Finance Score: -1
Governance Score: -1
Support Score: 0
  • Spending declining: -1
  • No PartB
  • No volunteer policy: -2
  • No conflicts policy: -1
  • 12+ Trustees: -1
  • Dynamic board: +3
  • Overall weighted support: +0
Overall GiG Score: -2 ?

BOLTON AND ROCHDALE METHODIST DISTRICT

District of the Methodist Church. Collection of connexional assessment, administration of grants and training
Analysis by Giving is Great

Positives:

  • The charity has received modest backing from a grant maker
  • 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
  • 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
  • Spending is declining

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*£235£89£145n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/08/22£246£174£72n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/08/21£211£170£41n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/08/20£214£204£10n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/08/19£206£228£-22n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/08/18£227£163£64n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/08/17£199£229£-30n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/08/16£183£264£-81n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/08/15£142£195£-53n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/08/14£142£291£-149n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/08/13£42£33£9n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/08/12£198£157£41n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/08/11£273£200£73n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/08/10£188£118£70n/an/an/an/an/an/a

Highest pay bracket: less than £60,000
Established: 15 years

www.barmd.org.uk

districtoffice06@gmail.com

01204 843302

Charity Commission for England and Wales
UN SDGs
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Listed activities
  • Religious Activities
GiG Classification
  • Christian congregations
How it operates
  • Acts as an umbrella or resource body
  • Provides services
Where it operates
  • Bolton, Bury, Lancashire, Rochdale, Salford City, Wigan,
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
Co-Operative Group - Grant to Standish Methodist church
£5,807 19/11/2018
We will use the money to develop our garden area, pay for contracts for work done and buy plants.

Data sourced from Donors via 360 Giving

How is it governed?

Trustees (21)
Current Trustees appointed

  • ANNA MALNUTT Appointed: 2022
  • BRIAN SHARPLES Appointed: 2021
  • DEACON KATHRYN LAMB Appointed: 2021
  • DR ELSPETH BRIGHTON Appointed: 2021
  • GILLIAN DASCOMBE Appointed: 2022
  • HELEN BOLTON Appointed: 2022
  • JILL ORRELL Appointed: 2022
  • LEE JAMES O'NEILL Appointed: 2018
  • PROF ROGER GREEN Appointed: 2021
  • REV ANDREW JOHN LUNN Appointed: 2022
  • REV CHRISTOPHER NEIL PRITCHARD Appointed: 2022
  • REV DARREN GARFIELD Appointed: 2015
  • REV DAVID JOHN BURROW Appointed: 2020
  • REV DARREN HOLLAND Appointed: 2018, Occupation: Minister Of Religion
  • REV JOHN MALNUTT Appointed: 2023
  • REV RUTH JACKSON Appointed: 2018
  • REV SARAH KNEBEL Appointed: 2023
  • RICHARD JAMES SELBY Appointed: 2016
  • SHARON HARBOTTLE Appointed: 2023
  • THOMAS JOHN MARTIN Appointed: 2020
  • VIVIENNE DE VALOIS LOWE Appointed: 2023
Legal constitution
  • Charity registered in England & Wales on 09/07/2009, number: 1130502
Gift Aid
  • NOT registered with HMRC for Gift Aid
Policies in force
  • Investment
  • Risk management
  • Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries
Filing Record
14 returns made; AR23: 54 days late,
Main office

Bolton & Rochdale Methodist District Office
Victoria Hall
Knowsley Street
BOLTON
BL1 2AS

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 discipline 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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