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Finance Score: -2
Governance Score: 2
Support Score: 0
  • Multiple Deficits: -2
  • No PartB
  • 12+ Trustees: -1
  • Gender balanced board: +3
  • No supporters identified
Overall GiG Score: 0 ?

BIRMINGHAM (WEST) AND OLDBURY METHODIST CIRCUIT 

The Circuit supports churches within the Circuit in providing Christian Ministry in their localities. Three fulltime presbyters have pastoral oversight of the 13 churches with the support and leadership of one Lay Minister, Local Preachers and Circuit Stewards. It supports the Beginagen Project which offers counselling, financial advice and negotiation services free to those in need.
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Positives:

  • The Board appears to be well diversified in terms of gender

Regulatory & Governance issues to consider:

  • 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
  • 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
31/08/22£470£214£256n/an/an/an/an/a0
31/08/21£769£171£598£0£1,462£1,42599.830
31/08/20£195£255£-60n/an/an/an/an/a0
31/08/19£170£237£-67n/an/an/an/an/a35
31/08/18£170£254£-84£0£0£0n/a035
31/08/17£175£225£-50£0£0£0n/a00
31/08/16£182£202£-20£0£0£0n/a00
31/08/15£182£505£-323£0£0£0n/a00
31/08/14£591£340£251£0£1,061£73225.830
31/08/13£396£271£125£0£0£0n/a00
31/08/12£178£320£-143£0£0£0n/a00
31/08/11£207£252£-44£0£0£0n/a00
31/08/10£321£192£130£0£0£0n/a00
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Highest pay bracket: less than £60,000
Established: 14 years

www.bwomethodist.org.uk

TREASURER@BWOMETHODIST.ORG.UK

01215522145

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UN SDGs
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Listed activities
  • Education/Training
  • Overseas Aid/Famine Relief
  • Religious Activities
  • The Prevention Or Relief Of Poverty
GiG Classification
  • Christian religious associations
How it operates
  • Acts as an umbrella or resource body
  • Provides advocacy/advice/information
  • Provides services
Where it operates
  • Birmingham City, Dudley, Sandwell,
Who it helps
  • Children/Young People
  • Elderly/Old People
  • People With Disabilities
  • The General Public/Mankind

Who's supporting them? ?

We have no records of donations from grant makers.

How is it governed?

Trustees (40)
Gender Split
Based on 36/40 persons

Legal constitution
  • Charity registered in England & Wales on 02/12/2009, number: 1133064
Gift Aid
  • NOT registered with HMRC for Gift Aid
Policies in force
  • Complaints handling
  • Conflicting interests
  • Paying staff
  • Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries
Filing Record
13 returns made; all on time
Main office

9 LEAHOUSE GARDENS
OLDBURY
B68 8PX

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
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