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Finance Score: -4
Governance Score: -1
Support Score: 1
  • Liabilities <10%: +3
  • Excess reserves: -5
  • Multiple Deficits: -2
  • 12+ Trustees: -1
  • Grant maker support: +1
Overall GiG Score: -4 ?

SHEFFIELD METHODIST CIRCUIT 

Regular public acts of worship open to all Clubs & meetings for all age groups Luncheon clubs etc.with Christian ethos Teaching Christianity through sermons, courses & small groups Religious assemblies in schools Visiting the sick & bereaved Promote Christianity with events & services & whole mission of church with all age groups activities and other specific need groups Supporting other charities
Analysis by Giving is Great

Positives:

  • The charity has received modest backing from a grant maker
  • This charity has a robust balance sheet

Regulatory & Governance issues to consider:

  • There are 106 trustees whereas the Charities Commission recommends a maximum of 12

Financial issues to consider:

  • This charity has substantial assets and unrestricted reserves of £10,025,965 available, equivalent to 71 months of spending and so may not be able to utilise additional funding
  • On several occasions in recent years income has been less than spending
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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£1,451£1,683£-232£0£10,042£10,02671.53010
31/08/22£1,552£1,769£-217£0£10,118£10,11768.6148
31/08/21£1,017£1,514£-497£0£10,440£10,44082.7280
31/08/20£1,120£1,664£-544£0£10,275£10,26674270
31/08/19*£1,860£1,406£454£0£10,628£10,62890.7250
31/08/18£1,309£1,640£-331£0£10,103£10,08273.8270
31/08/17£1,647£1,481£167£0£10,373£10,36284270
31/08/16£1,312£1,291£21£0£10,188£10,17694.6280
31/08/15£1,629£1,485£144£60£9,985£9,97580.6270
31/08/14*£9,615£2,224£7,392£38£8,620£8,60546.4270
31/08/13£118£198£-80£0£0£0n/a00
31/08/12£170£190£-20£0£0£0n/a00
31/08/11£112£165£-53£0£0£0n/a00
31/08/10£249£158£91£0£0£0n/a00
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Financial Ratios
Fundraising Costs/Relevant Income: 13%
Fundraising Costs/Total Spending: 7.4%
Highest pay band: Less than £60,000
Liabilities/Assets: 2%
Liabilities/Income: 14%
Unrestricted Funds/Total Funds: 100%
Reserves/Spending: 71.5 months
Net Current Assets/Spending: 4 months
Quick Ratio: 2.8
Asset Split ?
Established: 14 years

www.sheffieldcircuit.org.uk

admin@sheffieldcircuit.org.uk

01142726561

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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
  • Barnsley, Derbyshire, Rotherham, Sheffield City,
Who it helps
  • The General Public/Mankind
Who works here?
  • 30 employees
  • 10 volunteers

Who's supporting them? ?

Donations from Grant Makers ?

We have details on the following significant donations. Multi-year donations are allocated to the years for which they are earmarked.

Specific Donations
Amount When
Months		 To be used for
National Lottery Community Fund - Mental Health Awareness Courses
£8,360 28/06/2018
12
The group will deliver mental health courses to parents, carers and young people. This will provide support and advice in relation to mental wellbeing.

Data sourced from Donors via 360 Giving

How is it governed?

Trustees (106)
Current Trustees appointed

Age Range of Trustees:
Legal constitution
  • Charity registered in England & Wales on 05/02/2010, number: 1134151
Gift Aid
  • Registered with HMRC for Gift Aid
Event History
Policies in force
  • Bullying and harassment policy and procedures
  • Campaigns and political activity policy and procedures
  • Complaints handling
  • Complaints policy and procedures
  • Conflicting interests
  • Engaging external speakers at charity events policy and procedures
  • Financial reserves policy and procedures
  • Internal charity financial controls policy and procedures
  • Internal risk management policy and procedures
  • Investing charity funds policy and procedures
  • Investment
  • Paying staff
  • Risk management
  • Safeguarding policy and procedures
  • Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries
  • Serious incident reporting policy and procedures
  • Social media policy and procedures
  • Trustee conflicts of interest policy and procedures
  • Trustee expenses policy and procedures
  • Volunteer management
Filing Record
14 returns made; AR19: 7 days late, AR14: 15 days late,
Main office

THE FURNIVAL
199 VERDON STREET
SHEFFIELD
S3 9QQ

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
360 Giving
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