THE MELBOURNE SPORTING PARTNERSHIP LIMITED

Registered charity 1169306 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register

To promote for the benefit of the inhabitants of Melbourne, South Derbyshire and the surrounding area the provision of multi-purpose sporting facilities for recreation or other leisure time occupation for individuals who have the 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.

Objects

TO PROMOTE FOR THE BENEFIT OF THE INHABITANTS OF MELBOURNE, SOUTH DERBYSHIRE AND THE SURROUNDING AREA THE PROVISION OF MULTI-PURPOSE SPORTING FACILITIES FOR RECREATION OR OTHER LEISURE TIME OCCUPATION FOR INDIVIDUALS WHO HAVE THE 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 INTEREST OF SOCIAL WELFARE AND WITH THE OBJECT OF IMPROVING THE CONDITION OF LIFE OF THE SAID INHABITANTS.

Area of benefit: THE INHABITANTS OF MELBOURNE, SOUTH DERBYSHIRE 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.

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Financial health, per its FY2026 accounts

The accounts state that the charity reported an operating profit of £3,659 and held total funds of £219,607 at the end of the financial year. The trustees confirmed that the charity has adequate resources to continue in operational existence for the foreseeable future. Unrestricted reserves stood at £79,607, with an additional £140,000 designated in the AGP Sinking Fund.

Automated summary of the FY2026 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
• Campaigns and political activity policy and procedures
• Complaints handling
• Complaints policy and procedures
• Engaging external speakers at charity events 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
• 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
• Volunteer management

Property (HM Land Registry)

3 registered titles in England and Wales held by the charity’s company or corporate body (0 freehold). All charity-held property. Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright, OGL v3.0.

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

Trustees · trustee networks

• Christopher Archer
• Conor Raynor
• Gregory Smith
• MELBOURNE RFC LIMITED
• Nigel James Theobald
• Roger Spencer
• Sallie Allen

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

Operates in: Derbyshire · Leicestershire · Staffordshire

Income and spending

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Government & lottery funding

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