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Finance Score: 0
Governance Score: 1
Support Score: 0
  • Liabilities <10%: +3
  • Poor Liquidity: -1
  • Good Reserves: +1Strong growth: +2
  • Fundraising costs high: -5
  • No conflicts policy: -1
  • 12+ Trustees: -1
  • Gender balanced board: +3
  • No supporters identified
Overall GiG Score: 1 ?

SUTTON METHODIST CIRCUIT 

Advance Christian faith by supporting individual churches in Circuit. Provide facilities for public acts of worship open to members and non-members alike. Enable pastoral care throughout the circuit for the benefit of members and non-members alike with respect to the teaching of Christianity and visiting the needy by appointing ministers, organising preaching, appointing and guiding lay leaders.
Analysis by Giving is Great

Positives:

  • This charity has a robust balance sheet
  • There has been strong growth in spending over the last 5 years
  • 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:

  • This charity is not recognised by HMRC for Gift Aid according to its latest published return
  • This charity does not have a Conflict of Interests policy
  • There are 41 trustees whereas the Charities Commission recommends a maximum of 12

Financial issues to consider:

  • Liquidity appears to have been slender at the latest year end but unrestricted reserves are available
  • Fundraising costs are extremely high relative to funds raised
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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
31/08/23£1,224£907£317£494£1,661£1,6612263
31/08/22£296£450£-154n/an/an/an/an/a0
31/08/21£1,239£590£648£257£1,497£1,49730.477
31/08/20£311£281£31n/an/an/an/an/a7
31/08/19£586£317£269£245£818£8183178
31/08/18£349£280£69£0£0£0n/a00
31/08/17£363£371£-9£0£0£0n/a00
31/08/16£383£404£-21£0£0£0n/a00
31/08/15£418£444£-25£0£0£0n/a00
31/08/14£387£447£-59£0£0£0n/a00
31/08/13£381£489£-108£0£0£0n/a00
31/08/12£444£690£-246£0£0£0n/a00
31/08/11£405£788£-383£0£0£0n/a00
31/08/10£406£593£-186£0£0£0n/a00
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Financial Ratios
Fundraising Costs/Relevant Income: 210.5%
Fundraising Costs/Total Spending: 56.8%
Highest pay band: Less than £60,000
Liabilities/Assets: 9%
Liabilities/Income: 13%
Unrestricted Funds/Total Funds: 100%
Reserves/Spending: 22 months
Net Current Assets/Spending: 20 months
Quick Ratio: 0.1
Asset Split ?
Established: 14 years

http://suttonmethodistcircuit.com

suttoncircuit@gmail.com

07949373013

Charity Commission for England and Wales
UN SDGs
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Listed activities
  • Religious Activities
GiG Classification
  • Christian religious associations
How it operates
  • Other charitable activities
  • Provides buildings/facilities/open space
Where it operates
  • Surrey, Sutton,
Who it helps
  • The General Public/Mankind
Who works here?
  • 6 employees
  • 3 volunteers

Who's supporting them? ?

We have no records of donations from grant makers.

How is it governed?

Trustees (41)
Current Trustees appointed
Gender Split
Based on 38/41 persons

Legal constitution
  • Charity registered in England & Wales on 22/03/2010, number: 1135076
Gift Aid
  • NOT registered with HMRC for Gift Aid
Policies in force
  • Complaints handling
  • Paying staff
  • Risk management
  • Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries
Filing Record
14 returns made; all on time
Main office

13 HAZON WAY
EPSOM
KT19 8HD

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 subsiduary 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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