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Finance Score: -12
Governance Score: -7
Support Score: 4
  • Accounts overdue -5
  • Accounts filed more than 5 days late: -2 times
  • Volatile income & significant deficit in latest year: -5
  • No PartB
  • No volunteer policy: -2
  • No conflicts policy: -1
  • 12+ Trustees: -1
  • Return overdue: -3
  • Large volunteers +3
  • Overall weighted support: +1
Overall GiG Score: -15 ?

BENFLEET METHODIST CHURCH

Our mission is to be a powerful spiritual force in the community and a visible expression of God's inclusive love.
Analysis by Giving is Great

Positives:

  • This charity has been successful in attracting volunteers relative to its size
  • The charity has received modest backing from a grant maker

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 21 trustees whereas the Charities Commission recommends a maximum of 12
  • Latest return is overdue

Financial issues to consider:

  • A PartB annual return has not been required and so detailed financial information is not available from the online data
  • Latest accounts are overdue for filing and returns have been filed late on 2 occasions over the last 5 years
  • Income has been volatile recently and was significantly lower than spending in the latest year
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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
31/08/22£142£179£-37n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/08/21£218£208£10n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/08/20*£198£202£-4n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/08/19*£225£219£6n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/08/18*£223£227£-5n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/08/17£222£214£9n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/08/16£222£220£1n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/08/15£213£188£25n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/08/14£179£152£26n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/08/13£89£76£13n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/08/12£256£103£153n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/08/11£194£162£32n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/08/10£222£127£95n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/08/09£260£115£145n/an/an/an/an/an/a
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Highest pay bracket: less than £60,000
Established: 16 years

www.benfleetmethodist.org.uk

REEVES221@BTINTERNET.COM

01268751393

Charity Commission for England and Wales
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
  • Essex,
Who it helps
  • The General Public/Mankind

Who supports them? ?

Donations from Grant Makers ?

We have details on the following donations. Multi-year donations are allocated to the years for which they are earmarked.

Specific Donations
Amount When
Months		 To be used for
Essex County Council - Community Inititives Fund Grant
£8,250 29/11/2018
Older People Project

Data sourced from Donors via 360 Giving

How is it governed?

Trustees (21)

  • ALAN JOHGN STOKES Appointed: 2017
  • ANDREW KEYES Appointed: 2017
  • CAROLINE HUGGETT B.ED. HONS
  • DIANE NORTON
  • DOREEN BARTLETT
  • DAISY HUMPHREYS Appointed: 2017
  • ELIXABETH ANN KEYES Appointed: 2017
  • JANICE MARIE GRAY
  • JOHN SPAIN
  • MARILYN ROBINSON
  • MARIE HOWARD Appointed: 2022
  • MOCHAEL OTCHERE Appointed: 2017
  • RICHARD JOHN REEVES
  • ROBERT GRAY
  • REV ZENA SMITH Appointed: 2022
  • ROSALIND KLASS Appointed: 2022, Occupation: Director
  • SUSAN DOWNER
  • STELLA HOLDEN Appointed: 2022
  • VALERIE RYALL
  • VALERIE WINDSOR Appointed: 2022
  • VERNON MURRAY Appointed: 2017
Legal constitution
  • Charity registered in England & Wales on 28/01/2009, number: 1127749
Gift Aid
  • Registered with HMRC for Gift Aid
Policies in force
  • Risk management
  • Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries
Filing Record
14 returns made; AR20: 3 days late, AR19: 98 days late, AR18: 109 days late,
Main office

221 VICARAGE HILL
BENFLEET
SS7 1PG

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
360 Giving

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