Finance Score: -10
Governance Score: -1
Support Score: 0
  • Accounts overdue -5
  • Multiple Deficits and declines: -5
  • No PartB
  • No volunteer policy: -2
  • No conflicts policy: -1
  • 12+ Trustees: -1
  • Gender balanced board: +3
  • No supporters identified
Overall GiG Score: -11 ?

SANKEY VALLEY METHODIST CIRCUIT 

Religious activitiesSankey Valley Methodist Circuit was formed on 1st September 2011 by the merger of Warrington Methodist Circuit (1134227), St Helens & Prescot Methodist Circuit (1134244), Makerfield Methodist Circuit (Excepted Charity) and Widnes Methodist Circuit (Excepted Charity).
Analysis by Giving is Great

Positives:

  • The Board appears to be well diversified in terms of gender

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
  • There are 67 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
  • Latest accounts are overdue for filing
  • Income has been volatile and on several occasions in recent years 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
31/08/21*£409£608£-200n/an/an/an/an/a90
31/08/20£545£577£-32£5£5,423£5,39011290
31/08/19£761£783£-22£3£5,456£5,41883100
31/08/18£503£696£-193£5£4,694£4,65780.3106
31/08/17£566£603£-37£5£4,886£4,84796.491,000
31/08/16£691£642£49£5£4,924£4,85590.7100
31/08/15£650£632£17£40£4,874£4,80591.2100
31/08/14£1,159£579£580£27£4,885£4,81599.9110
31/08/13£1,127£650£477£30£4,904£4,82789.1110
31/08/12£775£749£25£41£4,735£4,66774.7140
31/08/11£469£578£-109£0£0£0n/a00
31/08/10£395£436£-41£0£0£0n/a00

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

www.svmc.org.uk

crc@svmc.org.uk

01925756730

Charity Commission for England and Wales
UN SDGs
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Listed activities
  • Religious Activities
GiG Classification
  • Christian religious associations
How it operates
  • Acts as an umbrella or resource body
Where it operates
  • Halton, St Helens, Warrington, Wigan,
Who it helps
  • The General Public/Mankind
Who works here?
  • Unknown number of employees
  • 90 volunteers

Who's supporting them? ?

We have no records of donations from grant makers.

How is it governed?

Trustees (67)
Current Trustees appointed
Gender Split
Based on 65/67 persons

Legal constitution
  • Charity registered in England & Wales on 09/02/2010, number: 1134227
Gift Aid
  • Registered with HMRC for Gift Aid
Policies in force
  • Complaints handling
  • Paying staff
  • Risk management
  • Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries
Filing Record
12 returns made; AR21: 1 days late,
Main office

4 Fox Gardens
Lymm
WA13 9EY

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
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