MLRC is committed to best practice in governance and is compliant with the Charities Governance Code. To find out how you can support MLRC, see our support MLRC section.

Main Costs
Our main costs include:
- Office
- Telephone
- Postage
- Stationary
- Printing
- Equipment
- Maintenance
- Core salaries and employer costs of administration staff and solicitors
- Travel
- Advertising
- Explanatory booklets
- Leaflets
Project Costs
Project costs, i.e.:
- Outreach clinics
- Befriender programme
- Internships
- Volunteer expenses
- Training
- Case-work research
- Policy research
- Reduced rent and utilities
- Free conference and reception facilities
- Pro bono legal services by barristers
- Pro bono expert reports from doctors/engineers etc.
- Volunteer befrienders
- Volunteer administrators
- Volunteer part-time solicitors
Disclosure
Mercy Law Resource Centre (MLRC) is open about whether those seeking donations on their behalf are volunteers, employees of the organisation or are third party agents. Anyone fundraising on behalf of MLRC must ensure that prospective donors are aware of their status, i.e. volunteers, employees or third party agents.
Donor Charter
Previously MLRC was on the ‘Adoption Journey’ of the Governance Code, the voluntary code of practice for good governance of community, voluntary and charitable organisations. With the change to the new Charities Governance Code, MLRC is implementing and improving policies, systems and processes to ensure compliance with the new code by 2020. MLRC strives to achieve its charitable objectives with integrity and is managed in an effective, efficient, accountable and transparent way.
Our Strategic Plan for 2019-2024 was adopted by the Board of MLRC in May 2019. See here to view the MLRC Strategic Plan for 2019-2024