MUDEFORD WOOD COMMUNITY TRUST

Registered charity 1141612 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register · also known as MWCT

To promote for the benefit of the inhabitants of Mudeford Wood, Christchurch, Dorset ( and the surrounding area) the provision of facilities by reason of their youth, age, infirmity or disability, financial hardship, social or 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.

Objects

TO PROMOTE FOR THE BENEFIT OF THE INHABITANTS OF MUDEFORD WOOD, CHRISTCHURCH, DORSET (AND THE SURROUNDING AREA) THE PROVISION OF FACILITIES BY REASON OF THEIR YOUTH, AGE, INFIRMITY OR DISABILITY, 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 INHABILTANTS.

Area of benefit: MUDEFORD WOOD, CHRISTCHURCH, DORSET (AND THE SURROUNDING AREA)

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

Causes: Education/training · The Advancement Of Health Or Saving Of Lives · Arts/culture/heritage/science · Amateur Sport · website · Get email alerts

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that unrestricted cash reserves were £199,281 at 31 March 2025, with operational reserves of £135,207. The trustees confirm that this level of reserves is sufficient to provide an adequate financial cushion and that the centre remains a financially viable organisation. The trust acknowledges that the current financial environment is unpredictable and likely to result in a small operational deficit for the coming year, which will be balanced by reserves.

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
• Investing charity funds policy and procedures
• Investment
• Paying staff
• Risk management
• Safeguarding policy and procedures
• Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries
• Serious incident reporting policy and procedures
• Trustee conflicts of interest policy and procedures
• Trustee expenses policy and procedures
• Volunteer management

Trustees · trustee networks

• ELIZABETH SABEYchair
• DEBORAH STEPHENS
• MICHAEL SCOTT-JOHNS
• PAUL HILLIARD
• Richard ASHDOWN
• VICTORIA ANN FULLER
• roger stanley burge

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

Operates in: Dorset

Income and spending

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Government & lottery funding

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