Merstham Community Facility Trust

Who we are

Merstham Community Facility Trust (MCFT) is a charity at the heart of Merstham, one of the most deprived areas in Surrey. We provide a safe, welcoming and inclusive space where residents can connect, access support, learn new skills and feel part of their community. Our vision is for Merstham to be a place where everyone has the opportunity to thrive.

We are focused on our volunteers, and supporting them to support themselves and their community.

We are ambitious for our volunteers, for the wider community, and for the development of our charity.

Examples of projects include: Food club, community fridge, Health & Wellbeing Champions, allotment project, repair cafe, IT support, mental health and wellbeing support groups, young persons 1:1 counselling, community events & fundraising, As well as  the recruitment, retention and training of more than 60 volunteers.

Our culture and values

Core Values:

• Inclusion
• Community-led
• Respect
• Partnership
• Sustainability

All of our team are able to work flexibly and we support job-sharing.

Equality, diversity and inclusion policy

MCFT is committed to promoting equality, diversity and inclusion amongst all our staff, stakeholders, service users and volunteers and to fulfilling our obligations under the Equality Act 2010 (and subsequent amendments) through an inclusive and supportive culture amongst staff and volunteers. 

We are committed to embedding equality, diversity and inclusion in everything that we do, but more specifically: 

•    How we recruit and support the development of our staff and volunteers 
•    How we proactively engage & support residents reflecting the diversity of our population and service users 
•    How we determine the new projects and services to be undertaken 
•    How we determine which organisations to accept as hirers of our space 

MCFT know that a diverse and inclusive workforce can help us to develop new ways of thinking, leading to improvement and innovation in the way we work. For MCFT, it is vital that all colleagues are treated fairly and are enabled to reach their full potential.  MCFT are dedicated to eliminating discrimination, valuing diversity and promoting equality of opportunity, to build and sustain an inclusive environment to deliver and receive services.