--- title: "Mermaids — charity rating & review | CharityCompare" description: "Is Mermaids a legitimate UK charity? Clarity Score 0/100. Accounts 2025: income £1.3m · 89% on charitable activities. Reg 1160575." source: https://www.charitycompare.org.uk/charity/mermaids retrieved: 2026-08-18T02:09:52.720Z license: "Charity data © Crown copyright, Open Government Licence v3.0" --- Regulatory alert ## Is Mermaids under a statutory inquiry? This charity is under a statutory inquiry by the Charity Commission. CharityCompare assigns a **Clarity Score of 0/100** until the inquiry is resolved — we do not recommend relying on historical scores. [View inquiry on Charity Commission →](https://register-of-charities.charitycommission.gov.uk/en/charity-search/-/charity-details/1160575) Quick answer ## Is Mermaids a good charity? Mermaids scores 0/100 (0 stars, Not rated) on CharityCompare's Clarity Score, calculated from its UK regulator filings. Its latest accounts year is 2025 (£1.3m total income, 89% of spending on charitable activities). This reflects financial transparency and stewardship on paper — not the real-world impact of its programmes. See the full breakdown. London · UK-wide · W1W 5PF | Reg [1160575](https://www.charitycompare.org.uk/charity/mermaids) | Registered charity | [Official website](https://www.mermaidsuk.org.uk/) | [Charity Commission register](https://register-of-charities.charitycommission.gov.uk/en/charity-search/-/charity-details/1160575) Donate ## How can you give to MERMAIDS? You leave CharityCompare to complete a donation on the official MERMAIDS form. We do not process payments or take commission. Opens their official online donation form. [Donate](https://www.mermaidsuk.org.uk/?utm_source=charitycompare&utm_medium=referral&utm_campaign=donate&utm_content=1160575) ## What does Mermaids do? Mermaids is a registered charity (no. 1160575) working in health across the United Kingdom. Its latest Charity Commission filing directs 89% of spending to charitable activities, and files its annual accounts on time. Reported income has been declining (≈8% a year). CharityCompare's Clarity Score rates the organisation only from public Charity Commission accounts — accountability, financial health, efficiency and community support — not the quality or impact of its programmes. Summarised from public filings — Mermaids hasn't added its own description yet. [Work here? Add it free →](https://www.charitycompare.org.uk/claim?charity=mermaids) **In short:** MERMAIDS has a Clarity Score of 0/100 — Charity Commission statutory inquiry in progress. ## What is Mermaids? Mermaids has a Clarity Score of 0 out of 100 on CharityCompare (0 stars, Not rated). Charity Commission registration number 1160575. Status: Registered. Primary cause area: Health. Latest accounts year 2025: total income £1.3m, with 89% of expenditure on charitable activities. Accounts filing: up to date. 1 filing concern(s) noted on this profile. Scores are independent and based on official filings — not a donation recommendation. Data from [Charity Commission register](https://register-of-charities.charitycommission.gov.uk/), last updated 17 July 2026. Overall score 0/100 0★ · Not rated Cause spend 89% 3-yr avg · charitable activities Accountability 0/100 Finance beacon Income £1.3m Latest year 2025 Reserves — Months of running costs Accounts filing On time Charity Commission £7.4 raised per £1 fundraising (3-yr avg) · 20% overhead · Website on register · Confidence: low ## How does MERMAIDS compare? Clarity Score percentile against similar UK charities — the share of peers MERMAIDS scores higher than. Income band (£1m–£5m)0thpercentile **Scores higher than 0% of 2,776 charities in its income band** · 0/100 vs 78 peer average (marker). Health charities0thpercentile **Scores higher than 0% of 528 charities in this cause** · 0/100 vs 76 peer average (marker). ## How reliable is Mermaids's data? Source Charity Commission (England & Wales) Accounts year 2025 Filing date 24 June 2026 Profile reviewed 17 July 2026 Low confidence — key filing data unavailable Scores reflect the latest annual accounts on the register. Clarity Score measures how clearly the charity accounts for money in those filings — not programme impact. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Sources: [Charity Commission for England and Wales](https://register-of-charities.charitycommission.gov.uk/), [Office of the Scottish Charity Regulator](https://www.oscr.org.uk/) and [Charity Commission for Northern Ireland](https://www.charitycommissionni.org.uk/). [Open Government Licence v3.0](https://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/doc/open-government-licence/version/3/). ## What is Mermaids's Beacon report? Detailed accountability and finance metrics from UK regulator filings — structured for transparency in our four-beacon report. [How we calculate beacon scores →](https://www.charitycompare.org.uk/methodology) ## What is Mermaids's Clarity Score? 