Finance Score: -2
Governance Score: 2
Support Score: 4
  • Multiple Deficits: -2
  • No PartB
  • 12+ Trustees: -1
  • Gender balanced board: +3
  • Large volunteers +3
  • Grant maker support: +1
Overall GiG Score: 4 ?

NORTH SHIELDS & WHITLEY BAY METHODIST CHURCH CIRCUIT 

Our work is based around the four core areas of worship. learning and caring, service and evangelism. We provide a network of people who enable various experiences of worship. Personnel, technological and skill resources to equip churches and promote community development. Outreach events are also held to engage people with the central ingredients of the Christian faith.
Analysis by Giving is Great

Positives:

  • This charity has been successful in attracting volunteers relative to its size
  • The charity has received modest backing from a grant maker
  • The Board appears to be well diversified in terms of gender

Regulatory & Governance issues to consider:

  • There are 31 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
  • On several occasions in recent years income has been 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£287£292£-5n/an/an/an/an/a64
31/08/21£312£264£48n/an/an/an/an/a29
31/08/20*£230£261£-31n/an/an/an/an/a50
31/08/19£258£279£-21n/an/an/an/an/a101
31/08/18£263£297£-34£0£0£0n/a098
31/08/17£265£375£-110£0£0£0n/a00
31/08/16£261£266£-6£0£0£0n/a00
31/08/15£254£302£-49£0£0£0n/a00
31/08/14£244£248£-4£0£0£0n/a00
31/08/13£246£273£-27£0£0£0n/a00
31/08/12£234£270£-36£0£0£0n/a00
31/08/11£272£269£3£0£0£0n/a00
31/08/10£243£274£-31£0£0£0n/a00

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

www.methodist.org.uk

stjohnsmethodistoffice@gmail.com

01912512355

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Listed activities
  • Religious Activities
GiG Classification
  • Christian congregations
How it operates
  • Acts as an umbrella or resource body
  • Provides buildings/facilities/open space
Where it operates
  • North Tyneside, Northumberland,
Who it helps
  • The General Public/Mankind
Who works here?
  • Unknown number of employees
  • 64 volunteers

Who's supporting them? ?

Donations from Grant Makers ?

We have details on the following significant donations. Multi-year donations are allocated to the years for which they are earmarked.

Specific Donations
Amount When
Months
To be used for
DCMS - Coronavirus Community Support Fund
£9,980 24/07/2020
"The fund aims to:1) To reduce closures of essential charities that provide essential services to vulnerable groups during the COVID-19 crisis by ensuring they have the financial resources to ....more

Data sourced from Donors via 360 Giving

How is it governed?

Trustees (31)
Current Trustees appointed
Gender Split
Based on 29/31 persons

Legal constitution
  • Charity registered in England & Wales on 04/11/2009, number: 1132438
Gift Aid
  • NOT registered with HMRC for Gift Aid
Policies in force
  • Complaints handling
  • Conflicting interests
  • Investment
  • Paying staff
  • Risk management
  • Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries
  • Volunteer management
Filing Record
13 returns made; AR20: 264 days late,
Main office

St. Johns Methodist Church
Ilfracombe Gardens
WHITLEY BAY
Tyne And Wear
NE26 3ND

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

Charity Commission for England and Wales
360 Giving
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