
Type of governing document (trust deed, royal charter)	Para 1.25	Constitution
How is the charity constituted? (e.g unincorporated association, CIO)	Para 1.25	CIO
Trustee selection methods including details of any constitutional provisions e.g. election to post or name of any person or body entitled to appoint one or more trustees	Para 1.25	We have 2 Trustees. If anyone ever wishes to stand down we will appoint another

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Policies and procedures adopted for the induction and training of trustees	Para 1.51
The charity’s organisational structure and any wider network with which the charity works	Para 1.51
Relationship with any related parties	Para 1.51
Other

Reference and Administrative details

Charity name	Mercy Ministries India
Other name the charity uses
Registered charity number	1184823
Charity’s principal address	3 Upperfield Way Binley Coventry CV3 2UY

Names of the charity trustees who manage the charity

1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20	1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20	Trustee name	Office (if any)	Office (if any)	Dates acted if not for whole year	Dates acted if not for whole year	Name of person (or body) entitled to appoint trustee(if any)
		Mark Gee	Trustee
		Peter Ivers	Trustee
		Corporate trustees–names of the directors at the date the report was approved Director name
		Director name

Name of trustees holding title to property belonging to the charity

Trustee name Dates acted if not for whole year

Funds held as custodian trustees on behalf of others

Description of the assets held in this capacity

Name and objects of the charity on whose behalf the assets are held and how this falls within the custodian charity’s objects

Details of arrangements for safe custody and segregation of such assets from the charity’s own assets

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Names and addresses of advisers (Optional information)

Type of Name Address adviser

Name of chief executive or names of senior staff members (Optional information)

Exemptions from disclosure

Reason for non-disclosure of key personnel details

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Declarations

The trustees declare that they have approved the trustees’ report above.

Signed on behalf of the charity’s trustees

Signature(s) Mark Gee Full name(s) Mark Gee Position (eg Secretary, Trustee Chair, etc) Date 3rd Nov 2025