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

RIPON AND LOWER DALES CIRCUIT 

Promotion of the Christian faith through worship, teaching and service. We have 21 church communities based around the area of Ripon, Boroughbridge, bedale and Masham in the county of North Yorkshire. As well as worship we offer pastoral care and service to our communities.
Analysis by Giving is Great

Positives:

  • 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 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
  • 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£252£317£-64n/an/an/an/an/a0
31/08/21£792£507£285£0£1,814£1,75041.46100
31/08/20£234£305£-71n/an/an/an/an/a100
31/08/19*£236£359£-123n/an/an/an/an/a100
31/08/18£268£541£-273£0£0£0n/a0102
31/08/17£256£475£-219£0£0£0n/a00
31/08/16£490£337£154£0£0£0n/a00
31/08/15£299£321£-22£0£0£0n/a00
31/08/14£321£306£15£0£0£0n/a00
31/08/13£458£458£0£0£0£0n/a00
31/08/12£474£474£0£0£0£0n/a00
31/08/11£253£283£-30£0£0£0n/a00
31/08/10£180£184£-4£0£0£0n/a00

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

www.riponlowerdalesmethodists.org.uk

rldcircuit@outlook.com

01765698363

Charity Commission for England and WalesFacebook
UN SDGs
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Listed activities
  • Religious Activities
GiG Classification
  • Christian congregations
How it operates
  • Other charitable activities
  • Provides buildings/facilities/open space
Where it operates
  • North Yorkshire,
Who it helps
  • The General Public/Mankind

Who's supporting them? ?

We have no records of donations from grant makers.

How is it governed?

Trustees (40)
Current Trustees appointed
Gender Split
Based on 38/40 persons

Legal constitution
  • Charity registered in England & Wales on 27/01/2010, number: 1133792
Gift Aid
  • NOT registered with HMRC for Gift Aid
Policies in force
  • Complaints handling
  • Investment
  • Paying staff
  • Risk management
  • Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries
  • Volunteer management
Filing Record
13 returns made; AR19: 281 days late,
Main office

Ripon & Lower Dales Circuit Office
Allhallowgate Methodist Church
Victoria Grove
RIPON
HG4 1LG

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
CharityBase
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