Finance Score: -2
Governance Score: -2
Support Score: 0
  • Accounts filed more than 5 days late: -2 times
  • Strong growth: +2
  • Deficit latest year: -2
  • No PartB
  • No volunteer policy: -2
  • Large volunteers +3
Overall GiG Score: -1 ?

MERTON SPORTS AND SOCIAL CLUB FOR VISUALLY IMPAIRED PEOPLE 

MSSC is a sports and social club for visually impaired people and sighted members. We run regular cycling, walking, bowls, darts, swimming, canoeing and social activities including quizzes, theatres, brewery tours and much more from our base in Colliers Wood, Merton. We try to partner with other organisations in Merton and beyond that support us through fundraising and shared activities.
Analysis by Giving is Great

Positives:

  • This charity has been successful in attracting volunteers relative to its size
  • There has been strong growth in spending over the last 5 years
  • There have been no material income shortfalls in recent years

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
  • Accounts have been filed late on 2 occasions over the last 5 years and the current period appears to have been extended
  • Income was significantly lower than spending in the latest year

Financial Data ?

Income & Spending ?
Sources of Income ?
Y/E Income
£k
Spending
£k
Surplus/
Deficit
Fundraising
Cost £k
Total
Funds £k
Unrestricted
Funds £k
Mths
Rsrvs
Staff Volun-
teers
31/12/22£10£15£-5n/an/an/an/an/a10
31/12/21£10£7£3n/an/an/an/an/a0
31/12/20*£19£14£5n/an/an/an/an/a13
31/12/19*£8£7£2n/an/an/an/an/a0
31/12/18£8£8£0£0£0£0n/a00
31/12/17£4£5£-1£0£0£0n/a00
31/12/16£5£5£1£0£0£0n/a00
31/12/15£6£4£2£0£0£0n/a00
31/12/14£7£4£2£0£0£0n/a00
31/12/13£5£4£1£0£0£0n/a00
31/12/12£8£6£1£0£0£0n/a00
31/12/11£4£8£-5£0£0£0n/a00
31/12/10£2£7£-5£0£0£0n/a00
31/12/09*£3£6£-4£0£0£0n/a00
31/12/08£4£7£-3£0£0£0n/a00
31/12/07*£5£10£-5£0£0£0n/a00
31/12/06*£19£4£15£0£0£0n/a00
31/12/05£3£4£-1£0£0£0n/a00
31/12/04£4£3£0£0£0£0n/a00

Highest pay bracket: less than £60,000
Established: 42 years

https://www.mssc.org.uk

committee@mssc.org.uk

02085405446

Charity Commission for England and WalesX
UN SDGs
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Listed activities
  • Amateur Sport
  • Arts/Culture/Heritage/Science
  • Disability
  • Education/Training
  • Recreation
  • The Advancement Of Health Or Saving Of Lives
GiG Classification
  • Sports activities
How it operates
  • Acts as an umbrella or resource body
  • Provides advocacy/advice/information
  • Provides human resources
  • Provides services
Where it operates
  • Croydon, Kingston Upon Thames, Lambeth, Merton, Richmond Upon Thames, Sutton, Wandsworth,
Who it helps
  • Elderly/Old People
  • People With Disabilities
  • The General Public/Mankind
Who works here?
  • Unknown number of employees
  • 10 volunteers

Who's supporting them? ?

We have no records of donations from grant makers.

How is it governed?

Trustees (4)
Current Trustees appointed
Gender Split

Legal constitution
  • Charity registered in England & Wales on 18/01/1982, number: 283843
Gift Aid
  • NOT registered with HMRC for Gift Aid
Policies in force
  • Complaints handling
  • Conflicting interests
  • Risk management
  • Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries
Filing Record
19 returns made; AR20: 133 days late, AR19: 113 days late, AR09: 10 days late, AR07: 1 days late, AR06: 21 days late,
Main office

OLD RUTLISHIANS ASSOCIATION
SPORTS GROUND
POPLAR ROAD
LONDON
SW19 3JS

Objectives

To promote and develop social, sporting and recreational activities for visually impaired people.

Defined Area of Benefit:

ADMINSTRATION AREA OF THE LONDON BOROUGH OF MERTON

Data Sources

Charity Commission for England and Wales
CharityBase
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