Finance Score: -2
Governance Score: 2
Support Score: 0
  • Multiple Deficits: -2
  • No PartB
  • 12+ Trustees: -1
  • Gender balanced board: +3
  • No supporters identified
Overall GiG Score: 0 ?

REIGATE METHODIST CHURCH

Provides a Service of Methodist Worship in Reigate every Sunday and at other Christian festivals.Runs annual membership courses.Runs Alpha Courses for those wishing to explore the Christian faith.Provides a summer Holiday Club week for local children.Provides meeting facilities for groups serving the needs of the local community.
Analysis by Giving is Great

Positives:

  • The Board appears to be well diversified in terms of gender

Regulatory & Governance issues to consider:

  • There are 30 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

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£164£183£-19n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/08/22£133£164£-31n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/08/21£104£150£-47n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/08/20£116£182£-66n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/08/19£147£216£-69n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/08/18£153£236£-83n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/08/17£164£183£-19n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/08/16£647£166£481£0£2,814£2,807203.110
31/08/15£161£207£-45n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/08/14£184£144£41n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/08/13£198£176£23n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/08/12£196£139£57n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/08/11£555£90£464£2£2,250£2,350312.700
31/08/10£559£120£439£2£1,784£1,429142.800
31/08/09£150£208£-57n/an/an/an/an/an/a

Highest pay bracket: less than £60,000
Established: 16 years

www.reigatemethodist.org.uk

ipattison@outlook.com

01737652256

Charity Commission for England and Wales
UN SDGs
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Listed activities
  • Religious Activities
GiG Classification
  • Christian congregations
How it operates
  • Other charitable activities
  • Provides buildings/facilities/open space
Where it operates
  • Surrey,
Who it helps
  • The General Public/Mankind

Who supports them? ?

We have no records of donations from grant makers.

How is it governed?

Trustees (30)
Current Trustees appointed
Gender Split
Based on 28/30 persons

  • ALEX DORLANDT Appointed: 2023
  • EILEEN MARGARET MUNRO
  • ELIZABETH GREGORY Appointed: 2014
  • ELIZABETH GRANT Appointed: 2023
  • GRAHAM LESLIE NORMAN
  • GLENYS MASON Appointed: 2021
  • HILARY JANE AUSTIN BSC MSC
  • IAN PATTISON, Occupation: Management Consultant
  • JAMES PULFER Appointed: 2012
  • JOHN ISAAC Appointed: 2013
  • JACQUI WATERS Appointed: 2017
  • JANET DYSON Appointed: 2013
  • KEITH BAYNES WEATHERALD BSC Appointed: 2016
  • LINDSAY JUDITH THOMPSON Appointed: 2014
  • LAURA JOBLING Appointed: 2019
  • MARY VICTORIA PULFER
  • MR C F HEDDERLY
  • MR J S HILL
  • MARILYN MOORE Appointed: 2017
  • MARTIN BURMAN Appointed: 2018
  • MICHAEL WOODS Appointed: 2021
  • PAMELA PALMER Appointed: 2014
  • ROSALYN MARY NORMAN
  • REV CLIVE MCKIE Appointed: 2018
  • REV ELISABETH BROOKS Appointed: 2021
  • REV GILLIAN BAALHAM Appointed: 2022
  • ROGER NELSON Appointed: 2021
  • STEPHEN TICKELL Appointed: 2012
  • SUE LEPPARD Appointed: 2022
  • SUSAN NELSON Appointed: 2013
Legal constitution
  • Charity registered in England & Wales on 08/12/2008, number: 1127082
Gift Aid
  • Registered with HMRC for Gift Aid
Policies in force
  • Bullying and harassment policy and procedures
  • Complaints handling
  • Complaints policy and procedures
  • Conflicting interests
  • Financial reserves policy and procedures
  • Internal charity financial controls policy and procedures
  • Internal risk management policy and procedures
  • Investing charity funds policy and procedures
  • Risk management
  • Safeguarding policy and procedures
  • Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries
  • Serious incident reporting policy and procedures
  • Social media policy and procedures
  • Trustee conflicts of interest policy and procedures
  • Trustee expenses policy and procedures
  • Volunteer management
Filing Record
15 returns made; all on time
Main office

Reigate Methodist Church
High Street
Reigate
RH2 9AE

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:

UNDEFINED. IN PRACTICE, SURREY.

Data Sources

Charity Commission for England and Wales

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