0/100 total · Not rated · 0 of 5 stars Four pillars (40 + 30 + 20 + 10 points) from Charity Commission filings — see methodology for full weightings. 0/100 Accountability & Transparency 0/100 Financial Health 0/100 Financial Efficiency 0/100 Community Support ### Accountability & Transparency Score withheld — Charity Commission statutory inquiry in progress. 0/100 ### Financial Health Score withheld — Charity Commission statutory inquiry in progress. 0/100 ### Financial Efficiency Score withheld — Charity Commission statutory inquiry in progress. 0/100 ### Community Support Score withheld — Charity Commission statutory inquiry in progress. 0/100 ## How much does Mermaids raise and spend? Latest filed year 2025 · Source: Charity Commission filings | Category | Amount | % of spend | | --- | --- | --- | | Total income | £1.3m | — | | Total expenditure | £1.6m | — | | Charitable activities | £1.4m | 89% | | Fundraising | £186k | 11% | | Governance & admin | £81k | 5% | 89%On charitable activities ## Where does the money go? Latest accounts (2025) · £1.6m spent - Charitable activities89% · £1.4m - Fundraising11% · £186k - Governance5% · £81k ## What trust indicators does Mermaids have? Pulled from the Charity Commission register — filing behaviour, board size, and workforce where reported. - ✓ Accounts filed on time up to date · last filing 24 June 2026 - ✓ Trustee board size (3–12) 6 trustees on the Charity Commission register - ✓ Workforce on register 33 employees · 143 volunteers (4:1 volunteer-to-staff) Fundraising Regulator Status not yet checked Separate from our financial scores — shows whether the charity follows the Code of Fundraising Practice. [Check Fundraising Regulator →](https://www.fundraisingregulator.org.uk/members/) Official register Reg 1160575 Full trustee list, accounts, and regulatory history on the Charity Commission. [View on Charity Commission →](https://register-of-charities.charitycommission.gov.uk/en/charity-search/-/charity-details/1160575) ### Trustees & officers - Corey Lynn Stoughton since 2022 - Hardeep Aiden since 2022 - Matthew Maddocks since 2022 - Ruth Chapple since 2023 - Dr TONY CLIVE HOCKLEY since 2023 - Kathryn Downs Chair · since 2025 100 How we score charities +The Clarity Score is a 100-point rating from UK regulator filings (Charity Commission for England and Wales, OSCR and CCNI). Four pillars — Accountability & Transparency (40), Financial Health (30), Financial Efficiency (20), and Community Support (10) — each scored on a continuous scale, not pass/fail cutoffs. A statutory inquiry sets the score to 0 automatically. [Full methodology →](https://www.charitycompare.org.uk/methodology) Accountability & Transparency Scored from filings 40 points — filing history (15), trustee oversight (15, scaling up to a board of three or more), declared policies (10). Financial Health Scored from filings 30 points — reserves (15, full marks 3–24 months, tapering on both sides), income stability (10), liabilities to assets (5, scaling down as debt rises). Financial Efficiency Scored from filings 20 points — program expense ratio and fundraising cost, each on a graduated scale (not a single cutoff). Kept at 20% of the total: financial-ratio scoring alone is not a reliable effectiveness signal (see "why not just an overhead ratio?" below). Community Support Scored from filings 10 points — volunteer-to-staff ratio from Charity Commission workforce data, scaling continuously up to a 2:1 ratio. Overall score Sum of all pillar points. Display stars use the same bands as the labels: 90–100 → 5★ Exceptional; 75–89 → 4★ Good; 60–74 → 3★ Needs improvement; 1–59 → 2★ Poor; 0 → not rated. ## How have Mermaids's finances changed over five years? - Income - Spending - Cause spend Values in £ thousands · Cause spend plotted only when the filing discloses a split · Source: Charity Commission accounts ## What are the key facts about Mermaids? Overall score 0/100 (0★) Income £1.3m Cause spend 89% of expenditure Reg number 1160575 Scope UK-wide Reserves — Trustees 6 Accounts year 2025 Filing up to date ## How does MERMAIDS compare, and where else can you look? [Compare MERMAIDS with others](https://www.charitycompare.org.uk/compare-charities?ids=mermaids) [More health charities](https://www.charitycompare.org.uk/browse/health) [How we score charities](https://www.charitycompare.org.uk/methodology) ### Where