Finance Score: -5
Governance Score: -1
Support Score: 2
  • Multiple Deficits and declines: -5
  • No PartB
  • No conflicts policy: -1
  • 12+ Trustees: -1
  • Gender balanced board: +3
  • Multiple returns filed late: -2
  • Overall weighted support: +2
Overall GiG Score: -4 ?

CHESHIRE SOUTH METHODIST CIRCUIT

Our circuit is the main focus for mission to the communities we serve through our local churches. Our aims are tied in with the Methodist Church in Great Britain and the main one is the advancement of the Christian Faith through the witness and worship of all our members. We do this in accordance with the doctrines, standards and disciplines of the Methodist Church.
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:

  • This charity does not have a Conflict of Interests policy
  • One or more trustees receive payments or benefits from the charity for providing services to the charity
  • Why are there 64 trustees whereas the Charities Commission recommends a maximum of 12?
  • Returns have been filed late on 2 occasions over the last 5 years and the current period appears to have been extended

Financial issues to consider:

  • Income has been volatile and on several occasions in recent years less than spending
  • A PartB annual return has not been required and so detailed financial information is not available from the online data

Financial Data ?

Income & Spending ?
Sources of Income ?
Y/E Income
£k
Spending
£k
Surplus/
Deficit £k
Fundraising
Cost £k
Total
Funds £k
Unrestricted
Funds £k
Mths
Rsrvs
Staff Volun-
teers
31/08/23£463£714£-251n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/08/22*£558£748£-189£37£5,239£5,23984.11730
31/08/21*£613£691£-79£19£4,049£4,04970.31730
31/08/20£605£633£-28£0£3,902£3,90274340
31/08/19£690£795£-105£616£3,929£3,92959.33217
31/08/18£604£699£-95£0£4,027£4,01869170
31/08/17£564£666£-102£19£4,198£4,19075.5190
31/08/16£560£989£-429£17£4,300£4,26151.7160
31/08/15£990£632£358£2£4,729£4,68889110
31/08/14£737£755£-18£2£4,188£4,18866.5130
31/08/13£911£1,181£-270£1£4,204£4,20442.7140
31/08/12£755£589£166£1£4,475£4,47591.2120

Highest pay bracket: less than £60,000
Balance Sheet History
Established: 13 years

www.cheshiresouth.org.uk

INFO@CHESHIRESOUTH.ORG.UK

07598580541

Charity Commission for England and WalesX
UN SDGs
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Listed activities
  • Religious Activities
GiG Classification
  • Christian congregations
How it operates
  • Other charitable activities
Where it operates
  • Cheshire East, Cheshire West & Chester, Shropshire, Wrexham,
Who it helps
  • The General Public/Mankind

Who supports them? ?

Donations from Grant Makers ?

We have details on the following donations. Multi-year donations are allocated to the years for which they are earmarked.

Specific Donations
Amount When
Months
To be used for
Cheshire Community Foundation - Volunteering at The Haven
£2,500 03/11/2022
Volunteering at The Haven
Co-Operative Group - Grant to What's Happening on North Street?
£6,546 24/10/2020
We plan to extend our kitchen to provide more opportunities to volunteer especially for those with additional needs or seeking employment.
Cheshire Community Foundation - Health Services
£4,000 24/09/2019
What's Happening on North Street has successfully delivered a range of health improvement services over 2017-2019 and is now looking to extend and adapt some of these services, as well as introducing related services. These services are aimed at ....more
Co-Operative Group - Grant to What's Happening on North Street (Cheshire South Methodist Circuit)
£8,204 19/11/2018
We want to deliver a range of activities designed to improve people's health and wellbeing and need to pay for rooms and teachers.
National Lottery Community Fund - Health Improvement Services
£9,972 06/12/2017
12
The group will expand their range of activities. This will help people with mental health issues to manage their stress and anxiety and develop coping strategies.
Cheshire Community Foundation - Health Improvement Services
£7,600 30/11/2017
What's Happening on North Street wish to provide a range of health improvement activities, delivered in partnership with other organisations, aimed at improving the health of local residents in Crewe, Cheshire. The funding will be used to fund the ....more
Garfield Weston Foundation - Main Grants award
£10,000 13/07/2017
Winterley Methodist Church and Community Centre
Cheshire Community Foundation - Oakhanger Methodist Church and the Oakhanger Project
£3,000 13/03/2017
Oakhanger Methodist Church and the Oakhanger Project provides a community hall for community groups, services to the wider community working with both able bodied and disabled children, young people and families and a place for public worship as a ....more
Cheshire Community Foundation - Winterley Methodist Church & Community Centre
£8,000 10/11/2016
Winterley Methodist Church provides a range of community services to the village of Winterley, near Sandbach. The grant will be used as a contribution towards the building costs associated with a major refurbishing of the existing church and hall, ....more
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Data sourced from Donors via 360 Giving

How is it governed?

