THE MELBOURNE ROAD MEMORIAL TRUST FUND
Helping Churches by providing amounts of grant aid for building repairs or for new equipment or repairs to organs/piano's etc. Electrical and or gas repairs or alterations that become necessary where funds are not readily available.
Objects
THE ADVANCEMENT OF THE CHRISTIAN RELIGION IN ALL OR ANY OF THE FOLLOWING WAYS:- (A) BY SUPPORTING THE WORK OF THOSE CHURCHES OF CHRIST BEING MEMBERS OF THE REFORMED ASSOCIATION OF CHURCHES OF CHIRST DUE TO BECOME MEMBERS OF THE UNITED REFORMED CHURCH AFTER UNIFICATION IN SEPTEMBER 1981. PREFERENCE BEIGN GIVEN TO THE SUPPORT OF THE EVINGTON ROAD CHURCH, AND TO OTHER FORMER CHURCHES OF CHRIST UNITING WITH THE UNITED REFORMED CHURCH IN LEICESTER AND THE SURROUNDING AREA. (B) BY SUPPORTING THE WORK OF THE UNITED REFORMED CHURCH AND ANY OF ITS LOCAL CONGREATIONS OR ITS NATIONAL DEPARTMENTS DEVOTED TO EVANGELISTIC, MISSIONARY OR EDUCATIONAL OR OTHER CHRISTIAN WORK AND ANY CHRISTIAN CHURCH WITH WHICH THE UNITED REFORMED CHURCH MAY UNITE, (C) BY MAKING LOANS OR GRANTS TO ANY OTHER CHRISTIAN CHURCH OR TO OTHER CHRISTIAN AND CHARITABLE CAUSES SUPPORTED BY THE CHURCHS OR OTHER BODIES MENTIONED IN THIS CLAUSE.
Policies the charity declares
- Complaints policy and procedures
- Financial reserves policy and procedures
- Internal charity financial controls policy and procedures
- Investing charity funds policy and procedures
- Investment
- Safeguarding policy and procedures
- Trustee conflicts of interest policy and procedures
- Volunteer management
From the charity’s annual return (Part A, self-declared)
Self-declared on the annual return for the financial year ending 30/09/2025
- Grant-making is its main activity
Annual return filing dates (Charity Commission record)
Of its last 5 annual returns with a recorded received date, 1 was received after the due date: year ending 30/09/2025 (received 05/08/2026, 6 days after the 30/07/2026 due date).
Trustees
- REVD DAVID HOWLETTchair
- ANNE ARMSTRONG ALLISON
- Diane Elizabeth Statham
- Eric Alasdair Hanson
- JOHN ALLISON
- Paul Nicholas Hadley
- Rev BRIAN RUSSELL
- Rev GEOFFREY HERICKX
- Rosalind May Garner
- Sandra Clay
- TONY HUDSON
Income and spending
| Financial year end | Income | Spending |
|---|---|---|
| 30/09/2025 | £106k | £21k |
| 30/09/2024 | £100 | £0 |
| 30/09/2023 | £0 | £9k |
| 30/09/2022 | £0 | £23k |
| 30/09/2021 | £0 | £500 |