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home >> charity search >> priory methodist church, bedford
Finance Score: 0
Governance Score: -1
Support Score: 6
  • No PartB
  • No volunteer policy: -2
  • No conflicts policy: -1
  • 12+ Trustees: -1
  • Dynamic board: +3
  • Large volunteers +3
  • Gov Income
  • Overall weighted support: +3
Overall GiG Score: 5 ?

PRIORY METHODIST CHURCH, BEDFORD

Priory Methodist Church is a worshipping community and promotes the whole mission of the Church, pastoral, evangelistic, social and ecumenical.
Analysis by Giving is Great

Positives:

  • This charity has been successful in attracting volunteers relative to its size
  • The charity has received Government grants
  • There have been no material income shortfalls in recent years
  • The Board appears to be 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
  • One or more trustees receive payments or benefits from the charity for providing services to the charity
  • There are 21 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
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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
31/08/23£178£122£56n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/08/22£125£114£11n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/08/21£104£115£-11n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/08/20£129£120£9n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/08/19£159£165£-6n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/08/18*£149£142£7n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/08/17£145£140£5n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/08/16£148£144£4n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/08/15£159£160£-1n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/08/14*£181£180£1n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/08/13£203£196£7n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/08/12£202£206£-3n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/08/11£201£221£-20n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/08/10£219£227£-8n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/08/09£291£268£23n/an/an/an/an/an/a
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Highest pay bracket: less than £60,000
Established: 16 years

www.priorychurch.org.uk

office@priorychurch.org.uk

01234353523

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
Where it operates
  • Bedford,
Who it helps
  • The General Public/Mankind

Who supports them? ?

We have no records of donations from grant makers.

How is it governed?

Trustees (21)
Current Trustees appointed
Gender Split
Based on 20/21 persons

  • BARBARA KATHLEEN BARLOW Appointed: 2015
  • BRENDA CHRISTINE HEARN Appointed: 2023
  • CARMEN ROWE Appointed: 2013
  • COLIN PAUL WATTS Appointed: 2020
  • ELIZABETH MARY LITTLE
  • HUBERT TSATSU AMETEFE Appointed: 2013
  • HAZEL JACQUELINE WARNER Appointed: 2023
  • JENNIFER MARY WOOD Appointed: 2023
  • JANE MCVEY Appointed: 2019
  • JASINE BELINFANTE Appointed: 2023
  • JENNIFER LLOYD SRN, SCM Appointed: 2015
  • KAREN JULIE GAUNT Appointed: 2022
  • KATHY SAW YEAN LEWIS Appointed: 2013
  • KEITH MICHAEL GAUNT Appointed: 2019
  • LORRAINE ANN KALYAN Appointed: 2023
  • LYNNE GOUND Appointed: 2019
  • MARGARET SUTHERLAND BROWN Appointed: 2021
  • REV CHRISTOPHER SANDY Appointed: 2022
  • REV LESLIE NOON Appointed: 2022
  • REV MICHAEL GILES Appointed: 2022
  • SUSAN MARY GORDON Appointed: 2023
Legal constitution
  • Charity registered in England & Wales on 28/01/2009, number: 1127751
Gift Aid
  • Registered with HMRC for Gift Aid
Policies in force
  • Risk management
  • Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries
Filing Record
15 returns made; AR18: 198 days late, AR14: 29 days late,
Main office

PRIORY METHODIST CHURCH
63 NEWNHAM AVENUE
BEDFORD
MK41 9QJ

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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