Gresford & District War Memorial Community Centre Trust
What it does
Provision of Sports and Recreational Facilities for Gresford, Marford & Horseley
Its charitable purposes
FOR THE PURPOSE OF PHYSICAL AND MENTAL TRAINING AND RECREATION AND SOCIAL MORAL AND INTELLECTUAL DEVELOPMENT THROUGH THE MEDIUM OF READING AND RECREATION ROOMS, LIBRARY, LECTURES , CLASSES, RECREATION AND ENTERTAINMENT OR OTHERWISE AS MAY BE FOUND EXPEDIENT FOR THE BENEFIT OF THE INHABITANTS.
Causes
- What it works on
- Arts, culture, heritage and science
- Amateur sport
- Environment, conservation and heritage
- Recreation
- Who it helps
- Children and young people
- Older people
- Disabled people
- The general public
- How it works
- Provides staff or volunteers
- Provides buildings, facilities or open space
- Acts as an umbrella or resource body
Where it works
- In Wales
- Wrexham
Area of benefit in its governing document: The Parishes of Gresford,marford and Hoseley
Income and spending
In the year ending 31 March 2025, it had income of £86,054 and spent £88,718.
| Year ending | Income | Spending | Paid staff | Volunteers |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 31 March 2025 | £86,054 | £88,718 | Not reported | 25 |
| 31 March 2024 | £125,011 | £82,796 | Not reported | 50 |
| 31 March 2023 | £62,187 | £67,692 | Not reported | 20 |
| 31 March 2022 | £63,674 | £69,765 | Not reported | 10 |
| 31 March 2021 | £65,623 | £66,087 | Not reported | 30 |
Financial position
Separate measures from the charity's own returns and accounts, each with its year. Read them together: no single measure says how well a charity is run.
- Income over time
- Up 31%, from £65,623 in the year to 31 March 2021 to £86,054 in the year to 31 March 2025.
- Spending against income
- It spent 103% of its income in the year to 31 March 2025. It spent more than its income in 4 of the 5 years shown.
Government funding, as the charity reported it
Government grants in the year ending 31 March 2025: £5,000 from 1 grant. Government contracts: Not reported.
| Year ending | Government grants | Government contracts |
|---|---|---|
| 31 March 2025 | £5,000 from 1 grant | Not reported |
| 31 March 2024 | £3,500 from 1 grant | Not reported |
| 31 March 2023 | £4,863 from 2 grants | Not reported |
| 31 March 2022 | £7,846 from 2 grants | Not reported |
| 31 March 2021 | £52,101 from 16 grants | Not reported |
Grants awarded to it, published on 360Giving
Funders that publish to 360Giving list 1 grant to this charity, worth £1,210, awarded in 2016.
| Awarded | Grant | Amount |
|---|---|---|
| 23 Aug 2016 | The National Lottery Community Fund | £1,210 |
Trustees
25 trustees run the charity.
- Ian Ronald GibsonChair
- Andrew Bailey
- Beryl Louise Blackmore
- Carmello Gino Paletta
- Enfys Thomas
- Graeme Sutcliffe
- Janet Holmes
- Jayne Margaret Osborne
- John Douglas Lloyd
- John Gilbert Bell
- Lesley Anne Murley
- Major Michael James
- Margaret Elizabeth Griffin
Filing record
Of the last 5 annual returns that were due, 5 arrived by the deadline.
| Year ending | Due | Annual return | Accounts |
|---|---|---|---|
| 31 March 2025 | 31 January 2026 | Received 3 November 2025, 89 days early | Received 3 November 2025 |
| 31 March 2024 | 31 January 2025 | Received 11 November 2024, 81 days early | Received 11 November 2024 |
| 31 March 2023 | 31 January 2024 | Received 15 November 2023, 77 days early | Received 15 November 2023 |
| 31 March 2022 | 31 January 2023 | Received 14 November 2022, 78 days early | Received 14 November 2022 |
| 31 March 2021 | 31 January 2022 | Received 4 January 2022, 27 days early | Received 4 January 2022 |
About this charity
- Charity number
- 524052
- Status
- Registered
- Registered with the Commission
- 18 June 1964
- Governing document
- CONVEYANCES DATED 10TH MAY 1949, 8TH OCTOBER 1952, 28TH JANUARY 1953, 3RD JUNE 1959. DEEDS OF EXCHANGE DATED 20TH JUNE 1952 AND 3RD JUNE 1959.AND SCHEME OF 21ST NOVEMBER 1995. as amended on 08 Dec 2022
- Website
- gresfordtrust.org
- Council area of its contact address
- Wrexham
Sources
- Register details, income, spending, trustees and filing dates: Charity Commission for England and Wales, register of charities. Loaded by OpenEconomy on 2 November 2026.
- Grants awarded: 360Giving open grants data, from funders that publish there. Loaded by OpenEconomy on 2 November 2026.