Finance Score: 0

Governance Score: -2

Support Score: 0

Strong growth: +2
Multiple Deficits: -2
No PartB

12+ Trustees: -1
Mainly female board: -1

No supporters identified

Overall GiG Score: -2

METHODIST CHURCH BROMLEY CIRCUIT

The provision of ordained and lay leadership, a preaching plan and support to churches to allow:a) Acts of Christian worship open to all;b) Teaching of Christianity;c) Pastoral work;d) Youth activities, senior citizens services, education and work with socially disadvantaged groups.

Analysis by Giving is Great

Positives:

There has been strong growth in spending over the last 5 years

Regulatory & Governance issues to consider:

There are 19 trustees whereas the Charities Commission recommends a maximum of 12
The Board is predominantly female

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
31/08/22		£205	£288	£-82	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a
31/08/21		£170	£190	£-20	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a
31/08/20		£155	£180	£-24	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a
31/08/19		£166	£195	£-28	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a
31/08/18		£154	£154	£0	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0
31/08/17		£155	£146	£9	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0
31/08/16		£202	£212	£-10	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0
31/08/15		£271	£216	£55	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0
31/08/14	*	£526	£234	£293	£6	£2,108	£1,534	78.7	4

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Highest pay bracket: less than £60,000

Established: 11 years

www.bromleymethodistcircuit.co.uk

mark.cheesman1@ntlworld.com

02082495522

Charity Commission for England and Wales

Listed activities

Education/Training
Religious Activities
The Prevention Or Relief Of Poverty

GiG Classification

Christian religious associations

How it operates

Acts as an umbrella or resource body

Where it operates

Bromley,

Who it helps

The General Public/Mankind

Who's supporting them? ?

We have no records of donations from grant makers.

How is it governed?

Trustees (19)

Current Trustees appointed

Gender Split

Based on 17/19 persons

JUDE SELDON Appointed: 2013

ALISON DRISCOLL Appointed: 2014

DEACON LAURA MACBEAN Appointed: 2015

ESTHER OWUSU Appointed: 2021

GRACE SUNDARI VIDISHA DEVARAJULU Appointed: 2020

HILARY CHEVERTON Appointed: 2019, Other trusteeships: BROMLEY AND DOWNHAM BOYS' CLUB, BROMLEY METHODIST CHURCH,

JOAN BARBARA CLARK Appointed: 2013

JANET HREBIEN Appointed: 2020

MARY THELMA LANCASTER Appointed: 2016

MAUREEN PATRICIA BAZELEY Appointed: 2016

REV DEREK NORMAN STANWORTH Appointed: 2013

SHEILA ANN PRIESTMAN Appointed: 2014

ANN BARBARA FOX Appointed: 2020, Other trusteeships: BROMLEY METHODIST CHURCH, BECKENHAM METHODIST CHURCH,

ANN WOOLLINS Appointed: 2020, Other trusteeship: BROMLEY METHODIST CHURCH,

CAROLINE ANN THOMAS Appointed: 2013, Other trusteeship: WEST WICKHAM DISTRICT GUIDES,

JENNY NICHOLS Appointed: 2013, Other trusteeship: BECKENHAM METHODIST CHURCH,

MARY ELIZABETH CHRISTINA JACKSON Appointed: 2019, Other trusteeships: SOUTH LONDON SINGERS, BECKENHAM METHODIST CHURCH,

REV KAREN MARY GEORGE (Chair) Appointed: 2013, Other trusteeship: BROMLEY METHODIST CHURCH,

SIMON JAMES YOUNG Appointed: 2015, Other trusteeship: BECKENHAM METHODIST CHURCH,

Legal constitution

Charity registered in England & Wales on 01/05/2013, number: 1151857

Gift Aid

NOT registered with HMRC for Gift Aid

Policies in force

Conflicting interests
Investment
Risk management

Filing Record

9 returns made; AR14: 196 days late,

Main office

81 Kings Hall Road
Beckenham
BR3 1LR

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.

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