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Finance Score: -2
Governance Score: 2
Support Score: 2
  • Liabilities <10%: +3
  • Excess reserves: -3
  • Multiple Deficits: -2
  • 12+ Trustees: -1
  • Gender balanced board: +3
  • Grant maker support: +2
Overall GiG Score: 2 ?

WOLVERHAMPTON METHODIST CIRCUIT 

Provision of Religous and outreach activities through a network of local churches within the City and locality of Wolverhampton.
Analysis by Giving is Great

Positives:

  • The charity has received modest backing from a grant maker
  • This charity has a robust balance sheet
  • Spending has increased over the last 3 years relative to the previous period
  • The Board appears to be well diversified in terms of gender

Regulatory & Governance issues to consider:

  • There are 65 trustees whereas the Charities Commission recommends a maximum of 12

Financial issues to consider:

  • This charity has substantial assets and unrestricted reserves of £2,491,219 available, equivalent to 38 months of spending and so may not be able to utilise additional funding
  • 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
31/08/23£1,363£788£575£0£2,551£2,49137.9180
31/08/22£598£684£-87£0£1,980£1,91133.5160
31/08/21£476£622£-145n/an/an/an/an/a7
31/08/20£545£596£-51£0£2,204£2,12942.9160
31/08/19£513£584£-71£0£2,257£2,17544.7200
31/08/18£541£602£-61£0£2,326£2,22544.4190
31/08/17£584£736£-152£0£2,384£2,26636.9170
31/08/16£725£584£141£0£2,332£2,25546.4170
31/08/15£477£484£-6£0£0£0n/a00
31/08/14£545£549£-4£3£2,020£1,92842.2190
31/08/13£486£638£-152£0£0£0n/a00
31/08/12£507£578£-71£3£2,161£2,02642.1190
31/08/11£644£483£160£2£614£3197.990
31/08/10£568£524£44£4£418£2606220
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Financial Ratios
Fundraising Costs/Relevant Income: 0%
Fundraising Costs/Total Spending: 0%
Highest pay band: Less than £60,000
Liabilities/Assets: 2%
Liabilities/Income: 4%
Unrestricted Funds/Total Funds: 98%
Reserves/Spending: 37.9 months
Net Current Assets/Spending: 15 months
Quick Ratio: 2.2
Asset Split ?
Established: 14 years

www.wolverhamptoncircuit.co.uk

robturton@btinternet.com

01902422100

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
  • Dudley, Staffordshire, Wolverhampton,
Who it helps
  • Children/Young People
  • Elderly/Old People
  • Other Charities Or Voluntary Bodies
  • People With Disabilities
  • The General Public/Mankind
Who works here?
  • 18 employees

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 - The Bridge
£8,130 14/05/2021
The funding will be used to run a well-being service from a specially modified transit van which will provide both practical and emotional support to families in the local community. The project aims ....more

Data sourced from Donors via 360 Giving

How is it governed?

Trustees (65)
Current Trustees appointed
Gender Split
Based on 64/65 persons

Legal constitution
  • Charity registered in England & Wales on 24/03/2010, number: 1135146
Gift Aid
  • NOT registered with HMRC for Gift Aid
Policies in force
  • Bullying and harassment policy and procedures
  • Complaints handling
  • Complaints policy and procedures
  • Conflicting interests
  • Engaging external speakers at charity events policy and procedures
  • Financial reserves policy and procedures
  • Internal charity financial controls policy and procedures
  • Investing charity funds policy and procedures
  • Investment
  • 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; all on time
Main office

Beckminster Methodist Church
Birches Barn Road
PennFields
Wolverhampton
WV3 7BQ

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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