Finance Score: 1

Governance Score: -1

Support Score: 7

Strong growth: +2
Volatile income
spending growth: -1
No PartB

Mainly male board: -1

Large volunteers +3
Grant maker support: +4

Overall GiG Score: 7

MERSTHAM COMMUNITY FACILITY TRUST

The Trust organises, facilitates and provides a range of services/activities to support he local community, including a range activities and support for vulnerable people. We provide a venue for many other agencies, individuals and groups providing services for members of our local community, in achieving their social and economic goals.

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
A significant proportion of recent income was derived from major grant makers and there are significant future grants due to be received

Regulatory & Governance issues to consider:

The Board is predominantly male

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 has been volatile recently but spending has been maintained

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		£160	£186	£-27	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	70
31/12/21	*	£254	£173	£81	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	50
31/12/20		£218	£157	£61	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	40
31/12/19		£113	£115	£-2	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	30
31/12/18		£112	£97	£15	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	30
31/12/17		£83	£61	£22	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
31/12/16	*	£16	£47	£-31	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
31/12/15?		£54	£29	£25	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
30/11/14		£26	£12	£15	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
30/11/13		£30	£29	£0	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
30/11/12		£33	£29	£4	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
30/11/11		£29	£51	£-22	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
30/11/10		£31	£29	£2	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
30/11/09		£41	£47	£-5	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
30/11/08	*	£32	£4	£29	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0

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Highest pay bracket: less than £60,000

Established: 17 years

www.mcft.org.uk

info@mcft.org.uk

01737333461

Charity Commission for England and Wales

Listed activities

Economic/Community Development/Employment
General Charitable Purposes

GiG Classification

Other facilities management and maintenance

How it operates

Provides buildings/facilities/open space

Where it operates

Surrey,

Who it helps

Other Charities Or Voluntary Bodies
The General Public/Mankind

Who supports them? ?

Donations from Grant Makers ?

We have details on the following significant donations. Multi-year donations are allocated to the years for which they are earmarked.

Specific Donations

Amount	When Months	To be used for
Community Foundation for Surrey - Fundraising Support
£10,000	01/11/2022	Funding for a professional Fundraiser to broaden the income streams and volumes of funding for a community hub, working in partnership with multiple organisations.
Community Foundation for Surrey - Wheel of Wellbeing
£2,000	26/10/2021	Funding towards a wellbeing project for to help provide skills, and improve mental health and wellbeing.
Community Foundation for Surrey - Funding to set up a Food Club to provide low cost food and support to disadvantaged people in Merstham
£6,776	13/01/2021	Funding to set up a Food Club to provide low cost food and support to disadvantaged people in Merstham
National Lottery Community Fund - Opportunities Through Partnership
£242,651	01/08/2019 60	Opportunities Through Partnership
Henry Smith Charity - Grant to Merstham Community Facility Trust
£20,000	11/06/2015 24	towards two years' salary of the Facilities Development Manager and running costs of a project providing support for deprived and vulnerable people living on an estate in Redhill, Surrey

Data sourced from Donors via 360 Giving

How is it governed?

Trustees (5)

Current Trustees appointed

Gender Split

DR DAVID ASLETT (Chair) Appointed: 2018

IAN WHITE Appointed: 2016

KAREN LEE Appointed: 2016

MARK ALAN BRUNT, Other trusteeship: MERSTHAM MILLENNIUM TRUST,

VIC MARCIPONT Appointed: 2024

Legal constitution

Charitable company registered in England & Wales on 30/10/2007, number: 1121420
Registered at Companies House on 01/01/1970, number: 00585477

Gift Aid

NOT registered with HMRC for Gift Aid

Policies in force

Complaints handling
Conflicting interests
Paying staff
Risk management
Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries
Volunteer management

Filing Record

15 returns made; AR21: 1 days late, AR16: 127 days late, AR08: 54 days late,

Main office

Merstham Community Facility Trust
Merstham Community Hub
2a-2b Portland Drive
Merstham
REDHILL
RH1 3HY

Objectives

1. to further or benefit the residents of Merstham and Surrey (the ?local community?) and the neighbourhood, without distinction of sex, sexual orientation, race or of political,religious or other opinions by associating together the said residents and the local authorities, voluntary and other organisations in a common effort to advance education and to provide facilities in the interests of social welfare for recreation and leisuretime occupation with the objective of improving the conditions of life for the residents2. to maintain the community centre currently known as the Merstham Community Hub (the ?Merstham Hub?) and to maintain, manage and develop the facilities available at theMerstham Hub, whether alone or in cooperation with any local authority or other person or body, in furtherance of these Objects; and3. to work with other charitable organisations with common charitable objects to facilitate the development of similar initiatives in the local community and in other areas,in furtherance of these Objects.

Defined Area of Benefit:

SURREY

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