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Finance Score: -4
Governance Score: 1
Support Score: 2
  • Liabilities <10%: +3
  • Excess reserves: -5
  • Multiple Deficits: -2
  • No conflicts policy: -1
  • 12+ Trustees: -1
  • Gender balanced board: +3
  • Grant maker support: +2
Overall GiG Score: -1 ?

NORTH KENT METHODIST CIRCUIT 

The North Kent Methodist Circuit consists of 18 Methodist Churches, 1 Chinese Congregation and 5 joint Congregations of Methodists/ Anglican /Baptists or URC members. The Circuit covers the North Kent areas of Dartford, Gravesham, Maidstone, Medway, Sittingbourne and Sheerness. We have a Methodist membership of 942.
Analysis by Giving is Great

Positives:

  • The charity has received modest backing from a grant maker
  • This charity has a robust balance sheet
  • The Board appears to be well diversified in terms of gender

Regulatory & Governance issues to consider:

  • This charity does not have a Conflict of Interests policy
  • There are 54 trustees whereas the Charities Commission recommends a maximum of 12

Financial issues to consider:

  • This charity has substantial assets and unrestricted reserves of £5,698,539 available, equivalent to 104 months of spending and so may not be able to utilise additional funding
  • On several occasions in recent years income has been less than spending


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Established: 14 years

www.nkmethodists.org.uk

northkentmethodistcircuit@gmail.com

07444335245

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£584£658£-74£0£5,713£5,69910480
31/08/21*£780£594£186£0£5,072£5,072102.490
31/08/20*£709£640£69£0£4,785£4,78589.790
31/08/19£572£589£-16£0£4,476£4,47691.260
31/08/18£519£649£-129£0£4,394£4,39281.3527
31/08/17£495£600£-105£0£0£0n/a00
31/08/16£833£671£162£0£4,337£4,33677.5130
31/08/15£755£628£127£2£4,054£4,05377.5130
31/08/14£523£536£-13£465£3,808£3,80785.340
31/08/13£0£1£0£0£0£0n/a00
31/08/12£644£568£76£401£3,657£3,65577.2110
31/08/11*£121£164£-43£0£0£0n/a00
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Financial Ratios
Fundraising Costs/Relevant Income: 0%
Fundraising Costs/Total Spending: 0%
Highest pay band: Less than £60,000
Liabilities/Assets: 0%
Liabilities/Income: 3%
Unrestricted Funds/Total Funds: 100%
Reserves/Spending: 104 months
Net Current Assets/Spending: 15 months
Quick Ratio: 43.5
Asset Split ?
Listed activities
  • Other Charitable Purposes
  • Religious Activities
How it operates
  • Acts as an umbrella or resource body
  • Makes Grants to Organisations
  • Provides buildings/facilities/open space
  • Provides services
Where it operates
  • Kent,
Who it helps
  • Children/Young People
  • Elderly/Old People
  • People With Disabilities
  • The General Public/Mankind
Who works here?
  • 8 employees

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
Henry Smith Charity - Grant to The Church at Hope Street
£13,000 10/12/2019
24
towards two years' running costs of a project providing support to people with dementia and their families and carers in Sheppey and Sheerness
Henry Smith Charity - Grant to The Church at Hope Street
£20,000 04/12/2014
24
towards two years' salary of the Centre Manager at a community centre in a deprived area of Kent

Data sourced from Donors via 360 Giving

How is it governed?

Trustees (54)
Current Trustees appointed
Gender Split
Based on 49/54 persons

Legal constitution
  • Charity registered in England & Wales on 12/03/2010, number: 1134870
Gift Aid
  • NOT registered with HMRC for Gift Aid
Policies in force
  • Risk management
  • Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries
Filing Record
12 returns made; AR21: 14 days late, AR20: 5 days late, AR11: 116 days late,
Main office

CIRCUIT OFFICE
UNION STREET METHODIST CHURCH
20 BREWER STREET
MAIDSTONE
KENT
ME14 1RU

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
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