Finance Score: 0

Governance Score: 2

Support Score: 0

No PartB

12+ Trustees: -1
Gender balanced board: +3

Large volunteers +3

Overall GiG Score: 5

THE METHODIST CHURCH - LETCHWORTH GARDEN CITY

We aim to offer a diversity of styles in our worship varying from fairly formal Communion Services to Informal All Age Worship. We encourage groups for Bible Study and Prayer and organise a variety of weekly activities, where we aim to fulfil our caring, nurturing and social objectives. When the premises are not being used for church activities, they are available for community purposes.

Analysis by Giving is Great

Positives:

This charity has been successful in attracting volunteers relative to its size
There have been no material income shortfalls in recent years
The Board appears to be well diversified in terms of gender

Regulatory & Governance issues to consider:

There are 31 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

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
31/08/23	£166	£124	£41	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	25
31/08/22	£138	£133	£6	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	25
31/08/21	£148	£107	£41	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	4
31/08/20	£122	£117	£5	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	50
31/08/19	£161	£147	£14	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	0
31/08/18	£121	£97	£24	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
31/08/17	£121	£85	£36	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
31/08/16	£136	£97	£39	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
31/08/15	£108	£101	£7	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
31/08/14	£123	£138	£-15	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
31/08/13	£111	£91	£20	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
31/08/12	£117	£93	£24	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
31/08/11	£120	£97	£23	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
31/08/10	£116	£99	£17	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
31/08/09	£123	£103	£20	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0

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Highest pay bracket: less than £60,000

Established: 16 years

www.letchworthmethodist.org.uk

contact@letchworthmethodist.org.uk

01462 631038

Charity Commission for England and Wales

Listed activities

Education/Training
General Charitable Purposes
Other Charitable Purposes
Overseas Aid/Famine Relief
Religious Activities
The Prevention Or Relief Of Poverty

GiG Classification

Christian congregations

How it operates

Other charitable activities

Where it operates

Hertfordshire,

Who it helps

Children/Young People
Elderly/Old People
Other Charities Or Voluntary Bodies
People With Disabilities
The General Public/Mankind

Who supports them? ?

We have no records of donations from grant makers.

How is it governed?

Trustees (31)

Gender Split

Based on 29/31 persons

ANITA KAY LATTER

CHERYL BIDNELL

CHRIS PARKER

CHRISTINE NORAH DRUCE

CAROLINE HOWARD Appointed: 2023, Other trusteeship: ACTION UDOBO,

DEACON MALCOLM DAVID KNOWLES Appointed: 2020, Other trusteeship: NORTH HERTS METHODIST CIRCUIT,

DAVID FRANK LATTER MA Appointed: 2019, Other trusteeship: ACTION UDOBO,

DAVID WILLIAM SMITH BA MRSC Appointed: 2023

DR GEORGE SELVANDIRAN MATHER, Other trusteeship: FRIENDS OF MANIPAY HOSPITAL,

GAIL ELIZABETH ALDRIDGE Appointed: 2018

GRAHAM JOHN ALBONE Appointed: 2018

GILLIAN ELAINE KNOWLES Appointed: 2022

HAZEL JOY BEADLE BSC Appointed: 2018

JENNIFER HAZEL ROGERS BSC Appointed: 2012

JOHN MATTHEW MCKEAN

JOHN WILLIAM SHARMAN, Other trusteeships: ACTION UDOBO, NORTH HERTS METHODIST CIRCUIT,

JONATHAN LINDSAY BATTARBEE MA CPFA, Other trusteeship: NORTH HERTS METHODIST CIRCUIT,

KATIE ALLWRIGHT Appointed: 2016

KEN GIBBS, Other trusteeship: HERTFORDSHIRE CONCERT BAND,

NEIL GIBBENS Appointed: 2018

PAT LANDER

PAUL JOHN SHARMAN, Other trusteeship: THE SANDY CHARITIES,

PETER DAVID ROGERS Appointed: 2023

REBECCA AMY CARTER MA HONS Appointed: 2016

ROGER DOUGLAS HARRISON MA OXON

REV EMMANUEL AJIBOLA ONABANJO BA (Chair) Appointed: 2023

RICHARD ALLEN Appointed: 2022

RUTH LOWE Appointed: 2023

SALLY JANE WOODHOUSE BSC RM RGN

STEVE BROWN

SUSAN CLARE WOODHOUSE

Legal constitution

Charity registered in England & Wales on 17/12/2008, number: 1127225

Gift Aid

NOT registered with HMRC for Gift Aid

Policies in force

Complaints handling
Conflicting interests
Financial reserves policy and procedures
Internal charity financial controls policy and procedures
Investing charity funds policy and procedures
Investment
Paying staff
Risk management
Safeguarding policy and procedures
Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries
Volunteer management

Filing Record

15 returns made; all on time

Main office

Central Methodist Church
Pixmore Way
LETCHWORTH GARDEN CITY
SG6 3TR

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 LOCAL

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