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Finance Score: -1
Governance Score: -1
Support Score: 1
  • Reasonable growth: +1
  • Multiple Deficits: -2
  • No PartB
  • No volunteer policy: -2
  • No conflicts policy: -1
  • 12+ Trustees: -1
  • Dynamic board: +3
  • Grant maker support: +1
Overall GiG Score: -1 ?

UNITY METHODIST CHURCH 

Sunday and midweek worship; youth and family work, including Stepping Stones (parents and toddlers) and family afternoons; pastoral care; Lifeline Debt Advice; Foodbank; hire of premises to outside groups; Craft and Chat group; Wesley Guild; House Groups; Social events (Saturday Cafe, lunches for the community, Sunday lunches, church bowls group); Justice and Peace Group; fundraising; donations.
Analysis by Giving is Great

Positives:

  • The charity has received modest backing from a grant maker
  • There has been reasonable growth in spending over the last 3 years relative to the previous period
  • The Board appears to be dynamic in terms of composition

Regulatory & Governance issues to consider:

  • Although this charity works with volunteers it does not have a Volunteer Management policy
  • This charity does not have a Conflict of Interests policy
  • There are 15 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
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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£156£137£18n/an/an/an/an/a20
31/08/22£105£128£-23n/an/an/an/an/a25
31/08/21£89£95£-5n/an/an/an/an/a18
31/08/20£85£103£-18n/an/an/an/an/a20
31/08/19£98£100£-2n/an/an/an/an/a60
31/08/18£91£88£3£0£0£0n/a00
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Highest pay bracket: less than £60,000
Established: 7 years

www.unitymethodistchurchsandbach.org

01270750078

Charity Commission for England and WalesFacebook
UN SDGs
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Listed activities
  • General Charitable Purposes
  • Religious Activities
GiG Classification
  • Christian congregations
How it operates
  • Provides advocacy/advice/information
  • Provides buildings/facilities/open space
Where it operates
  • Cheshire East,
Who it helps
  • Children/Young People
  • Elderly/Old People
Who works here?
  • Unknown number of employees
  • 20 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
Co-Operative Group - Grant to Sandbach Food Bank
£6,918 15/11/2019
We want to provide fresh items with our non-perishable food parcels, and extra parcels at Christmas for families struggling financially.

Data sourced from Donors via 360 Giving

How is it governed?

Trustees (15)
Current Trustees appointed
Gender Split

Legal constitution
  • Charity registered in England & Wales on 21/06/2017, number: 1173520
Gift Aid
  • Registered with HMRC for Gift Aid
Other Regulators
  • Financial Conduct Authority
Policies in force
  • Paying staff
  • Risk management
  • Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries
Filing Record
6 returns made; all on time
Main office

WESLEY CENTRE
16 CHAPEL STREET
SANDBACH
CW11 1DS

Objectives

SECTION 4 METHODIST CHURCH ACT 1976THE PURPOSES OF THE METHODIST CHURCH ARE AND SHALL BE PURPOSES 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 BEING A 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;

Data Sources

Charity Commission for England and Wales
360 Giving
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