Finance Score: 0
Governance Score: -7
Support Score: 0
  • No PartB
  • No conflicts policy: -1
  • 2 Trustees: -2
  • All female board: -3
  • No supporters identified
Overall GiG Score: -7 ?

WARD'S TRUST FOR THE POOR

Relief for the poor members of the congregation of Highgate Methodist Church & proportionately in relation to the membership with Mount Tabor Methodist Church.
Analysis by Giving is Great

Positives:

  • There have been no income shortfalls in recent years

Regulatory & Governance issues to consider:

  • This charity does not have a Conflict of Interests policy
  • There are only 2 trustees
  • The Board is completely female

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
£k
Spending
£k
Surplus/
Deficit £k
Fundraising
Cost £k
Total
Funds £k
Unrestricted
Funds £k
Mths
Rsrvs
Staff Volun-
teers
31/08/23£0£0£0n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/08/22£0£0£0n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/08/21£0£0£0n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/08/20£0£0£0n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/08/19£0£0£0n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/08/18£0£0£0n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/08/17£0£0£0n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/08/16£0£0£0n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/08/15£0£0£0n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/08/14£0£0£0n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/08/13£0£0£0n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/08/12£0£0£0n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/08/11*£0£0£0n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/08/10*£0£0£0n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/08/09*£0£0£0n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/08/08?*£0£0£0n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/08/06£0£0£0n/an/an/an/an/an/a

Highest pay bracket: less than £60,000
Established: 55 years

www.highgatemethodistchurch.org.uk

judithsmith200@gmail.com

01422350558

Charity Commission for England and Wales
UN SDGs
?
Listed activities
  • The Advancement Of Health Or Saving Of Lives
  • The Prevention Or Relief Of Poverty
GiG Classification
  • General Community services
How it operates
  • Makes grants to individuals
  • Makes grants to organisations
  • Provides other finance
Where it operates
  • Calderdale,
Who it helps
  • Children/Young People
  • Elderly/Old People
  • Other Charities Or Voluntary Bodies

Who supports them? ?

We have no records of donations from grant makers.

How is it governed?

Trustees (2)
Gender Split

  • JUDITH LESLEY SMITH Appointed: 2015
  • PATRICIA ANN ASTWOOD
Legal constitution
  • Charity registered in England & Wales on 31/03/1970, number: 260692
Gift Aid
  • NOT registered with HMRC for Gift Aid
Policies in force
  • Risk management
  • Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries
Filing Record
17 returns made; AR11: 121 days late, AR10: 42 days late, AR09: 4 days late, AR08: 63 days late,
Main office

Highgate Methodist Church
Stretchgate Lane
HALIFAX
HX2 0EN

Objectives

INCOME TO BE APPLIED TO THE POOR STEWARDS FOR THE TIME BEING OF THE MOUNT TABOR METHODIST CHURCH AND HIGHGATE METHODIST CHURCH, BOTH AS HALIFAX, IN PROPORTION TO THE NUMBER OF MEMBERS FOR THE TIME BEING OF EACH OF THOSE CHURCHES, FOR APPLICATION BY THE POOR STEWARDS OF EACH CHURCH IN RELIEVING MEMBERS OF THE CHURCH CONCERNED WHO ARE IN CONDITIONS OF NEED, HARDSHIP OR DISTRESS.

Defined Area of Benefit:

HALIFAX

Data Sources

Charity Commission for England and Wales

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