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

ALDERLEY EDGE AND KNUTSFORD METHODIST CIRCUIT

Provides buildings/facilities/open spaces to provide the Christian faith in accordance with the doctrinal standards and the discipline of the Methodist Church
Analysis by Giving is Great

Positives:

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

Regulatory & Governance issues to consider:

  • There are 25 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
  • Spending is declining

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£269£283£-15n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/08/22£304£288£15n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/08/21£320£326£-6n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/08/20£273£339£-65n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/08/19£995£538£458£0£1,859£1,85941.570
31/08/18£328£248£80n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/08/17£229£242£-13n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/08/16£169£160£10n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/08/15£165£163£2n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/08/14£154£146£8n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/08/13£190£183£7n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/08/12£201£197£4n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/08/11£222£213£9n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/08/10£223£216£7n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/08/09£193£193£0n/an/an/an/an/an/a

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

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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
  • Cheshire East,
Who it helps
  • The General Public/Mankind

Who supports them? ?

We have no records of donations from grant makers.

How is it governed?

Trustees (25)
Current Trustees appointed
Gender Split

  • ALISON POVEY Appointed: 2021
  • BRYAN PEAK Appointed: 2020
  • CAROL JUDITH FLEMING Appointed: 2013
  • DOROTHY RICHARDS Appointed: 2023
  • DR ANTHONY MICHAEL JUDD Appointed: 2017
  • ERIC WALLWORK
  • ELIZABETH HALL Appointed: 2014
  • HEATHER CHRISTIANSEN Appointed: 2018
  • JENNIFER ANNE BAILEY Appointed: 2014
  • JOHN MCALLISTER GRACIE Appointed: 2019
  • JULIE LEE Appointed: 2019
  • LYNDA MARIE MITCHELL Appointed: 2013
  • MR JAMES EATON Appointed: 2014
  • NICHOLAS JOHN EADIE Appointed: 2017
  • PETER GILBERT FREEMAN Appointed: 2017
  • PETER RICHARDS Appointed: 2019
  • PAULINE GLANCY Appointed: 2020
  • PETER RALPH THOMPSON Appointed: 2017, Occupation: Human Resources Consultant
  • PHILIP BLAND Appointed: 2019
  • REV ALAN RAYMOND BRADLEY Appointed: 2020
  • REV JOHN NICHOLAS HANDBY THOMPSON Appointed: 2024
  • RICHARD JONATHAN APPLEWHITE Appointed: 2019
  • ROY WILLIAM BOWERS Appointed: 2020
  • RUTH DEBORAH PEAK Appointed: 2019
  • STEVEN ATKINSON Appointed: 2011
Legal constitution
  • Charity registered in England & Wales on 22/12/2008, number: 1127258
Gift Aid
  • NOT registered with HMRC for Gift Aid
Policies in force
  • Financial reserves policy and procedures
  • Internal charity financial controls policy and procedures
  • Internal risk management policy and procedures
  • Paying staff
  • Risk management
  • Safeguarding policy and procedures
  • Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries
  • Trustee conflicts of interest policy and procedures
  • Volunteer management
Filing Record
15 returns made; all on time
Main office

11 ROWLEY WAY
KNUTSFORD
WA16 9AU

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:

KNUTSFORD

Data Sources

Charity Commission for England and Wales

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