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Finance Score: -1
Governance Score: 5
Support Score: 3
  • Liabilities <10%: +3
  • Excess reserves: -4
  • 12+ Trustees: -1
  • Dynamic board: +3
  • Gender balanced board: +3
  • Grant maker support: +3
Overall GiG Score: 7 ?

PLYMOUTH METHODIST CENTRAL HALL 

Christian worship, training and service for all ages and from all social and economic backgrounds
Analysis by Giving is Great

Positives:

  • The charity has received modest backing from a grant maker recently
  • This charity has a robust balance sheet
  • There have been no material income shortfalls in recent years
  • The Board appears to be well diversified in terms of gender and dynamic in terms of composition

Regulatory & Governance issues to consider:

  • There are 27 trustees whereas the Charities Commission recommends a maximum of 12

Financial issues to consider:

  • This charity has substantial assets and unrestricted reserves of £2,051,003 available, equivalent to 44 months of spending and so may not be able to utilise additional funding
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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 Volun-
teers
31/08/22£541£554£-13£0£2,260£2,05144.418110
31/08/21£478£487£-9n/an/an/an/an/a75
31/08/20£491£503£-12n/an/an/an/an/a80
31/08/19£521£567£-46£0£2,294£2,07443.921100
31/08/18£595£547£49£0£2,340£2,11746.51545
31/08/17£484£463£21£0£0£0n/a00
31/08/16£356£370£-14£0£0£0n/a00
31/08/15£351£355£-4£0£0£0n/a00
31/08/14£355£359£-4£0£0£0n/a00
31/08/13£370£391£-20£0£0£0n/a00
31/08/12£475£345£130£0£0£0n/a00
31/08/11£486£370£116£0£0£0n/a00
31/08/10£540£396£144£335£2,162£1,99460.480
31/08/09£397£352£45£0£0£0n/a00
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Financial Ratios
Fundraising Costs/Relevant Income: 0%
Fundraising Costs/Total Spending: 0%
Highest pay band: Less than £60,000
Liabilities/Assets: 2%
Liabilities/Income: 8%
Unrestricted Funds/Total Funds: 91%
Reserves/Spending: 44.4 months
Net Current Assets/Spending: 4 months
Quick Ratio: 2.8
Asset Split ?
Established: 15 years

www.plymouthcentralhall.co.uk

pmchoffice@btconnect.com

01752660997

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Listed activities
  • Religious Activities
GiG Classification
  • Christian congregations
How it operates
  • Other charitable activities
Where it operates
  • Plymouth City,
Who it helps
  • The General Public/Mankind
Who works here?
  • 18 employees
  • 110 volunteers

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
Joseph Rank Trust - Plymouth Methodist Central Hall
£39,000 29/07/2022
To part fund the Youth Worker

Data sourced from Donors via 360 Giving

How is it governed?

Trustees (27)
Current Trustees appointed
Gender Split
Based on 25/27 persons

Legal constitution
  • Charity registered in England & Wales on 21/01/2009, number: 1127642
Gift Aid
  • Registered with HMRC for Gift Aid
Other Regulators
  • Ofsted (Office For Standards In Education)
Policies in force
  • Complaints handling
  • Conflicting interests
  • Investment
  • Paying staff
  • Risk management
  • Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries
  • Volunteer management
Filing Record
14 returns made; all on time
Main office

Plymouth Methodist Central Hall
Eastlake Street
PLYMOUTH
PL1 1BA

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:

UNDEFINED. IN PRACTICE, LOCAL.

Data Sources

Charity Commission for England and Wales
360 Giving
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