Finance Score: -2
Governance Score: 2
Support Score: 2
  • Multiple Deficits: -2
  • No PartB
  • 12+ Trustees: -1
  • Gender balanced board: +3
  • Grant maker support: +2
Overall GiG Score: 2 ?

BAILDON METHODIST CHURCH 

Fully described in filed Annual Report
Analysis by Giving is Great

Positives:

  • The charity has received modest backing from several prominent grant makers recently
  • The Board appears to be well diversified in terms of gender

Regulatory & Governance issues to consider:

  • There are 27 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
  • On several occasions in recent years income has been less than spending
Established: 15 years

baildonmethodists.org

dawnj@baildonmethodists.com

01274 597790

Charity Commission for England and WalesX

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
31/08/22£304£258£46n/an/an/an/an/a12
31/08/21£235£199£36n/an/an/an/an/a10
31/08/20£192£334£-142n/an/an/an/an/a140
31/08/19£709£979£-270£0£54£640.84145
31/08/18£231£232£-1£0£0£0n/a0135
31/08/17£252£163£88£0£0£0n/a00
31/08/16£183£149£34£0£0£0n/a00
31/08/15£189£171£18£0£0£0n/a00
31/08/14£237£153£84£0£0£0n/a00
31/08/13£174£161£13£0£0£0n/a00
31/08/12£177£173£4£0£0£0n/a00
31/08/11£130£144£-13£0£0£0n/a00
31/08/10£121£144£-23£0£0£0n/a00

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
  • Bradford City,
Who it helps
  • The General Public/Mankind
Who works here?
  • Unknown number of employees
  • 12 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
National Lottery Community Fund - Wesleys Restore and Grow Community Project
£10,000 28/01/2021
12
The funding will be used to employ a Community Liaison Worker to restore adapt and continue activities as part of their community hub. The project aims to address the social and physical needs of ....more
Co-Operative Group - Grant to Baildon Methodist Church
£3,022 24/10/2020
We will build the Fold, constructed to a similar standard as a ""Passivhaus"", using little energy and emitting low levels of carbon dioxide.
Joseph Rank Trust - Baildon Methodist Church
£25,000 04/05/2017
To part fund the Church property scheme
National Lottery Community Fund - Building Improvement for Growth (BiG)
£10,000 26/10/2016
12
The organisation will conduct a community engagement exercise in hard to reach areas of the community. This will ascertain the needs and wishes of local people and utilise the group’s ....more

Data sourced from Donors via 360 Giving

How is it governed?

Trustees (27)
Current Trustees appointed
Gender Split
Based on 26/27 persons

Legal constitution
  • Charity registered in England & Wales on 19/03/2009, number: 1128664
Gift Aid
  • Registered with HMRC for Gift Aid
Policies in force
  • Complaints handling
  • Conflicting interests
  • Investment
  • Paying staff
  • Risk management
  • Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries
  • Volunteer management
Filing Record
13 returns made; all on time
Main office

Baildon Methodist Church
Newton Way
Baildon
Shipley
BD17 5NH

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.

Data Sources

Charity Commission for England and Wales
360 Giving
CharityBase
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