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home >> charity search >> thetford diss and mildenhall methodist circuit
Finance Score: -4
Governance Score: -1
Support Score: 3
  • Accounts filed more than 5 days late: -2 times
  • Multiple Deficits: -2
  • No PartB
  • No volunteer policy: -2
  • No conflicts policy: -1
  • 12+ Trustees: -1
  • Gender balanced board: +3
  • Gov Income
  • Grant maker support: +3
Overall GiG Score: -2 ?

THETFORD DISS AND MILDENHALL METHODIST CIRCUIT 

The circuit produces a quarterly preaching plan to ensure regular acts of worship take place at each of the 13 Methodist churches in each geographical area. These are open to all people without charge.Work within the community supporting local needs and charities.
Analysis by Giving is Great

Positives:

  • The charity has received Government grants
  • The Board appears to be well diversified in terms of gender

Regulatory & Governance issues to consider:

  • Although this charity works with volunteers it does not have a Volunteer Management policy
  • This charity does not have a Conflict of Interests policy
  • There are 40 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
  • Accounts have been filed late on 2 occasions over the last 5 years and the current period appears to have been extended
  • 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		 Fundraising
Cost £k		 Total
Funds £k		 Unrestricted
Funds £k		 Mths
Rsrvs		 Staff Volun-
teers
31/08/23£151£163£-12n/an/an/an/an/a12
31/08/22*£129£217£-88n/an/an/an/an/a0
31/08/21*£129£217£-88n/an/an/an/an/a0
31/08/20£100£155£-55n/an/an/an/an/a8
31/08/19£349£197£152n/an/an/an/an/a26
31/08/18£131£150£-19£0£0£0n/a00
31/08/17£161£296£-135£0£0£0n/a00
31/08/16£379£235£144£0£0£0n/a00
31/08/15£143£160£-17£0£0£0n/a00
31/08/14£143£159£-16£0£0£0n/a00
31/08/13£151£147£5£0£0£0n/a00
31/08/12£256£209£46£0£0£0n/a00
31/08/11£136£145£-9£0£0£0n/a00
31/08/10*£140£162£-22£0£0£0n/a00
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Highest pay bracket: less than £60,000
Established: 15 years

www.eamethodist.org.uk/circuit.php?Thetford,D

01842753819

Charity Commission for England and Wales
UN SDGs
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Listed activities
  • General Charitable Purposes
  • Human Rights/Religious Or Racial Harmony/Equality Or Diversity
  • Other Charitable Purposes
  • Religious Activities
GiG Classification
  • Christian congregations
How it operates
  • Acts as an umbrella or resource body
  • Other charitable activities
Where it operates
  • Norfolk, Suffolk,
Who it helps
  • Other Charities Or Voluntary Bodies
  • The General Public/Mankind

Who supports them? ?

We have no records of donations from grant makers.

How is it governed?

Trustees (40)
Gender Split
Based on 38/40 persons

Legal constitution
  • Charity registered in England & Wales on 06/11/2009, number: 1132521
Gift Aid
  • NOT registered with HMRC for Gift Aid
Policies in force
  • Complaints handling
  • Paying staff
  • Risk management
  • Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries
Filing Record
14 returns made; AR22: 6 days late, AR21: 216 days late, AR10: 30 days late,
Main office

THETFORD METHODIST CHURCH
TANNER STREET
THETFORD
IP24 2BQ

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 SUBSIDIARY 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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