Finance Score: -1

Governance Score: 2

Support Score: 5

Spending declining: -1
No PartB

12+ Trustees: -1
Gender balanced board: +3

Grant maker support: +5

Overall GiG Score: 6

ALDERLEY EDGE AND KNUTSFORD METHODIST CIRCUIT

Provides buildings/facilities/open spaces to provide the Christian faith in accordance with the doctrinal standards and the discipline of the Methodist Church

Analysis by Giving is Great

Positives:

The charity has received backing from several prominent grant makers recently
There have been no material income shortfalls in recent years
The Board appears to be well diversified in terms of gender

Regulatory & Governance issues to consider:

There are 24 trustees whereas the Charities Commission recommends a maximum of 12

Financial issues to consider:

A PartB annual return has not been required and so detailed financial information is not available from the online data
Spending is declining

Financial Data ?

Income & Spending ?

Sources of Income ?

Y/E	Income £k	Spending £k	Surplus/ Deficit	Fundraising Cost £k	Total Funds £k	Unrestricted Funds £k	Mths Rsrvs	Staff
31/08/23	£269	£283	£-15	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a
31/08/22	£304	£288	£15	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a
31/08/21	£320	£326	£-6	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a
31/08/20	£273	£339	£-65	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a
31/08/19	£995	£538	£458	£0	£1,859	£1,859	41.5	7
31/08/18	£328	£248	£80	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0
31/08/17	£229	£242	£-13	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0
31/08/16	£169	£160	£10	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0
31/08/15	£165	£163	£2	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0
31/08/14	£154	£146	£8	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0
31/08/13	£190	£183	£7	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0
31/08/12	£201	£197	£4	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0
31/08/11	£222	£213	£9	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0
31/08/10	£223	£216	£7	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0
31/08/09	£193	£193	£0	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0

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Highest pay bracket: less than £60,000

Established: 15 years

aeandkcircuit.com

01565634005

Charity Commission for England and Wales

Listed activities

Religious Activities

GiG Classification

Christian congregations

How it operates

Other charitable activities
Provides buildings/facilities/open space

Where it operates

Cheshire East,

Who it helps

The General Public/Mankind

Who's supporting them? ?

Donations from Grant Makers ?

We have details on the following significant donations. Multi-year donations are allocated to the years for which they are earmarked.

Specific Donations

Amount	When Months	To be used for
National Lottery Heritage Fund - Grant to D-Live! CIC
£48,750	03/05/2023	Martha Vineyard
National Lottery Community Fund - Extraction Stories
£10,000	04/04/2023	The funding will be used to fund a 12-month literacy and theatre project with deaf 13–16-year-olds. The project aims to engage students engage with English Literature as well as the history of BSL.

Data sourced from Donors via 360 Giving

How is it governed?

Trustees (24)

Current Trustees appointed

Gender Split

ALISON POVEY Appointed: 2021

CAROL JUDITH FLEMING Appointed: 2013

HEATHER CHRISTIANSEN Appointed: 2018

JENNIFER ANNE BAILEY Appointed: 2014

JOHN MCALLISTER GRACIE Appointed: 2019

JULIE LEE Appointed: 2019

LYNDA MARIE MITCHELL Appointed: 2013

MR JAMES EATON Appointed: 2014

NICHOLAS JOHN EADIE Appointed: 2017

PETER RICHARDS Appointed: 2019

PHILIP BLAND Appointed: 2019

RICHARD JONATHAN APPLEWHITE Appointed: 2019

ROY WILLIAM BOWERS Appointed: 2020

RUTH DEBORAH PEAK Appointed: 2019

BRYAN PEAK Appointed: 2020, Other trusteeships: MACCLESFIELD MALE VOICE CHOIR, KNUTSFORD METHODIST CHURCH, GAUNTLET CONSERVATION TRUST,

DOROTHY RICHARDS Appointed: 2023, Other trusteeship: KNUTSFORD METHODIST CHURCH,

DR ANTHONY MICHAEL JUDD Appointed: 2017, Other trusteeship: METHODIST CHURCH - MANCHESTER & STOCKPORT DISTRICT,

ERIC WALLWORK, Other trusteeship: THE ALDERLEY EDGE INSTITUTE TRUST,

ELIZABETH HALL Appointed: 2014, Other trusteeship: THE ALLOSTOCK, LOWER PEOVER AND PLUMLEY AID FUND,

PETER GILBERT FREEMAN Appointed: 2017, Other trusteeship: KNUTSFORD METHODIST CHURCH,

PAULINE GLANCY Appointed: 2020, Other trusteeship: MOTTRAM ST ANDREW VILLAGE HALL,

REV ALAN RAYMOND BRADLEY Appointed: 2020, Other trusteeship: KNUTSFORD METHODIST CHURCH,

STEVEN ATKINSON Appointed: 2011, Other trusteeship: KNUTSFORD METHODIST CHURCH,

PETER RALPH THOMPSON Appointed: 2017, Occupation: Human Resources Consultant, Other trusteeships: THE TATTON PARK CHARITABLE TRUST, HOPE THROUGH ACTION,

Legal constitution

Charity registered in England & Wales on 22/12/2008, number: 1127258

Gift Aid

NOT registered with HMRC for Gift Aid

Policies in force

Financial reserves policy and procedures
Internal charity financial controls policy and procedures
Internal risk management policy and procedures
Paying staff
Risk management
Safeguarding policy and procedures
Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries
Trustee conflicts of interest policy and procedures
Volunteer management

Filing Record

15 returns made; all on time

Main office

11 ROWLEY WAY
KNUTSFORD
WA16 9AU

Objectives

The purposes of the Methodist Church are and shall be deemed to have been since the date of union the advancement of -(a) the Christian faith in accordance with the doctrinal standards and the dicipline of the Methodist Church;(b) any charitable purpose for the time being of any Connexional, district, circuit, local or other organisation of the Methodist Church;(c) any charitable purpose for the time being of any society or institution subsiduary or ancillary to the Methodist Church;(d) any purpose for the time being of any charity being a charity subsidiary or ancillary to the Methodist Church.

Defined Area of Benefit:

KNUTSFORD

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