Finance Score: -6
Governance Score: 3
Support Score: 0
  • Accounts filed more than 5 days late: -5 times
  • Reasonable growth: +1
  • Multiple Deficits: -2
  • No PartB
  • Gender balanced board: +3
  • No supporters identified
Overall GiG Score: -3 ?

LAMBETH CIRCUIT METHODIST CHURCH 

To provide support mechanism to the local churches within the Circuit. The Circuit provide ministerial oversight and pastoral care for the 6 local churches in the Circuit. It support ministerial team of 4 ministers. It maintains 3 manses and i other manse and a 2 former churches.
Analysis by Giving is Great

Positives:

  • There has been reasonable growth in spending since inception
  • The Board appears to be well diversified in terms of gender

Financial issues to consider:

  • A PartB annual return has not been required and so detailed financial information is not available from the online data
  • Accounts have been filed late on 5 occasions over the last 5 years and the current period appears to have been extended
  • 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
31/08/22*£395£656£-260n/an/an/an/an/a10
31/08/21*£2,893£1,677£1,216£1,325£11,181£11,17480110
31/08/20*£271£350£-80n/an/an/an/an/a10
31/08/19*£223£382£-159n/an/an/an/an/a10
31/08/18*£253£332£-79n/an/an/an/an/a10
Highest pay bracket: less than £60,000
Established: 7 years
Charity Commission for England and Wales
UN SDGs
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Listed activities
  • Religious Activities
GiG Classification
  • Christian religious associations
How it operates
  • Makes Grants to Organisations
  • Provides buildings/facilities/open space
Where it operates
  • Lambeth,
Who it helps
  • Children/Young People
  • Elderly/Old People
  • People With Disabilities
Who works here?
  • Unknown number of employees
  • 10 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
Based on 8/9 persons

Legal constitution
  • Charity registered in England & Wales on 01/11/2017, number: 1175488
Gift Aid
  • NOT registered with HMRC for Gift Aid
Event History
Policies in force
  • Complaints handling
  • Conflicting interests
  • Investment
  • Paying staff
  • Risk management
  • Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries
  • Volunteer management
Filing Record
5 returns made; AR22: 250 days late, AR21: 389 days late, AR20: 337 days late, AR19: 620 days late, AR18: 866 days late,
Recent reorganisation events:
  • Asset transfer in from BRIXTON & STREATHAM CIRCUIT on 20/06/2022
  • Asset transfer in from BRIXTON & STREATHAM CIRCUIT on 05/08/2022
Main office

Kojo & Co
118-120 London Road
MITCHAM
Surrey
CR4 3LB

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 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
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