Finance Score: 0
Governance Score: 2
Support Score: 1
    • 12+ Trustees: -1
    • Gender balanced board: +3
    • Grant maker support: +1
    Overall GiG Score: 3 ?

    BEDE METHODIST CIRCUIT 

    Religious Worship, social action and witness to the community.
    Analysis by Giving is Great

    Positives:

    • The charity has received modest backing from a grant maker
    • 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:

    • There are 67 trustees whereas the Charities Commission recommends a maximum of 12

    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£548£420£128£0£723£1313.8570
    31/08/21£749£547£202£0£595£50511.1570
    31/08/20£660£497£163£0£393£1082.6670
    31/08/19*£373£381£-8n/an/an/an/an/a40
    31/08/18£375£370£5£0£0£0n/a040
    31/08/17£324£322£2£0£0£0n/a00
    31/08/16£349£363£-15£0£0£0n/a00
    31/08/15£483£298£185£0£0£0n/a00
    31/08/14£385£428£-43£0£0£0n/a00
    31/08/13£389£573£-184£0£0£0n/a00
    31/08/12£451£370£81£0£0£0n/a00
    31/08/11*£395£283£112£0£0£0n/a00
    31/08/10*£293£284£9£0£0£0n/a00

    Financial Ratios
    Fundraising Costs/Relevant Income: 0%
    Fundraising Costs/Total Spending: 0%
    Highest pay band: Less than £60,000
    Liabilities/Assets: 8%
    Liabilities/Income: 11%
    Unrestricted Funds/Total Funds: 18%
    Reserves/Spending: 3.8 months
    Net Current Assets/Spending: 4 months
    Quick Ratio: 2.8
    Asset Split ?
    Established: 14 years

    www.bedemethodist.org.uk

    jane.carter@methodist.org.uk

    0191 284 9275

    Charity Commission for England and Wales
    Listed activities
    • Religious Activities
    GiG Classification
    • Christian congregations
    How it operates
    • Acts as an umbrella or resource body
    • Other charitable activities
    Where it operates
    • Gateshead, South Tyneside, Sunderland,
    Who it helps
    • The General Public/Mankind
    Who works here?
    • 5 employees
    • 70 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
    Community Foundation serving Tyne & Wear and Northumberland - Updating heating, safety and security
    £10,000 20/02/2018
    Updating heating, safety and security

    Data sourced from Donors via 360 Giving

    How is it governed?

    Trustees (67)
    Current Trustees appointed
    Gender Split
    Based on 63/67 persons

    Age Range of Trustees:
    Legal constitution
    • Charity registered in England & Wales on 14/04/2010, number: 1135516
    Gift Aid
    • NOT registered with HMRC for Gift Aid
    Other Regulators
    • Ofsted (Office For Standards In Education)
    Policies in force
    • Complaints handling
    • Conflicting interests
    • Investment
    • Paying staff
    • Risk management
    • Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries
    • Volunteer management
    Filing Record
    13 returns made; AR19: 92 days late, AR11: 112 days late, AR10: 121 days late,
    Main office

    Wrekenton Methodist Chapel
    8 Springwell Avenue
    GATESHEAD
    Tyne And Wear
    NE9 7JL

    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.

    Data Sources

    Charity Commission for England and Wales
    360 Giving
    CharityBase
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