MERLINS BRIDGE WELFARE CENTRE

Charity number: 524433
Charity reporting is up to date (on time)

Charity overview

Activities - how the charity spends its money

To promote all suitable educational, social and sports facilities of the Merlins Bridge district. The Committee shall make provision for the holding of meetings, lectures and classes and for other forms of recreation and leisure time occupation for the benefit of the inhabitants of Merlins Bridge and district to improve the conditions of life in the neighbourhood.

Income and expenditure

Data for financial year ending 31 March 2025

Total income: £21,508
Total expenditure: £20,580

People

6 Trustee(s)

Employees with total benefits over £60,000

No information available

Fundraising

No information available

Trading

This charity does not have any trading subsidiaries.

Trustee payments

One or more trustees receive payments or benefits from the charity for providing services to the charity.

What, who, how, where

What the charity does:
  • General Charitable Purposes
  • Education/training
  • Amateur Sport
  • Economic/community Development/employment
  • Recreation
Who the charity helps:
  • Children/young People
  • Elderly/old People
  • People With Disabilities
  • Other Charities Or Voluntary Bodies
  • The General Public/mankind
How the charity helps:
  • Provides Buildings/facilities/open Space
  • Other Charitable Activities
Where the charity operates:
  • Pembrokeshire

Governance

Registration history:
  • 27 February 1967: Standard registration
Organisation type:
Other
Other names:
  • MERLINS BRIDGE WELFARE COMMITTEE (Working name)
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
  • Financial reserves policy and procedures
  • Internal charity financial controls policy and procedures
  • Risk management
  • Safeguarding policy and procedures
  • Serious incident reporting 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

6 Trustee(s)

Name Role Date of appointment Other trusteeships Reporting status of other trusteeships
Claire Louise Brimblecombe Trustee 06 April 2023
None on record
Jemma Louise Davies Trustee 28 June 2017
None on record
Jean Thelma Bulmer Trustee 28 June 2017
None on record
SONIA YVONNE BALL Trustee 01 April 2016
None on record
Vincent Cole Trustee 01 April 2016
None on record
MERYL HANCOCK Trustee 01 April 2016
None on record

Financial history

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Financial period end date

Income / Expenditure 31/03/2021 31/03/2022 31/03/2023 31/03/2024 31/03/2025
Total gross income £18.66k £38.62k £16.28k £14.37k £21.51k
Total expenditure £13.18k £31.34k £16.16k £18.20k £20.58k
Income from government contracts N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A
Income from government grants £11.24k £14.61k 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 March 2025 07 January 2026 On time
Accounts and TAR 31 March 2025 Not required
Annual return 31 March 2024 16 September 2024 On time
Accounts and TAR 31 March 2024 Not required
Annual return 31 March 2023 16 September 2024 229 days late
Accounts and TAR 31 March 2023 Not required
Annual return 31 March 2022 31 October 2022 On time
Accounts and TAR 31 March 2022 Overdue Charity reporting is overdue by 1079 days
Annual return 31 March 2021 15 January 2022 On time
Accounts and TAR 31 March 2021 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.

CONVEYANCE DATED 31 DECEMBER 1945 AND 29 JULY 1963 AS AMENDED BY FULLY REGULATING SCHEME DATED 2 FEBRUARY 2006

Charitable objects

TO PROMOTE ALL SUITABLE EDUCATIONAL, SOCIAL AND SPORTS FACILITIES OF THE ABOVE MENTIONED DISTRICT. THE OBJECT OF THIS CHARITY IS TO MAKE PROVISIONS FOR THE HOLDING OF MEETINGS, LECTURES, AND CLASSES AND FOR OTHER RECREATION AND LEISURE TIME OCCUPATION FOR THE BENEFIT OF THE INHABITANTS OF MERLINãS BRIDGE AND DISTRICT WITHOUT ANY DISTINCTION OF SEX OR OF POLITICAL, RELIGIOUS OR OTHER OPINIONS WITH THE OBJECT OF IMPROVING THE CONDITIONS OF LIFE IN THE NEIGHBOURHOOD.

Area of benefit

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

MERLINS BRIDGE

Contact information

Address:
1 TUDOR GARDENS
MERLINS BRIDGE
HAVERFORDWEST
SA61 1LB
Phone:
07815885839
Email:
vinnycole1960@gmail.com
Website:

No information available