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Finance Score: -2
Governance Score: 2
Support Score: 3
  • Multiple Deficits: -2
  • No PartB
  • 12+ Trustees: -1
  • Gender balanced board: +3
  • Grant maker support: +3
Overall GiG Score: 3 ?

THE BROWNHILLS AND WILLENHALL METHODIST CIRCUIT 

Acts as an umbrella body for 10 churches .Plays a part in the stationing of ministers. Provides a preaching plan for all church services.Ensures that the Safeguarding Policy of the Methodist Church is carried out and obtains the required checks.Arranges occasional joint acts of worship and events for the Circuit's churches.Provides shared resources for worship.
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Positives:

  • The charity has received modest backing from a grant maker
  • The Board appears to be well diversified in terms of gender

Regulatory & Governance issues to consider:

  • There are 50 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
  • 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
31/08/22£235£285£-50n/an/an/an/an/a4
31/08/21£250£254£-3n/an/an/an/an/a6
31/08/20£238£280£-42n/an/an/an/an/a6
31/08/19£245£269£-24n/an/an/an/an/a12
31/08/18£232£282£-50£0£0£0n/a032
31/08/17£235£261£-26£0£0£0n/a00
31/08/16£326£507£-181£0£0£0n/a00
31/08/15£464£279£185£0£0£0n/a00
31/08/14£265£295£-30£0£0£0n/a00
31/08/13£259£315£-57£0£0£0n/a00
31/08/12£267£291£-24£0£0£0n/a00
31/08/11£234£281£-47£0£0£0n/a00
31/08/10£240£376£-136£0£0£0n/a00
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Highest pay bracket: less than £60,000
Established: 14 years

www.brownhillsandwillenhallmethodistcircuit.o

jhawkins@god-is.org.uk

01922475083

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
  • Provides services
Where it operates
  • Staffordshire, Walsall, Wolverhampton,
Who it helps
  • The General Public/Mankind
Who works here?
  • Unknown number of employees
  • 4 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
The Trussell Trust - Grant to Walsall North Foodbank
£5,000 27/10/2022
Emergency grant

Data sourced from Donors via 360 Giving

How is it governed?

Trustees (50)
Gender Split
Based on 47/50 persons

Legal constitution
  • Charity registered in England & Wales on 16/02/2010, number: 1134351
Gift Aid
  • NOT registered with HMRC for Gift Aid
Policies in force
  • Complaints handling
  • Conflicting interests
  • Paying staff
  • Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries
  • Volunteer management
Filing Record
13 returns made; all on time
Main office

29 Victoria Avenue
Bloxwich
Walsall
WS3 3HS

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
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