Finance Score: 2
Governance Score: 0
Support Score: 0
  • Strong growth: +2
  • No PartB
(no info on trustees)
    • No supporters identified
    Overall GiG Score: 2 ?

    FORTH VALLEY METHODIST CIRCUIT 

    Analysis by Giving is Great

    Positives:

    • There has been strong growth in spending over the last 5 years
    • There have been no material income shortfalls in recent years
    Financial Data
    Income & Spending ?
    Period ending 31/08/17 31/08/18 31/08/19 31/08/20 31/08/21 31/08/22 31/08/23
    Charitable activities £349,420 £279,439 £259,701 £191,415 £264,232 £291,076
    Donations & Legacies £16,351 £14,312 £17,083 £21,005
    Other Income £12,923
    Investment Income £1,603 £3,194 £123,635 £83,889 £113,786 £1,032,490
    Total income £301,246 £367,374 £326,854 £400,472 £296,309 £380,346 £1,361,250
    Charitable activities spending £424,252 £368,967 £352,641 £320,092 £366,306 £1,338,073
    Fundraising costs
    Other spending £5,195 £8,208 £3,162 £22,304
    Total spending £312,765 £424,252 £368,967 £357,836 £328,300 £369,468 £1,360,377
    Surplus/deficit -£11,519 -£56,878 -£42,113 £42,636 -£31,991 £10,878 £873
    Established: 17 years
    Scottish Charity Regulator
    Listed activities
    • It makes grants, donations or gifts to organisations
    • It carries out activities or services itself
    GiG Classification
    • Christian congregations
    Purposes
    • The advancement of religion
    Where it operates
    • More than one local authority area in Scotland, main operating location: City of Edinburgh
    Who it helps
    • No specific group, or for the benefit of the community

    Who supports them? ?

    We have no records of donations from grant makers.

    How is it governed?

    Trustees

    Sorry we have no information about the Trustees.

    Legal constitution
    • Charity registered in Scotland on 15/03/2007, number: SC037950
    • Notes: Previous name -Edinburgh and Forth Methodist Circuit From 15/03/2007 to 15/05/2018
    Filing Record
    4 returns made; all on time
    Main office

    , EH8 9BX

    Objectives

    The advancement of-the Christian faith in accordance with the doctrinal standards and the discipline of the Methodist Church

    Data Sources

    Scottish Charity Regulator
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