Finance Score: -5

Governance Score: 5

Support Score: 0

Multiple Deficits and declines: -5
No PartB

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

No supporters identified

Overall GiG Score: 0

UPPER THAMES METHODIST CIRCUIT

Providing opportunity for members of the public and members of The Methodist Church to worship and share their christian faith in accordance with the doctrinal standards and the discipline of the Methodist ChurchThe provision of sacred space for prayer and contemplationInvolved with projects within the communitySupporting other charities in the UK and overseas financially and with prayer

Analysis by Giving is Great

Positives:

The Board appears to be well diversified in terms of gender and dynamic in terms of composition

Regulatory & Governance issues to consider:

There are 25 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
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 £k	Fundraising Cost £k	Total Funds £k	Unrestricted Funds £k	Mths Rsrvs	Staff	Volun- teers
31/08/23		£127	£270	£-143	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a
31/08/22		£145	£167	£-22	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a
31/08/21		£400	£283	£117	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a
31/08/20		£217	£260	£-43	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a
31/08/19		£212	£260	£-48	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a
31/08/18		£253	£277	£-24	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a
31/08/17		£216	£235	£-19	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a
31/08/16		£212	£261	£-49	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a
31/08/15		£214	£242	£-28	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a
31/08/14		£296	£243	£53	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a
31/08/13		£161	£183	£-22	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a
31/08/12		£263	£173	£91	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a
31/08/11		£137	£180	£-43	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a
31/08/10	*	£270	£250	£20	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a

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Highest pay bracket: less than £60,000

Established: 15 years

www.upperthamescircuit.org.uk

circuitadmin@upperthamescircuit.org.uk

01793 849241

Charity Commission for England and Wales

Listed activities

Education/Training
Human Rights/Religious Or Racial Harmony/Equality Or Diversity
Overseas Aid/Famine Relief
Religious Activities
The Prevention Or Relief Of Poverty

GiG Classification

Christian congregations

How it operates

Acts as an umbrella or resource body
Makes grants to organisations
Provides advocacy/advice/information
Provides buildings/facilities/open space
Provides human resources
Provides services

Where it operates

Gloucestershire, Oxfordshire, Wiltshire,

Who it helps

Children/Young People
Elderly/Old People
Other Charities Or Voluntary Bodies
People With Disabilities
The General Public/Mankind

Who supports them? ?

We have no records of donations from grant makers.

How is it governed?

Trustees (25)

Current Trustees appointed

Gender Split

Based on 24/25 persons

ADAM VINCENT LONGHURST Appointed: 2024

ADRIAN JOHN GERMAN Appointed: 2017

BRIAN ANTHONY DAVIES

GILLIAN GRIFFITHS Appointed: 2021

HAZEL LAURA ELIZABETH GARNELL Appointed: 2021

IAN DUNCAN BRODIE Appointed: 2013

JANE ANN LOUISE PHOENIX-STONE Appointed: 2014

JOHN STUART DIXON Appointed: 2017

LYNNE ANNETTE CULLING Appointed: 2022

MARGARET ROBERTS Appointed: 2021

MARK FREDERICK DOWLING Appointed: 2020

PATRICIA MARIAN CLITHEROE Appointed: 2015

PAMELA MULLIN Appointed: 2023

PETER MCAULEY Appointed: 2021

ROBERT JOHN YOUE Appointed: 2022

RUTH GERALDINE COOPER Appointed: 2012

REV BARRY SAMUEL SCOTT Appointed: 2022

REV CLIVE DEVERELL Appointed: 2016

REV DR JOSEPH SAMUEL RIBEIRO Appointed: 2023

REV SARAH CATHERINE SIMPSON Appointed: 2018

REV SHIRLYN TOPPIN (Chair) Appointed: 2021

ROBIN TIMOTHY PHOENIX-STONE Appointed: 2021

STELLA CONSTANCE TIDMARSH

SYLVIA JUNE FREEMANTLE Appointed: 2018

WENDY EILEEN SMITH Appointed: 2023

Legal constitution

Charity registered in England & Wales on 09/02/2010, number: 1134231

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
Internal risk management policy and procedures
Investing charity funds policy and procedures
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

Filing Record

14 returns made; AR10: 116 days late,

Main office

1 Garraways
Royal Wootton Bassett
SWINDON
SN4 8LT

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.