--- title: "Mercread Youth Centre — charity 1201236 | CharityCompare" description: "Mercread Youth Centre (charity 1201236): income £77,061 (2025). Check registration, accounts, Gift Aid and official sources on an independent UK profile." source: https://www.charitycompare.org.uk/charity/mercread-youth-centre retrieved: 2026-10-07T16:08:18.078Z date_note: "Retrieval time is not the filing, register-extract or editorial-review date; cite those dates from the content." license: "Charity data © Crown copyright, Open Government Licence v3.0" --- Registered charity · No. 1201236CIO MY # Mercread Youth Centre Independent profile · Charity Commission for England and Wales data Mercread Youth Centre is a registered charity in England & Wales. Its register classifications include general charitable purposes, recreation. Register extract 2026-10-04 · Not yet rated [Check official registration](https://register-of-charities.charitycommission.gov.uk/charity-details/?regId=1201236&subId=0) Work at Mercread Youth Centre? [Claim this profile free](https://www.charitycompare.org.uk/claim?charity=mercread-youth-centre&type=claim&name=Mercread%20Youth%20Centre) to add your own description, logo and links. At a glance · official register ## What are the key facts about Mercread Youth Centre? Reported income · year ending 2025-03-31 £77,061 Reported spending · year ending 2025-03-31 £78,380 Registered charity number 1201236 Status in source extract Registered Charity type CIO Register contact address detail (not service area) Mercread Road Registered for Gift Aid (HMRC) Not recorded Quick answer Mercread Youth Centre (number 1201236) is listed as registered in the Charity Commission snapshot used here. Check the live register for its current position. Registration does not authenticate a particular fundraising appeal or establish the impact of a donation. ## What does Mercread Youth Centre do? The object of the CIO is to support and empower children and young people torealise their potential in life, through educative and leisure activities. Activities reported on the official register · extract 2026-10-04. From the annual return ## Pay, income, Gift Aid and registration details for Mercread Youth Centre Answers Mercread Youth Centre gave in its annual return to the Charity Commission for the year ending 31 March 2025, plus its register entry. A blank answer in the return is shown as not reported, never as “no”. ### How much are Mercread Youth Centre's highest-paid staff paid? Mercread Youth Centre's annual return for the year ending 31 March 2025 reports no employees paid more than £60,000. The register reports headcounts in salary bands, not names. Individual pay is disclosed in the trustees' annual report. ### Can I claim Gift Aid, and are the trustees paid? The register does not record Mercread Youth Centre as registered with HMRC for Gift Aid. Ask the charity before assuming a donation can be Gift Aided. Mercread Youth Centre's annual return for the year ending 31 March 2025 reports that no trustee received remuneration or other benefits from the charity. ### Registration details Registered as a charity 5 December 2022 Where it says it operates East Sussex ## Who it supports and how it works **Reported beneficiaries:** Children/young People. **Reported activities:** Provides Buildings/facilities/open Space; Provides Services. Classifications supplied to the register; extract 2026-10-04. These broad categories do not establish eligibility or current capacity. Use the official contact details to ask about access, referrals and service area. ## What causes is Mercread Youth Centre registered for? General Charitable PurposesRecreation ## Why is there no Clarity Score for Mercread Youth Centre yet? Our dataset does not yet contain the detailed filing history needed to score Mercread Youth Centre. An unrated profile is a gap in our assessment, not a negative judgement about the charity. The register facts and available annual-return disclosures above remain useful. Payment never influences a rating. [How scoring works](https://www.charitycompare.org.uk/methodology) ## What should you check before donating to Mercread Youth Centre? - Match the registered name and number to the appeal. A real charity number can be copied by someone impersonating the organisation. - Open the current register entry to check status, contact details and available accounts. This profile reflects a dated extract. - Read the charity’s annual report for its work and results. An unrated profile means we lack a full assessment; it is not a negative rating. 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A real charity number does not verify a fundraiser or appeal, and registration is not an impact rating. What is Mercread Youth Centre's charity number? Mercread Youth Centre's charity number is 1201236. Check that number on the Charity Commission register or this CharityCompare profile before you donate. How do I check charity number 1201236? Search 1201236 on the Charity Commission for England and Wales register or on CharityCompare. Confirm the registered name matches the organisation asking for money — scammers sometimes reuse real charity numbers. What does Mercread Youth Centre do? The object of the CIO is to support and empower children and young people torealise their potential in life, through educative and leisure activities. Does Mercread Youth Centre have reviews and complaints? CharityCompare does not host public user reviews for Mercread Youth Centre. This basic profile confirms registration and register facts. Rated charities also show a filing-based Clarity Score. For formal complaints, contact the Charity Commission for England and Wales or the Fundraising Regulator as appropriate. How can I donate to Mercread Youth Centre? Mercread Youth Centre does not list a website in its register entry. Its official Charity Commission entry lists its contact details — CharityCompare never processes donations. How much is Mercread Youth Centre's chief executive paid? The Charity Commission register does not name individual salaries. Mercread Youth Centre's annual return for the year ending 31 March 2025 reports no employees paid more than £60,000. Charities normally disclose the chief executive's pay, or the pay of their highest-paid staff, in the remuneration note of the trustees' annual report and accounts. Can I claim Gift Aid on a donation to Mercread Youth Centre? The register does not record Mercread Youth Centre as registered with HMRC for Gift Aid. Ask the charity before assuming a donation can be Gift Aided. Are Mercread Youth Centre's trustees paid? Mercread Youth Centre's annual return for the year ending 31 March 2025 reports that no trustee received remuneration or other benefits from the charity. When was Mercread Youth Centre registered as a charity? Mercread Youth Centre was entered on the register on 5 December 2022. Source: Charity Commission for England and Wales register extract dated 2026-10-04, used under the [Open Government Licence v3.0](https://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/doc/open-government-licence/version/3/). Always verify current details on the [official register entry](https://register-of-charities.charitycommission.gov.uk/charity-details/?regId=1201236&subId=0).