01 Identity
Registration and reporting
- Registration status
- Registered
- Reporting status
- Submission Received
- Charity type
- CIO
- Registered
- 4 January 2022
- Removed
- Not supplied
- Financial period
- 1 January 2025 – 31 December 2025
- Latest income
- £12,615
- Latest expenditure
- £11,841
- Gift Aid
- No
- Owns or uses land
- No
- In administration
- No
- Insolvent
- No
- CIO
- Yes
Public contact address: NORDRACH COTTAGE, CHARTERHOUSE-ON-MENDIP, BLAGDON, BRISTOL, BS40 7XW
Website recorded by the regulator: https://www.mendipcavinggroup.org.uk (displayed as text)
02 Activities
What the charity does
The object of the MCG is the benefit of the public, the furtherance of all aspects of the exploration, scientific studyand conservation of caves and related features. We introduce members of the public to caving and provide or loan accommodation and equipment for them to do so. We are based in the Mendip Hills area of Somerset. CIO 1197325 is taking over from charity 270088 during 2022.
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Charity Annual Return History
- Fin Period Start Date
- 1 January 2025
- Fin Period End Date
- 31 December 2025
- Ar Cycle Reference
- AR25
- Reporting Due Date
- 31 October 2026
- Date Annual Return Received
- 2 July 2026
- Date Accounts Received
- 2 July 2026
- Total Gross Income
- £12,615
- Total Gross Expenditure
- £11,841
- Fin Period Start Date
- 1 January 2024
- Fin Period End Date
- 31 December 2024
- Ar Cycle Reference
- AR24
- Reporting Due Date
- 31 October 2025
- Date Annual Return Received
- 24 June 2025
- Date Accounts Received
- 24 June 2025
- Total Gross Income
- £17,764
- Total Gross Expenditure
- £16,412
- Fin Period Start Date
- 1 January 2023
- Fin Period End Date
- 31 December 2023
- Ar Cycle Reference
- AR23
- Reporting Due Date
- 31 October 2024
- Date Annual Return Received
- 15 July 2024
- Date Accounts Received
- 15 July 2024
- Total Gross Income
- £14,532
- Total Gross Expenditure
- £13,739
- Fin Period Start Date
- 4 January 2022
- Fin Period End Date
- 31 December 2022
- Ar Cycle Reference
- AR22
- Reporting Due Date
- 31 October 2023
- Date Annual Return Received
- 31 May 2023
- Date Accounts Received
- 31 May 2023
- Total Gross Income
- £13,186
- Total Gross Expenditure
- £12,773
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Charity Annual Return Parta
- Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind
- Yes
- Fin Period Order Number
- 1
- Ar Cycle Reference
- AR25
- Fin Period Start Date
- 1 January 2025
- Fin Period End Date
- 31 December 2025
- Ar Due Date
- 31 October 2026
- Ar Received Date
- 2 July 2026
- Total Gross Income
- £12,615
- Total Gross Expenditure
- £11,841
- Grant Making Is Main Activity
- No
- Count Govt Contracts
- 0
- Count Govt Grants
- £0
- Charity Has Trading Subsidiary
- No
- Does Trustee Receive Any Benefit
- No
- Trustee Payments Acting As Trustee
- No
- Trustee Receives Payments Services
- No
- Trustee Receives Other Benefit
- No
- Trustee Resigned Employment
- No
- Count Volunteers
- 4
- Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind
- No
- Fin Period Order Number
- 2
- Ar Cycle Reference
- AR24
- Fin Period Start Date
- 1 January 2024
- Fin Period End Date
- 31 December 2024
- Ar Due Date
- 31 October 2025
- Ar Received Date
- 24 June 2025
- Total Gross Income
- £17,764
- Total Gross Expenditure
- £16,412
- Grant Making Is Main Activity
- No
- Count Govt Contracts
- 0
- Count Govt Grants
- £0
- Charity Has Trading Subsidiary
- No
- Does Trustee Receive Any Benefit
- No
- Trustee Payments Acting As Trustee
- No
- Trustee Receives Payments Services
- No
- Trustee Receives Other Benefit
- No
- Trustee Resigned Employment
- No
- Count Volunteers
- 11
- Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind
