Finance Score: -2
Governance Score: -2
Support Score: 0
  • Deficit latest year: -2
  • No PartB
  • No volunteer policy: -2
  • Large volunteers +3
Overall GiG Score: -1 ?

MERSHAM SPORTS CLUB

Promotion of community participation in healthy recreation for the benefit of the inhabitants of Mersham in Kent and surrounding areas by the provision of sports facilities.
Analysis by Giving is Great

Positives:

  • This charity has been successful in attracting volunteers relative to its size
  • A significant proportion of recent income was derived from major grant makers including the Government

Regulatory & Governance issues to consider:

  • Although this charity works with volunteers it does not have a Volunteer Management policy

Financial issues to consider:

  • A PartB annual return has not been required and so detailed financial information is not available from the online data
  • Income was significantly lower than spending in the latest year

Financial Data ?

Income & Spending ?
Sources of Income ?
Y/E Income Spending Surplus/
Deficit
Volun-
teers
28/02/23*£104£142£-38
28/02/22£75£72£3
28/02/21£49£31£19
Highest pay bracket: less than £60,000
Established: 5 years

www.mershamsportsclub.com

mershamsportschair@gmail.com

07958726127

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Listed activities
  • Amateur Sport
  • Recreation
GiG Classification
  • Amusement and recreation services
How it operates
  • Provides buildings/facilities/open space
  • Provides services
Where it operates
  • Kent,
Who it helps
  • The General Public/Mankind

Who supports them? ?

We have no records of donations from grant makers.

How is it governed?

Trustees (7)
Current Trustees appointed
Gender Split

  • GEOFFREY CHARLES FAGG Appointed: 2019
  • JANE FAGG Appointed: 2019
  • JONATHAN FREDERICK AMBLER Appointed: 2019
  • KEVIN DOUGLAAS BURTON (Chair) Appointed: 2019
  • LESLEY-ANN LLOYD Appointed: 2019
  • PAUL KENTON STEWART Appointed: 2024
  • ROBERT JOHN BEANEY Appointed: 2019
Legal constitution
  • Charity registered in England & Wales on 10/12/2019, number: 1186855
Gift Aid
  • NOT registered with HMRC for Gift Aid
Policies in force
  • 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
  • Safeguarding policy and procedures
  • Serious incident reporting policy and procedures
  • Social media policy and procedures
  • Trustee conflicts of interest policy and procedures
  • Trustee expenses policy and procedures
Filing Record
3 returns made; AR23: 42 days late,
Main office

Mersham Sports Club
FLOOD STREET
MERSHAM
ASHFORD
TN25 6NX

Objectives

1. THE PROMOTION OF COMMUNITY PARTICIPATION IN HEALTHY RECREATION FOR THE BENEFIT OF THE INHABITANTS OF MERSHAM IN KENT AND SURROUNDING AREA BY THE PROVISION OF FACILITIES FOR PLAYING SPORTS IN PARTICULAR BUT NOT EXCLUSIVELY CRICKET, FOOTBALL AND ARCHERY; AND2. TO PROMOTE FOR THE BENEFIT OF THE INHABITANTS OF MERSHAM IN KENT AND THE SURROUNDING AREA THE PROVISION OF FACILITIES FOR RECREATION OR OTHER LEISURE TIME OCCUPATION OF INDIVIDUALS WHO HAVE NEED OF SUCH FACILITIES BY REASON OF THEIR YOUTH, AGE, INFIRMITY OR DISABLEMENT, FINANCIAL HARDSHIP OR SOCIAL AND ECONOMIC CIRCUMSTANCES OR FOR THE PUBLIC AT LARGE IN THE INTERESTS OF SOCIAL WELFARE AND WITH THE OBJECT OF IMPROVING THE CONDITION OF LIFE OF THE SAID INHABITANTS.

Data Sources

Charity Commission for England and Wales

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