MERIDEN SPORTS AND RECREATION TRUST

Charity number: 1164556
Charity reporting is up to date (on time)

Charity overview

Activities - how the charity spends its money

The Trust's mission is to make sure that Meriden and its surrounding area is well served by sports facilities into the foreseeable future, supporting the core operating costs of Meriden Sports Park and providing small grants to encourage other sports and recreational initiatives in the area.

Income and expenditure

Data for financial year ending 31 March 2025

Total income: £68,518
Total expenditure: £65,173

People

7 Trustee(s)

Employees with total benefits over £60,000

No information available

Fundraising

No information available

Trading

This charity does not have any trading subsidiaries.

Trustee payments

No trustees receive any remuneration, payments or benefits from the charity.

What, who, how, where

Main way of carrying out purposes is grant making
What the charity does:
  • Amateur Sport
  • Recreation
Who the charity helps:
  • Children/young People
  • Elderly/old People
  • People With Disabilities
  • Other Defined Groups
How the charity helps:
  • Makes Grants To Organisations
Where the charity operates:
  • Solihull

Governance

Registration history:
  • 25 November 2015: CIO registration
  • 16 March 2023: Funds received from 1139770 CENTRE OF ENGLAND ARTS CENTRE LTD
Organisation type:
CIO
Other names:
  • MS&RT (Working name)
Gift aid:
Not recognised by HMRC for gift aid
Other regulators:
No information available
Policies:
  • Complaints policy and procedures
  • Conflicting interests
  • Financial reserves policy and procedures
  • Internal charity financial controls policy and procedures
  • Internal risk management policy and procedures
  • Investing charity funds policy and procedures
  • Investment
  • Safeguarding policy and procedures
  • Serious incident reporting policy and procedures
  • Trustee conflicts of interest policy and procedures
Land and property:
This charity does not own and/or lease land or property

Trustees

Trustees are the people responsible for controlling the work, management and administration of the charity on behalf of its beneficiaries. Generally trustees are treasurer, chair, board member etc. The trustees are responsible for keeping this list up to date and can do this by updating their details as they happen through the online service

7 Trustee(s)

Name Role Date of appointment Other trusteeships Reporting status of other trusteeships
Russell John Mannix Trustee 16 April 2025
None on record
Heather Mary Morton Trustee 09 June 2022
None on record
David BUCKLAND Trustee 30 June 2021
None on record
Carol BUCKLAND Trustee 30 June 2021
None on record
Richard Michael Lewis Trustee 15 September 2020
None on record
Adrian Wood Trustee 19 June 2019
None on record
GERRY RUSSELL Trustee 01 July 2017
1ST MERIDEN SCOUT GROUP
Received: On time
REGIONAL DRIVING ASSESSMENT CENTRE
Received: 11 days late

Financial history

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Financial period end date

Income / Expenditure 31/03/2021 31/03/2022 31/03/2023 31/03/2024 31/03/2025
Total gross income £62.08k £63.34k £104.80k £66.99k £68.52k
Total expenditure £61.30k £57.99k £57.91k £57.97k £65.17k
Income from government contracts N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A
Income from government grants N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A

Accounts and annual returns

This table shows the charity's record of submitting annual returns, accounts and trustees' annual report (TAR) for the last five financial periods.
Title Reporting year Date received Received Download
Annual return 31 March 2025 21 July 2025 On time
Accounts and TAR 31 March 2025 21 July 2025 On time Download Open in new window
Annual return 31 March 2024 04 September 2024 On time
Accounts and TAR 31 March 2024 04 September 2024 On time Download Open in new window
Annual return 31 March 2023 08 January 2024 On time
Accounts and TAR 31 March 2023 08 January 2024 On time Download Open in new window
Annual return 31 March 2022 15 September 2022 On time
Accounts and TAR 31 March 2022 15 September 2022 On time Download Open in new window
Annual return 31 March 2021 10 July 2021 On time
Accounts and TAR 31 March 2021 10 July 2021 On time Download Open in new window
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Governing document

Details of the type of governing document the charity has and when it was established.
It is not the full text of the charity's governing document.

CIO - Foundation Registered 25 Nov 2015

Charitable objects

THE OBJECTS OF MS&RT ARE: (1) SPECIFICALLY RESTRICTED TO FURTHERING OR BENEFITING THE RESIDENTS OF THE PARISH OF MERIDEN AND ITS SURROUNDING AREA, WITHOUT DISTINCTION OF SEX, SEXUAL ORIENTATION, RACE OR OF POLITICAL, RELIGIOUS OR OTHER OPINIONS, BY PROMOTING AND SUPPORTING PROVISION FOR AMATEUR SPORTS, RECREATIONAL ACTIVITIES AND OTHER LEISURE TIME OCCUPATION WITHIN THE PARISH IN THE INTERESTS OF SOCIAL WELFARE, WITH THE OBJECTIVE OF IMPROVING THE CONDITIONS OF LIFE FOR THE RESIDENTS OF THE SAID PARISH AND ITS SURROUNDING AREA. (2) IN FURTHERANCE OF THESE OBJECTS BUT NOT OTHERWISE THE TRUSTEES SHALL HAVE THE POWER TO SECURE THE ESTABLISHMENT AND MAINTENANCE OF SPORTS AND RECREATIONAL FACILITIES WITHIN THE PARISH FOR THE BENEFIT OF PRESENT AND FUTURE GENERATIONS OF RESIDENTS.

Area of benefit

The area the charity can operate in, as set out in its governing document.

THE PARISH OF MERIDEN AND ITS SURROUNDING AREA

Contact information

Address:
163 Main Road
Meriden
Coventry
CV7 7NH
Phone:
01676522666
Email:
No information available
Website:

meridensrt.org.uk