- No
- Fin Period Order Number
- 3
- Ar Cycle Reference
- AR23
- Fin Period Start Date
- 1 January 2023
- Fin Period End Date
- 31 December 2023
- Ar Due Date
- 31 October 2024
- Ar Received Date
- 15 July 2024
- Total Gross Income
- £14,532
- Total Gross Expenditure
- £13,739
- Grant Making Is Main Activity
- No
- Count Govt Contracts
- 0
- Count Govt Grants
- £0
- Charity Has Trading Subsidiary
- No
- Does Trustee Receive Any Benefit
- No
- Trustee Payments Acting As Trustee
- No
- Trustee Receives Payments Services
- No
- Trustee Receives Other Benefit
- No
- Trustee Resigned Employment
- No
- Count Volunteers
- 11
- Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind
- No
- Fin Period Order Number
- 4
- Ar Cycle Reference
- AR22
- Fin Period Start Date
- 4 January 2022
- Fin Period End Date
- 31 December 2022
- Ar Due Date
- 31 October 2023
- Ar Received Date
- 31 May 2023
- Total Gross Income
- £13,186
- Total Gross Expenditure
- £12,773
- Charity Raises Funds From Public
- No
- Charity Receives Govt Funding Contracts
- No
- Charity Receives Govt Funding Grants
- No
- Charity Has Trading Subsidiary
- No
- Does Trustee Receive Any Benefit
- No
- Trustee Resigned Employment
- No
- Employees Salary Over 60k
- No
- Count Volunteers
- 2
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Charity Area Of Operation
- Geographic Area Type
- Region
- Geographic Area Description
- Throughout England And Wales
- Welsh Ind
- No
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Charity Classification
- Classification Code
- 110
- Classification Type
- What
- Classification Description
- Amateur Sport
- Classification Code
- 305
- Classification Type
- How
- Classification Description
- Provides Buildings/facilities/open Space
- Classification Code
- 307
- Classification Type
- How
- Classification Description
- Provides Advocacy/advice/information
- Classification Code
- 112
- Classification Type
- What
- Classification Description
- Environment/conservation/heritage
- Classification Code
- 207
- Classification Type
- Who
- Classification Description
- The General Public/mankind
- Classification Code
- 201
- Classification Type
- Who
- Classification Description
- Children/young People
- Classification Code
- 205
- Classification Type
- Who
- Classification Description
- Other Charities Or Voluntary Bodies
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Charity Event History
- Charity Name
- MENDIP CAVING GROUP
- Charity Event Order
- 2
- Event Type
- Asset transfer in
- Date Of Event
- 2026-06-25T00:00:00
- Reason
- Funds transferred (incor)
- Assoc Organisation Number
- 270088
- Assoc Registered Charity Number
- 270088
- Assoc Charity Name
- MENDIP CAVING GROUP
- Charity Name
- MENDIP CAVING GROUP
- Charity Event Order
- 1
- Event Type
- CIO registration
- Date Of Event
- 2022-01-04T00:00:00
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Charity Governing Document
- Governing Document Description
- CIO - ASSOCIATION Registered 04 Jan 2022 as amended on 11 Apr 2023 as amended on 05 Apr 2025
- Charitable Objects
- FOR THE BENEFIT OF THE PUBLIC, THE FURTHERANCE OF ALL ASPECTS OF THE EXPLORATION, SCIENTIFIC STUDY AND CONSERVATION OF CAVES AND RELATED FEATURES.
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Charity Policy
- Policy Name
- Financial reserves policy and procedures
- Policy Name
- Complaints policy and procedures
- Policy Name
- Internal charity financial controls policy and procedures
- Policy Name
- Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries
- Policy Name
- Social media policy and procedures
- Policy Name
- Conflicting interests
- Policy Name
- Safeguarding policy and procedures
- Policy Name
- Trustee expenses policy and procedures