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home >> charity search >> the north bedfordshire methodist circuit
Finance Score: 0
Governance Score: 2
Support Score: 0
  • Liabilities <10%: +3
  • Excess reserves: -5
  • Spending declining: -1
  • Fundraising costs low: +3
  • 12+ Trustees: -1
  • Gender balanced board: +3
  • No supporters identified
Overall GiG Score: 2 ?

THE NORTH BEDFORDSHIRE METHODIST CIRCUIT 

RELIGIOUS ACTIVITIES under the Constitutional Practice and Discipline of the Methodist Church
Analysis by Giving is Great

Positives:

  • This charity has a robust balance sheet
  • Fundraising costs are unusually low relative to funds raised
  • The Board appears to be well diversified in terms of gender

Regulatory & Governance issues to consider:

  • One or more trustees receive benefits from the charity
  • There are 85 trustees whereas the Charities Commission recommends a maximum of 12

Financial issues to consider:

  • This charity has substantial assets and unrestricted reserves of £4,064,315 available, equivalent to 127 months of spending and so may not be able to utilise additional funding
  • Spending is declining
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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£969£385£584£8£4,080£4,064126.671
31/08/21£396£450£-54n/an/an/an/an/a0
31/08/20£436£448£-11n/an/an/an/an/a5
31/08/19£438£454£-16n/an/an/an/an/a10
31/08/18£596£513£83£0£2,825£2,81265.8110
31/08/17£477£554£-77£0£0£0n/a00
31/08/16£953£735£218£0£2,816£2,80345.8130
31/08/15£872£657£215£3£2,596£2,58547.2120
31/08/14£482£523£-41£0£0£0n/a00
31/08/13£421£497£-76£0£0£0n/a00
31/08/12£567£557£10£1£2,506£2,49053.6110
31/08/11£172£192£-20£0£0£0n/a00
31/08/10*£150£144£6£0£0£0n/a00
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Financial Ratios
Fundraising Costs/Relevant Income: 2.4%
Fundraising Costs/Total Spending: 2.1%
Highest pay band: Less than £60,000
Liabilities/Assets: 2%
Liabilities/Income: 9%
Unrestricted Funds/Total Funds: 100%
Reserves/Spending: 126.6 months
Net Current Assets/Spending: 14 months
Quick Ratio: 5.6
Asset Split ?
Established: 15 years

www.northbedsmethodist.org.uk

northbedscircuitoffice@gmail.com

01234831174

Charity Commission for England and Wales
Listed activities
  • Religious Activities
GiG Classification
  • Christian congregations
How it operates
  • Other charitable activities
Where it operates
  • Bedford, Central Bedfordshire,
Who it helps
  • The General Public/Mankind
Who works here?
  • 7 employees
  • 1 volunteer

Who's supporting them? ?

We have no records of donations from grant makers.

How is it governed?

Trustees (85)
Current Trustees appointed
Gender Split
Based on 83/85 persons

Legal constitution
  • Charity registered in England & Wales on 11/05/2009, number: 1129523
Gift Aid
  • NOT registered with HMRC for Gift Aid
Policies in force
  • Complaints handling
  • Conflicting interests
  • Investment
  • Paying staff
  • Risk management
  • Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries
Filing Record
13 returns made; AR10: 21 days late,
Main office

Willington Methodist Church
Station Road
Willington
Bedford
MK44 3QH

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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