Finance Score: -2

Governance Score: 1

Support Score: 0

Multiple Deficits: -2
No PartB

No conflicts policy: -1
12+ Trustees: -1
Gender balanced board: +3

Large volunteers +3

Overall GiG Score: 2

BECKMINSTER METHODIST CHURCH

Regular public acts of worship. Provision of sacred space for prayer and contemplation. Teaching Christianity through sermons, courses and small groups. Pastoral work, including visiting sick and bereaved. Sunday Club for youngsters. Activities for older people, parents and toddlers and other specific groups. Supporting charities in UK and abroad financially and with prayer.

Analysis by Giving is Great

Positives:

This charity has been successful in attracting volunteers relative to its size
The Board appears to be well diversified in terms of gender

Regulatory & Governance issues to consider:

This charity does not have a Conflict of Interests policy
One or more trustees receive benefits from the charity
There are 23 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
On several occasions in recent years income has been less than spending

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		£153	£116	£36	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	70
31/08/21		£113	£107	£6	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	50
31/08/20		£89	£103	£-14	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	60
31/08/19		£105	£122	£-18	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	60
31/08/18		£99	£126	£-27	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	47
31/08/17		£135	£150	£-16	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
31/08/16		£107	£114	£-7	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
31/08/15		£107	£116	£-9	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
31/08/14		£107	£116	£-9	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
31/08/13		£102	£115	£-14	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
31/08/12		£119	£170	£-51	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
31/08/11		£119	£170	£-51	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
31/08/10	*	£129	£152	£-23	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0

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Highest pay bracket: less than £60,000

Established: 15 years

www.beckminsterchurch.co.uk

info@beckminsterchurch.co.uk

01902 344910

Charity Commission for England and Wales

Listed activities

General Charitable Purposes
Overseas Aid/Famine Relief
Religious Activities
The Prevention Or Relief Of Poverty

GiG Classification

Christian congregations

How it operates

Makes Grants to Organisations
Other charitable activities
Provides buildings/facilities/open space

Where it operates

Wolverhampton,

Who it helps

Children/Young People
Elderly/Old People
Other Charities Or Voluntary Bodies
The General Public/Mankind

Who works here?

Unknown number of employees
70 volunteers

Who's supporting them? ?

We have no records of donations from grant makers.

How is it governed?

Trustees (23)

Current Trustees appointed

Gender Split

BRIAN EDWIN TIMMIS Appointed: 2017

CHRISTINE HILARY PEDLEY Appointed: 2013

CAROL TOPHAM Appointed: 2018

DONNA LOUISE WATSON Appointed: 2018

EDWARD BRIDGEWOOD Appointed: 2022

JANETTE SYLVIA CLOUGH

JOHN DUNCAN ASHWOOD

PAMELA MARGARET WILKES

PATRICIA ANN PRESCOTT Appointed: 2011

PETER PRESCOTT

ROY CHRISTOPHER EVANS Appointed: 2011

REV MARGARET ELIZABETH HEIM Appointed: 2021

STEPHANIE FIONA WILKES Appointed: 2013

SUSAN LESLEY LORIMER

TIMOTHY ANDREW LORIMER Appointed: 2017

WENDY ANN ASHWOOD

WENDY MARY BATE Appointed: 2019

GABRIEL GIDI Appointed: 2021, Other trusteeship: WOLVERHAMPTON METHODIST CIRCUIT,

GEORGE HOWARD TONKS Appointed: 2018, Other trusteeship: WOLVERHAMPTON METHODIST CIRCUIT,

PHILIP SHUTTLEWORTH, Other trusteeship: WOLVERHAMPTON METHODIST CIRCUIT,

REV MARGARET GLENNYS BAMFORD, Other trusteeship: WOLVERHAMPTON METHODIST CIRCUIT,

REV JOANNE HEATHER COX-DARLING Appointed: 2021, Other trusteeship: WOLVERHAMPTON AND SHREWSBURY METHODIST DISTRICT,

REV PAUL NZACAHAYO Appointed: 2017, Other trusteeship: WOLVERHAMPTON METHODIST CIRCUIT,

Legal constitution

Charity registered in England & Wales on 27/03/2009, number: 1128871

Gift Aid

Registered with HMRC for Gift Aid

Policies in force

Complaints handling
Investment
Paying staff
Risk management
Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries
Volunteer management

Filing Record

13 returns made; AR10: 133 days late,

Main office

BECKMINSTER METHODIST CHURCH
BIRCHES BARN ROAD
WOLVERHAMPTON
WV3 7BQ

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.

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