CCEW Charity Commission profile

MERE CHARITY

Registered charity 527769 · organisation 527769

01 Identity

Registration and reporting

Registration status
Registered
Reporting status
Submission Received
Charity type
Other
Registered
1 July 1964
Removed
Not supplied
Financial period
1 January 2025 – 31 December 2025
Latest income
£3,925
Latest expenditure
£3,280
Gift Aid
No
Owns or uses land
No
In administration
No
Insolvent
No
CIO
No

Public contact address: PATRICK DEAN LTD, ESTATE OFFICE, BRACEBRIDGE HEATH, EAST MERE, LINCOLN, LN4 2HU

02 Activities

What the charity does

The Trustees have power to apply the net income for educational benefits in the City of Lincoln, parishes of Branston & Mere for persons under the age of 25 years.The Trustees also have power to pay grants to qualifying persons of pensionable age in the hamlets of Mere and East Mere and also in the parishes of Branston and Mere and parishes adjacent thereto.

03 Official extract

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
29 September 2026
Total Gross Income
£3,925
Total Gross Expenditure
£3,280
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
16 October 2025
Total Gross Income
£4,081
Total Gross Expenditure
£4,352
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
3 May 2024
Total Gross Income
£4,586
Total Gross Expenditure
£4,038
Fin Period Start Date
1 January 2022
Fin Period End Date
31 December 2022
Ar Cycle Reference
AR22
Reporting Due Date
31 October 2023
Date Annual Return Received
21 April 2023
Total Gross Income
£3,967
Total Gross Expenditure
£61
Fin Period Start Date
1 January 2021
Fin Period End Date
31 December 2021
Ar Cycle Reference
AR21
Reporting Due Date
31 October 2022
Date Annual Return Received
3 November 2022
Total Gross Income
£4,466
Total Gross Expenditure
£25

04 Official extract

Charity Area Of Operation

Geographic Area Type
Local Authority
Geographic Area Description
Lincolnshire
Welsh Ind
No

05 Official extract

Charity Classification

Classification Code
105
Classification Type
What
Classification Description
The Prevention Or Relief Of Poverty
Classification Code
302
Classification Type
How
Classification Description
Makes Grants To Organisations
Classification Code
102
Classification Type
What
Classification Description
Education/training
Classification Code
301
Classification Type
How
Classification Description
Makes Grants To Individuals
Classification Code
202
Classification Type
Who
Classification Description
Elderly/old People
Classification Code
201
Classification Type
Who
Classification Description
Children/young People

06 Official extract

Charity Event History

Charity Name
MERE CHARITY
Charity Event Order
1
Event Type
Standard registration
Date Of Event
1964-07-01T00:00:00

07 Official extract

Charity Governing Document

Governing Document Description
SCHEME DATED 2 OCTOBER 1997.SCHEME DATED 07/11/1973AS AMENDED ON 30/03/2015AS AMENDED ON 01/06/2015
Charitable Objects
20. APPLICATION OF INCOME. SUBJECT TO PAYMENT OF THE EXPENSES AFORESAID THE TRUSTEES SHALL APPLY THE INCOME OF THE CHARITY AS FOLLOWS:- (1) AS TO ONE THIRD THEREOF FOR THE PAYMENT OF PENSIONER BENEFITS IN THE MANNER PROVIDED BY CLAUSES 21 TO 23 INCLUSIVE OF THIS SCHEME.(2) AS TO TWO THIRDS THEREOF FOR THE PAYMENT OF EDUCATIONAL BENEFITS IN THE MANNER PRESCRIBED BY CLAUSES 24 AND 25 OF THIS SCHEME.(3) ANY SURPLUS INCOME ARISING EITHER FROM THE PAYMENT OF PENSIONS OR THE PAYMENT OF EDUCATIONAL BENEFITS FOR RELIEF IN NEED IN THE MANNER PRESCRIBED BY CLAUSE 26 OF THIS SCHEME.
Area Of Benefit
CITY OF LINCOLN

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Charity Other Names

Charity Name Id
11427
Charity Name Type
Previous name
Charity Name
MERE HOSPITAL EDUCATIONAL FOUNDATION

09 Official extract

Charity Policy

Policy Name
Risk management
Policy Name
Investment