Finance Score: 1

Governance Score: 5

Support Score: 0

Reasonable growth: +1
No PartB

12+ Trustees: -1
Dynamic board: +3
Gender balanced board: +3

Large volunteers +3

Overall GiG Score: 9

BATH METHODIST CHURCH

Holding regular acts of public worship. Providing pastoral care for members of our community. Provision of activities to support need in the community. Letting premises for community organisations. Supporting other charities with finance and prayer inaccordance with christian values to promote christian mission and by addressing poverty andsocial need in both UK and the World.

Analysis by Giving is Great

Positives:

This charity has been successful in attracting volunteers relative to its size
There has been reasonable growth in spending over the last 3 years relative to the previous period
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:

One or more trustees receive payments or benefits from the charity for providing services to the charity
There are 21 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

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
31/08/23	£202	£198	£3	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	50
31/08/22	£194	£180	£14	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	12
31/08/21	£96	£114	£-18	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	0
31/08/20	£108	£93	£15	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	5
31/08/19	£120	£115	£5	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	9
31/08/18	£148	£134	£13	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
31/08/17	£118	£177	£-59	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
31/08/16	£121	£109	£11	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
31/08/15	£117	£131	£-14	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
31/08/14	£106	£96	£11	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
31/08/13	£101	£99	£2	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
31/08/12	£113	£97	£16	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
31/08/11	£94	£100	£-6	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
31/08/10	£93	£109	£-16	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0

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Highest pay bracket: less than £60,000

Established: 14 years

www.bathmethodists.org.uk

admin@bathmethodists.org.uk

01225 461509

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

Bath And North East Somerset,

Who it helps

The General Public/Mankind

Who works here?

Unknown number of employees
50 volunteers

Who's supporting them? ?

We have no records of donations from grant makers.

How is it governed?

Trustees (21)

Current Trustees appointed

Gender Split

Based on 19/21 persons

GREVILLE ST JOHN MILLS Appointed: 2013

REV JAN TATE Appointed: 2022

CLAIRE PHILLIPS Appointed: 2012

DAVID SIDNEY PENDLE Appointed: 2022

DEACON ANNE TREMBLING Appointed: 2022

ELIZABETH ANNE ALLEN Appointed: 2022

ELIZABETH JOYCE KENYON Appointed: 2021

HAZEL CHRISTINE ROCH

JULIA MARY BARRATT Appointed: 2022

MR BEN SYKES Appointed: 2011

MRS M G ESSAM

MICHAEL EVERETT PRISCOTT Appointed: 2022

PATRICIA MILLS Appointed: 2016

STEVEN RICHARD BARRATT Appointed: 2022

ALLAN DAVID BAIN Appointed: 2022, Other trusteeship: NORTH EAST SOMERSET & BATH METHODIST CIRCUIT,

GARETH WINDSOR JAMES Appointed: 2022, Other trusteeship: NORTH EAST SOMERSET & BATH METHODIST CIRCUIT,

PETER ANTHONY KEEVILL Appointed: 2011, Other trusteeship: NORTH EAST SOMERSET & BATH METHODIST CIRCUIT,

REV DAVID WILLIAM MUSGRAVE Appointed: 2022, Other trusteeship: NORTH EAST SOMERSET & BATH METHODIST CIRCUIT,

REV SIMON TOPPING Appointed: 2021, Other trusteeships: NORTH EAST SOMERSET & BATH METHODIST CIRCUIT, MIDSOMER NORTON METHODIST CHURCH,

SHARON ROSE KEEVILL Appointed: 2011, Other trusteeship: NORTH EAST SOMERSET & BATH METHODIST CIRCUIT,

TREVOR OWEN PURCHES, Other trusteeship: NORTH EAST SOMERSET & BATH METHODIST CIRCUIT,

Legal constitution

Charity registered in England & Wales on 04/02/2010, number: 1134062

Gift Aid

NOT registered with HMRC for Gift Aid

Policies in force

Complaints handling
Complaints policy and procedures
Financial reserves policy and procedures
Internal charity financial controls policy and procedures
Investing charity funds policy and procedures
Risk management
Safeguarding policy and procedures
Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries
Trustee conflicts of interest policy and procedures
Volunteer management

Filing Record

14 returns made; all on time

Main office

Bath Methodist Church
Nelson Place East
BATH
BA1 5DA

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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