Finance Score: -8
Governance Score: -2
Support Score: 0
  • Accounts overdue -5
  • Volatile income: -3
  • No PartB
  • No conflicts policy: -1
  • 12+ Trustees: -1
  • No supporters identified
Overall GiG Score: -10 ?

NORTHFIELD METHODIST CHURCH 

The Church undertakes the following activities: provision of regular public acts of worship; provision of sacred space; teaching of Christianity, pastoral work, taking religious assemblies in school; promotion of Christianity through events; senior citizen's lunch club, women's meetings and uniformed organisations; supporting other charities in the UK and overseas.
Analysis by Giving is Great

Positives:

  • There have been no material income shortfalls in recent years

Regulatory & Governance issues to consider:

  • This charity does not have a Conflict of Interests policy
  • There are 15 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
  • Latest accounts are overdue for filing
  • 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£49£39£10n/an/an/an/an/a0
31/08/21£35£39£-4n/an/an/an/an/a0
31/08/20£66£67£-1n/an/an/an/an/a0
31/08/19£69£68£1n/an/an/an/an/a0
31/08/18£67£67£0£0£0£0n/a00
31/08/17£80£189£-108£0£0£0n/a00
31/08/16£133£69£64£0£0£0n/a00
31/08/15£82£63£19£0£0£0n/a00
31/08/14£65£54£11£0£0£0n/a00
31/08/13*£58£70£-12£0£0£0n/a00
31/08/12*£67£88£-21£0£0£0n/a00
31/08/11*£66£69£-3£0£0£0n/a00
31/08/10*£55£70£-15£0£0£0n/a00

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

01214765314

Charity Commission for England and Wales
UN SDGs
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Listed activities
  • Religious Activities
GiG Classification
  • Services for females
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? ?

We have no records of donations from grant makers.

How is it governed?

Trustees (15)
Current Trustees appointed

Legal constitution
  • Charity registered in England & Wales on 01/06/2009, number: 1129902
Gift Aid
  • Registered with HMRC for Gift Aid
Policies in force
  • Risk management
  • Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries
Filing Record
13 returns made; AR13: 47 days late, AR12: 335 days late, AR11: 701 days late, AR10: 1066 days late,
Main office

Northfield Methodist Church
Chatham Road
Northfield
Birmingham
B31 2PH

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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