Melin Community Trust

Charity Number: 1111450
Charity reporting is up to date (on time)

Charity overview

Activities - how the charity spends its money

Volunteer support Technology advice/support Walking group Support local groups Mental Health and Wellbeing DIY Workshop Music workshop Environment enhancement & community clean-ups Advice services & training provided through Melin advice centre Support Initiatives set by Government Agencies

Income and expenditure

Data for financial year ending 31 October 2024

Total income: £33,442
Total expenditure: £60,309

Total income includes £200 from 1 government grant(s)

People

6 Trustee(s)

6 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:
  • Education/training
  • The Advancement Of Health Or Saving Of Lives
  • Disability
  • The Prevention Or Relief Of Poverty
  • Arts/culture/heritage/science
  • Amateur Sport
  • Environment/conservation/heritage
  • Economic/community Development/employment
Who the charity helps:
  • Children/young People
  • Elderly/old People
  • People With Disabilities
  • Other Charities Or Voluntary Bodies
  • Other Defined Groups
  • The General Public/mankind
How the charity helps:
  • Provides Human Resources
  • Provides Buildings/facilities/open Space
  • Provides Services
  • Provides Advocacy/advice/information
  • Acts As An Umbrella Or Resource Body
Where the charity operates:
  • Neath Port Talbot

Governance

Registration history:
  • 26 September 2005: Standard registration
Organisation type:
Charitable company
Other names:
  • MCT (Working name)
  • MCC (Previous name)
  • MELINCRYDDAN COMMUNITY CONFERENCE (Previous name)
Company number:
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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
  • Financial reserves policy and procedures
  • Internal charity financial controls policy and procedures
  • Internal risk management policy and procedures
  • Investing charity funds policy and procedures
  • Risk management
  • Safeguarding policy and procedures
  • Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries
  • Serious incident reporting policy and procedures
  • Social media policy and procedures
  • Trustee conflicts of interest policy and procedures
  • Trustee expenses policy and procedures
  • Volunteer management
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

6 Trustee(s)

Name Role Date of appointment Other trusteeships Reporting status of other trusteeships
Richard Milner Chair 01 July 2024
None on record
James Leonard Trustee 01 July 2024
None on record
Joanna Rees Trustee 16 February 2023
None on record
Janine Wales Trustee 22 July 2022
None on record
Gemma Cox Trustee 01 February 2022
None on record
Martin-sean Horrigan Trustee 16 January 2022
None on record

Financial history

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Financial period end date

Income / Expenditure 31/10/2020 31/10/2021 31/10/2022 31/10/2023 31/10/2024
Total gross income £120.13k £42.21k £90.29k £70.35k £33.44k
Total expenditure £114.40k £90.71k £81.66k £63.16k £60.31k
Income from government contracts N/A N/A N/A £25.20k N/A
Income from government grants N/A £10.24k £23.41k £25.20k £200

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 October 2024 09 April 2025 On Time
Accounts and TAR 31 October 2024 09 April 2025 On Time Download Open in new window
Annual return 31 October 2023 30 July 2024 On Time
Accounts and TAR 31 October 2023 23 August 2024 On Time Download Open in new window
Annual return 31 October 2022 18 May 2023 On Time
Accounts and TAR 31 October 2022 18 May 2023 On Time Download Open in new window
Annual return 31 October 2021 12 September 2022 12 days late
Accounts and TAR 31 October 2021 12 September 2022 12 days late Download Open in new window
Annual return 31 October 2020 26 July 2021 On Time
Accounts and TAR 31 October 2020 26 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.

MEMORANDUM AND ARTICLES INCORPORATED 24/10/2002 AS AMENDED BY SPECIAL RESOLUTION(S) DATED 16/05/2005 AS AMENDED BY SPECIAL RESOLUTION REGISTERED AT COMPANIES HOUSE ON 15/09/2011 as amended on 26 Feb 2019

Charitable objects

(1) TO PROMOTE THE BENEFIT OF THE INHABITANTS OF MELINCRYDDAN / NEATH EAST AND NEIGHBOURING AREAS TOGETHER DEFINED BY THE BOUNDARIES OF THE COUNTY BOROUGH OF NEATH PORT TALBOT (HEREINAFTER CALLED "AREA OF BENEFIT") WITHOUT DISTINCTION OF GENDER, RACE, ABILITY SEXUAL ORIENTATION, AGE OR OF POLITICAL, RELIGIOUS OR OTHER OPINIONS, BY ASSOCIATING TOGETHER THE SAID INHABITANTS AND THE LOCAL AUTHORITIES, STATUTORY AUTHORITIES, VOLUNTARY AND OTHER ORGANISATIONS IN A COMMON EFFORT TO ADVANCE THE AREA OF BENEFIT ECONOMICALLY, SOCIALLY, ENVIRONMENTALLY, CULTURALLY AND THROUGH THE PROVISION OF OPPORTUNITIES, INCLUDING THOSE IN THE FIELDS OF EDUCATION AND TRAINING, WITH THE OBJECT OF IMPROVING THE CONDITIONS OF THE LIFE OF THE SAID INHABITANTS. (2) TO PROMOTE URBAN REGENERATION FOR THE BENEFIT OF THE SAID INHABITANTS IN THE AREA OF BENEFIT (AN AREA OF SOCIAL AND ECONOMIC DEPRIVATION) BY ALL OR ANY OF THE FOLLOWING MEANS: (A) THE RELIEF OF FINANCIAL HARDSHIP: (B) THE RELIEF OF UNEMPLOYMENT: (C) THE ADVANCEMENT OF EDUCATION, TRAINING OR RETRAINING, PARTICULARLY AMONG UNEMPLOYED PEOPLE, AND PROVIDING UNEMPLOYED PEOPLE WITH WORK EXPERIENCE: (D) THE MAINTENANCE, IMPROVEMENT OR PROVISION OF PUBLIC AMENITIES: (E) THE PROVISION OF OR ASSISTANCE IN THE PROVISION OF RECREATIONAL FACILITIES FOR THE PUBLIC AT LARGE OR THOSE WHO BY REASON OF THEIR YOUTH, AGE, INFIRMITY OR DISABLEMENT, FINANCIAL HARDSHIP OR SOCIAL AND ECONOMIC CIRCUMSTANCES, HAVE NEED OF SUCH FACILITIES: (F) THE PROTECTION OR CONSERVATION OF THE ENVIRONMENT: (G) THE PROMOTION OF PUBLIC SAFETY AND PREVENTION OF CRIME: (3) TO ENCOURAGE PARTICIPATION OF THE SAID INHABITANTS IN THE AREA OF BENEFIT IN THE REGENERATION OF THE COMMUNITY.

Area of benefit

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

MELINCRYDDAN / NEATH EAST AND NEIGHBOURING AREAS TOGETHER DEFINED BY THE BOUNDARIES OF THE COUNTY BOROUGH OF NEATH PORT TALBOT.

Contact information

Address:
Melin Community Trust
Melin Advice Centre
80 Briton Ferry Road
NEATH
West Glamorgan
SA11 1AP
Phone:
01639683259
Email:
admin@neatheast.co.uk
Website:

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