Finance Score: -2

Governance Score: -2

Support Score: 0

Deficit latest year: -2
No PartB

No conflicts policy: -1
Mainly male board: -1

Large volunteers +5

Overall GiG Score: 1

THE MERE AND DISTRICT LINKSCHEME

Provide transport in an isolated rural area for people unable to get to shops, doctors & hospital. Also transport of a social nature.

Analysis by Giving is Great

Positives:

This charity has been very successful in attracting volunteers relative to its size

Regulatory & Governance issues to consider:

This charity does not have a Conflict of Interests policy
The Board is predominantly male

Financial issues to consider:

A PartB annual return has not been required and so detailed financial information is not available from the online data
Income was lower than spending in the latest year

Financial Data ?

Income & Spending ?

Sources of Income ?

Y/E		Income £k	Spending £k	Surplus/ Deficit £k	Fundraising Cost £k	Total Funds £k	Unrestricted Funds £k	Mths Rsrvs	Staff	Volun- teers
31/03/23	*	£26	£30	£-4	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a
31/03/22		£22	£20	£2	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a
31/03/21		£12	£12	£0	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a
31/03/20		£23	£24	£0	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a
31/03/19		£24	£25	£-1	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a
31/03/18		£18	£22	£-4	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a
31/03/17		£19	£16	£3	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a
31/03/16		£18	£16	£2	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a
31/03/15		£18	£15	£3	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a
31/03/14		£18	£15	£3	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a
31/03/13		£17	£15	£2	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a
31/03/12		£17	£17	£0	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a
31/03/11		£17	£15	£2	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a
31/03/10	*	£16	£14	£3	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a
31/03/09?		£38	£26	£12	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a
31/03/04		£9	£9	£-1	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a

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Highest pay bracket: less than £60,000

Established: 27 years

http://www.merelink.co.uk/

peter.mason@inbox.com

01747861296

Charity Commission for England and Wales

Listed activities

Disability
The Advancement Of Health Or Saving Of Lives

GiG Classification

Transport and storage activities

How it operates

Provides human resources
Provides services

Where it operates

Wiltshire,

Who it helps

Children/Young People
Elderly/Old People
The General Public/Mankind

Who supports them? ?

We have no records of donations from grant makers.

How is it governed?

Trustees (5)

Current Trustees appointed

Gender Split

BARBARA ANN THOMAS

JOHN FRANCIS PAUL FITZGERALD (Chair) Appointed: 2016

PETER MARTIN Appointed: 2013

PETER MASON Appointed: 2019

SIMON MICHAEL WAGER Appointed: 2024

Legal constitution

Charity registered in England & Wales on 13/05/1997, number: 1062328

Gift Aid

Registered with HMRC for Gift Aid

Policies in force

Complaints handling
Financial reserves policy and procedures
Risk management
Safeguarding policy and procedures
Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries
Serious incident reporting policy and procedures
Volunteer management

Filing Record

16 returns made; AR23: 22 days late, AR10: 3 days late,

Main office

Rosemary Cottage
Dark Lane
Mere
WARMINSTER
Wiltshire
BA12 6DT

Objectives

TO RELIEVE THE POOR, SICK, ELDERLY AND DISABLED PERSONS IN THE AREA OF BENEFIT BY PROVIDING OR ASSISTING GIN THE PROVISION OF SERVICES TO REDUCE THE NEED, HARDSHIP OR DISTRESS OF SUCH PERSONS

Defined Area of Benefit:

MERE, MAIDEN BRADLEY, ZEALS, KINGSTON DEVERILL, MONKTON DEVERILL, KILMINGTON, STOURTON WITH GASPER, BOURTON, SILTON AND WEST KNOYLE

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