# Take Heart Mercy Mission

- Type: Trust / foundation
- Charity number: 1144347 (https://register-of-charities.charitycommission.gov.uk/charity-search/-/charity-details/1144347)
- Company number: 07808704
- Website: http://www.takeheartmercymission.com/
- Latest income: £53.3k; spending £44.4k
- What it funds: Education / training, Health / saving of lives
- Who it helps: Children / young people, Other defined groups
- How it gives: Makes grants to organisations, Provides services, Provides advocacy / advice / information
- Last verified: 2026-10-16T00:00:00.000Z
- Canonical URL: https://opengrant.co.uk/funders/take-heart-mercy-mission

The Charity was developed and launched by its three trustees Gillingham FC Chairman Paul Scally, The Evelina Children?s Hospital?s Paediatric Heart Surgeon Dr Conal Austin and Paediatric Cardiology Consultant Dr John Simpson in 2012The newly formed charity encompasses the work of Mercy Mission which was started in 2001, and acquired charity status in 2005.

## Open and forthcoming schemes (0)

None in OpenGrant's sources right now.

## What it funds

Take Heart Mercy Mission is registered under the Charity Commission purposes education / training and health / saving of lives for children / young people; the register records that it makes grants to organisations, provides services and provides advocacy / advice / information. In its latest reported year Take Heart Mercy Mission reported income of £53.3k and spending of £44.4k.

## How to apply

OpenGrant has not found an open scheme from Take Heart Mercy Mission in its sources (last checked 16 Oct 2026). Its website (takeheartmercymission.com) may list programmes that are not yet open or are by invitation only. OpenGrant does not take applications; always check the funder's own guidance.

## Questions

### Is Take Heart Mercy Mission open for applications now?

Not in OpenGrant's sources as of 16 Oct 2026: no open or forthcoming scheme from Take Heart Mercy Mission is listed. Check the funder's website for programmes that are not yet open or that it does not advertise.

### Does Take Heart Mercy Mission give grants to individuals?

The Charity Commission register records that Take Heart Mercy Mission makes grants to organisations, not that it makes grants to individuals.

### How large is Take Heart Mercy Mission?

In its latest reported year Take Heart Mercy Mission reported income of £53.3k and spending of £44.4k.


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