Finance Score: 0
Governance Score: 2
Support Score: 9
  • No PartB
  • 12+ Trustees: -1
  • Gender balanced board: +3
  • Large volunteers +5
  • Grant maker support: +4
Overall GiG Score: 11 ?

ST. PETER'S METHODIST CHURCH CANTERBURY 

Normal church activities and community outreach
Analysis by Giving is Great

Positives:

  • This charity has been very successful in attracting volunteers relative to its size
  • 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 21 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

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£146£137£8n/an/an/an/an/a145
31/08/21£142£134£8n/an/an/an/an/a15
31/08/20£130£138£-8n/an/an/an/an/a15
31/08/19*£152£164£-11n/an/an/an/an/a20
31/08/18£162£184£-21£0£0£0n/a040
31/08/17£137£148£-11£0£0£0n/a00
31/08/16£160£134£27£0£0£0n/a00
31/08/15£151£149£2£0£0£0n/a00
31/08/14£143£161£-18£0£0£0n/a00
31/08/13£162£147£15£0£0£0n/a00
31/08/12£153£146£7£0£0£0n/a00
31/08/11*£161£157£5£0£0£0n/a00
31/08/10£154£171£-18£0£0£0n/a00
31/08/09*£170£149£20£0£0£0n/a00

Highest pay bracket: less than £60,000
Established: 15 years

www.canterburymethodistchurch.co.uk

office@canterburymethodistchurch.co.uk

01227 459449

Charity Commission for England and WalesFacebook
Listed activities
  • Religious Activities
GiG Classification
  • Christian congregations
How it operates
  • Other charitable activities
  • Provides buildings/facilities/open space
Where it operates
  • Kent,
Who it helps
  • The General Public/Mankind
Who works here?
  • Unknown number of employees
  • 145 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
National Lottery Community Fund - DISC Dementia Support 2023
£353,918 13/04/2023
This funding would support the project's core work enabling them to continue to provide free community-based support to people living with Dementia and their families and carers.

Data sourced from Donors via 360 Giving

How is it governed?

Legal constitution
  • Charity registered in England & Wales on 16/02/2009, number: 1128069
Gift Aid
  • Registered with HMRC for Gift Aid
Policies in force
  • Complaints handling
  • Conflicting interests
  • Investment
  • Paying staff
  • Risk management
  • Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries
  • Volunteer management
Filing Record
14 returns made; AR19: 13 days late, AR11: 2 days late, AR09: 131 days late,
Main office

St. Peters Methodist Church
St. Peters Street
Canterbury
CT1 2BE

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
CharityBase
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