Finance Score: -2
Governance Score: 1
Support Score: 0
  • Liabilities <10%: +3
  • Poor Liquidity: -1
  • Good Reserves: +1Accounts filed more than 5 days late: -3 times
  • Multiple Deficits: -2
  • No conflicts policy: -1
  • 12+ Trustees: -1
  • Gender balanced board: +3
  • No supporters identified
Overall GiG Score: -1 ?

CANTERBURY AND EAST KENT METHODIST CIRCUIT 

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;
Analysis by Giving is Great

Positives:

  • This charity has a robust balance sheet
  • The Board appears to be well diversified in terms of gender

Regulatory & Governance issues to consider:

  • This charity does not have a Conflict of Interests policy
  • There are 58 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 very substantial unrestricted reserves are available
  • Accounts have been filed late on 3 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

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£537£529£8£0£2,731£2,60259130
31/08/21£798£540£258£0£2,615£2,48555.2180
31/08/20*£455£571£-116n/an/an/an/an/a0
31/08/19*£471£549£-77n/an/an/an/an/a0
31/08/18*£615£602£13£0£2,430£2,28645.6110
31/08/17*£512£548£-36£0£2,561£2,41952.980
31/08/16*£446£534£-88£0£0£0n/a00
31/08/15£494£460£34£0£0£0n/a00
31/08/14*£277£277£0£0£0£0n/a00
31/08/13£235£257£-22£0£0£0n/a00
31/08/12£235£254£-20£0£0£0n/a00
31/08/11£153£159£-6£0£0£0n/a00
31/08/10£321£329£-8£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: 3%
Liabilities/Income: 16%
Unrestricted Funds/Total Funds: 95%
Reserves/Spending: 59 months
Net Current Assets/Spending: 10 months
Quick Ratio: 0.2
Asset Split ?
Established: 14 years

http://www.cekmethodist.org.uk/

caek3627@outlook.com

01227 772907

Charity Commission for England and Wales
Listed activities
  • Religious Activities
GiG Classification
  • Christian congregations
How it operates
  • Other charitable activities
Where it operates
  • Kent,
Who it helps
  • The General Public/Mankind
Who works here?
  • 13 employees

Who's supporting them? ?

We have no records of donations from grant makers.

How is it governed?

Trustees (58)
Current Trustees appointed
Gender Split
Based on 57/58 persons

Legal constitution
  • Charity registered in England & Wales on 11/11/2009, number: 1132654
Gift Aid
  • NOT registered with HMRC for Gift Aid
Policies in force
  • Complaints handling
  • Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries
Filing Record
13 returns made; AR20: 34 days late, AR19: 132 days late, AR18: 198 days late, AR17: 23 days late, AR16: 25 days late, AR14: 77 days late,
Main office

St. Johns Methodist Church
Argyle Road
WHITSTABLE
CT5 1JS

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

Data Sources

Charity Commission for England and Wales
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