THE MELVILLE CLUB

Registered charity 500109 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register · also known as ALBRIGHTON DARBY AND JOAN CLUB

A games afternoon on Mondays. Lunches on Wednesday. Whist drive Wednesday afternoon. Coffee Friday mornings.

Objects

TO PROVIDE FACILITIES FOR RECREATION OR OTHER LEISURE TIME OCCUPATION FOR ELDERLY PERSONS IN THE INTEREST OF SOCIAL WELFARE WITH THE OBJECT OF IMPROVING THE CONDITION OF LIFE OF SUCH PERSONS. TO PROVIDE AND MAINTAIN A LUNCHEON CLUB FOR SUCH PEOPLE IN NEED.

Area of benefit: CIVIL PARISH OF ALBRIGHTON IN SHROPSHIRE AND ITS IMMEDIATE ENVIRONS

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 · Get email alerts

Registered contact address: Shropshire, West Midlands, England (from the postcode on the register)

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that the charity operated at a net deficit of £14,278 for the year ended 31 March 2025, with total receipts of £39,930 against total payments of £54,208. The trustees' report notes that the club continues to provide meals and services, supported by volunteers and community grants, such as those from Shropshire Council for the minibus.

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 2 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 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
• Safeguarding policy and procedures
• Serious incident reporting policy and procedures
• Social media policy and procedures
• Trustee conflicts of interest policy and procedures
• Trustee expenses policy and procedures

From the charity’s annual return (Part A, self-declared)

Answers and figures the charity gave in Part A of its annual return to the Charity Commission. They are self-declared: not verified by the Commission or by this site. Only positive answers and figures are listed; items not listed are simply not shown.

Source: this charity’s annual returns on the Charity Commission register.

Annual return filing dates (Charity Commission record)

Of its last 5 annual returns with a recorded received date, 3 were received after the due date: year ending 31/03/2023 (received 06/02/2024, 6 days after the 31/01/2024 due date); year ending 31/03/2022 (received 04/02/2023, 4 days after the 31/01/2023 due date); year ending 31/03/2021 (received 08/03/2022, 36 days after the 31/01/2022 due date).

Due and received dates as recorded in the Commission’s annual-return data; the data does not say whether an extension was agreed. Source: this charity’s annual returns on the Charity Commission register.

Trustees · trustee networks

• Amanda Jane medlynchair
• Peter Illes · trustee of 1 other charity
• Richard Hilary Roy Webster
• Robert Lansley
• SARAH LOUISE BARBARA SHORT
• Sally Marguerite Webster
• Susan Jacqueline Bradbury

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

Operates in: Shropshire

Income and spending

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