Finance Score: 0

Governance Score: 2

Support Score: 2

No PartB

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

Grant maker support: +2

Overall GiG Score: 4

TRINITY METHODIST CHURCH, CLACTON

Trinity Methodist Church is used for the purposes of worship, and community activities. It is also used as a Day Centre 'hope@trinity' for vulnerable and homeless people.

Analysis by Giving is Great

Positives:

The charity has received modest backing from a grant maker recently
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

Financial Data ?

Income & Spending ?

Sources of Income ?

Y/E		Income	Spending	Surplus/ Deficit	Volun- teers
31/08/23		£71,671	£75,996	£-4,325	0
31/08/22		£70,537	£77,857	£-7,320	0
31/08/21		£63,933	£57,926	£6,007	9
31/08/20	*	£55,317	£49,934	£5,383	10

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Highest pay bracket: less than £60,000

Established: 4 years

cdbuxton@talktalk.net

01255431463

Charity Commission for England and Wales

Listed activities

Religious Activities

GiG Classification

Christian congregations

How it operates

Provides advocacy/advice/information
Provides buildings/facilities/open space
Provides services

Where it operates

Essex,

Who it helps

Children/Young People
Elderly/Old People
Other Charities Or Voluntary Bodies
People Of A Particular Ethnic Or Racial Origin
People With Disabilities
The General Public/Mankind

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
Essex Community Foundation - Grant to Trinity Methodist Church Clacton on Sea
£5,280	16/02/2023	to purchase food and support the operating costs of a day centre in Clacton-on-Sea for people who are homeless and vulnerable

Data sourced from Donors via 360 Giving

How is it governed?

Trustees (11)

Current Trustees appointed

Gender Split

CHRISTINE BUXTON Appointed: 2006

MARGARET ANNE DUCKETT Appointed: 2010

PAUL THOMAS MARSHALL Appointed: 2003

POLLY ANNE DENMARK Appointed: 2006

WILLIAM MCGRATH Appointed: 2015

ANDREW JOHN MERRIDAY Appointed: 2019, Other trusteeship: TENDRING METHODIST CIRCUIT,

ANGELA SHERENI Appointed: 2022, Other trusteeship: TENDRING METHODIST CIRCUIT,

DEBORAH LOUISE WEST Appointed: 2000, Other trusteeship: TENDRING METHODIST CIRCUIT,

MARIE ELIZABETH WEST Appointed: 1997, Other trusteeship: TENDRING METHODIST CIRCUIT,

REV STEVEN WILLIAM PETER SUTTON (Chair) Appointed: 2022, Other trusteeship: TENDRING METHODIST CIRCUIT,

REV THOMAS JOHN OSBORNE Appointed: 2017, Other trusteeships: BEDFORDSHIRE ESSEX AND HERTFORDSHIRE DISTRICT OF THE METHODIST CHURCH, TENDRING METHODIST CIRCUIT,

Legal constitution

Charity registered in England & Wales on 11/02/2020, number: 1187861

Gift Aid

Registered with HMRC for Gift Aid

Policies in force

Complaints handling
Investment
Risk management
Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries
Volunteer management

Filing Record

4 returns made; AR20: 50 days late,

Main office

TRINITY METHODIST CHURCH
PIER AVENUE
CLACTON-ON-SEA
CO15 1NJ

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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