Finance Score: 0

Governance Score: 0

Support Score: 1

No PartB

No volunteer policy: -2
12+ Trustees: -1
Gender balanced board: +3

Grant maker support: +1

Overall GiG Score: 1

SELLY OAK METHODIST CHURCH

We are a welcoming and inclusive family church - part of the Methodist Church in Britain, offering on-site and outreach pastoral care to families, the elderly, the sick and the vulnerable.The church membership for 2021-22 is 217; the church premises are widely used throughout the week by church and local community organisations. Christian worship takes place every Friday and Sunday.

Analysis by Giving is Great

Positives:

There have been no material income shortfalls in recent years
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
There are 21 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

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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		£151	£145	£5	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	20
31/08/22		£157	£141	£17	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	20
31/08/21		£138	£138	£-1	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	30
31/08/20		£125	£134	£-9	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	20
31/08/19		£152	£152	£0	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	20
31/08/18		£134	£159	£-25	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
31/08/17		£164	£170	£-6	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
31/08/16		£173	£178	£-5	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
31/08/15		£140	£145	£-4	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
31/08/14		£136	£157	£-20	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
31/08/13	*	£128	£125	£3	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
31/08/12		£223	£119	£104	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
31/08/11	*	£141	£170	£-29	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0

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Highest pay bracket: less than £60,000

Established: 14 years

www.somc.org.uk

ssaunderson@birminghammethodistcircuit.org.uk

01214721060

Charity Commission for England and Wales

Listed activities

Disability
Education/Training
Environment/Conservation/Heritage
General Charitable Purposes
Human Rights/Religious Or Racial Harmony/Equality Or Diversity
Overseas Aid/Famine Relief
Recreation
Religious Activities
The Prevention Or Relief Of Poverty

GiG Classification

Christian congregations

How it operates

Makes Grants to Individuals
Makes Grants to Organisations
Provides buildings/facilities/open space
Provides human resources
Provides services

Where it operates

Birmingham City,

Who it helps

Children/Young People
Elderly/Old People
Other Charities Or Voluntary Bodies
People Of A Particular Ethnic Or Racial Origin
People With Disabilities
The General Public/Mankind

Who works here?

Unknown number of employees
20 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 - SOMC Kitchen Refurbishment
£10,000	21/06/2017 12	This group will use the funding to refurbish its kitchen facility that is used by local voluntary organisations. This will improve the environment of the building, making it more versatile and safer.

Data sourced from Donors via 360 Giving

How is it governed?

Trustees (21)

Current Trustees appointed

Gender Split

Based on 17/21 persons

Age Range of Trustees:

ANI PAUL Appointed: 2019

REV FARAI MAPAMULA (Chair) Appointed: 2021

ANN ASHMAN Appointed: 2012

ELIZABETH MAFUSIRE Appointed: 2019

JENNIFER MARGARET FISHER

MARGARET COTTERILL

MARGARET ELIZABETH HEATH

MARY CAROLINE JACKSON Appointed: 2011

MICHAEL WHITELEY FISHER

MOSESE DAKUNIVOSA, Other trusteeship: BIRMINGHAM METHODIST CIRCUIT,

MARY MAHACHI Appointed: 2020

PETER BETHELL Appointed: 2020

REV ALISON GEARY Appointed: 2018

RICHARD KIRBY Appointed: 2017

RICHARD STANLEY Appointed: 2018

VENGAI JAMANDA, Other trusteeship: METHODIST CHURCH ZIMBABWE UK FELLOWSHIP,

BRIAN NOAKE, Other trusteeship: BIRMINGHAM METHODIST CIRCUIT,

KAREN SALLY ASHTON Appointed: 2016, Other trusteeship: BIRMINGHAM METHODIST CIRCUIT,

MINDY BELL REV. Appointed: 2019, Other trusteeship: BIRMINGHAM METHODIST CIRCUIT,

ANDREW ROBERT MORRIS Appointed: 2011, Occupation: Retired, Other trusteeship: WESTHILL ENDOWMENT,

NEIL HARLAND Appointed: 2020, Occupation: Mission Development Support Worker, Other trusteeships: LIGHTHOUSE HOMES, SHEFFIELD METHODIST DISTRICT,

Legal constitution

Charity registered in England & Wales on 16/03/2010, number: 1134960

Gift Aid

Registered with HMRC for Gift Aid

Policies in force

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
Trustee conflicts of interest policy and procedures
Trustee expenses policy and procedures

Filing Record

13 returns made; AR13: 24 days late, AR11: 33 days late,

Main office

SELLY OAK METHODIST CHURCH
LANGLEYS ROAD
BIRMINGHAM
B29 6HT

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.

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