# BECCLES CENTRE FOR DISABLED PEOPLE

## Details

- **Country:** England & Wales
- **Charity number:** 284191
- **Other names:** THE MAY CENTRE
- **Status:** Registered
- **Legal form:** Other
- **Registered:** Feb. 23, 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=284191


## Contact

- **Address:** The May Centre for Disabled People, Ken Markland Way, Common Lane South, Beccles, Suffolk
- **Postcode:** NR34 9BU
- **Phone:** 01502712173
- **Email:** bmaycentre333@btinternet.com
- **Website:** www.maycentrebeccles.co.uk



## Activities

**Objects:** TO PROMOTE THE WELFARE OF THE DISABLED IN ANY MANNER WHICH NOW IS OR HEREAFTER MAYBE DEEMED BY LAW TO BE CHARITABLE, WITHIN THE TOWN OF BECCLES AND WITHIN THE AREA AROUND IT, AND IN PARTICULAR TO PROVIDE AND MAINTAIN A MEETING PLACE FOR DISABLED PEOPLE OF THE AREA WITH AMENITIES AND SCOPE TO ASSIST THEM IN LEADING A FULLER LIFE.

**Activities:** The charity runs a day centre for disabled people open two days each week throughout the year. Various activities are organised, including a programme of outings during the summer months. The charity owns a mini-bus and provides transport for members. The day centre building and minibus have also been used by other groups of disabled people such as the Stroke Club, St Raphaels etc.

**Area of benefit:** THE TOWN OF BECCLES AND WITHIN THE AREA AROUND IT.




## Classification

- **How:** Provides Human Resources, Provides Buildings/facilities/open Space
- **What:** Disability
- **Who:** People With Disabilities, Other Charities Or Voluntary Bodies



## Areas of operation

- Suffolk



## Finances

| Period end | Income | Expenditure | Assets | Employees |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| March 31, 2025 | £23516 | £17195 | — | — |
| March 31, 2024 | £15176 | £14989 | — | — |
| March 31, 2023 | £16322 | £15036 | — | — |
| March 31, 2022 | £11577 | £10172 | — | — |
| March 31, 2021 | £16097 | £16288 | — | — |



## Trustees

- **Janet Forster-Warnes** (Chair) — appointed July 20, 2017
- ANN HILL — appointed July 4, 2012
- DAPHNE SUSAN SMITH-HOWELL — appointed Jan. 16, 2025
- David Nicholas Markland — appointed July 9, 2015
- Joyce Wilson — appointed Oct. 17, 2013
- Wendy Smith — appointed Jan. 16, 2025