Overall GiG Score: -2 ?
Finance Score: -2
Governance Score: -1
Support Score: 1
  • Multiple Deficits: -2
  • No PartB
  • 12+ Trustees: -1
  • Grant maker support: +1

ILFRACOMBE AND BARNSTAPLE METHODIST CIRCUIT 

Religious Activities
Analysis by Giving is Great

Positives:

  • The charity has received modest backing from a grant maker

Regulatory & Governance issues to consider:

  • There are 23 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

www.methodist.org.uk

barnstaplecircuit@hotmail.com

01271379116

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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£276£232£44n/an/an/an/an/a0
31/08/21£192£207£-15n/an/an/an/an/a0
31/08/20£202£236£-34n/an/an/an/an/a0
31/08/19£210£235£-25n/an/an/an/an/a350
31/08/18£192£271£-79£0£0£0n/a0250
31/08/17£205£278£-73£0£0£0n/a00
31/08/16£212£274£-63£0£0£0n/a00
31/08/15£216£316£-100£0£0£0n/a00
31/08/14£225£287£-63£0£0£0n/a00
31/08/13£225£287£-63£0£0£0n/a00
31/08/12£283£382£-99£0£0£0n/a00
31/08/11£259£0£258£0£0£0n/a00
31/08/10£211£270£-60£0£0£0n/a00

Highest pay bracket: less than £60,000
What it does
  • Religious Activities
Who it helps
  • The General Public/Mankind
How it operates
  • Provides buildings/facilities/open space
Where it operates
  • Devon,

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
£10,000 20/08/2021
Community Links Project

Data sourced from Donors via 360 Giving

How is it governed?

Legal constitution
  • Charity registered in England & Wales on 09/02/2010, number: 1134225
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

CHRIST CHURCH
8 BEAR STREET
BARNSTAPLE
EX32 7BU

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 SUBSIDIARY 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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