Finance Score: -4
Governance Score: -1
Support Score: 0
  • Excess reserves: -2
  • Accounts filed more than 5 days late: -2 times
  • 12+ Trustees: -1
  • No supporters identified
Overall GiG Score: -5 ?

NEWCASTLE UPON TYNE DISTRICT OF THE METHODIST CHURCH

Assisting Methodist religious activities in Northumberland and Durham
Analysis by Giving is Great

Regulatory & Governance issues to consider:

  • There are 16 trustees whereas the Charities Commission recommends a maximum of 12

Financial issues to consider:

  • This charity has substantial assets and unrestricted reserves of £707,729 available, equivalent to 27 months of spending and so may not be able to utilise additional funding
  • Accounts have been filed late on 2 occasions over the last 5 years and the current period appears to have been extended

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£606£319£287£0£1,008£70826.690
31/08/22£430£467£-36n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/08/21£358£440£-83n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/08/20*£362£337£25n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/08/19*£356£357£-2n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/08/18£344£357£-13n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/08/17£335£294£41n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/08/16£250£291£-41n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/08/15£274£301£-27n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/08/14£312£305£7n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/08/13*£385£382£3n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/08/12£344£496£-152n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/08/11£367£259£107n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/08/10*£308£261£48n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/08/09£348£277£71n/an/an/an/an/an/a

Financial Ratios
Fundraising Costs/Relevant Income: 0%
Fundraising Costs/Total Spending: 0%
Highest pay band: Less than £60,000
Liabilities/Assets: 39%
Liabilities/Income: 107%
Unrestricted Funds/Total Funds: 70%
Reserves/Spending: 26.6 months
Net Current Assets/Spending: 42 months
Quick Ratio: 3.4
Asset Split ?
Balance Sheet History
Established: 16 years
Charity Commission for England and Wales
UN SDGs
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Listed activities
  • Human Rights/Religious Or Racial Harmony/Equality Or Diversity
  • Religious Activities
GiG Classification
  • Christian congregations
How it operates
  • Other charitable activities
  • Provides advocacy/advice/information
  • Provides human resources
  • Provides other finance
Where it operates
  • Durham, Gateshead, Newcastle Upon Tyne City, North Tyneside, Northumberland, Sunderland,
Who it helps
  • Children/Young People
  • Elderly/Old People
  • People Of A Particular Ethnic Or Racial Origin
  • People With Disabilities
  • The General Public/Mankind

Who supports them? ?

We have no records of donations from grant makers.

How is it governed?

Trustees (16)
Current Trustees appointed

  • ALAN IRVIN Appointed: 2023
  • AUDREY ILDERTON Appointed: 2013
  • CHRISTINE ARMSTRONG Appointed: 2013
  • CHRISTOPHER MARK HORTON Appointed: 2015
  • DAVID ALEXANDER STABLER ACIB CEMAP
  • DEACON TRACEY JANE HUME Appointed: 2015
  • DAVID ROBERT BROWN Appointed: 2021
  • DEACON GAIL MORGAN Appointed: 2019
  • MARGARET ELIZABETH GRAHAM Appointed: 2018
  • REV ELAINE MARGARET LINDRIDGE
  • REV ETLEVA WALKER Appointed: 2023
  • REV JANE CARTER Appointed: 2021
  • REV JENNIFER PORTERPRYDE Appointed: 2019
  • REVD STUART EARL
  • SHEILA GIBBON
  • SYLVIA WATERS Appointed: 2021
Legal constitution
  • Charity registered in England & Wales on 21/01/2009, number: 1127637
Gift Aid
  • Registered with HMRC for Gift Aid
Policies in force
  • Complaints handling
  • Complaints policy and procedures
  • Conflicting interests
  • Financial reserves policy and procedures
  • Internal charity financial controls policy and procedures
  • Investment
  • Paying staff
  • Risk management
  • Safeguarding policy and procedures
  • Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries
  • Volunteer management
Filing Record
15 returns made; AR20: 19 days late, AR19: 44 days late, AR13: 77 days late, AR10: 13 days late,
Main office

246 WINGROVE ROAD NORTH
NEWCASTLE UPON TYNE
NE4 9EJ

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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