Finance Score: -3

Governance Score: 7

Support Score: 0

Spending declining: -1
Multiple Deficits: -2
No PartB

No conflicts policy: -1
12+ Trustees: -1
Good trustee age range: +3
Dynamic board: +3
Gender balanced board: +3

No supporters identified

Overall GiG Score: 4

THE INDEPENDENT METHODIST ASSOCIATION (INCORPORATED)

To promote Evangelical Religion in the United Kingdom and in all or any other parts of the world according to the principles and usages for the time being of Protestants of the Denomination known as Independent Methodists.

Analysis by Giving is Great

Positives:

The Board appears to be well diversified in terms of age and gender and 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

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 is declining
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
31/12/22	£470	£225	£245	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	15
31/12/21	£134	£274	£-139	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	15
31/12/20	£85	£205	£-120	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	50
31/12/19	£108	£569	£-461	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	5
31/12/18	£163	£283	£-120	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
31/12/17	£513	£354	£159	£2	£2,771	£2,672	90.7	3	0
31/12/16	£321	£209	£112	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
31/12/15	£144	£566	£-421	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
31/12/14	£447	£315	£132	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
31/12/13	£258	£212	£47	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
31/12/12	£359	£313	£46	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
31/12/11	£374	£195	£179	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
31/12/10	£327	£137	£189	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
31/12/09	£322	£220	£102	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
31/12/08	£238	£220	£18	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
31/12/07	£219	£205	£14	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
31/12/06	£276	£213	£63	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
31/12/05	£514	£253	£262	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
31/12/04	£212	£256	£-44	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0

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Highest pay bracket: less than £60,000

Established: 56 years
(117 years as a company)

imchurches.org.uk

resource.centre@imchurches.org.uk

01942223526

Charity Commission for England and Wales

Listed activities

Religious Activities

GiG Classification

Christian congregations

How it operates

Acts as an umbrella or resource body
Makes Grants to Organisations

Where it operates

Throughout England,

Who it helps

Other Charities Or Voluntary Bodies
The General Public/Mankind

Who works here?

Unknown number of employees
15 volunteers

Who's supporting them? ?

We have no records of donations from grant makers.

How is it governed?

Trustees (19)

Current Trustees appointed

Gender Split

Age Range of Trustees: 35-90

CARRIE ELIZABETH LOUISE O'NIONS Appointed: 2022, Occupation: Student Nurse

ADA LORAINE ANN CHEERS Appointed: 2015, Occupation: Retired

ALAN BRITTON Appointed: 2021, Occupation: Retired, Other trusteeship: WARRINGTON YOUTH FOR CHRIST,

DAVID HUGHES Appointed: 2023, Occupation: Retired, Other trusteeships: ATHERTON & LEIGH FOODBANK, LEIGH CARING KITCHEN,

DEBORAH CARON ROBERTS Appointed: 2022, Occupation: Accounts Manager, Other trusteeship: DOWNALL GREEN INDEPENDENT METHODIST CHURCH,

JENNIFER ALICE WAREING Appointed: 2021, Occupation: Retired, Other trusteeship: BARNOLDSWICK INDEPENDENT METHODIST CHURCH (TRUST PROPERTY HELD IN CONNEXION THEREWITH),

KAY LOUISE WHITE Appointed: 2022, Occupation: Financial Paraplanner, Other trusteeship: EASINGTON LANE COMMUNITY ACCESS POINT,

LEESA KAY CROCKATT Appointed: 2014, Occupation: Pharmacist

MATTHEW LONG Appointed: 2016, Occupation: Advanced Biomedical Scientist

RITA GREEN-PRESCOTT Appointed: 2012, Occupation: Retired

ROGER STONE Appointed: 2020, Occupation: Retired

WILLIAM HAMPSON Appointed: 2009, Occupation: Charity Director, Other trusteeships: LOWTON INDEPENDENT METHODIST CHURCH TRUST PROPERTY HELD IN CONNEXION THEREWITH, CROSSROADS GLOBAL VILLAGE (UK),

ALISON TIPPING Appointed: 2018, Occupation: Finance Assistant, Other trusteeship: ROMAN ROAD INDEPENDENT METHODIST CHURCH,

BRIAN ALAN ROWNEY Appointed: 2001, Occupation: Nuclear Engineer, Other trusteeship: ASTLEY INDEPENDENT METHODIST CHURCH,

DOROTHY LYDIA KENDRICK Appointed: 2019, Occupation: Spiritual Church Administrator, Other trusteeship: ROMAN ROAD INDEPENDENT METHODIST CHURCH,

LEONARD OGILVIE Appointed: 2001, Occupation: Assistant Teacher, Other trusteeship: BOLDON COLLIERY INDEPENDENT METHODIST CHURCH,

MARILYN MAY RIDING Appointed: 2002, Occupation: Youth Work, Other trusteeship: DOWNALL GREEN INDEPENDENT METHODIST CHURCH,

NORMAN HARRY PRESCOTT, Occupation: Retired, Other trusteeship: LAMBERHEAD GREEN INDEPENDENT METHODIST CHURCH,

SHAUN NEWTON Appointed: 2005, Occupation: Training Centre Manager, Other trusteeships: HETTON-LE-HOLE INDEPENDENT METHODIST CHURCH, HETTON COLLIERY RAILWAY 200,

Legal constitution

Charitable company registered in England & Wales on 14/12/1967, number: 254007
Registered at Companies House on 27/02/1907, number: 00092321

Gift Aid

Registered with HMRC for Gift Aid

Policies in force

Complaints handling
Paying staff
Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries
Volunteer management

Filing Record

19 returns made; all on time

Recent reorganisation events:

Asset transfer in from WESTWOOD INDEPENDENT METHODIST CHURCH on 20/09/2022

Main office

Independent Methodist Churches
The Resource Centre
Fleet Street
WIGAN
Lancashire
WN5 0DS

Objectives

The Charity's objects are specifically restricted to promoting the extension of the Christian faith in the United Kingdom and in all or any other parts of the world through worship, education and social action that is in accord with the principles and practices of the Independent Methodist Connexion of Churches.

Defined Area of Benefit:

NATIONAL AND FOREIGN

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