Finance Score: -8
Governance Score: -1
Support Score: 3
  • Accounts filed more than 5 days late: -4 times
  • Spending falling: -1
  • Volatile income: -3
  • No PartB
  • 12+ Trustees: -1
  • Gov Income
  • Grant maker support: +3
Overall GiG Score: -6 ?

WALWORTH METHODIST CHURCH 

The Church carries out a wide range of activities and, in particular, the specific guidance on charities for the advancement of religion.The Church undertakes worship and prayer, learning about the Gospel and developing their knowledge and trust in Jesus; welfare, community services, youth projects; and provision of pastoral care for people living in the community.
Analysis by Giving is Great

Positives:

  • The charity has received Government grants
  • There have been no material income shortfalls in recent years

Regulatory & Governance issues to consider:

  • There are 25 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
  • Accounts have been filed late on 4 occasions over the last 5 years and the current period appears to have been extended
  • Spending has fallen significantly over the last 5 years relative to the previous period
  • Income has been volatile recently

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£371£298£73n/an/an/an/an/a20
31/08/21*£271£223£48n/an/an/an/an/a15
31/08/20*£310£374£-64n/an/an/an/an/a40
31/08/19*£490£460£30n/an/an/an/an/a80
31/08/18*£502£482£20£6£8,839£2185.4370
31/08/17*£440£442£-2£0£0£0n/a00
31/08/16*£459£445£14£0£0£0n/a00
31/08/15*£435£493£-58£0£0£0n/a00
31/08/14*£453£528£-75£0£0£0n/a00
31/08/13*£446£397£49£0£0£0n/a00
31/08/12*£415£470£-55£0£0£0n/a00
31/08/11*£438£461£-24£0£0£0n/a00
31/08/10*£380£416£-36£0£0£0n/a00

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

www.walworthmethodist.org.uk

MINISTRY@WALWORTHMETHODIST.ORG.UK

02077032477

Charity Commission for England and Wales
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
  • Lambeth, Lewisham, Southwark,
Who it helps
  • Children/Young People
  • Elderly/Old People
  • People With Disabilities
  • The General Public/Mankind
Who works here?
  • Unknown number of employees
  • 20 volunteers

Who's supporting them? ?

We have no records of donations from grant makers.

How is it governed?

Trustees (25)
Current Trustees appointed

Legal constitution
  • Charity registered in England & Wales on 06/05/2009, number: 1129441
Gift Aid
  • NOT registered with HMRC for Gift Aid
Policies in force
  • Complaints handling
  • Conflicting interests
  • Paying staff
  • Risk management
  • Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries
  • Volunteer management
Filing Record
13 returns made; AR21: 269 days late, AR20: 117 days late, AR19: 135 days late, AR18: 478 days late, AR17: 169 days late, AR16: 220 days late, AR15: 110 days late, AR14: 120 days late, AR13: 38 days late, AR12: 205 days late, AR11: 21 days late, AR10: 54 days late,
Main office

Walworth Methodist Church
54 Camberwell Road
London
SE5 0EW

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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