MERTON SPORTS AND SOCIAL CLUB FOR VISUALLY IMPAIRED PEOPLE

Charity number: 283843
Charity reporting is up to date (on time)

Charity overview

Activities - how the charity spends its money

MSSC is a sports and social club for visually impaired people and sighted members. We run regular cycling, walking, bowls, darts, swimming, canoeing and social activities including quizzes, theatres, brewery tours and much more from our base in Colliers Wood, Merton. We try to partner with other organisations in Merton and beyond that support us through fundraising and shared activities.

Income and expenditure

Data for financial year ending 31 December 2023

Total income: £5,139
Total expenditure: £6,390

People

4 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:
  • Education/training
  • The Advancement Of Health Or Saving Of Lives
  • Disability
  • Arts/culture/heritage/science
  • Amateur Sport
  • Recreation
Who the charity helps:
  • Elderly/old People
  • People With Disabilities
  • The General Public/mankind
How the charity helps:
  • Provides Human Resources
  • Provides Services
  • Provides Advocacy/advice/information
  • Acts As An Umbrella Or Resource Body
Where the charity operates:
  • Croydon
  • Kingston Upon Thames
  • Lambeth
  • Merton
  • Richmond Upon Thames
  • Sutton
  • Wandsworth

Governance

Registration history:
  • 18 January 1982: Standard registration
Organisation type:
Other
Other names:
  • MSSC (Working name)
  • MERTON SPORTS AND SOCIAL CLUB FOR THE BLIND (Previous name)
Gift aid:
Not recognised by HMRC for gift aid
Other regulators:
No information available
Policies:
  • Complaints handling
  • Conflicting interests
  • Risk management
  • Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries
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

4 Trustee(s)

Name Role Date of appointment Other trusteeships Reporting status of other trusteeships
Francis Damian D'Silva Trustee 27 April 2024
None on record
Victoria Jane Harrison Trustee 22 May 2023
EXTANT
Received: On time
VOCALEYES
Received: On time
Teresa Anne James Trustee 22 April 2023
None on record
Beverley Anne Williamson Trustee 29 July 2019
None on record

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 £8.32k £19.08k £9.65k £10.45k £5.14k
Total expenditure £6.62k £13.93k £6.53k £15.05k £6.39k
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 2023 12 October 2024 On Time
Accounts and TAR 31 December 2023 Not Required
Annual return 31 December 2022 17 May 2023 On Time
Accounts and TAR 31 December 2022 Not Required
Annual return 31 December 2021 13 October 2022 On Time
Accounts and TAR 31 December 2021 Not Required
Annual return 31 December 2020 13 March 2022 133 days late
Accounts and TAR 31 December 2020 Not Required
Annual return 31 December 2019 16 February 2021 108 days late
Accounts and TAR 31 December 2019 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 AND RULES ADOPTED 23RD NOVEMBER 1981, AS AMENDED 15 JULY 2003 BY SPECIAL RESOLUTION as amended on 16 Apr 2019 as amended on 07 Dec 2020

Charitable objects

To promote and develop social, sporting and recreational activities for visually impaired people.

Area of benefit

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

ADMINSTRATION AREA OF THE LONDON BOROUGH OF MERTON

Contact information

Address:
OLD RUTLISHIANS ASSOCIATION
SPORTS GROUND
POPLAR ROAD
LONDON
SW19 3JS
Phone:
02085405446
Email:
committee@mssc.org.uk
Website:

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