Finance Score: -3
Governance Score: 0
Support Score: 0
  • Volatile income: -3
  • No PartB
  • No conflicts policy: -1
  • 12+ Trustees: -1
  • Dynamic board: +3
  • Mainly female board: -1
  • No supporters identified
Overall GiG Score: -3 ?

POPLAR METHODIST CHURCH SICK & POOR FUND 

Support to needy people in the historical borough of Poplar
Analysis by Giving is Great

Positives:

  • There have been no material income shortfalls in recent years
  • The Board appears to be dynamic in terms of composition

Regulatory & Governance issues to consider:

  • This charity does not have a Conflict of Interests policy
  • There are 19 trustees whereas the Charities Commission recommends a maximum of 12
  • The Board is predominantly female
  • Over half the Board have joined recently

Financial issues to consider:

  • A PartB annual return has not been required and so detailed financial information is not available from the online data
  • Income has been volatile recently

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£1£1£0n/an/an/an/an/a0
31/08/21£2£3£-1n/an/an/an/an/a0
31/08/20£1£1£0n/an/an/an/an/a0
31/08/19*£4£1£3n/an/an/an/an/a0
31/08/18£2£1£1£0£0£0n/a00
31/08/17£3£1£2£0£0£0n/a00
31/08/16£1£1£0£0£0£0n/a00
31/08/15*£1£1£0£0£0£0n/a00
31/08/14£0£0£0n/an/an/an/an/a0
31/08/13*£0£0£0n/an/an/an/an/a0
31/08/12£0£0£0n/an/an/an/an/a0
31/08/11£0£0£0n/an/an/an/an/a0
31/08/10*£0£0£0n/an/an/an/an/a0
31/08/09£0£0£0n/an/an/an/an/a0
31/08/08?*£0£0£0n/an/an/an/an/a0
31/08/06?£0£0£0£0£0£0NAN00
31/08/04£0£0£0£0£0£0n/a00

Highest pay bracket: less than £60,000
Established: 62 years

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Charity Commission for England and Wales
UN SDGs
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Listed activities
  • The Prevention Or Relief Of Poverty
GiG Classification
  • Community services
How it operates
  • Makes Grants to Individuals
Where it operates
  • Tower Hamlets,
Who it helps
  • Elderly/Old People
  • Other Defined Groups

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 18/19 persons

Legal constitution
  • Charity registered in England & Wales on 01/10/1962, number: 211196
Gift Aid
  • NOT registered with HMRC for Gift Aid
Policies in force
There are no Policies registered with the Charities Commission
Filing Record
17 returns made; AR19: 271 days late, AR15: 22 days late, AR13: 21 days late, AR10: 354 days late, AR08: 78 days late,
Main office

Bow Road Methodist Church
1 Merchant Street
LONDON
E3 4LY

Objectives

GRANTS FOR POOR PERSONS RESIDING IN POPLAR WHO ARE SICK, INFIRM, CONVALESCENT OR IN NEED OF REST OR CHANGE OF AIR, TO DEFRAY THE EXPENSE OF RECUPERATIVE HOLIDAYS OR OF OBTAINING DOMESTIC HELP.

Defined Area of Benefit:

POPLAR

Data Sources

Charity Commission for England and Wales
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