Finance Score: 0
Governance Score: 2
Support Score: 0
  • 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: 5 ?

BEDFORDSHIRE ESSEX AND HERTFORDSHIRE DISTRICT OF THE METHODIST CHURCH 

Christian faith in accordance with the doctrinal standards and discipline of the Methodist Church.
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
  • 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
  • One or more trustees receive payments or benefits from the charity for providing services to the charity
  • There are 18 trustees whereas the Charities Commission recommends a maximum of 12
  • Over half the Board have joined recently

Financial issues to consider:

  • A PartB annual return has not been required and so detailed financial information is not available from the online data

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£467£418£48n/an/an/an/an/a93
31/08/21£383£340£43n/an/an/an/an/a93
31/08/20£362£228£134n/an/an/an/an/a103
31/08/19£359£481£-122n/an/an/an/an/a104
31/08/18£372£339£33£0£0£0n/a0104
31/08/17£334£347£-12£0£0£0n/a00
31/08/16£306£265£41£0£0£0n/a00
31/08/15£386£424£-38£0£0£0n/a00
31/08/14£282£297£-15£0£0£0n/a00
31/08/13*£235£281£-45£0£0£0n/a00
31/08/12£325£374£-50£0£0£0n/a00
31/08/11£330£304£26£0£0£0n/a00
31/08/10£279£240£39£0£0£0n/a00

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

www.behdistrict.org.uk

beh34office@gmail.com

01279 657195

Charity Commission for England and Wales
UN SDGs
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Listed activities
  • Religious Activities
GiG Classification
  • Christian congregations
How it operates
  • Acts as an umbrella or resource body
  • Makes Grants to Individuals
  • Makes Grants to Organisations
Where it operates
  • Central Bedfordshire, Essex, Hertfordshire,
Who it helps
  • Children/Young People
  • Elderly/Old People
  • People Of A Particular Ethnic Or Racial Origin
  • People With Disabilities
  • The General Public/Mankind
Who works here?
  • Unknown number of employees
  • 93 volunteers

Who's supporting them? ?

We have no records of donations from grant makers.

How is it governed?

Trustees (18)
Current Trustees appointed
Gender Split
Based on 17/18 persons

Age Range of Trustees:
Legal constitution
  • Charity registered in England & Wales on 01/02/2010, number: 1133921
Gift Aid
  • NOT registered with HMRC for Gift Aid
Policies in force
  • Paying staff
  • Risk management
  • Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries
Filing Record
13 returns made; AR13: 120 days late,
Main office

H17 Peek Business Centre
Woodside
Dunmow Road
Bishop's Stortford
Hertfordshire
CM23 5RG

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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