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THE MERTON AND MORDEN GUILD OF SOCIAL SERVICE

Registered charity 206143 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register · also known as THE MERTON & MORDEN GUILD, THE MERTON AND MORDEN GUILD

We provide group activities for older people (55 years of age upwards). These range from lunch clubs, tap dance, line dance and exercise classes through to shopping trips and outings

Causes: General Charitable Purposes · The Advancement Of Health Or Saving Of Lives · Arts/culture/heritage/science · Amateur Sport · Recreation · Get email alerts

Latest income
£61k
Latest spending
£59k
Registered
1962
Accounts read
FY2025

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that unrestricted reserves stood at £62,184, which the trustees describe as a record high built over the last five years. However, the trustees anticipate these reserves will be used over the next two years to cover a loss in funding for activities they intend to continue. The charity maintains a cash reserve policy of six months' running costs to deal with contingencies.

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

What the accounts disclose

Reserves policy: 6 months running costs (held: £62k)
“It maintains a cash reserve sufficient to deal with contingencies, usually 6 months running costs.”
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Going concern: noted by the trustees or auditor
“In financial terms the Guild aims for a broadly balanced budget. It maintains a cash reserve sufficient to deal with contingencies, usually 6 months running costs. After building cash reserves to a record high over the last five years we anticipate that these will be used over the next two years to cover a loss in funding for activities we intend to continue.” — page 5
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

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

Public fundraising profile: JustGiving — Merton And Morden Guild (matched by registered charity number).

Trustees · trustee networks

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

Operates in: Merton

Income and spending

Financial year endIncomeSpending
31/03/2025£61k£59k
31/03/2024£71k£58k
31/03/2023£86k£76k
31/03/2022£102k£85k
31/03/2021£95k£80k

Common questions

Is THE MERTON AND MORDEN GUILD OF SOCIAL SERVICE financially healthy?

Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that unrestricted reserves stood at £62,184, which the trustees describe as a record high built over the last five years. However, the trustees anticipate these reserves will be used over the next two years to cover a loss in funding for activities they intend to continue. The charity maintains a cash reserve policy of six months' running costs to deal with contingencies. Its FY2025 accounts were independently examined.

Who funds THE MERTON AND MORDEN GUILD OF SOCIAL SERVICE?

Funders whose own accounts filings name THE MERTON AND MORDEN GUILD OF SOCIAL SERVICE as a grant recipient include MERTON VOLUNTARY SERVICE COUNCIL.

Known funders

Grants to this charity found in funders’ own accounts filings.

FunderYearAmountPurpose (as stated by the funder)
MERTON VOLUNTARY SERVICE COUNCILFY2022£17k