Finance Score: -6
Governance Score: -1
Support Score: 3
  • Accounts filed more than 5 days late: -2 times
  • Spending falling: -1
  • Volatile income: -3
  • No PartB
  • 12+ Trustees: -1
  • Gov Income
  • Grant maker support: +3
Overall GiG Score: -4 ?

PARCHMORE ROAD METHODIST CHURCH 

Parchmore Methodist Church and Community Centre undertakes interrelated community and church development in partnership with local people, agencies and voluntary groups to enable the development of groups and individuals, provide services that encourage dignity and independence, challenge inequalities and reduce social exclusion, enable volunteering, and facilitate a sense of community.
Analysis by Giving is Great

Positives:

  • The charity has received Government grants and contracts
  • There have been no material income shortfalls in recent years

Regulatory & Governance issues to consider:

  • There are 13 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
  • Accounts have been filed late on 2 occasions over the last 5 years and the current period appears to have been extended
  • Spending has fallen significantly over the last 5 years relative to the previous period
  • Income has been volatile recently
Established: 15 years

revstephenday@croydonmeth.org

02086566997

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£95£97£-2n/an/an/an/an/a0
31/08/22*£110£92£18n/an/an/an/an/a0
31/08/21£149£154£-5n/an/an/an/an/a8
31/08/20£206£195£11n/an/an/an/an/a15
31/08/19*£240£261£-21n/an/an/an/an/a32
31/08/18£351£367£-15£0£0£0n/a00
31/08/17?£485£497£-12£0£0£0n/a00
31/03/16£339£357£-17£0£0£0n/a00
31/03/15£395£413£-18£0£0£0n/a00
31/03/14*£132£146£-14£0£0£0n/a00
31/03/13£356£314£42£0£0£0n/a00
31/03/12£322£313£9£0£0£0n/a00
31/03/11£377£342£36£0£0£0n/a00
31/03/10*£299£282£17£0£0£0n/a00

Highest pay bracket: less than £60,000
Listed activities
  • Religious Activities
How it operates
  • Other charitable activities
  • Provides advocacy/advice/information
  • Provides buildings/facilities/open space
  • Provides human resources
  • Provides services
Where it operates
  • Croydon,
Who it helps
  • The General Public/Mankind

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
City Bridge Trust - Grant to Parchmore Methodist Church, Youth & Community Centre
£30,000 24/05/2016
£30,000 for the installation of a platform lift.

Data sourced from Donors via 360 Giving

How is it governed?

Trustees (13)
Current Trustees appointed

Legal constitution
  • Charity registered in England & Wales on 01/05/2009, number: 1129382
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
  • Paying staff
  • Risk management
  • Safeguarding policy and procedures
  • Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries
  • Volunteer management
Filing Record
14 returns made; AR22: 113 days late, AR19: 86 days late, AR14: 32 days late, AR10: 37 days late,
Main office

Parchmore Methodist Church
53-55 Parchmore Road
Thornton Heath
CR7 8LY

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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