Merle Common Area Trust Trust

Registered charity 1053717 Registered since 1996

Operates: Surrey

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Board DNA

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trustees on the board

9.4y median 10y

average tenure

14y

longest tenure

trustees past 6 years

10.3y

average years in governance

8 vs 0 portfolio

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Sector coverage

Environment/conservation/heritage 8Recreation 8

Commercial experience

Arts and leisure 1

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Contact

Website	www.merlecommon.com
Email	merlecommon@gmail.com
Phone	01883723174
Address	Old Forge House, Merle Common Road, Oxted, RH8 0RP

Finances

£94 latest income

Year	Income	Spending
2021	£552	£468
2022	£112	£188
2023	£570	£748
2024	£206	£251
2025	£94	£226

What it does

What

Environment/conservation/heritageRecreation

Who

Other Defined Groups

How

Provides Buildings/facilities/open Space

Charitable objects

FOR THE PURPOSES OF PHYSICAL AND MENTAL RECREATION AND SOCIAL MORAL AND INTELLECTUAL DEVELOPMENT THROUGH THE MEDIUM OF READING AND RECREATION ROOMS, LIBRARY, LECTURES, CLASSES, RECREATIONS AND ENTERTAINMENTS OR OTHERWISE AS MAY BE FOUND EXPEDIENT FOR THE BENEFIT OF THE INHABITANTS OF THE STAFFHURST WOOD DISTRICT IN THE PARISHES OF OXTED LIMPSFIELD AND EDENBRIDGE AND ITS IMMEDIATE VICINITY WITHOUT DISTINCTION OF SEX OR OF POLITICAL OR OTHER OPINIONS.

Governing document: TRUST DEED DATED 31ST DECEMBER 1928 AS AMENDED BY SCHEME OF THE COMMISSIONERS DATED 19TH DECEMBER 1997

Trustees (8)

8trustees

65median age

0aged 70+

Martin Wade Chair since 2012
Deborah Lillywhite since 2024
Gareth A Currie
John Michael Smithage 65 since 2020
Lisette Wade since 2016
Niall Roberts since 2013
Nick Morrison since 2018
Paul Hardman since 2013

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