MIDSOMER NORTON COMMUNITY TRUST

Registered charity 1180809 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register

The Community Trust manages a range of community events and spaces in the town of Midsomer Norton.

Objects

THE OBJECTS OF THE CHARITY (THE "OBJECTS") ARE:3.1.1 THE PROVISION, FOR THE BENEFIT OF THE INHABITANTS OF MIDSOMER NORTON IN SOMERSET AND THE SURROUNDING AREA, OF FACILITIES IN THE INTERESTS OF SOCIAL WELFARE FOR RECREATION AND OTHER LEISURE-TIME OCCUPATION FOR INDIVIDUALS WHO HAVE NEED OF SUCH FACILITIES BY REASON OF THEIR YOUTH, AGE, INFIRMITY OR DISABILITY, FINANCIAL HARDSHIP OR SOCIAL CIRCUMSTANCES WITH THE OBJECTIVE OF IMPROVING THEIR CONDITIONS OF LIFE. 3.1.2 THE ADVANCEMENT, FOR THE BENEFIT OF THE INHABITANTS OF MIDSOMER NORTON IN SOMERSET AND THE SURROUNDING AREA, OF SUCH OTHER OBJECTS OR PURPOSES WHICH ARE EXCLUSIVELY CHARITABLE ACCORDING TO THE LAW OF ENGLAND AND WALES IN SUCH MANNER AS THE TRUSTEES MAY IN THEIR ABSOLUTE DISCRETION THINK FIT.

Area of benefit: MIDSOMER NORTON IN SOMERSET 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: General Charitable Purposes · Disability · The Prevention Or Relief Of Poverty · Arts/culture/heritage/science · Environment/conservation/heritage · Economic/community Development/employment · website · Get email alerts

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that the charity experienced a challenging financial year due to the Town Council's refurbishment of the Town Hall, which removed its main source of income. Despite this, the charity managed to generate total incoming resources of £160,167 and held unrestricted reserves of £36,559 at the year-end. The independent examiner confirmed that no material matters came to attention that would cause concern regarding the financial statements.

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 5 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.

• Complaints policy and procedures
• Internal charity financial controls policy and procedures
• Safeguarding policy and procedures
• Serious incident reporting policy and procedures

Public fundraising profile: JustGiving — Midsomer Norton Community Trust (matched by registered charity number).

Register events

• Received assets from another charity (10/10/2020) — per the register’s event history; asset transfers typically record mergers or reorganisations.

Trustees · trustee networks

• Dr NIKKI ERRINGTONchair
• ALASTAIR SLADE
• Alun De Pughe
• LYNDA EILEEN ROBERTSON
• MARTYN RICHARD PLANT
• Michael Auton

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

Operates in: Bath And North East Somerset · Somerset

Income and spending

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