Finance Score: -5
Governance Score: 2
Support Score: 0
  • Liabilities <10%: +3
  • Excess reserves: -5
  • Spending declining: -1
  • Multiple Deficits: -2
  • 12+ Trustees: -1
  • Gender balanced board: +3
  • Large volunteers +3
Overall GiG Score: 0 ?

EPWORTH SCUNTHORPE AND GAINSBOROUGH METHODIST CIRCUIT 

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Positives:

  • This charity has been successful in attracting volunteers relative to its size
  • This charity has a robust balance sheet
  • The Board appears to be well diversified in terms of gender

Regulatory & Governance issues to consider:

  • One or more trustees receive payments or benefits from the charity for providing services to the charity
  • There are 43 trustees whereas the Charities Commission recommends a maximum of 12

Financial issues to consider:

  • This charity has substantial assets and unrestricted reserves of £1,802,508 available, equivalent to 80 months of spending and so may not be able to utilise additional funding
  • Spending is declining
  • 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£608£271£337£9£1,803£1,80379.7660
31/08/21£341£277£64n/an/an/an/an/a49
31/08/20£206£243£-38n/an/an/an/an/a100
31/08/19£204£242£-38n/an/an/an/an/a150
31/08/18£210£246£-36£0£0£0n/a090
31/08/17£214£723£-510£0£0£0n/a00
31/08/16£293£343£-49£0£0£0n/a00
31/08/15£272£389£-117£0£0£0n/a00
31/08/14£253£281£-28£0£0£0n/a00
31/08/13£225£197£28£0£0£0n/a00
31/08/12£323£286£37£0£0£0n/a00
31/08/11*£340£273£67£0£0£0n/a00
31/08/10£191£183£8£0£0£0n/a00

Financial Ratios
Fundraising Costs/Relevant Income: 10.3%
Fundraising Costs/Total Spending: 6.9%
Highest pay band: Less than £60,000
Liabilities/Assets: 2%
Liabilities/Income: 7%
Unrestricted Funds/Total Funds: 100%
Reserves/Spending: 79.7 months
Net Current Assets/Spending: 18 months
Quick Ratio: 6.1
Asset Split ?
Established: 14 years

www.methodist.org.uk

angela.long@methodist.org.uk

01427872319

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UN SDGs
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Listed activities
  • Religious Activities
GiG Classification
  • Christian religious associations
How it operates
  • Other charitable activities
Where it operates
  • Lincolnshire, North Lincolnshire,
Who it helps
  • The General Public/Mankind
Who works here?
  • 6 employees
  • 60 volunteers

Who's supporting them? ?

We have no records of donations from grant makers.

How is it governed?

Trustees (43)
Current Trustees appointed
Gender Split
Based on 39/43 persons

Legal constitution
  • Charity registered in England & Wales on 26/01/2010, number: 1133752
Gift Aid
  • NOT registered with HMRC for Gift Aid
Policies in force
  • Complaints handling
  • Conflicting interests
  • Investment
  • Paying staff
  • Risk management
  • Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries
  • Volunteer management
Filing Record
13 returns made; AR11: 2 days late,
Main office

37 HIGH STREET
EPWORTH
DONCASTER
DN9 1EP

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

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