Finance Score: -3
Governance Score: 2
Support Score: 4
  • Volatile income: -3
  • No PartB
  • 12+ Trustees: -1
  • Gender balanced board: +3
  • Large volunteers +3
  • Grant maker support: +1
Overall GiG Score: 3 ?

TRINITY METHODIST CHURCH, CLITHEROE 

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
  • 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:

  • There are 36 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
  • Income has been volatile recently
Established: 15 years

clitheroemethodistcircuit.co.uk

rpreston16@outlook.com

07949 368534

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
31/08/22£105£117£-12n/an/an/an/an/a65
31/08/21£104£95£9n/an/an/an/an/a62
31/08/20£142£94£48n/an/an/an/an/a90
31/08/19£496£163£333n/an/an/an/an/a108
31/08/18£377£126£251£0£0£0n/a0105
31/08/17£115£87£28£0£0£0n/a00
31/08/16£110£101£9£0£0£0n/a00
31/08/15£237£438£-201£0£0£0n/a00
31/08/14£250£183£67£0£0£0n/a00
31/08/13£122£125£-3£0£0£0n/a00
31/08/12£160£130£31£0£0£0n/a00
31/08/11£416£97£320£0£0£0n/a00
31/08/10£112£98£14£0£0£0n/a00

Highest pay bracket: less than £60,000
Listed activities
  • Religious Activities
How it operates
  • Other charitable activities
Where it operates
  • Lancashire,
Who it helps
  • The General Public/Mankind
Who works here?
  • Unknown number of employees
  • 65 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
£15,000 07/03/2019
Trinity 2020

Data sourced from Donors via 360 Giving

How is it governed?

Trustees (36)
Current Trustees appointed
Gender Split
Based on 33/36 persons

Legal constitution
  • Charity registered in England & Wales on 14/05/2009, number: 1129609
Gift Aid
  • NOT 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

Trinity Methodist Church
Wesleyan Row
CLITHEROE
Lancashire
BB7 2JY

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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