Finance Score: -4
Governance Score: -1
Support Score: 0
  • Spending falling: -1
  • Volatile income: -3
  • No PartB
  • No volunteer policy: -2
  • No conflicts policy: -1
  • 12+ Trustees: -1
  • Gender balanced board: +3
  • Large volunteers +3
Overall GiG Score: -2 ?

TEDDINGTON METHODIST CHURCH

Teddington Methodist Church teaches Christianity through the provision of regular public acts of worship. It has an active Junior Church and an open coffee morning every Saturday for the local community. It runs a Parents and Under 3s Group, which is an example of the outworking of Christian principles. The Church is strong on pastoral care and supports many other charities.
Analysis by Giving is Great

Positives:

  • This charity has been successful in attracting volunteers relative to its size
  • The Board appears to be well diversified in terms of gender

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 20 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 has fallen significantly over the last 5 years relative to the previous period
  • Income has been volatile recently

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£94£91£3n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/08/22£72£73£0n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/08/21£65£64£0n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/08/20£127£160£-33n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/08/19£182£183£0n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/08/18£170£136£34n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/08/17£148£304£-157n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/08/16£144£471£-326n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/08/15£330£162£167n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/08/14£372£138£235n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/08/13£200£144£57n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/08/12£165£144£21n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/08/11£233£291£-58n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/08/10£189£145£44n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/08/09£142£124£18n/an/an/an/an/an/a

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

www.teddingtonmethodistchurch.org.uk

info@teddingtonmethodistchurch.org.uk

02089731880

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
Where it operates
  • Richmond Upon Thames,
Who it helps
  • The General Public/Mankind

Who supports them? ?

We have no records of donations from grant makers.

How is it governed?

Trustees (20)
Gender Split
Based on 19/20 persons

  • ALFRED EVANS
  • BRIAN JACKSON
  • CATHERINE MARY TREVELYAN
  • CLAIRE KILVINGTON Appointed: 2015
  • DR GEORGE SYMM
  • DR ROBERT DAVIES Appointed: 2017
  • GILLIAN CHRISTINE JACKSON
  • HELEN ROSEMARY BOTT Appointed: 2023
  • JULIA CLARE LAVERY Appointed: 2021
  • KYUNGSUK KWON Appointed: 2023
  • NEVIL EDWIN TOMLINSON Appointed: 2012
  • ROBERT JOHN MORTIMER FCIB
  • REV DAVID ANTHONY INNES (Chair) Appointed: 2017
  • RICHARD GORDON BOTT Appointed: 2019
  • SALLY ASTON PGCE MA
  • SARAH WAINE Appointed: 2014
  • SHARON KAY BARBAREZ
  • SUSAN MORRELL Appointed: 2012
  • VIJAY RAMANLAL CHRISTIAN Appointed: 2023
  • WENDY JANE SALMON Appointed: 2023
Legal constitution
  • Charity registered in England & Wales on 15/01/2009, number: 1127553
Gift Aid
  • Registered with HMRC for Gift Aid
Policies in force
  • Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries
Filing Record
15 returns made; all on time
Main office

Teddington Methodist Church
1 Stanley Road
Teddington
TW11 8TP

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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