Finance Score: -4

Governance Score: 1

Support Score: 6

Accounts filed more than 5 days late: -2 times
Multiple Deficits: -2
No PartB

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

Large volunteers +3
Gov Income
Grant maker support: +3

Overall GiG Score: 3

TEMPLE METHODIST CHURCH

The activities of the church are set within the context of the Methodist Church policy of Our Calling.The church exists: to increase awareness of God's presence and tocelebrate God's love; to to help people to grow and to learn as Christians through mutualsupport and care;to be a good neighbour to people in need and to challenge injustice;and tomake more followers of Jesus Christ.

Analysis by Giving is Great

Positives:

This charity has been successful in attracting volunteers relative to its size
The charity has received Government grants
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 22 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
Accounts have been filed late on 2 occasions over the last 5 years and the current period appears to have been extended
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		£131	£113	£19	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	30
31/08/21		£96	£92	£3	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	30
31/08/20	*	£97	£113	£-16	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	30
31/08/19		£111	£125	£-14	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	30
31/08/18	*	£125	£129	£-4	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	40
31/08/17		£206	£217	£-11	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
31/08/16		£118	£115	£3	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
31/08/15		£108	£127	£-19	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
31/08/14		£98	£99	£-1	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
31/08/13		£97	£114	£-18	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
31/08/12		£156	£121	£35	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
31/08/11		£128	£148	£-21	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
31/08/10		£130	£192	£-62	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0

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Highest pay bracket: less than £60,000

Established: 14 years

www.templetaunton.uk

enquiries@templetaunton.uk

01823275765

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

Somerset,

Who it helps

The General Public/Mankind

Who works here?

Unknown number of employees
30 volunteers

Who's supporting them? ?

We have no records of donations from grant makers.

How is it governed?

Trustees (22)

Current Trustees appointed

Gender Split

ANNE JORDAN BSC

ANTHONY BELL Appointed: 2013

ANNE BROADLEY Appointed: 2016

COLIN ROBERTSON Appointed: 2013

DIANA MARGARET ATKINSON

ELIZABETH HARTLEY Appointed: 2016

GEORGE ADAMS Appointed: 2017

HAZEL MARY JORDAN Appointed: 2022

JOANNE ROSSITER Appointed: 2014

KEVIN RIGG Appointed: 2021

MARGARET ANN SWEET

PAUL TURNER Appointed: 2019

RON JORDAN Appointed: 2013

SHEILA ROBERTSON Appointed: 2013

CHRISTOPHER MITCHELL Appointed: 2013, Other trusteeship: WORK-WISE,

CONRAD GRAHAM MARKS Appointed: 2019, Other trusteeship: TAUNTON DEANE AND SOUTH SEDGEMOOR METHODIST CIRCUIT,

DOREEN BETTY MARKS CERT. ED., Other trusteeship: TAUNTON DEANE AND SOUTH SEDGEMOOR METHODIST CIRCUIT,

IAN ROSSITER Appointed: 2014, Other trusteeship: TAUNTON DEANE AND SOUTH SEDGEMOOR METHODIST CIRCUIT,

KATHRYN TURNER Appointed: 2013, Other trusteeship: WORK-WISE,

LYNDA PRIMROSE SPURRETT KAZER, Other trusteeship: TAUNTON DEANE AND SOUTH SEDGEMOOR METHODIST CIRCUIT,

MR GRAHAM DICKINSON, Other trusteeships: TAUNTON DEANE AND SOUTH SEDGEMOOR METHODIST CIRCUIT, WORK-WISE,

REV DEBORAH MARY KIRK (Chair) Appointed: 2018, Other trusteeships: TAUNTON DEANE AND SOUTH SEDGEMOOR METHODIST CIRCUIT, PLYMOUTH AND EXETER METHODIST DISTRICT, WORK-WISE,

Legal constitution

Charity registered in England & Wales on 03/02/2010, number: 1134048

Gift Aid

NOT registered with HMRC for Gift Aid

Policies in force

Paying staff
Risk management
Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries
Volunteer management

Filing Record

13 returns made; AR20: 27 days late, AR18: 140 days late,

Main office

Temple Methodist Church
Upper High Street
TAUNTON
TA1 3PY

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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