MERCIAN VOLUNTEERS REGIMENTAL ASSOCIATION

Charity Number: 281605
Charity reporting is up to date (on time)

Charity overview

Activities - how the charity spends its money

To relieve persons who are serving or who have served in the 1st and 2nd Battalions of the Mercian Volunteers and in the Worcestershire and Staffordshire Companies of the Light Infantry and Mercian Volunteers and their widows, children or other dependents who are in conditions of need, hardship or distress. To promote the efficiency of the Mercian Volunteers and to maintain its traditions

Income and expenditure

Data for financial year ending 31 December 2024

Total income: £498
Total expenditure: £724

People

6 Trustee(s)

Employees with total benefits over £60,000

No information available

Fundraising

No information available

Trading

No information available

Trustee payments

No information available

What, who, how, where

What the charity does:
  • General Charitable Purposes
  • The Prevention Or Relief Of Poverty
  • Arts/culture/heritage/science
  • Other Charitable Purposes
Who the charity helps:
  • Elderly/old People
  • People With Disabilities
  • Other Defined Groups
How the charity helps:
  • Makes Grants To Individuals
  • Acts As An Umbrella Or Resource Body
Where the charity operates:
  • Birmingham City
  • Cheshire East
  • Cheshire West & Chester
  • Derbyshire
  • Dudley
  • Nottinghamshire
  • Staffordshire
  • Walsall
  • Wolverhampton
  • Worcestershire

Governance

Registration history:
  • 19 December 1980: Standard registration
Organisation type:
Other
Other names:
  • MERCIAN VOLUNTEERS ASSOCIATION (Previous name)
Gift aid:
Recognised by HMRC for gift aid
Other regulators:
No information available
Policies:
  • Complaints handling
  • Conflicting interests
  • Risk management
  • Volunteer management
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

6 Trustee(s)

Name Role Date of appointment Other trusteeships Reporting status of other trusteeships
Lt Col Retd Anthony Angel Trustee 13 March 2022
STOCKPORT VOLUNTEER ARMOURY
Received: On time
Mike Pilkington Trustee 13 March 2022
None on record
Stuart McDonald Trustee 01 March 2020
None on record
Stephen Whaite Trustee 01 March 2020
None on record
Mick Langley Trustee 01 March 2020
None on record
Mr R Bates Trustee 06 March 2017
None on record

Financial history

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Financial period end date

Income / Expenditure 31/12/2020 31/12/2021 31/12/2022 31/12/2023 31/12/2024
Total gross income £578 £1.04k £1.25k £2.33k £498
Total expenditure £295 £1.27k £1.23k £1.83k £724
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 December 2024 07 April 2025 On Time
Accounts and TAR 31 December 2024 Not Required
Annual return 31 December 2023 15 March 2024 On Time
Accounts and TAR 31 December 2023 Not Required
Annual return 31 December 2022 09 October 2023 On Time
Accounts and TAR 31 December 2022 Not Required
Annual return 31 December 2021 17 October 2022 On Time
Accounts and TAR 31 December 2021 Not Required
Annual return 31 December 2020 29 March 2021 On Time
Accounts and TAR 31 December 2020 Not Required
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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.

CONSTITUTION ADOPTED ON 6 NOVEMBER 1980 AS AMENDED ON 27 SEPTEMBER 2005, 8 MARCH 2006, 18 MARCH 2007 AND 6 MARCH 2011

Charitable objects

1. TO RELIEVE EITHER GENERALLY OR INDIVIDUALLY PERSONS WHO ARE SERVING OR WHO HAVE SERVED IN THE 1ST AND 2ND BATTALIONS OF THE MERCIAN VOLUNTEERS AND IN THE WORCESTERSHIRE AND STAFFORDSHIRE COMPANIES OF THE FORMER LIGHT INFANTRY AND MERCIAN VOLUNTEERS AND THEIR WIDOWS, CHILDREN OR OTHER DEPENDANTS WHO ARE IN CONDITIONS OF NEED, HARDSHIP OR DISTRESS. 2. TO PROMOTE THE EFFICIENCY OF THE MERCIAN VOLUTEERS AND TO MAINTAIN ITS TRADITIONS AND ITS ESPRIT DE CORPS.

Area of benefit

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

NOT DEFINED

Contact information

Address:
29 Merston Drive
Didsbury
MANCHESTER
Select
M20 5NT
Phone:
07786544286
Email:
tonyangel22@outlook.com
Website:

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