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Finance Score: -2
Governance Score: 5
Support Score: 0
  • Multiple Deficits: -2
  • No PartB
  • 12+ Trustees: -1
  • Dynamic board: +3
  • Gender balanced board: +3
  • Large volunteer base +3
Overall GiG Score: 6 ?

BISHOP'S STORTFORD METHODIST CHURCH

Religious Activities
Analysis by Giving is Great

Positives:

  • This charity has been successful in attracting volunteers relative to its size
  • The charity has received modest backing from a grant maker recently
  • The Board appears to be well diversified in terms of gender and dynamic in terms of composition

Regulatory & Governance issues to consider:

  • Why are there 21 trustees whereas the Charities Commission recommends a maximum of 12?

Financial issues to consider:

  • On several occasions in recent years income has been less than spending
  • A PartB annual return has not been required and so detailed financial information is not available from the online data
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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£128£103£25n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/08/22£90£103£-12n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/08/21£87£103£-16n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/08/20£147£109£39n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/08/19£102£100£2n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/08/18*£105£101£4n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/08/17£98£97£2n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/08/16£105£97£8n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/08/15£104£100£4n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/08/14£111£105£7n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/08/13£136£123£13n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/08/12£123£128£-5n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/08/11£128£129£-1n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/08/10£126£123£3n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/08/09£162£138£23n/an/an/an/an/an/a
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Highest pay bracket: less than £60,000
Established: 16 years

www.bsm-church.org.uk

WATSON.STEVE@TISCALI.CO.UK

01279248418

Charity Commission for England and WalesX
UN SDGs
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Listed activities
  • Religious Activities
GiG Classification
  • Christian congregations
How it operates
  • Other charitable activities
Where it operates
  • Essex, Hertfordshire,
Who it helps
  • The General Public/Mankind

Who supports them? ?

Donations from Grant Makers ?

We have details on the following donations. Multi-year donations are allocated to the years for which they are earmarked.

Specific Donations
Amount When
Months		 To be used for
Hertfordshire Community Foundation - Oasis Lounge Warm Space Project
£1,000 08/12/2022
8
Grant to Bishop's Stortford Methodist Church

Data sourced from Donors via 360 Giving

How is it governed?

Trustees (21)
Current Trustees appointed
Gender Split
Based on 20/21 persons

  • ANDREW NELSON PICKERING
  • ANNE CHRISTINE NEAL Appointed: 2022
  • BRIAN UNITT Appointed: 2017
  • CHRISTINE MARGARET LEACH Appointed: 2012
  • FRIEDA WILSON Appointed: 2018
  • JOANNA BENNET Appointed: 2023
  • JULIA LAST Appointed: 2023
  • KAREN LESLEY QUELCH Appointed: 2021
  • LISANNE STEEN Appointed: 2023
  • MR S WATSON
  • MRS M DRAPER
  • MRS M GOLDSPINK
  • MARK JOHN WIFFEN Appointed: 2023
  • NORMAN CHARLES HUNTLEY Appointed: 2013
  • PATRICIA ANN SIMPSON Appointed: 2021
  • REV GILL HULME (Chair) Appointed: 2017
  • STANISLAW MACKOWIAK Appointed: 2022
  • SUSAN COPLAND Appointed: 2023
  • SUSAN UNITT Appointed: 2016
  • TERENCE COPLAND Appointed: 2019
  • VALERIE JUNE WHITBREAD Appointed: 2019
Legal constitution
  • Charity registered in England & Wales on 30/12/2008, number: 1127323
Gift Aid
  • Registered with HMRC for Gift Aid
Policies in force
  • Bullying and harassment policy and procedures
  • Complaints handling
  • Complaints policy and procedures
  • Conflicting interests
  • Financial reserves policy and procedures
  • Internal charity financial controls policy and procedures
  • Internal risk management policy and procedures
  • Investing charity funds policy and procedures
  • Investment
  • Paying staff
  • Risk management
  • Safeguarding policy and procedures
  • Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries
  • Serious incident reporting policy and procedures
  • Social media policy and procedures
  • Trustee conflicts of interest policy and procedures
  • Trustee expenses policy and procedures
  • Volunteer management
Filing Record
15 returns made; AR18: 123 days late,
Main office

46 BUTT LANE
MANUDEN
BISHOP'S STORTFORD
CM23 1DL

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 dicipline 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.

Defined Area of Benefit:

UNDEFINED

Data Sources

Charity Commission for England and Wales
360 Giving

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