Trustees (64)
Current Trustees appointed
Gender Split

  • ALISON JEAN WYNNE Appointed: 2018
  • ANDREW JOHN STOLWORTHY BSC Appointed: 2015
  • ANITA JAQUES ANDREWS Appointed: 2018
  • ANN HORSFIELD Appointed: 2020
  • ANDREW GRIFFIN Appointed: 2011
  • BRENDA JONES Appointed: 2013
  • BRIAN ANDREW FAULKNER Appointed: 2017
  • BRIONY CLARE MYLES-HOOK Appointed: 2019
  • CYRIL COOPER Appointed: 2011
  • DAVID GRAHAM GRIFFITH JP BSC Appointed: 2011
  • DOREEN MANNING Appointed: 2016
  • DANIEL MARK KEEN Appointed: 2015
  • DAVID MAIDMENT Appointed: 2019
  • DAVID THOMAS JOHNSON Appointed: 2019
  • DEACON JILL HENDERSON Appointed: 2017
  • DR DAVID JOHN PRIAULX B.PHARMPHD Appointed: 2011
  • DR GEOFFREY JOHN DICKINSON Appointed: 2011
  • ELIZABETH JANE HAMLETT MORRIS Appointed: 2018
  • ELLEN DOREEN CIEKA Appointed: 2013
  • GLENYS MARGARET HOLLINS Appointed: 2013
  • GARY NOEL CLIFFE Appointed: 2020
  • HEATHER JANE STANILAND BA PGCE Appointed: 2016
  • HILDA CHOW HO-CHING WHITE Appointed: 2011
  • ISABEL BRISLEN Appointed: 2017
  • JANE ROSEMARY EARDLEY Appointed: 2011
  • JAYNE LORELLA BUNN Appointed: 2011
  • JEAN ELLERSHAW Appointed: 2011
  • JILL SUSAN HOWELL Appointed: 2013
  • JULIA ANNE PARTON Appointed: 2011
  • JOHN ALEXANDER SUTTON Appointed: 2020
  • JONATHAN HARRI NEWBOULD Appointed: 2018
  • JOYCE ANNE MARTIN Appointed: 2016
  • KATHRYN DAVIES Appointed: 2019
  • LESLEY ELIZABETH PEAKE Appointed: 2019
  • MARGARET ELIZABETH PENALUNA Appointed: 2011
  • MICHAEL ROSEVEAR GUY Appointed: 2011
  • MICHELLE ANGELICA HOLLAND Appointed: 2016
  • MR ALAN PIMLOTT Appointed: 2011
  • MR ANDY TOWNSEND Appointed: 2014
  • MR NORMAN BOURNE Appointed: 2011
  • MR ROGER HUNT Appointed: 2014
  • MR TONY RITCHIE MA Appointed: 2011
  • MRS JACQUI HOLLAND Appointed: 2014
  • MRS NILDA EYRE Appointed: 2013
  • NORMA JOYCE STOLWORTHY Appointed: 2015
  • PATRICIA ANN MAIDMENT Appointed: 2016
  • PATRICIA MARY JONES Appointed: 2011
  • PHILIPPA MARY HELLINGMAN Appointed: 2013
  • PETER JOHN SHINGLER Appointed: 2019
  • ROBINA DENISE LOWNDES Appointed: 2013
  • ROGER GRAHAM MILLNS Appointed: 2018
  • REV DAVID ROBERT WESTHEAD Appointed: 2011
  • REV JAMES ROBIN EDWARD FOX Appointed: 2020
  • REV JEREMY NICHOLAS TRESISE Appointed: 2015
  • REV ROBERT OSMOND HILTON Appointed: 2017
  • ROBERT PAUL JACKSON Appointed: 2021
  • SARAH CHARLESWORTH SUTTON Appointed: 2018
  • STEPHEN DAVID PARKER-AIKEN Appointed: 2018
  • SUSAN ELIZABETH SMITH Appointed: 2011
  • SUSAN TAYLOR Appointed: 2011
  • SHEILA SCRAGG Appointed: 2022
  • WENDY CAIN Appointed: 2017
  • WILLIAM FREDERICK WRIGHT Appointed: 2018
  • YVONNE LORRAINE BUSHILL Appointed: 2019
Legal constitution
  • Charity registered in England & Wales on 03/06/2011, number: 1142234
Gift Aid
  • NOT registered with HMRC for Gift Aid
Policies in force
  • Complaints handling
  • Investment
  • Paying staff
  • Risk management
  • Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries
  • Volunteer management
Filing Record
12 returns made; AR22: 144 days late, AR21: 509 days late,
Main office

Broad Lane Methodist Chapel
Audlem Road
NANTWICH
Cheshire
CW5 7EB

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.

Data Sources

Charity Commission for England and Wales
360 Giving

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