Charity Details

Merkinch Partnership

SC042835Registered charity from 30 December 2011

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Charity Information:

Address 30 Grant Street
Inverness

Postcode IV3 8BN

Website No Link Provided

Regulatory Type Standard

Link to Companies House https://beta.companieshouse.gov.uk/

Object:

1. The relief of unemployment for the benefit of the public in such ways as may be thought fit, including assistance to find employment. 2. For the public benefit to promote learning by people not in full time employment through the continued development of their individual capabilities, competencies, skills and understanding in subjects of educational value. 3. To promote social inclusion for the public benefit by preventing people from becoming socially excluded, relieving the needs of those people who are socially excluded and assisting them to integrate into society. 4. To advance in life and help young people through providing support and activities which develop their skills, capacities and capabilities to enable them to participate in society as mature and responsible individuals. 5. The prevention or relief of poverty in the Merkinch area of Inverness by providing services to individuals in need. 6. To develop the capacity and skills of the members of the socially and economically disadvantaged community of Merkinch in such a way that they are better able to identify, and help meet, their needs.

Operations:

What the charity is set up to do and how it does this:

We are set up to : Improve the employability prospects, skills and opportunities for local people. Provide long term support for people experiencing unemployment, poverty, mental health issues, social isolation, homelessness and addictions. Provide increased access to services in the local community. We deliver the following: Employability skills, personal development and mentoring programme for people of all ages who are facing multiple barriers to employment and are experiencing inequalities and disadvantage. Information and advice service focussed on m. Community advice service (form filling, debt management, income maximisation) Digital and IT skills. Capacity and skills building programme for local community groups and charities. Community resilience service addressing the issues of food and fuel poverty, providing information, advice, training, signposting, referrals to other services and volunteering opportunities.

Charity Status: Active

Constitutional Form: Company (the charity is registered with Companies House)

Constitutional Form Date: 30 Dec 2011

Main Operating Location: Highland

Number of Staff: 3

Number of Volunteers: 0

Purposes: "the prevention or relief of poverty", "the advancement of education", "the advancement of citizenship or community development", "the relief of those in need by reason of age, ill-health, disability, financial hardship or other disadvantage"

Beneficiaries: "No specific group, or for the benefit of the community"

Types Of Activity Undertaken: "It carries out activities or services itself"

Annual Submissions:

Year End	Income	Expenditure	Annual Return Received	Accounts Received	Latest Annual Reports and Accounts
31 Mar 2022	£107,579	£161,069	25 Nov 2022	Yes
31 Mar 2023	£201,857	£146,082	31 Jul 2023	Yes
31 Mar 2024	£112,524	£154,327	29 Aug 2024	Yes
31 Mar 2025	£176,380	£153,369	14 Aug 2025	Yes	Published accounts can be found on the Companies House website
31 Mar 2026			No	Annual Information due by 31 Dec 2026
If an annual return has been received on time (within nine months of the Year End Date), the 'Annual Return Received' box is green . If an annual return is late, the box is red .

Income and Expenditure:

Charity Trustees:

First Name	Last Name
Martin	Pieraccini
Alistair	Locke
Elizabeth	Young
Yvonne	Stewart
Kathleen	MacLean
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