MERESIDE VILLAGE ASSOCIATION

Charity number: 281945
Charity reporting is up to date (on time)

Charity overview

Activities - how the charity spends its money

To collect sums of money for the purpose of providing a playing field and ancillary facilities and a village hall for the use of the inhabitants of the village of Mereside in the parish of Ramsey and the neighbourhood for the county of Cambridgeshire without distinction of sex or of political, or religious or other opinions, with the object of improving conditions of life.

Income and expenditure

Data for financial year ending 31 December 2023

Total income: £57,285
Total expenditure: £40,097

Total income includes £230 from 1 government contract(s)

People

10 Trustee(s)

5 Volunteer(s)

Employees with total benefits over £60,000

No employees have total benefits over £60k for this charity

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

What the charity does:
  • Amateur Sport
  • Economic/community Development/employment
  • Recreation
Who the charity helps:
  • The General Public/mankind
How the charity helps:
  • Provides Buildings/facilities/open Space
Where the charity operates:
  • Cambridgeshire

Governance

Registration history:
  • 09 April 1981: Standard registration
Organisation type:
Other
Other names:

No other names

Gift aid:
Not recognised by HMRC for gift aid
Other regulators:
No information available
Policies:
  • Bullying and harassment policy and procedures
  • Complaints policy and procedures
  • Conflicting interests
  • Financial reserves policy and procedures
  • Internal charity financial controls policy and procedures
  • Internal risk management policy and procedures
  • Investment
  • Paying staff
  • Risk management
  • Safeguarding policy and procedures
  • Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries
  • Serious incident reporting policy and procedures
  • Trustee conflicts of interest policy and procedures
  • Trustee expenses policy and procedures
Land and property:
This charity owns and/or leases 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

10 Trustee(s)

Name Role Date of appointment Other trusteeships Reporting status of other trusteeships
JOHN RODGER MITCHELL Chair 10 March 2022
CAMBRIDGESHIRE ACRE
Received: On time
STEPHEN DAVIS Trustee 10 March 2022
None on record
CAROLE ANN GUDGION Trustee 10 March 2022
None on record
MICHAEL JOHN STITSON Trustee 10 March 2022
None on record
KATHLEEN ANN ADDY Trustee 10 March 2022
None on record
SUSAN WALKER Trustee 10 March 2022
None on record
BARBARA ANN DAVIS Trustee 10 March 2022
None on record
GILL MITCHELL Trustee 10 March 2022
None on record
WENDY JANE ANSELL Trustee 30 January 2015
None on record
JOHN ALEXANDER RODNEY CHRISP Trustee
THE SPINNING SCHOOL
Received: On time
RAMSEY HERITAGE PARTNERSHIP
Received: On time
RAMSEY MERESIDE VILLAGE HALL CIO
Received: On time
THE RAMSEY FOUNDATION
Received: On time

Financial history

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Financial period end date

Income / Expenditure 31/12/2019 31/12/2020 31/12/2021 31/12/2022 31/12/2023
Total gross income £38.44k £37.00k £92.00k £32.53k £57.29k
Total expenditure £28.86k £40.10k £69.84k £62.12k £40.10k
Income from government contracts N/A N/A N/A N/A £230
Income from government grants N/A £24.37k £5.14k £2.67k 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 2023 25 June 2024 On Time
Accounts and TAR 31 December 2023 25 June 2024 On Time Download Open in new window
Annual return 31 December 2022 29 March 2023 On Time
Accounts and TAR 31 December 2022 29 March 2023 On Time Download Open in new window
Annual return 31 December 2021 02 April 2022 On Time
Accounts and TAR 31 December 2021 02 April 2022 On Time Download Open in new window
Annual return 31 December 2020 05 October 2021 On Time
Accounts and TAR 31 December 2020 05 October 2021 On Time Download Open in new window
Annual return 31 December 2019 22 October 2020 On Time
Accounts and TAR 31 December 2019 22 October 2020 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.

RULES ADOPTED 15TH OCTOBER 1980

Charitable objects

TO COLLECT SUMS OF MONEY FOR THE PURPOSE OF PROVIDING A PLAYING FIELD AND FACILITIES ANCILLARY THERETO AND A VILLAGE HALL FORTHE USE OF THE INHABITANTS OF THE VILLAGE OF MERESIDE IN THE PARISH OF RAMSEY AND THE NIEGHBOURHOOD IN THE COUNTY OF CAMBRIDGESHIRE WITHOUT DISTINCTION OF SEX OR OF POLITICAL, OR RELIGIOUS OR OTHER OPINIONS, WITH THE OBJECT OF IMPROVING THE CONDITIONS OF LIFE FOR THE SAID INHABITANTS IN THE INTERESTS OF SOCIAL WELFARE AND TO MANAGE, ADMINISTER AND MAINTAIN THE SAID PLAYING FIELD AND VILLAGE HALL.

Area of benefit

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

VILLAGE OF MERESIDE

Contact information

Address:
Village Hall
Drovers Close
Ramsey Mereside
Ramsey
HUNTINGDON
Cambridg
Phone:
01733844336
Email:
themeresider@aol.com
Website:

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