MARCHESI CENTRE

Registered charity 258537 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register · also known as THE WINDERMERE OLD PEOPLE'S COMMUNITY CENTRE

The Marchesi Community Centre is a community resource used by many of its members living in the Windermere & District AreaThe centre is used by the whole community.Trips and events are organised and enjoyed by many members and their guests,Various activities include, art, movement & mobility, craft, coffee & chat dancing to name but a few.

Objects

A) THE OBJECTIVE OF THE MARCHESI CENTRE IS TO PROVIDE OR ASSIST IN THE PROVISION OF FACILITIES FOR RECREATION AND OTHER LEISURE TIME OCCUPATION IN THE INTERESTS OF SOCIAL WELFARE FOR THE BENEFIT OF THOSE OVER 50 YEARS OF AGE LIVING WITHIN THE POSTCODE AREA LA23 WITH THE OBJECT OF IMPROVING THE CONDITIONS OF LIFE FOR THOSE PERSONS, ANDB) TO PROMOTE THE WELFARE OF PERSONS OVER 50 LIVING WITHIN THE AREA OF BENEFIT IN ANY MANNER WHICH IS NOW OR HEREAFTER MAY BE DEEMED BY LAW TO BE CHARITABLE.

Area of benefit: WINDERMERE

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 FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that the charity reported a net loss of £3,019.66 for the year ended 31 December 2025, resulting in a negative retained profit and loss account balance of £3,109.66. Per the trustees' report, this loss was attributed to increased staff costs, general cost increases, and higher activity expenses. Despite the loss, the charity holds unrestricted funds of £18,504.96 and other designated funds, maintaining a total asset base of £466,240.58.

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.

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Trustees · trustee networks

• RUTH RIMMERchair
• BARBARA HELEN FLETCHER
• BERTHA EDITH BIRKETT
• Carol Sisson
• Christine Tyson
• David Henry Nuttall
• MARY ANNE PEDEN
• Pam Cunningham
• Shirley Crisp
• Victoria Harrison

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

Operates in: Cumbria

Income and spending

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