Causes
 X
Resources
 X
User Services
 X
home >> charity search >> durham and deerness valley circuit of the methodist church
Finance Score: -2
Governance Score: 2
Support Score: 4
  • Multiple Deficits: -2
  • No PartB
  • 12+ Trustees: -1
  • Gender balanced board: +3
  • Grant maker support: +4
Overall GiG Score: 4 ?

DURHAM AND DEERNESS VALLEY CIRCUIT OF THE METHODIST CHURCH 

Religious Services, Bible Study and Prayer Groups,Children and Young People's Work, Lunch Clubs, Coffee Mornings
Analysis by Giving is Great

Positives:

  • The charity has received modest backing from a grant maker recently
  • The Board appears to be well diversified in terms of gender

Regulatory & Governance issues to consider:

  • There are 46 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
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£179£173£5n/an/an/an/an/a0
31/08/22£184£219£-34n/an/an/an/an/a0
31/08/21£206£183£23n/an/an/an/an/a0
31/08/20£174£381£-207n/an/an/an/an/a6
31/08/19£530£191£339£0£546£54634.300
31/08/18£171£209£-37£0£0£0n/a00
31/08/17£177£189£-12£0£0£0n/a00
31/08/16£194£164£30£0£0£0n/a00
31/08/15£215£207£8£0£0£0n/a00
31/08/14£227£254£-27£0£0£0n/a00
31/08/13£219£192£27£0£0£0n/a00
31/08/12£286£225£61£0£0£0n/a00
31/08/11£294£292£2£0£0£0n/a00
31/08/10£218£393£-175£0£0£0n/a00
Show more rows -->

Download accounts
Highest pay bracket: less than £60,000
Established: 14 years

www.durhamdeernessmethodist.org.uk

susansmith0007@btinternet.com

01913710366

Charity Commission for England and Wales
Listed activities
  • Religious Activities
GiG Classification
  • Christian congregations
How it operates
  • Provides buildings/facilities/open space
Where it operates
  • Durham,
Who it helps
  • The General Public/Mankind

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
Henry Smith Charity - Grant to All Saints Church, Newton Hall
£42,000 07/02/2023
36
towards three years' salary and on costs for the Children and Young Families Worker of the Anglican/Methodist LEP in Durham.

Data sourced from Donors via 360 Giving

How is it governed?

Trustees (46)
Current Trustees appointed
Gender Split

Age Range of Trustees:
Legal constitution
  • Charity registered in England & Wales on 20/11/2009, number: 1132827
Gift Aid
  • NOT registered with HMRC for Gift Aid
Policies in force
  • Bullying and harassment policy and procedures
  • Complaints handling
  • Complaints policy and procedures
  • Financial reserves policy and procedures
  • Internal charity financial controls policy and procedures
  • Internal risk management policy and procedures
  • Investing charity funds policy and procedures
  • Risk management
  • Safeguarding policy and procedures
  • Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries
  • Serious incident reporting policy and procedures
  • Trustee conflicts of interest policy and procedures
  • Trustee expenses policy and procedures
  • Volunteer management
Filing Record
14 returns made; all on time
Main office

7 CRAGSIDE
WITTON GILBERT
DURHAM
DH7 6RZ

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
360 Giving
CharityBase
Authorised officials of this charity can add information to this page (including a Donate Now button) for no cost

Tips for Selecting Charities

Which areas of philanthropy are most effective?
 The text of this post is taken from an article on the Effective Altruism forum. It suggests that you can achieve the most impact by supporting causes that fight extreme poverty, improving animal welfare....more
Our Top Tips for Philanthropy
 Here are some ideas to help you gain more satisfaction from your philanthropy and confidence that the causes you have selected are impactful. Engage your brain, as well as your heart You....more
How to become a Philanthropist
 In this Blog we outline a strategy to help people who are new to philanthropy and for those who feel dissatisfied with the impact they are having. Effective philanthropy is immensely rewarding for donors,....more
Giving is Great
Share

LinkedIn

WhatsApp
Copy Link
×