Finance Score: -9
Governance Score: 5
Support Score: 0
  • Poor Liquidity: -1
  • Good Reserves: +1Accounts filed more than 5 days late: -4 times
  • Multiple Deficits and declines: -5
  • 12+ Trustees: -1
  • Dynamic board: +3
  • Gender balanced board: +3
  • No supporters identified
Overall GiG Score: -4 ?

ENFIELD METHODIST CIRCUIT 

Enables and promotes the purposes of the Methodist Church in the Enfield area.
Analysis by Giving is Great

Positives:

  • Spending has increased over the last 3 years relative to the previous period
  • The Board appears to be well diversified in terms of gender and dynamic in terms of composition

Regulatory & Governance issues to consider:

  • There are 45 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
  • Accounts have been filed late on 4 occasions over the last 5 years and the current period appears to have been extended
  • Income has been volatile and on several occasions in recent years less than spending

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*£951£2,055£-1,105£0£2,954£2,95417.2430
31/08/21£1,326£1,557£-230£0£4,063£4,06331.3450
31/08/20*£394£692£-298n/an/an/an/an/a50
31/08/19*£392£638£-246n/an/an/an/an/a4
31/08/18*£404£664£-260£0£0£0n/a04
31/08/17£3,642£1,991£1,651£0£4,016£4,01624.270
31/08/16£348£400£-52£0£0£0n/a00
31/08/15£312£347£-35£0£0£0n/a00
31/08/14*£752£630£122£630£2,452£2,13740.720
31/08/13£447£374£73£0£0£0n/a00
31/08/12£955£922£33£471£2,382£1,9182560
31/08/11£297£271£27£0£0£0n/a00
31/08/10*£302£288£15£0£0£0n/a00

Financial Ratios
Fundraising Costs/Relevant Income: 0%
Fundraising Costs/Total Spending: 0%
Highest pay band: Less than £60,000
Liabilities/Assets: 17%
Liabilities/Income: 62%
Unrestricted Funds/Total Funds: 100%
Reserves/Spending: 17.2 months
Net Current Assets/Spending: -1 months
Quick Ratio: 0.3
Asset Split ?
Established: 15 years

www.enfieldcircuit.com

enfieldcircuit@yahoo.com

02088868063

Charity Commission for England and Wales
UN SDGs
?
Listed activities
  • Education/Training
  • General Charitable Purposes
  • Human Rights/Religious Or Racial Harmony/Equality Or Diversity
  • Overseas Aid/Famine Relief
  • Religious Activities
GiG Classification
  • Christian congregations
How it operates
  • Acts as an umbrella or resource body
  • Makes Grants to Organisations
  • Provides buildings/facilities/open space
  • Provides human resources
  • Provides services
Where it operates
  • Enfield,
Who it helps
  • Children/Young People
  • Elderly/Old People
  • Other Charities Or Voluntary Bodies
  • People With Disabilities
  • The General Public/Mankind
Who works here?
  • 4 employees
  • 30 volunteers

Who's supporting them? ?

We have no records of donations from grant makers.

How is it governed?

Trustees (45)
Current Trustees appointed
Gender Split
Based on 39/45 persons

Legal constitution
  • Charity registered in England & Wales on 28/09/2009, number: 1131881
Gift Aid
  • 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; AR22: 18 days late, AR20: 112 days late, AR19: 98 days late, AR18: 116 days late, AR14: 27 days late, AR10: 24 days late,
Main office

Southgate Methodist Church
The Bourne
LONDON
N14 6RS

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.

Data Sources

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