Finance Score: -2

Governance Score: 1

Support Score: 0

Multiple Deficits: -2
No PartB

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

Large volunteers +3

Overall GiG Score: 2

CHURCH @ THE CROSS BIRKENHEAD (METHODIST)

Sunday Worship, with junior church, youth music group and youth fellowship.Youth Club 4 evenings per week that serves young people with additional needs,Neighbourhood Centre;Support for community groups and local charities and a base for the Street Pastors also a distribution centre for the local food bank.

Analysis by Giving is Great

Positives:

This charity has been successful in attracting volunteers relative to its size
A significant proportion of recent income was derived from major grant makers including the Government
The Board appears to be well diversified in terms of gender

Regulatory & Governance issues to consider:

This charity does not have a Conflict of Interests policy
There are 14 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

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	£69	£79	£-9	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	20
31/08/22	£137	£126	£11	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	22
31/08/21	£25	£33	£-8	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	20
31/08/20	£40	£66	£-26	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	20
31/08/19	£77	£47	£30	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	20
31/08/18	£42	£45	£-4	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
31/08/17	£60	£58	£2	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
01/09/16	£47	£46	£1	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
01/09/15	£51	£48	£3	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
01/09/14	£47	£51	£-4	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
01/09/13	£58	£62	£-5	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
01/09/12	£58	£60	£-3	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0

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Highest pay bracket: less than £60,000

Established: 13 years

thecrossbirkenhead.com

CHURCH@THECROSSBIRKENHEAD.COM

01516479345

Charity Commission for England and Wales

Tweets

Listed activities

Disability
Religious Activities

GiG Classification

Christian congregations

How it operates

Provides buildings/facilities/open space

Where it operates

Wirral,

Who it helps

Children/Young People
Elderly/Old People
Other Charities Or Voluntary Bodies
People With Disabilities
The General Public/Mankind

Who works here?

Unknown number of employees
20 volunteers

Who's supporting them? ?

We have no records of donations from grant makers.

How is it governed?

Trustees (14)

Current Trustees appointed

Gender Split

ANNETTE LENNON Appointed: 2014

CATHERINE HITCHELL

CHRISTOPHER DAVID LENNON Appointed: 2011

DEBRA DENISE EDWARDS

JUNE CAROLINE BUCKINGHAM

JOHN OLIVER BUCKINGHAM

NICHOLA LENNON Appointed: 2021

PAUL RUSHTON Appointed: 2014

ROSEMARY LESLEY NEILL Appointed: 2017

SYLVIA SWIFT Appointed: 2014

CHRISTINE CONWAY Appointed: 2017, Other trusteeship: FREE UNIFORMS FOR SCHOOL (FUSS),

JOAN CORKILL Appointed: 2017, Other trusteeship: 1ST BIRKENHEAD NORTH (RS SEAFARER) RANGER COMPANY,

REV NOEL SHARP (Chair) Appointed: 2022, Other trusteeship: THE CYRIL EDWARD GOURLEY VICTORIA CROSS ENDOWMENT,

TIMOTHY LESLIE EDWARDS Appointed: 2011, Other trusteeship: WIRRAL METHODIST CIRCUIT,

Legal constitution

Charity registered in England & Wales on 04/05/2011, number: 1141711

Gift Aid

NOT registered with HMRC for Gift Aid

Policies in force

Complaints handling
Paying staff
Risk management
Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries
Volunteer management

Filing Record

12 returns made; all on time

Main office

Church @ The Cross Birkenhead
1 Whitfield Street
BIRKENHEAD
Merseyside
CH42 0LR

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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