Finance Score: -5

Governance Score: 2

Support Score: 5

Multiple Deficits and declines: -5
No PartB

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

Large volunteers +3
Grant maker support: +2

Overall GiG Score: 2

GRAVESEND METHODIST CHURCH

Christian worship, teaching, personal growth and community works including working with children, youth, vulnerable adults, the homeless, the disadvantaged, night clubs and other churches.

Analysis by Giving is Great

Positives:

This charity has been successful in attracting volunteers relative to its size
The charity has received backing from a grant maker
The Board appears to be well diversified in terms of gender

Regulatory & Governance issues to consider:

There are 18 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 and on several occasions in recent years less than spending

Established: 15 years

www.gravesendmethodistchurch.org.uk

roberthardy33@gmail.com

01474357681

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		£137	£120	£17	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	30
31/08/22		£123	£119	£4	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	60
31/08/21	*	£131	£237	£-106	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	40
31/08/20		£197	£496	£-300	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	10
31/08/19		£336	£167	£169	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	68
31/08/18		£200	£112	£88	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
31/08/17		£247	£106	£141	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
31/08/16		£155	£193	£-38	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
31/08/15		£417	£338	£79	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
31/08/14		£126	£104	£22	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
31/08/13		£105	£128	£-23	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
31/08/12		£96	£72	£24	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
31/08/11		£117	£121	£-5	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
31/08/10		£109	£75	£34	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0

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Highest pay bracket: less than £60,000

Listed activities

Human Rights/Religious Or Racial Harmony/Equality Or Diversity
Other Charitable Purposes
Religious Activities

How it operates

Other charitable activities

Where it operates

Kent,

Who it helps

Children/Young People
Elderly/Old People
Other Charities Or Voluntary Bodies
Other Defined Groups
People Of A Particular Ethnic Or Racial Origin
People With Disabilities
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
Garfield Weston Foundation - Main Grants award
£15,000	29/04/2019	21st Century Project Phase 2
Joseph Rank Trust - Gravesend Methodist Church
£45,000	22/10/2018	To part fund the Church property scheme
Garfield Weston Foundation - Main Grants award
£10,000	20/06/2017	C21st Project Phase 2: Building for the Future.

Data sourced from Donors via 360 Giving

How is it governed?

Trustees (18)

Gender Split

ANNE DOWNS Appointed: 2021

CLAUDETTE BRAMBLE Appointed: 2021

DAVID EDEM AVI Appointed: 2022

ERIC ANDREW DAVIS

EMMANUEL ESHUN Appointed: 2021

HAZEL ANN DAVIS

JOYCE MARIAN WOODCRAFT NNEB,RGN

KATHRYN ANNE HARDY, Other trusteeship: NORTH KENT METHODIST CIRCUIT,

LINDA BRERETON

MARRY RAURIKUA ONISIMO

MR STEVE BRERETON

PHEBE POVEY

ROSEMARY SHEILA ALLISON

REV ALEXANDRA JEAN TERRETT Appointed: 2022

ROBERT HARDY Appointed: 2021, Other trusteeship: NORTH KENT METHODIST CIRCUIT,

SARAH ANNE SMITH B.ED.HONS

VELMA WILLIAMS Appointed: 2021

VIC DOWNS Appointed: 2021

Legal constitution

Charity registered in England & Wales on 21/10/2009, number: 1132238

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
Investment
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; AR21: 104 days late,

Main office

16 Fairfields
GRAVESEND
Kent
DA12 4QG

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 discipline 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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