Finance Score: -2
Governance Score: -1
Support Score: 0
  • Deficit latest year: -2
  • No PartB
  • No volunteer policy: -2
  • No conflicts policy: -1
  • 12+ Trustees: -1
  • Gender balanced board: +3
  • Large volunteers +3
Overall GiG Score: 0 ?

MUMBLES METHODIST CHURCH 

Mumbles Methodist Church is a constituent church of the Methodist 'Connexion' within the Swansea and Gower Circuit which in turn is part of the Wales Methodist Synod.The activities of the congregation fall into four main areas:- Worship; Pastoral Care; Learning and Development; and Mission and Outreach.
Analysis by Giving is Great

Positives:

  • This charity has been successful in attracting volunteers relative to its size
  • There have been no material income shortfalls in recent years
  • A significant proportion of recent income was derived from major grant makers including the Government
  • The Board appears to be well diversified in terms of gender

Regulatory & Governance issues to consider:

  • Although this charity works with volunteers it does not have a Volunteer Management policy
  • This charity does not have a Conflict of Interests policy
  • There are 26 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
  • Income was lower than spending in the latest year

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£120£147£-27n/an/an/an/an/a95
31/08/21£136£124£12n/an/an/an/an/a115
31/08/20£120£126£-6n/an/an/an/an/a117
31/08/19£123£120£3n/an/an/an/an/a158
31/08/18£118£116£2£0£0£0n/a0163
31/08/17£120£133£-12£0£0£0n/a00
31/08/16£125£119£6£0£0£0n/a00
31/08/15£128£122£6£0£0£0n/a00
31/08/14£122£128£-7£0£0£0n/a00
31/08/13£121£117£4£0£0£0n/a00
31/08/12£135£106£29£0£0£0n/a00
31/08/11£135£119£16£0£0£0n/a00
31/08/10£135£135£0£0£0£0n/a00

Highest pay bracket: less than £60,000
Established: 15 years
Charity Commission for England and WalesFacebook
UN SDGs
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Listed activities
  • Religious Activities
GiG Classification
  • Christian congregations
How it operates
  • Other charitable activities
  • Provides buildings/facilities/open space
Where it operates
  • City Of Swansea,
Who it helps
  • Other Defined Groups
  • The General Public/Mankind
Who works here?
  • Unknown number of employees
  • 95 volunteers

Who's supporting them? ?

We have no records of donations from grant makers.

How is it governed?

Trustees (26)
Current Trustees appointed
Gender Split
Based on 25/26 persons

Legal constitution
  • Charity registered in England & Wales on 23/04/2009, number: 1129281
Gift Aid
  • NOT registered with HMRC for Gift Aid
Policies in force
  • Complaints handling
  • Risk management
  • Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries
Filing Record
13 returns made; all on time
Main office

MUMBLES METHODIST CHURCH
MUMBLES ROAD
MUMBLES
SWANSEA
SA3 4EA

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
CharityBase
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