MORETON MORRELL TENNIS COURT CLUB LIMITED

Registered charity 1191997 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register

The promotion of community participation in healthy recreation, in particular by the provision of facilities for the playing of Real Tennis in the Midlands of England.To conserve,preserve and improve for the public benefit as a building of historic interest the Real Tennis Court at Moreton Morrell, Warwickshire CV35 9AL , and to educate the public about the history and heritage of the building.

Objects

THE CLUB IS ESTABLISHED FOR THE FOLLOWING PURPOSES:1. THE PROMOTION OF COMMUNITY PARTICIPATION IN HEALTHY RECREATION, IN PARTICULAR BY THE PROVISION OF FACILITIES FOR THE PLAYING OF REAL TENNIS IN THE MIDLANDS OF ENGLAND. 2. TO CONSERVE, PRESERVE AND IMPROVE FOR THE PUBLIC BENEFIT AS A BUILDING OF HISTORIC INTEREST THE REAL TENNIS COURT AT MORETON MORRELL, WARWICKSHIRE CV35 9AL, AND TO EDUCATE THE PUBLIC ABOUT THE HISTORY AND HERITAGE OF THE BUILDING.

Area of benefit: LOCAL

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

Causes: Education/training · Arts/culture/heritage/science · Amateur Sport · Recreation · website · Get email alerts

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that the charity returned to a surplus of £14,946 for the year ended 31 December 2025, following a deficit in the previous year. Per the trustees' report, the charity's financial position is considered to be good, with unrestricted funds held at £429,152. The trustees maintain that reserves are at a level equivalent to between six and nine months' expenditure, which they consider sufficient to continue activities in the event of a significant drop in funding.

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.

• Bullying and harassment policy and procedures
• Complaints policy and procedures
• Financial reserves policy and procedures
• Internal charity financial controls policy and procedures
• Internal risk management policy and procedures
• Safeguarding policy and procedures
• Serious incident reporting policy and procedures
• Trustee conflicts of interest policy and procedures
• Trustee expenses policy and procedures

Property (HM Land Registry)

1 registered title in England and Wales held by the charity’s company or corporate body (1 freehold). All charity-held property. Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright, OGL v3.0.

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Trustees · trustee networks

• Dr Christopher Margueriechair
• Anthony Peter Branfield
• Bruce Timothy Paxton
• John Anthony Franklin
• Martin Philip Trees BSc
• Simon Hobson
• Sir Andrew Caradoc Hamilton BT · trustee of 2 other charities
• Steven Barry Walsh

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

Operates in: Throughout England

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Government & lottery funding

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