MERE CHARITY

Charity Number: 527769
Charity reporting is up to date (on time)

Charity overview

Activities - how the charity spends its money

The Trustees have power to apply the net income for educational benefits in the City of Lincoln, parishes of Branston & Mere for persons under the age of 25 years. The Trustees also have power to pay grants to qualifying persons of pensionable age in the hamlets of Mere and East Mere and also in the parishes of Branston and Mere and parishes adjacent thereto.

Income and expenditure

Data for financial year ending 31 December 2023

Total income: £4,586
Total expenditure: £4,038

People

7 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 Prevention Or Relief Of Poverty
Who the charity helps:
  • Children/young People
  • Elderly/old People
How the charity helps:
  • Makes Grants To Individuals
  • Makes Grants To Organisations
Where the charity operates:
  • Lincolnshire

Governance

Registration history:
  • 01 July 1964: Standard registration
Organisation type:
Other
Other names:
  • MERE HOSPITAL EDUCATIONAL FOUNDATION (Previous name)
Gift aid:
Not recognised by HMRC for gift aid
Other regulators:
No information available
Policies:
  • Investment
  • Risk 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

7 Trustee(s)

Name Role Date of appointment Other trusteeships Reporting status of other trusteeships
Gwenno Eirian Watson Trustee 24 October 2023
None on record
Debra Armiger Trustee 24 October 2023
None on record
Rev Lorna Daphne Brabin-Smith Trustee 24 November 2021
GARRETT'S CHARITY
Received: On time
James Sydney Barling Trustee 21 March 2021
None on record
Michael Johnson Trustee 28 March 2019
None on record
Fiona Priestley Trustee 20 October 2014
None on record
Robin Maxwell Battle Trustee
HISTORIC LINCOLN TRUST
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 £9.52k £5.46k £4.47k £3.97k £4.59k
Total expenditure £8.24k £8.27k £25 £61 £4.04k
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 03 May 2024 On Time
Accounts and TAR 31 December 2023 Not Required
Annual return 31 December 2022 21 April 2023 On Time
Accounts and TAR 31 December 2022 Not Required
Annual return 31 December 2021 03 November 2022 3 days late
Accounts and TAR 31 December 2021 Not Required
Annual return 31 December 2020 15 October 2021 On Time
Accounts and TAR 31 December 2020 Not Required
Annual return 31 December 2019 18 September 2020 On Time
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.

SCHEME DATED 2 OCTOBER 1997. SCHEME DATED 07/11/1973 AS AMENDED ON 30/03/2015 AS AMENDED ON 01/06/2015

Charitable objects

20. APPLICATION OF INCOME. SUBJECT TO PAYMENT OF THE EXPENSES AFORESAID THE TRUSTEES SHALL APPLY THE INCOME OF THE CHARITY AS FOLLOWS:- (1) AS TO ONE THIRD THEREOF FOR THE PAYMENT OF PENSIONER BENEFITS IN THE MANNER PROVIDED BY CLAUSES 21 TO 23 INCLUSIVE OF THIS SCHEME. (2) AS TO TWO THIRDS THEREOF FOR THE PAYMENT OF EDUCATIONAL BENEFITS IN THE MANNER PRESCRIBED BY CLAUSES 24 AND 25 OF THIS SCHEME. (3) ANY SURPLUS INCOME ARISING EITHER FROM THE PAYMENT OF PENSIONS OR THE PAYMENT OF EDUCATIONAL BENEFITS FOR RELIEF IN NEED IN THE MANNER PRESCRIBED BY CLAUSE 26 OF THIS SCHEME.

Area of benefit

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

CITY OF LINCOLN

Contact information

Address:
PATRICK DEAN LTD
ESTATE OFFICE
BRACEBRIDGE HEATH
EAST MERE
LINCOLN
LN4 2HU
Phone:
01522791209
Email:
office@patrickdeanltd.co.uk
Website:

No information available