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Finance Score: -4
Governance Score: -3
Support Score: 0
  • Spending falling: -1
  • Volatile income: -3
  • No PartB
  • All male board: -3
  • No supporters identified
Overall GiG Score: -7 ?

BENEVOLENT OR STRANGERS' FRIEND SOCIETY

Relief of poverty
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Positives:

  • There have been no material income shortfalls in recent years

Regulatory & Governance issues to consider:

  • The Board is completely male

Financial issues to consider:

  • A PartB annual return has not been required and so detailed financial information is not available from the online data
  • Spending has fallen significantly over the last 5 years relative to the previous period
  • Income has been volatile recently
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Financial Data ?

Income & Spending ?
Sources of Income ?
Y/E Income
£k		 Spending
£k		 Surplus/
Deficit £k		 Fundraising
Cost £k		 Total
Funds £k		 Unrestricted
Funds £k		 Mths
Rsrvs		 Staff Volun-
teers
31/08/23£1£0£1n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/08/22£2£0£2n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/08/21£4£0£4n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/08/20£1£0£1n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/08/19*£2£0£2n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/08/18£2£1£1n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/08/17£2£1£2n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/08/16£1£1£0n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/08/15£2£1£1n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/08/14£2£2£0n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/08/13£2£1£2n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/08/12£2£1£1n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/08/11£1£1£0n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/08/10£1£1£1n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/08/09£1£2£-1n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/08/08£1£3£-2n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/08/07£2£1£0n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/08/06£2£1£1n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/08/05£1£1£0n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/08/04£1£1£0n/an/an/an/an/an/a
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Highest pay bracket: less than £60,000
Balance Sheet History
Established: 59 years

will@methodistlondon.org.uk

02076543856

Charity Commission for England and Wales
UN SDGs
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Listed activities
  • The Prevention Or Relief Of Poverty
GiG Classification
  • Other welfare services
How it operates
  • Makes grants to individuals
Where it operates
  • Throughout London,
Who it helps
  • The General Public/Mankind

Who supports them? ?

We have no records of donations from grant makers.

How is it governed?

Trustees (3)
Current Trustees appointed
Gender Split

  • MICHAEL ALLAN BA FCA Appointed: 2015
  • REV NIGEL TIMOTHY COWGILL (Chair) Appointed: 2022
  • WILL QUANSAH Appointed: 2018
Legal constitution
  • Charity registered in England & Wales on 03/11/1965, number: 239385
Gift Aid
  • NOT registered with HMRC for Gift Aid
Policies in force
  • Conflicting interests
  • Investment
  • Risk management
  • Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries
Filing Record
20 returns made; AR19: 362 days late,
Main office

ROOM 406, London District Office
Methodist Central Hall
Storey's Gate
Westminster
London
SW1H 9NH

Objectives

THE INCOME OF THE CHARITY SHALL BE USED TO RELIEVE THE DESTITUTE SICK, POOR, WITHOUT DISTINCTION OF SECT OR COUNTRY, THROUGHOUT THE METROPOLIS, AND IN ITS VICINITY, HAVING REGARD CHIEFLY TO STRANGERS NOT ENTITLED TO PAROCHIAL RELIEF.

Defined Area of Benefit:

NATIONAL

Data Sources

Charity Commission for England and Wales

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