Finance Score: -2

Governance Score: 2

Support Score: 4

Multiple Deficits: -2
No PartB

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

Grant maker support: +4

Overall GiG Score: 4

WALSALL CENTRAL HALL METHODIST CHURCH

Sunday and midweek meetings for all ages, including open youth work and mothers and toddlers group. Through Ablewell Advice Services, the relief of poverty and provision of free debt advice and information to those who are in need due to their financial circumstances, also budgeting advice sessions.

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:

One or more trustees receive payments or benefits from the charity for providing services to the charity
There are 14 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: 14 years

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01922641846

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	£143	£137	£6	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	14
31/08/21	£132	£152	£-20	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	22
31/08/20	£138	£145	£-8	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	20
31/08/19	£116	£136	£-19	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	20
31/08/18	£112	£131	£-19	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	20
31/08/17	£113	£113	£0	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
31/08/16	£97	£111	£-13	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
31/08/15	£66	£80	£-14	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
31/08/14	£66	£84	£-18	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
31/08/13	£177	£203	£-26	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
31/08/12	£96	£165	£-69	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
31/08/11	£129	£148	£-19	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
31/08/10	£131	£180	£-49	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0

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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

Sandwell, Walsall,

Who it helps

The General Public/Mankind

Who works here?

Unknown number of employees
14 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
DCMS - Coronavirus Community Support Fund
£33,386	22/09/2020	"The fund aims to:1) To reduce closures of essential charities that provide essential services to vulnerable groups during the COVID-19 crisis by ensuring they have the financial resources to ....more "The fund aims to:1) To reduce closures of essential charities that provide essential services to vulnerable groups during the COVID-19 crisis by ensuring they have the financial resources to operate, thereby reducing the burden on public services.2) To ensure essential services are provided to vulnerable people, both in the short and long term through increased community support through the work of charitable organisations."
The Fore - RAFT COVID-19 response grant to Ablewell Advice ( a project of Walsall Central Hall Methodist Church)
£5,000	03/06/2020 36	Grant from The Fore's RAFT Immediate Response Fund to Ablewell Advice ( a project of Walsall Central Hall Methodist Church), as part of The Fore's COVID-19 Response programme.

Data sourced from Donors via 360 Giving

How is it governed?

Trustees (14)

Gender Split

GARY MICHAEL HUCKFIELD

IVY KATHLEEN BEEBEE

JANET PATRICIA YARNALL

JOY FARMER

MARGARET OLIVE SMITH Appointed: 2022

RALPH CHARLES ELLIS MECH ENG

SUSAN LORRAINE SMITH

SUSAN JANE FLUKES Appointed: 2022

VALERIE HOLT

ALAN OWEN, Other trusteeship: THE METHODIST CHURCH, WALSALL CIRCUIT,

BRIAN JAMES REILLY, Other trusteeship: DR JOHN STIRLING MEMORIAL TRUST,

DOROTHY MARY BUCHANAN B ED, Other trusteeships: THE WALSALL BLUE COAT CHURCH OF ENGLAND SCHOOLS, THE METHODIST CHURCH, WALSALL CIRCUIT,

REV JEREMY ROBERT HAWKINS (Chair) Appointed: 2022, Other trusteeships: THE BROWNHILLS AND WILLENHALL METHODIST CIRCUIT, ST JOHNS METHODIST CHURCH BLOXWICH,

ANDREW BLYTHE BEATTIE Appointed: 2022, Occupation: Retired, Other trusteeship: ASTON MANOR ROAD TRANSPORT MUSEUM LIMITED,

Legal constitution

Charity registered in England & Wales on 02/11/2009, number: 1132418

Gift Aid

NOT registered with HMRC for Gift Aid

Other Regulators

Financial Conduct Authority

Policies in force

Complaints handling
Conflicting interests
Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries
Volunteer management

Filing Record

13 returns made; all on time

Main office

92 CHERRY TREE AVENUE
WALSALL
WS5 4JL

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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