Finance Score: 1

Governance Score: 1

Support Score: 2

Reasonable growth: +1
No PartB

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

Grant maker support: +2

Overall GiG Score: 4

SUTTON COLDFIELD METHODIST CHURCH

a) The provision of regular acts of worship open to members of the church and non-members alike; b) The provision of sacred space (a building) for prayer and contemplation; c) The teaching of Christianity through sermons, courses and small groups; d) Pastoral work including visiting the sick and bereaved; e) Taking religious assemblies in local schools.

Analysis by Giving is Great

Positives:

The charity has received modest backing from several prominent grant makers recently
There has been reasonable growth in spending over the last 3 years relative to the previous period
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:

This charity does not have a Conflict of Interests policy
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
31/08/23	£170	£177	£-7	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	0
31/08/22	£155	£142	£12	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	12
31/08/21	£121	£121	£-1	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	20
31/08/20	£134	£147	£-12	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	21
31/08/19	£132	£108	£24	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	21
31/08/18	£133	£113	£20	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
31/08/17	£129	£111	£18	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
31/08/16	£157	£161	£-4	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
31/08/15	£227	£245	£-17	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
31/08/14	£146	£131	£14	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
31/08/13	£145	£178	£-32	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
31/08/12	£149	£122	£27	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
31/08/11	£135	£119	£16	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
31/08/10	£140	£134	£6	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0

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Highest pay bracket: less than £60,000

Established: 15 years

www.scmcc.org.uk

enquiries@sc-mc.org.uk

01213547167

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

Birmingham City,

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 Community Fund - Centre Management Administration
£9,900	25/11/2022	The funding will be used to fund administration for a community centre that hosts over 55 local agencies using the centre and making it a focal point within the community with a footfall of over ....more The funding will be used to fund administration for a community centre that hosts over 55 local agencies using the centre and making it a focal point within the community with a footfall of over 85000 resident visits per year. The project aims to maintain services for the local community as well as build community cohesion.
National Lottery Community Fund - Communty Centre Management Pilot
£9,900	19/09/2019 12	The funding will be used to employ a manager, whose duties will include the recruitment and training of volunteers at the community centre, who in turn will run events and activities for the whole ....more The funding will be used to employ a manager, whose duties will include the recruitment and training of volunteers at the community centre, who in turn will run events and activities for the whole community, particularly older people, with the aim of reducing isolation and loneliness.

Data sourced from Donors via 360 Giving

How is it governed?

Trustees (21)

Gender Split

Based on 19/21 persons

PAT ALLEN

AMANDA JANE HUME

ANNE COLE

COLIN RICE Appointed: 2018

CYNTHIA ELIZABETH REAKES

DONNA KATHRYN MILLER Appointed: 2011

DR KEITH DENNIS

ENID JENNIFER HOWLES

GILL WALLWORK

GRAHAME HENRY TENCH ACIB

GWEN SADLER

JEN BLEASE Appointed: 2015

JOAN FLORENCE BURKWOOD Appointed: 2013

LES BURKWOOD Appointed: 2012

PRISCILLA WORSHIP Appointed: 2015

PHILLIP GRIFFITH Appointed: 2019

REV DR ALAN SMITHSON (Chair) Appointed: 2011, Other trusteeship: THE METHODIST CHURCH - BIRMINGHAM (SUTTON PARK) CIRCUIT,

YVETTE MORGAN Appointed: 2011

PETER CASHMORE Appointed: 2022, Other trusteeships: FOUR OAKS METHODIST CHURCH PLAYVENTURE, FOUR OAKS METHODIST CHURCH,

PETER VERNON LE BROCQ BSC ACGI, Other trusteeship: THE METHODIST CHURCH - BIRMINGHAM (SUTTON PARK) CIRCUIT,

ROBERT OLIVER DAUNCEY Appointed: 2019, Occupation: Solicitor

Legal constitution

Charity registered in England & Wales on 31/03/2009, number: 1128900

Gift Aid

Registered with HMRC for Gift Aid

Policies in force

Paying staff
Risk management
Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries

Filing Record

14 returns made; all on time

Main office

Sutton Coldfield Methodist Church
South Parade
SUTTON COLDFIELD
B72 1QY

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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