# MERTON SPORTS AND SOCIAL CLUB FOR VISUALLY IMPAIRED PEOPLE

## Details

- **Country:** England & Wales
- **Charity number:** 283843
- **Other names:** MERTON SPORTS AND SOCIAL CLUB FOR THE BLIND, MSSC
- **Status:** Registered
- **Legal form:** Other
- **Registered:** Jan. 18, 1982
- **Register:** https://register-of-charities.charitycommission.gov.uk/en/charity-search/?p_p_id=uk_gov_ccew_onereg_charitydetails_web_portlet_CharityDetailsPortlet&p_p_lifecycle=0&p_p_state=maximized&p_p_mode=view&_uk_gov_ccew_onereg_charitydetails_web_portlet_CharityDetailsPortlet_regId=283843


## Contact

- **Address:** OLD RUTLISHIANS ASSOCIATION, SPORTS GROUND, POPLAR ROAD, LONDON
- **Postcode:** SW19 3JS
- **Phone:** 02085405446
- **Email:** committee@mssc.org.uk
- **Website:** https://www.mssc.org.uk



## Activities

**Objects:** To promote and develop social, sporting and recreational activities for visually impaired people.

**Activities:** MSSC is a sports and social club for visually impaired people and sighted members. We run regular cycling, walking, bowls, darts, swimming, canoeing and social activities including quizzes, theatres, brewery tours and much more from our base in Colliers Wood, Merton. We try to partner with other organisations in Merton and beyond that support us through fundraising and shared activities.

**Area of benefit:** ADMINSTRATION AREA OF THE LONDON BOROUGH OF MERTON




## Classification

- **How:** Provides Human Resources, Provides Services, Provides Advocacy/advice/information, Acts As An Umbrella Or Resource Body
- **What:** Education/training, The Advancement Of Health Or Saving Of Lives, Disability, Arts/culture/heritage/science, Amateur Sport, Recreation
- **Who:** Elderly/old People, People With Disabilities, The General Public/mankind



## Areas of operation

- Croydon
- Kingston Upon Thames
- Lambeth
- Merton
- Richmond Upon Thames
- Sutton
- Wandsworth



## Finances

| Period end | Income | Expenditure | Assets | Employees |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dec. 31, 2024 | £19395 | £15100 | — | — |
| Dec. 31, 2023 | £5139 | £6390 | — | — |
| Dec. 31, 2022 | £10450 | £15053 | — | — |
| Dec. 31, 2021 | £9649 | £6526 | — | — |
| Dec. 31, 2020 | £19081 | £13934 | — | — |



## Trustees

- Beverley Anne Williamson — appointed July 29, 2019
- Francis Damian D'Silva — appointed April 27, 2024
- Teresa Anne James — appointed April 22, 2023
- Victoria Jane Harrison — appointed May 22, 2023