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home >> charity search >> the square methodist church, dunstable
Finance Score: -5
Governance Score: 1
Support Score: 6
  • Accounts filed more than 5 days late: -3 times
  • Multiple Deficits: -2
  • No PartB
  • No conflicts policy: -1
  • 12+ Trustees: -1
  • Gender balanced board: +3
  • Large volunteers +3
  • Gov Income
  • Overall weighted support: +3
Overall GiG Score: 2 ?

THE SQUARE METHODIST CHURCH, DUNSTABLE

Christian worship and service on Sundays and during the week held on church premises. Bible study, prayer and fellowship groups meeting at church or in member's homes. Social activities and groups for specific age groups - children, young people and adults, and all age activities.
Analysis by Giving is Great

Positives:

  • This charity has been successful in attracting volunteers relative to its size
  • The charity has received Government grants
  • 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 16 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
  • Accounts have been filed late on 3 occasions over the last 5 years and the current period appears to have been extended
  • On several occasions in recent years income has been less than spending
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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£97£91£6n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/08/22£96£85£12n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/08/21*£72£81£-10n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/08/20*£88£90£-1n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/08/19*£87£98£-11n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/08/18*£108£119£-10n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/08/17*£111£108£4n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/08/16£119£126£-7n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/08/15£119£126£-7n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/08/14£113£98£15n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/08/13£121£134£-13n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/08/12£108£105£3n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/08/11£109£155£-46n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/08/10£197£181£16n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/08/09*£378£417£-39n/an/an/an/an/an/a
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Highest pay bracket: less than £60,000
Established: 16 years

www.squaremethodist.org

thesquaretreasurer@outlook.com

07702012755

Charity Commission for England and Wales
Listed activities
  • Religious Activities
GiG Classification
  • Christian congregations
How it operates
  • Other charitable activities
Where it operates
  • Bedford, Central Bedfordshire,
Who it helps
  • The General Public/Mankind

Who supports them? ?

We have no records of donations from grant makers.

How is it governed?

Trustees (16)
Current Trustees appointed
Gender Split

  • ABEL BUNU Appointed: 2023
  • BRIDGET ELIZABETH CALVERT
  • CAROLE DENISE PRATT Appointed: 2014
  • DEBBIE MITCHELMORE Appointed: 2022
  • DR MARIA SIMON Appointed: 2021
  • IAN STUART ELLIS Appointed: 2011
  • IVOR JOHN MITCHELMORE
  • JENNY SMITH Appointed: 2014
  • LINDA JUNE BERRY Appointed: 2022
  • MARJORIE SAMUDZIMU Appointed: 2020
  • PEARL MATHIESON Appointed: 2014
  • REV CLAUDIA LUPI Appointed: 2022
  • SHARON ANDREW
  • STEPHEN FOX TURNER
  • STEPHEN PARKINSON Appointed: 2020
  • WENDY ARMIGER Appointed: 2015
Legal constitution
  • Charity registered in England & Wales on 26/11/2008, number: 1126936
Gift Aid
  • NOT registered with HMRC for Gift Aid
Policies in force
  • Complaints handling
  • Paying staff
  • Risk management
  • Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries
  • Volunteer management
Filing Record
15 returns made; AR21: 214 days late, AR20: 12 days late, AR19: 120 days late, AR18: 236 days late, AR17: 595 days late, AR09: 109 days late,
Main office

6 FRIARS WALK
DUNSTABLE
LU6 3JA

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 dicipline 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:

DUNSTABLE

Data Sources

Charity Commission for England and Wales

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