Finance Score: -3

Governance Score: 2

Support Score: 0

Volatile income: -3
No PartB

No volunteer policy: -2
No conflicts policy: -1
12+ Trustees: -1
Dynamic board: +3
Gender balanced board: +3

Large volunteers +3

Overall GiG Score: 2

POYNTON METHODIST CHURCH

Providing a place of worship in Poynton.Maintain premises for spiritual, educational & social needs of the congregation and the wider community

Analysis by Giving is Great

Positives:

This charity has been successful in attracting volunteers relative to its size
There have been no material income shortfalls in recent years
A significant proportion of recent income was derived from major grant makers including the Government
The Board appears to be well diversified in terms of gender and dynamic in terms of composition

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 19 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
Income has been volatile recently

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		£105	£106	£-1	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	25
31/08/21		£85	£103	£-17	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	20
31/08/20		£220	£218	£2	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	30
31/08/19		£173	£157	£16	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	30
31/08/18		£158	£154	£4	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	50
31/08/17		£164	£157	£7	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
31/08/16		£117	£100	£17	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
31/08/15		£117	£99	£18	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
31/08/14		£117	£101	£16	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
31/08/13		£94	£86	£8	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
31/08/12	*	£85	£91	£-6	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
31/08/11		£85	£91	£-6	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
31/08/10	*	£106	£95	£11	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0

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Highest pay bracket: less than £60,000

Established: 14 years

www.poyntonmethodistchurch.org

ldb.snb@bradleymail.co.uk

01625873774

Charity Commission for England and Wales

Listed activities

Religious Activities

GiG Classification

Christian congregations

How it operates

Other charitable activities
Provides buildings/facilities/open space

Where it operates

Cheshire East,

Who it helps

The General Public/Mankind

Who works here?

Unknown number of employees
25 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
Cheshire Community Foundation - Poynton Methodist Church Garden Project
£1,500	07/06/2022	Poynton Methodist Church Garden Project
National Lottery Community Fund - Improvement Of Buildings And Gardens For Young Children And Community Use
£10,000	07/04/2011 12	This is a project by a community organisation in Poynton to refurbish and improve the church hall and gardens which is used by the community as well as childrens and other groups. This will provide a ....more This is a project by a community organisation in Poynton to refurbish and improve the church hall and gardens which is used by the community as well as childrens and other groups. This will provide a more stimulating play area for children and bring the hall up to date with adequate floor, heating and facilities. The award includes funding for child friendly garden, flooring, carpet and new boiler.

Data sourced from Donors via 360 Giving

How is it governed?

Trustees (19)

Current Trustees appointed

Gender Split

BRIAN DOOLEY Appointed: 2022

DAVID DIPPIE

DAVID WILLIAM HOLMES Appointed: 2011

GILLIAN FREEMAN Appointed: 2021

JEAN DRINKWATER Appointed: 2011

JOHN TURNER Appointed: 2011

JONATHAN MARK PROFFITT Appointed: 2017

JUDITH MARY GIBBONS Appointed: 2016

JANE ROBSON Appointed: 2014

MARGARET JOAN HAWKYARD Appointed: 2011

MARGARET JOYCE MARTIN Appointed: 2021

RICHARD ERNEST BRUCE RATCLIFFE Appointed: 2022

ROGER DRINKWATER

STEWART NEVILLE BRADLEY Appointed: 2016

SUSAN VERGHESE Appointed: 2022

ZOE DAWSON Appointed: 2023

ALEXANDER JOHN PRICE Appointed: 2020, Other trusteeships: MACCLESFIELD AND DISTRICT LIONS CLUB CHARITY TRUST FUND, MACCLESFIELD METHODIST CIRCUIT,

CHRISTINE JANE DING Appointed: 2019, Other trusteeship: MACCLESFIELD METHODIST CIRCUIT,

REV ROSALIND WATSON (Chair) Appointed: 2019, Other trusteeship: MACCLESFIELD METHODIST CIRCUIT,

Legal constitution

Charity registered in England & Wales on 22/01/2010, number: 1133699

Gift Aid

NOT registered with HMRC for Gift Aid

Other Regulators

Ofsted (Office For Standards In Education)

Policies in force

Complaints handling
Paying staff
Risk management
Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries

Filing Record

13 returns made; AR12: 21 days late, AR10: 6 days late,

Main office

LANTERN COTTAGE
TOWERS ROAD
POYNTON
STOCKPORT
SK12 1DA

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

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