MACCLESFIELD FC COMMUNITY SPORTS TRUST LTD

Registered charity 1136526 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register · also known as MACCLESFIELD TOWN (COMMUNITY SPORTS TRUST) LIMITED

The promotion of Sport and recreation in the Community , creating programmes to enhance special skills, fitness and general wellbeing

Objects

THE PROMOTION OF COMMUNITY PARTICIPATION IN HEALTHY RECREATION IN PARTICULAR BY THE PROVISION OF FACILITIES FOR THE PLAYING AND UNDERTAKING OF SPORTING ACTIVITIES

Area of benefit: UNDEFINED. IN PRACTICE, LOCAL.

The charity’s charitable objects and area of benefit, quoted from its governing document as held on the Charity Commission register.

Causes: General Charitable Purposes · Education/training · The Advancement Of Health Or Saving Of Lives · Disability · Amateur Sport · Recreation · website · Get email alerts

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that the charity achieved a small surplus of £2,561 for the year ended 30 June 2025, reversing a previous deficit. Total funds increased to £47,277, with unrestricted reserves standing at £38,248. The trustees confirm the charity has sufficient resources to continue operations and meet liabilities as they fall due.

Automated summary of the FY2025 accounts; the evidenced findings below carry the verbatim passages.

What the accounts disclose

Accounts independently examined (not a full audit). Discloses 4 of 6 completeness components.

Policies the charity declares

In its annual return the charity told the Commission that it has the policies listed below. This is self-declared: it is not verified by the Commission or by this site, and it is not evidence of how a policy works in practice.

• Bullying and harassment policy and procedures
• Complaints handling
• Complaints policy and procedures
• Conflicting interests
• Financial reserves policy and procedures
• Internal charity financial controls policy and procedures
• Internal risk management policy and procedures
• Paying staff
• Risk management
• Safeguarding policy and procedures
• Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries
• Serious incident reporting policy and procedures
• Social media policy and procedures
• Trustee conflicts of interest policy and procedures
• Trustee expenses policy and procedures

Corporate structure

• Registered company of the charity Companies House 06469186

Funders the charity credits

Named as funders/supporters on the charity’s own website (the charity’s claim, distinct from accounts-verified grants).

• ID Unlimited UK — “Sponsored by ID Unlimited UK” (source page)

Company officers (Companies House)

Current officers of the charity’s own company per the Companies House register, cross-checked against the Charity Commission trustee list by name. A director not on the trustee list is usually a timing or naming difference between the two registers — check both records before drawing conclusions.

• MERCER, Elaine Lesley — director, appointed 09/09/2026on trustee list
• BIRCH, Patrick John — director, appointed 14/11/2025on trustee list
• AINSWORTH, Roy Edward — director, appointed 14/11/2025on trustee list
• MANNION, Nicholas Peter — director, appointed 13/11/2025not on trustee list
• JONES, Julian Alexander — director, appointed 13/11/2025on trustee list
• WHITE, John Gareth — director, appointed 13/11/2025on trustee list
• RADLEY, Susan Joy — director, appointed 20/05/2021on trustee list
• RANCE, Michael John — director, appointed 24/02/2009not on trustee list

Official officers record.

Public profiles (found on the charity’s own website): facebook · instagram

Trustees · trustee networks

• DR Michael John Rance MBEchair
• COUNCILLOR NICK MANNION
• Elaine Lesley Mercer
• John Gareth White
• Julian Alexander Jones
• Patrick John Birch
• Roy Edward Ainsworth
• Susan Joy Radley

Trustee list from the Charity Commission register (current, not historical).

Operates in: Cheshire East · Manchester City · Staffordshire · Stockport

Income and spending

Common questions

Government & lottery funding

Grants to this charity published as open data by government and lottery funders (360Giving).