Finance Score: 2
Governance Score: 5
Support Score: 1
  • Liabilities <10%: +3
  • Excess liquidity: -1
  • 12+ Trustees: -1
  • Dynamic board: +3
  • Gender balanced board: +3
  • Grant maker support: +1
Overall GiG Score: 8 ?

PLYMOUTH AND DEVONPORT METHODIST CIRCUIT 

PROVIDES SERVICESACTS AS AN UMBRELLA OR RESOURCE BODY TO ITS CHURCHES
Analysis by Giving is Great

Positives:

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

  • There are 65 trustees whereas the Charities Commission recommends a maximum of 12

Financial issues to consider:

  • Liquidity appeared to be in excess of CC guidelines at the latest year end especially considering the historic stability of income

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£533£516£17£55£3,087£83719.590
31/08/21*£444£550£-106n/an/an/an/an/a0
31/08/20£906£581£325£0£3,171£78316.2100
31/08/19£615£506£109£0£2,847£1,04524.89100
31/08/18£550£504£46£0£2,738£87020.7101,000
31/08/17£535£513£21£0£2,691£81819.1100
31/08/16£536£628£-92£0£2,668£79415.2120
31/08/15£739£520£219£4£2,758£3187.3100
31/08/14£502£534£-31£4£2,539£2736.1100
31/08/13£488£480£8£0£0£0n/a00
31/08/12£471£476£-4£0£0£0n/a00
31/08/11£470£537£-67£0£0£0n/a00
31/08/10£498£447£52£0£0£0n/a00

Financial Ratios
Fundraising Costs/Relevant Income: 18.6%
Fundraising Costs/Total Spending: 14%
Highest pay band: Less than £60,000
Liabilities/Assets: 3%
Liabilities/Income: 19%
Unrestricted Funds/Total Funds: 27%
Reserves/Spending: 19.5 months
Net Current Assets/Spending: 19 months
Quick Ratio: 0.8
Asset Split ?
Established: 14 years

www.pdmcircuit.org.uk

office@pdmcircuit.org.uk

01752551514

Charity Commission for England and Wales
UN SDGs
?
Listed activities
  • Religious Activities
GiG Classification
  • Christian religious associations
How it operates
  • Acts as an umbrella or resource body
  • Provides services
Where it operates
  • Cornwall, Devon, Plymouth City,
Who it helps
  • The General Public/Mankind
Who works here?
  • 9 employees

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
Garfield Weston Foundation - Main Grants award
£7,500 07/02/2020
Grade II Listed Building wall rebuild

Data sourced from Donors via 360 Giving

How is it governed?

Trustees (65)
Current Trustees appointed
Gender Split
Based on 62/65 persons

Legal constitution
  • Charity registered in England & Wales on 09/02/2010, number: 1134211
Gift Aid
  • NOT registered with HMRC for Gift Aid
Policies in force
  • Complaints handling
  • Conflicting interests
  • Investment
  • Paying staff
  • Risk management
  • Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries
  • Volunteer management
Filing Record
13 returns made; AR21: 291 days late,
Main office

Stoke Methodist Church
Devonport Road
Plymouth
PL3 4DS

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 SUBSIDIARY 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
CharityBase
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