Finance Score: -2
Governance Score: 2
Support Score: 0
  • Multiple Deficits: -2
  • No PartB
  • No conflicts policy: -1
  • Gender balanced board: +3
  • Large volunteers +3
Overall GiG Score: 3 ?

EPWORTH OLD RECTORY (OPERATIONS) 

The Epworth Old Rectory is an Accredtied Museum that is open to the public to experience what it must have been like at the time the Wesley Family lived there and tells the story of this remarkable family which included John and Charles Wesley the founders of the Methodist Church. The house, which is an outstanding example of Queen Anne architecture, contains many artefacts to help tell the story.
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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

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
31/12/22£84£76£8n/an/an/an/an/a35
31/12/21£80£137£-58n/an/an/an/an/a35
31/12/20£92£79£13n/an/an/an/an/a35
31/12/19£160£203£-43n/an/an/an/an/a45
31/12/18£90£84£6£0£0£0n/a045
31/12/17£91£87£4£0£0£0n/a00
31/12/16£42£83£-42£0£0£0n/a00

Highest pay bracket: less than £60,000
Established: 8 years

www.epwortholdrectory.org.uk

manager@epwortholdrectory.org.uk

01427872268

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UN SDGs
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Listed activities
  • Education/Training
  • Environment/Conservation/Heritage
  • Religious Activities
GiG Classification
  • Poverty relief
How it operates
  • Other charitable activities
Where it operates
  • Lincolnshire, North Lincolnshire,
Who it helps
  • The General Public/Mankind
Who works here?
  • Unknown number of employees
  • 35 volunteers

Who's supporting them? ?

We have no records of donations from grant makers.

How is it governed?

Trustees (9)
Current Trustees appointed
Gender Split

Legal constitution
  • Charity registered in England & Wales on 02/02/2016, number: 1165387
Gift Aid
  • Registered with HMRC for Gift Aid
Policies in force
  • Complaints handling
  • Paying staff
  • Risk management
  • Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries
  • Volunteer management
Filing Record
7 returns made; all on time
Main office

Epworth Old Rectory
1 Rectory Street
Epworth
DONCASTER
DN9 1HX

Objectives

THE OBJECTS OF THE CIO ARE 3.1 FOR THE PUBLIC BENEFIT TO ADVANCE EDUCATION BY THE ESTABLISHMENT AND MAINTENANCE OF A MUSEUM AT THE HISTORIC BUILDING IDENTIFIED AS EPWORTH OLD RECTORY. THIS MUSEUM DEDICATED TO THE HISTORICAL AND RELIGIOUS IMPORTANCE OF THE WESLEY FAMILY AND THEIR INFLUENCE ON CONTEMPORARY METHODISM WORLDWIDE THE INFLUENCE OF THE WESLEY FAMILY ON FAITH, SOCIAL JUSTICE, WORLDWIDE METHODISM AND ALL PEOPLE TODAY, WHETHER THEY ARE OF ANY RELIGION OR NONE. 3.2 THIS OBJECT IS SUPPORTED BY 3.2.1 PRESERVING AND CARING FOR THE FABRIC OF THE HISTORIC BUILDING (GRADE 1 LISTED: EPWORTH OLD RECTORY, 1 RECTORY STREET, EPWORTH, LINCOLNSHIRE), THE SITE AND ITS IMMEDIATE SURROUNDINGS AND THE COLLECTIONS. 3.2.2 PROVIDING AN ENHANCED VISITOR EXPERIENCE AND MAKING EPWORTH OLD RECTORY ACCESSIBLE TO AS WIDE AN AUDIENCE AS POSSIBLE. 3.2.3 ENSURING THAT EPWORTH OLD RECTORY IS FINANCIALLY SECURE IN BOTH LONG AND SHORT TERMS. 3.3 PEOPLE WHO BENEFIT: THE GENERAL PUBLIC. 3.4 GEOGRAPHICAL LIMITS: WORLD WIDE.

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