Finance Score: 0
Governance Score: 2
Support Score: 6
  • No PartB
  • No volunteer policy: -2
  • No conflicts policy: -1
  • 12+ Trustees: -1
  • Dynamic board: +3
  • Gender balanced board: +3
  • Large volunteers +3
  • Gov Income
  • Overall weighted support: +3
Overall GiG Score: 8 ?

SALTASH WESLEY METHODIST CHURCH

The advancement of :(a) the Christian Faith in accordance with the doctrinal standards 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 or any charity subsiduary or ancillary to the Methodist Church.
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 and dynamic in terms of composition

Regulatory & Governance issues to consider:

  • Although this charity works with volunteers it does not have a Volunteer Management policy
  • This charity does not have a Conflict of Interests policy
  • There are 23 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 £k
Fundraising
Cost £k
Total
Funds £k
Unrestricted
Funds £k
Mths
Rsrvs
Staff Volun-
teers
31/08/23£129£96£33n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/08/22£141£126£14n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/08/21£116£125£-9n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/08/20£140£136£4n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/08/19£142£140£2n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/08/18£150£128£22n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/08/17£123£127£-4n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/08/16£137£126£12n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/08/15£119£138£-20n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/08/14£121£120£1n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/08/13£116£118£-2n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/08/12£140£140£0n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/08/11£104£120£-16n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/08/10£100£89£11n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/08/09£90£90£0n/an/an/an/an/an/a

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

www.wesleyweb.co.uk

office@wesleyweb.co.uk

01752 845177

Charity Commission for England and WalesFacebook
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
  • Cornwall,
Who it helps
  • The General Public/Mankind

Who supports them? ?

We have no records of donations from grant makers.

How is it governed?

Trustees (23)
Current Trustees appointed
Gender Split
Based on 22/23 persons

  • ANITA ELAINE THOMPSON Appointed: 2015
  • BERNARD EDWARD MELLING
  • CAROLINE MARY HAMBLY Appointed: 2015
  • CATHERINE NOAKES Appointed: 2022
  • CRAIG STUART KING Appointed: 2015
  • DAVID ROBERT LAMBOURNE Appointed: 2011
  • DONALD PHILLIPS Appointed: 2014
  • ELSPETH MARY GRACE NICOLLS
  • GILLIAN MATTHEWS Appointed: 2024
  • JO LAMBOURNE Appointed: 2013
  • JOYCE AMIES Appointed: 2022
  • KIRSTEN RICHES Appointed: 2013
  • LINDA EASTLAKE Appointed: 2022
  • MARGUERITE SMITH Appointed: 2020
  • PHILIP RICHARD TAYLOR
  • PETER JOHN CLEMENTS Appointed: 2014
  • ROBERT AUSTIN Appointed: 2024
  • REVD JONATHAN (Chair) Appointed: 2014
  • ROBERT PAUL HAMBLY Appointed: 2015
  • ROGER THOMPSON Appointed: 2022
  • ROSEMARY WITTS Appointed: 2021
  • STEPHEN WILLIAM JAMES TAIT
  • SANDRA KOWALSKI Appointed: 2023
Legal constitution
  • Charity registered in England & Wales on 15/01/2009, number: 1127542
Gift Aid
  • NOT registered with HMRC for Gift Aid
Policies in force
  • Bullying and harassment policy and procedures
  • Complaints handling
  • Complaints policy and procedures
  • Financial reserves policy and procedures
  • Internal charity financial controls policy and procedures
  • Internal risk management policy and procedures
  • Investment
  • Paying staff
  • Risk management
  • Safeguarding policy and procedures
  • Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries
  • Serious incident reporting policy and procedures
  • Social media policy and procedures
Filing Record
15 returns made; all on time
Main office

Wesley Methodist Church
Callington Road
SALTASH
Cornwall
PL12 6LA

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.

Data Sources

Charity Commission for England and Wales

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