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home >> charity search >> the methodist church: south-east district
Finance Score: -2
Governance Score: 3
Support Score: 0
  • Poor Liquidity: -1
  • Good Reserves: +1Multiple Deficits: -2
  • No volunteer policy: -2
  • 12+ Trustees: -1
  • Dynamic board: +3
  • Gender balanced board: +3
  • No supporters identified
Overall GiG Score: 1 ?

THE METHODIST CHURCH: SOUTH-EAST DISTRICT 

Religious Activities
Analysis by Giving is Great

Positives:

  • The Board appears to be well diversified in terms of gender and dynamic in terms of composition

Regulatory & Governance issues to consider:

  • This charity is not recognised by HMRC for Gift Aid according to its latest published return
  • Although this charity works with volunteers it does not have a Volunteer Management policy
  • There are 15 trustees whereas the Charities Commission recommends a maximum of 12

Financial issues to consider:

  • Liquidity appears to have been slender at the latest year end but unrestricted reserves are available
  • On several occasions in recent years income has been less than spending
miles

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
31/08/23£612£686£-73£0£684£58710.3325
31/08/22£545£341£204£0£758£59020.8325
31/08/21£643£579£64£0£553£651.4325
31/08/20£397£559£-162n/an/an/an/an/a20
31/08/19£386£928£-543n/an/an/an/an/a10
31/08/18£1,030£564£466£0£1,194£5631230
31/08/17£358£371£-13£0£0£0n/a00
31/08/16£478£349£129£0£0£0n/a00
31/08/15£340£440£-100£0£0£0n/a00
31/08/14£348£569£-221£0£0£0n/a00
31/08/13£383£246£137£0£0£0n/a00
31/08/12£350£383£-33£0£0£0n/a00
31/08/11£308£417£-108£0£0£0n/a00
31/08/10£353£350£3£0£0£0n/a00
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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: 48%
Liabilities/Income: 105%
Unrestricted Funds/Total Funds: 86%
Reserves/Spending: 10.3 months
Net Current Assets/Spending: 10 months
Quick Ratio: 0.4
Asset Split ?
Established: 15 years

www.methodistsoutheast.org.uk

wendy.cory@methodistsoutheast.org

01293813970

Charity Commission for England and Wales
UN SDGs
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Listed activities
  • Religious Activities
GiG Classification
  • Christian religious associations
How it operates
  • Acts as an umbrella or resource body
  • Provides services
Where it operates
  • Brighton And Hove, East Sussex, Gibraltar, Hampshire, Kent, Malta, Slough, Surrey, West Sussex,
Who it helps
  • The General Public/Mankind
Who works here?
  • 3 employees
  • 25 volunteers

Who's supporting them? ?

We have no records of donations from grant makers.

How is it governed?

Trustees (15)
Current Trustees appointed
Gender Split

Legal constitution
  • Charity registered in England & Wales on 22/06/2009, number: 1130274
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
14 returns made; all on time
Main office

District Office
Unit 4b Basepoint Business Centre
Metcalf Way
Crawley
W Sussex
RH11 7XX

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 discipline 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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