Finance Score: 0

Governance Score: 2

Support Score: 2

No PartB

12+ Trustees: -1
Gender balanced board: +3

Grant maker support: +2

Overall GiG Score: 4

NAILSEA METHODIST CHURCH

The provision of regular public acts of worship. The teaching of Christianity. Pastoral work including visiting the sick and bereaved. The provision of a Fellowship Meeting, Parents and Toddler's Group, Girl's Brigade, Book Club, Craft Group and Film Club. We support a Counselling service by providing office and rooms and also visit Bristol Bus Station to provide support to the homeless.

Analysis by Giving is Great

Positives:

The charity has received modest backing from a grant maker
There have been no material income shortfalls in recent years
The Board appears to be well diversified in terms of gender

Regulatory & Governance issues to consider:

One or more trustees receive payments or benefits from the charity for providing services to the charity
There are 28 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

Established: 15 years

www.nailsea.net/methodist-church

methodist-church@nailsea.net

01275856724

Charity Commission for England and Wales

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
31/08/23	£179	£170	£10	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	30
31/08/22	£150	£149	£1	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	20
31/08/21	£169	£127	£41	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	20
31/08/20	£140	£137	£3	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	30
31/08/19	£161	£191	£-30	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	50
31/08/18	£132	£134	£-2	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
31/08/17	£150	£137	£13	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
31/08/16	£134	£128	£6	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
31/08/15	£145	£128	£17	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
31/08/14	£142	£132	£10	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
31/08/13	£140	£134	£6	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
31/08/12	£152	£158	£-6	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
31/08/11	£137	£134	£3	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
31/08/10	£134	£126	£9	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0

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Highest pay bracket: less than £60,000

Listed activities

Religious Activities

How it operates

Other charitable activities
Provides buildings/facilities/open space

Where it operates

North Somerset,

Who it helps

The General Public/Mankind

Who works here?

Unknown number of employees
30 volunteers

Who's supporting them? ?

Donations from Grant Makers ?

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

Specific Donations

Amount	When Months	To be used for
Quartet Community Foundation - Grant to Nailsea Methodist Church
£3,000	13/01/2022	As requested by the fund holder for Neil Wylie, Project Schools Worker.
Quartet Community Foundation - Connect Schools Worker Project for Nailsea School
£6,000	14/03/2018 59	Grant to Nailsea Methodist Church

Data sourced from Donors via 360 Giving

How is it governed?

Trustees (28)

Gender Split

ALAN CHARLES EMERY Appointed: 2011

ANITA RHONA DALE Appointed: 2020

CERI ANN BOWEN Appointed: 2019

DAVID EDWARD MARKALL, Other trusteeship: THE GORDANO VALLEY METHODIST CIRCUIT,

DIANE TODD Appointed: 2018

ELEANOR CAMPBELL ESPLEY

ELIZABETH MARY ROSE

FELICITY MARGARET GIBB BA ED

JANE ROSEMARY POWELL FINST LEX

JOHN DAVID PAYNE Appointed: 2012, Other trusteeship: CONNECT SCHOOLS WORK PROJECT,

JOHN DAVID SILVESTER Appointed: 2020

JOY MATILDA SHIPWAY Appointed: 2015

LESLEY ANNE ROGERS Appointed: 2019

MARIAN EMERY, Other trusteeship: THE GORDANO VALLEY METHODIST CIRCUIT,

MARJORIE JOAN SHARP

MARK MALLETT Appointed: 2016

MICHAEL JOHN POXON

MICHAEL ROSE, Other trusteeship: THE NEW ROOM/JOHN WESLEY'S CHAPEL,

MERYL AUDREY MARKALL Appointed: 2014

NIGEL STUART HARDMAN, Other trusteeship: THE GORDANO VALLEY METHODIST CIRCUIT,

PETER GEOFFREY TODD, Other trusteeship: THE GORDANO VALLEY METHODIST CIRCUIT,

PATRICIA LOUISE BRYANT Appointed: 2022

REV DAVID GEORGE SHARP MA BD, Other trusteeship: THE GORDANO VALLEY METHODIST CIRCUIT,

REVD DR RUSSELL GEOFFREY HERBERT, Other trusteeship: THE GORDANO VALLEY METHODIST CIRCUIT,

RICHARD HUGH LANCASTER

ROSE LANCASTER

REV DEBORAH MALLETT (Chair) Appointed: 2011, Other trusteeship: THE GORDANO VALLEY METHODIST CIRCUIT,

TREVOR BOWEN

Legal constitution

Charity registered in England & Wales on 12/03/2009, number: 1128514

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
Paying staff
Risk management
Safeguarding policy and procedures
Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries
Serious incident reporting policy and procedures
Trustee conflicts of interest policy and procedures
Volunteer management

Filing Record

14 returns made; all on time

Main office

Chapel Precinct
74 Silver Street
Nailsea
Bristol
BS48 2DS

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. IN PRACTICE, LOCAL.

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