MERMAIDS sits The causes this charity is classified under, and other charities working nearby. - [health charities](https://www.charitycompare.org.uk/browse/health) - [education charities](https://www.charitycompare.org.uk/browse/education) - [children charities](https://www.charitycompare.org.uk/browse/children) - [Charities in London](https://www.charitycompare.org.uk/cities/london) - [health charities in London](https://www.charitycompare.org.uk/browse/health/london) ### Similar health charities Top-rated peers by CharityCompare score - [THE MOST VENERABLE ORDER OF THE HOSPITAL OF ST JOHN OF JERUSALEM (THE ORDER OF ST JOHN)](https://www.charitycompare.org.uk/charity/the-most-venerable-order-of-the-hospital-of-st-john-of-jerusalem-the-order-of-st-john) 100/100 · £2.4m - [THE FARMING COMMUNITY NETWORK](https://www.charitycompare.org.uk/charity/the-farming-community-network) 100/100 · £1.8m - [KIDS MATTER](https://www.charitycompare.org.uk/charity/kids-matter) 100/100 · £795k - [WOMANKIND](https://www.charitycompare.org.uk/charity/womankind) 100/100 · £731k ## How can you share Mermaids's rating? 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Verify it on the official register: https://register-of-charities.charitycommission.gov.uk/en/charity-search/-/charity-details/1160575. Registration proves status; Clarity Score then summarises filing transparency on paper, not programme impact. What is Mermaids's charity number? + Mermaids's charity number is 1160575. Check that number on the official register (Charity Commission, OSCR or CCNI) or this CharityCompare profile before you donate — scammers sometimes reuse real numbers on fake appeals. What is Mermaids's charity rating? + Mermaids scores 0 out of 100 on CharityCompare (0 stars — Not rated). The Clarity Score V1 sums four pillars from UK regulator filings: Accountability & Transparency (40 pts), Financial Health (30), Financial Efficiency (20), and Community Support (10). Stars use the same bands as those labels — 90+ is 5★ Exceptional. It is not an impact ranking. Does Mermaids have reviews and complaints? + CharityCompare does not host public user reviews for Mermaids. Instead you get a filing-based Clarity Score, cause spend, reserves and red flags such as late accounts (1 filing concern(s) noted on this profile). For formal complaints about a charity, contact the Charity Commission, OSCR, CCNI or the Fundraising Regulator as appropriate. How much of my donation reaches Mermaids? + According to its 2025 regulator filing, 89% of Mermaids's total spending went to charitable activities (3-yr avg across disclosed years). That is the closest official figure to "how much of your donation reaches the cause" — it is an average across all spending in the filing, not a pound-by-pound breakdown of an individual gift. What are Mermaids's overheads? + According to its 2025 regulator filing, fundraising costs were about 11% of total expenditure and combined overheads (fundraising plus governance) were about 20% of total expenditure at Mermaids. The filings CharityCompare uses do not publish CEO or senior-staff pay, so we cannot say what Mermaids's chief executive is paid — where disclosure rules apply, senior pay appears in the trustees' annual report on the Charity Commission register. How much income does Mermaids receive? + Mermaids reported £1.3m total income in its 2025 accounts, based on UK regulator filings. Five-year trend: declining. Are Mermaids's accounts up to date? + Filing status: up to date (last filing 2026-06-24). CharityCompare flags late or missing accounts separately from the financial score. Where is Mermaids based? + Mermaids is listed at London · UK-wide · W1W 5PF and operates UK-wide, focused on health. How does CharityCompare score Mermaids? + We calculate a Clarity Score of 0–100 from four pillars in Mermaids's regulator filings: Accountability & Transparency (40 points — filing history, trustees, policies), Financial Health (30 — reserves, income trend, debt), Financial Efficiency (20 — cause spend and fundraising cost, on a graduated scale) and Community Support (10 — volunteer-to-staff ratio). An open statutory inquiry scores 0. The score measures reporting on paper, not programme impact. CharityCompare is free for donors, takes no commission on donations, and scores cannot be bought. How often is this page updated? + This profile was last updated on 17 July 2026 from the latest UK regulator data available to CharityCompare, and Mermaids's most recent accounts cover 2025. Scores and figures refresh whenever we re-ingest the register, so the page reflects our latest data pull rather than a one-off review.