Finance Score: 0

Governance Score: -1

Support Score: 5

No PartB

No volunteer policy: -2
No conflicts policy: -1
12+ Trustees: -1
Dynamic board: +3

Large volunteers +3
Grant maker support: +2

Overall GiG Score: 4

BILLERICAY METHODIST CHURCH

1.provision of regular public acts of worship open to church members & non-members alike 2. provision of sacred space for prayer & contemplation 3.teaching Christianity through sermons, courses & small groups 4.pastoral work including visiting the sick & bereaved 5.promoting the church's mission through activities for older people, parents & toddlers, young people and other specific needs groups

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 several prominent grant makers recently
There have been no material income shortfalls in recent years
The Board appears to be dynamic in terms of composition

Regulatory & Governance issues to consider:

Although this charity works with volunteers it does not have a Volunteer Management policy
This charity does not have a Conflict of Interests policy
One or more trustees receive payments or benefits from the charity for providing services to the charity
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

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	£258	£230	£28	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	80
31/08/22	£238	£259	£-21	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	100
31/08/21	£178	£209	£-31	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	120
31/08/20	£194	£172	£21	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	150
31/08/19	£275	£231	£44	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	150
31/08/18	£207	£219	£-13	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
31/08/17	£264	£282	£-17	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
31/08/16	£237	£223	£14	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
31/08/15	£228	£224	£4	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
31/08/14	£234	£215	£19	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
31/08/13	£218	£230	£-13	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
31/08/12	£232	£236	£-4	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
31/08/11	£250	£243	£6	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
31/08/10	£247	£230	£17	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0

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Highest pay bracket: less than £60,000

Established: 15 years

www.billericaymethodistchurch.org

contact@billericaymethodistchurch.org

07910811004

Charity Commission for England and Wales

Tweets

Listed activities

Religious Activities

GiG Classification

Christian congregations

How it operates

Other charitable activities
Provides buildings/facilities/open space

Where it operates

Essex,

Who it helps

The General Public/Mankind

Who works here?

Unknown number of employees
80 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
Garfield Weston Foundation - Main Grants award
£3,000	20/08/2021	Boiler Upgrade
Ministry of Justice - Supported Child Contact Centres
£2,670	01/01/2020	To help sustain supported contact centres to contribute to costs to enable them to continue delivering supported contact in the community.
Woodward Charitable Trust - Towards volunteer costs
£1,000	13/11/2018	Towards volunteer costs.
Garfield Weston Foundation - Main Grants award
£3,000	10/05/2017	Toilet Upgrade Project

Data sourced from Donors via 360 Giving

How is it governed?

Trustees (19)

Current Trustees appointed

Gender Split

ELIZABETH EILEEN PERRY Appointed: 2024

GERALDINE JOAN HANTON Appointed: 2020

GILLIAN ROGERS Appointed: 2023

HELEN HACKER Appointed: 2017

JONATHAN WALDRON Appointed: 2022

JULIA MARGARET FAULKNER Appointed: 2023

LYN BOWDITCH

LINDA DAVISON Appointed: 2021

MRS LIZ READ Appointed: 2013

PAMELA MARY COTTRELL Appointed: 2020

REV FELICITY AL-HASSAN Appointed: 2021

REV MOSES KWEKU AGYAM (Chair) Appointed: 2023

ROGER DAVISON Appointed: 2019

SUSAN COOKE Appointed: 2023

LORRAINE ANNE HARRIS, Other trusteeship: SOUTH ESSEX METHODIST CIRCUIT,

MR KEN COWELL, Other trusteeship: SOUTH ESSEX METHODIST CIRCUIT,

MARGARET KINGSTON Appointed: 2011, Other trusteeship: BILLERICAY CHORAL SOCIETY,

RACHEL KATHERINE GALLEHAWK Appointed: 2021, Other trusteeships: CHRISTIAN CREATIVITY LTD, SOUTH ESSEX METHODIST CIRCUIT,

DAVID SAMUEL ROGERS Appointed: 2019, Occupation: I T Manager, Other trusteeship: MASSEY SHAW AND MARINE VESSELS PRESERVATION SOCIETY LIMITED,

Legal constitution

Charity registered in England & Wales on 24/03/2009, number: 1128787

Gift Aid

Registered with HMRC for Gift Aid

Other Regulators

Ofsted (Office For Standards In Education)

Policies in force

Financial reserves policy and procedures
Risk management
Safeguarding policy and procedures
Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries

Filing Record

14 returns made; all on time

Main office

148 NORSEY VIEW DRIVE
BILLERICAY
CM12 0QX

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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