MERTON CENTRE FOR INDEPENDENT LIVING

Charity number: 1152825
Charity reporting is up to date (on time)

Charity overview

Activities - how the charity spends its money

Home visiting advice and advocacy service Disability Hate Crime Prevention Service Debates and events Craftivism and Chat Group Responding to consultations and reviews, and representing the voice of Merton's disabled people.

Income and expenditure

Data for financial year ending 31 March 2024

Total income: £468,007
Total expenditure: £315,535

Total income includes £86,616 from 2 government grant(s)

People

10 Trustee(s)

2 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

Main way of carrying out purposes is grant making
What the charity does:
  • Disability
  • The Prevention Or Relief Of Poverty
  • Other Charitable Purposes
Who the charity helps:
  • People With Disabilities
How the charity helps:
  • Provides Services
  • Provides Advocacy/advice/information
Where the charity operates:
  • Merton

Governance

Registration history:
  • 11 July 2013: Standard registration
Organisation type:
Charitable company
Other names:
  • MERTON CIL, MCIL (Working name)
Company number:
07645926 Open in new window
Gift aid:
Not recognised by HMRC for gift aid
Other regulators:
No information available
Policies:
  • Bullying and harassment policy and procedures
  • Complaints handling
  • 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
  • Social media policy and procedures
  • Trustee conflicts of interest policy and procedures
  • 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

10 Trustee(s)

Name Role Date of appointment Other trusteeships Reporting status of other trusteeships
GIOVANNA VETTESE Chair 01 May 2013
None on record
Eekeen Wong Trustee 14 November 2024
None on record
Kirstin Hellard Trustee 30 November 2023
None on record
Daniel Beglin Trustee 30 November 2023
None on record
Christopher Bull Trustee 03 December 2021
None on record
Raheema Marina Olajide Trustee 25 October 2018
None on record
Estifanos Habtesellasie Trustee 30 October 2017
None on record
Amanda May Edwards Trustee 30 October 2017
None on record
CLAIRE BENJAMIN Trustee 01 May 2013
None on record
SARAH HENLEY Trustee 01 May 2013
None on record

Financial history

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Financial period end date

Income / Expenditure 31/03/2020 31/03/2021 31/03/2022 31/03/2023 31/03/2024
Total gross income £364.14k £372.82k £343.81k £334.77k £468.01k
Total expenditure £348.91k £353.24k £361.90k £327.29k £315.54k
Income from government contracts N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A
Income from government grants £13.33k N/A N/A N/A £86.62k

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 2024 22 November 2024 On Time
Accounts and TAR 31 March 2024 22 November 2024 On Time Download Open in new window
Annual return 31 March 2023 06 December 2023 On Time
Accounts and TAR 31 March 2023 06 December 2023 On Time Download Open in new window
Annual return 31 March 2022 09 January 2023 On Time
Accounts and TAR 31 March 2022 09 January 2023 On Time Download Open in new window
Annual return 31 March 2021 15 December 2021 On Time
Accounts and TAR 31 March 2021 15 December 2021 On Time Download Open in new window
Annual return 31 March 2020 15 December 2020 On Time
Accounts and TAR 31 March 2020 15 December 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.

MEMORANDUM AND ARTICLES INCORPORATED 24/05/2011 AS AMENDED BY SPECIAL RESOLUTION REGISTERED AT COMPANIES HOUSE ON 18/06/2013 AS AMENDED BY SPECIAL RESOLUTION(S) DATED 20 OCT 2016

Charitable objects

TO RELIEVE THE NEEDS TO DISABLED PERSONS IN MERTON AND THE SURROUNDING AREAS BY PROVIDING SUPPORT AND SERVICES TO ENABLE THEM TO LIVE AS FULL AND EQUAL CITIZENS IN ALL ASPECTS OF LIFE.

Contact information

Address:
Vestry Hall
336 London Road
Mitcham
CR4 3UD
Phone:
02033973119
Email:
info@mertoncil.org.uk
Website:

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