Merlin (Medical Emergency Relief International)

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MEDICAL MAGIC FOR THE LONG AND SHORT TERM

This professional-looking outfit provides emergency medical relief after international crises. It also provides the necessary training and equipment to provide lasting improvements to healthcare in these areas. Infomative reporting reveals an organisation which looks effective and has the targets in place to keep a check on its impact. Unfortunately, it is less impressive when it comes to explaining the finances.

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QUALITY OF REPORTING What is this?	70%
How much info does the charity want to share? This score, taken from our search for 43 key points in the annual report, gives the answer. Top mark is 100%. Anything over 70% is a good effort.
SIZE OF CHARITY... What is this?	Large
We only profile the largest charities in England & Wales, and our sizes are relative to the largest and smallest among them. So where we describe a charity as 'Small', it is still much larger than the national average.
HIGHEST SALARY What is this?	£80k to £99k
Taken from the vague bandings given in annual reports; note that 'Under £60k' could be £9k or £59k. Nonetheless the number of bars should roughly correlate with the 'Size of charity' bars.
RESERVES WOULD LAST... What is this?	2 months
If income dried up, how long could work continue? 3-12 months is normal. Less may be precarious. 12+ months may be over-cautious (or if very high, may represent the value of the charity's property).
ETHICAL INVESTMENT POLICY What is this?	Unknown
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The charity's website [1]
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Charity Commission link to annual report [3]

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Reviewed: 2007-11-07 Accounts ending: 2006-12-31

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IN SHORT

Who/what it helps

Ill people
People affected by conflict
People living in poverty

Where

Asia
Africa
Europe

Providing

Medicine
Training
Medical equipment
hospital refurbishment

IF YOU LIKE THIS CHARITY
YOU MIGHT LIKE...

Medical Aid for Palestinians [4]
Health Unlimited [4]
Médecins Sans Frontières UK [4]
Mercy Ships UK [4]
Medecins du Monde [4]

VITAL STATISTICS

ANNUAL EXPENDITURE

£28,145,193

What is this?

Of all the charities we profile...
- Less than £1m is tiny
- £1m to £5m is small
- £6m to £10m is medium
- £11m to £50m is large
- Above that is very rare

SPENT ON CHARITABLE WORK

95%

The rest usually goes into raising more income. A little covers legal requirements.