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Finance Score: -9
Governance Score: -1
Support Score: 0
  • Liabilities <10%: +3
  • Excess reserves: -5
  • Accounts overdue -5
  • Multiple Deficits: -2
  • 12+ Trustees: -1
  • Gender balanced board: +3
  • Return overdue: -3
  • No supporters identified
Overall GiG Score: -10 ?

LEEDS SOUTH AND WEST METHODIST CIRCUIT

We are a Methodist Circuit created in 1/9/2015 covering 23 Methodist churches (including 5 local ecumenical partnerships) across the western half of the Leeds Metropolitan area.We aim to continue our life of witness in accordance with the Our Calling Priorities set out by the Methodist Church: Worship, Learning and Caring, Service, and Evangelism.
Analysis by Giving is Great

Positives:

  • This charity has a robust balance sheet
  • The Board appears to be well diversified in terms of gender

Regulatory & Governance issues to consider:

  • One or more trustees receive payments or benefits from the charity for providing services to the charity
  • There are 64 trustees whereas the Charities Commission recommends a maximum of 12
  • Latest return is overdue

Financial issues to consider:

  • This charity has substantial assets and unrestricted reserves of £2,781,802 available, equivalent to 55 months of spending and so may not be able to utilise additional funding
  • Latest accounts are overdue for filing
  • On several occasions in recent years income has been less than spending
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Financial Data ?

Income & Spending ?
Sources of Income ?
Y/E Income
£k		 Spending
£k		 Surplus/
Deficit £k		 Fundraising
Cost £k		 Total
Funds £k		 Unrestricted
Funds £k		 Mths
Rsrvs		 Staff Volun-
teers
31/08/22£632£607£25£0£2,782£2,78255100
31/08/21£431£522£-91n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/08/20£437£490£-52n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/08/19£420£521£-101n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/08/18£430£498£-68n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/08/17£426£471£-45n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/08/16£440£685£-245n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/08/15£612£376£236£6£1,210£1,21038.640
31/08/14£408£313£95n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/08/13£209£278£-69n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/08/12£309£240£69n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/08/11£205£181£24n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/08/10£128£123£4n/an/an/an/an/an/a
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Financial Ratios
Fundraising Costs/Relevant Income: 0%
Fundraising Costs/Total Spending: 0%
Highest pay band: Less than £60,000
Liabilities/Assets: 5%
Liabilities/Income: 24%
Unrestricted Funds/Total Funds: 100%
Reserves/Spending: 55 months
Net Current Assets/Spending: 8 months
Quick Ratio: 3.7
Asset Split ?
Balance Sheet History
Established: 15 years

www.lswmethodists.org.uk

admin@lswmethodists.org.uk

0113 2794816

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UN SDGs
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Listed activities
  • Religious Activities
GiG Classification
  • Christian congregations
How it operates
  • Acts as an umbrella or resource body
Where it operates
  • Leeds City,
Who it helps
  • The General Public/Mankind

Who supports them? ?

We have no records of donations from grant makers.

How is it governed?

Trustees (64)
Current Trustees appointed
Gender Split
Based on 56/64 persons

  • AIDAN JEWITT
  • ALISON ERICA HARTLEY Appointed: 2015
  • AUDREY WILKS Appointed: 2015
  • ANDREA EVERS Appointed: 2014
  • BARBARA HARTLEY Appointed: 2015
  • BRAIN LAWRENCE DRAPER Appointed: 2018
  • BRIAN THORNTON Appointed: 2015
  • CAROL SIMPSON Appointed: 2022
  • CAROLINE MARY MASON Appointed: 2015
  • CATHERINE ANN BAILEY Appointed: 2022
  • CAROL PATRICIA HOYLE Appointed: 2024
  • CHRISTINE RACHEL ANDREWS Appointed: 2023
  • DAVID IAN HARTLEY Appointed: 2015
  • DAVID JOHN WOOD Appointed: 2015
  • DOROTHY STEFANIDIS Appointed: 2019
  • DR JOHN UREN Appointed: 2019
  • DR ROBERT MOORE Appointed: 2021
  • DR STEPHEN HUMPHRIS Appointed: 2023
  • ELIZABETH MARY BEETHAM Appointed: 2017
  • ELIZABETH SMITH Appointed: 2015
  • ELLEN CAROL NORMANTON Appointed: 2015
  • EMMANUEL OIKELOME BA Appointed: 2018
  • FRANCES ANN WOOD Appointed: 2015
  • FRED JEWITT
  • GLYNIS CLARKE
  • GUY AUSTIN-BRIDE Appointed: 2020
  • HELEN CATHERINE BOOCOCK Appointed: 2012
  • HELEN MARGRET INGLEBY Appointed: 2017
  • HELEN RAW Appointed: 2024
  • JACQUELINE HILLYARD Appointed: 2016
  • JANET TAYLOR Appointed: 2011
  • JEAN MARION GOSLING Appointed: 2021
  • JOHN MARTIN PROCTER Appointed: 2015
  • JOHN GOACHER Appointed: 2023
  • KEITH HARRISON
  • KIRSTEEN VALENTINE BUTLER Appointed: 2015
  • LINDA ANNE STOREY Appointed: 2015
  • LINDA MARGARET KELLETT Appointed: 2015
  • MARGARET ANNE METCALFE Appointed: 2015
  • MICHELLE ROCK Appointed: 2022
  • MARGARET ANN TATE Appointed: 2023
  • PAULINE PEACOCK Appointed: 2015
  • PETER MARTIN CORDWELL
  • PHILIP MAUD BA Appointed: 2015
  • PROFESSOR EDMUND HAROLD LINFIELD
  • PAUL HOWARD METCALFE Appointed: 2023
  • PAUL THOMPSON Appointed: 2023
  • PROFESSOR GORDON EDWARD ANDREWS Appointed: 2014
  • ROY SHEARD Appointed: 2015
  • REV JOANNE LIGHTOWLER (Chair) Appointed: 2013
  • REV KEITH WILLIAM HUNT Appointed: 2015
  • REV MICHELLE SARAH ONYETT Appointed: 2022
  • REV MADELEINE ELIZABETH ANDREWS Appointed: 2012, Occupation: Retired Methodist Minister
  • REV PETER BRAZIER Appointed: 2020
  • REV PETER REASBECK Appointed: 2018
  • REV RACHEL WARD Appointed: 2019
  • SHARON LESLIE BROCKSOM BA
  • SIMON PETER BROCKSOM A.I.L.C
  • SUSAN HOGARTH CERT ED Appointed: 2015
  • SOPHIE LOCKWOOD Appointed: 2019
  • TIMOTHY NICHOLLS Appointed: 2024
  • VERA ANNE JACKSON Appointed: 2015
  • VICTORIA HAZEL ROSE Appointed: 2015
  • STUART WESTERMAN Appointed: 2015
Legal constitution
  • Charity registered in England & Wales on 11/05/2009, number: 1129529
Gift Aid
  • NOT registered with HMRC for Gift Aid
Event History
Policies in force
  • Complaints handling
  • Conflicting interests
  • Paying staff
  • Risk management
  • Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries
  • Volunteer management
Filing Record
13 returns made; all on time
Main office

Wesley Road Chapel
Wesley Road
LEEDS
LS12 1UL

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

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