Finance Score: -2
Governance Score: 5
Support Score: 0
  • Deficit latest year: -2
  • No PartB
  • 12+ Trustees: -1
  • Dynamic board: +3
  • Gender balanced board: +3
  • No supporters identified
Overall GiG Score: 3 ?

ROMFORD METHODIST CIRCUIT

Romford Methodist Circuit is the primary unit to which the 10 local churches are connected for the purposes of mission.It is the Circuit to which ministers are stationed and preachers trained and it is responsible for the effective deployment of the resources of ministry - people, property and finance, providing sacred space and space for community activities in sympathy with our Christian ethos.
Analysis by Giving is Great

Positives:

  • The Board appears to be well diversified in terms of gender and dynamic in terms of composition

Regulatory & Governance issues to consider:

  • One or more trustees receive payments or benefits from the charity for providing services to the charity
  • There are 52 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
  • Income was significantly lower than spending in the latest year

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£326£438£-112n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/08/22£1,655£1,073£583£0£8,757£7,40582.875
31/08/21£309£318£-9n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/08/20£338£315£23n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/08/19£328£306£22n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/08/18£338£333£5n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/08/17£1,661£323£1,337£0£5,829£4,490166.620
31/08/16*£315£368£-54n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/08/15*£517£396£121£2£2,595£2,59478.620
31/08/14*£394£435£-41n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/08/13£320£281£39n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/08/12£362£393£-30n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/08/11£371£393£-22n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/08/10£385£386£-1n/an/an/an/an/an/a

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

www.romford-circuit.org.uk

ROMFORDCIRCUIT.adm@gmail.com

01708960549

Charity Commission for England and WalesX
UN SDGs
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Listed activities
  • Religious Activities
GiG Classification
  • Christian religious associations
How it operates
  • Acts as an umbrella or resource body
  • Other charitable activities
  • Provides buildings/facilities/open space
  • Provides services
Where it operates
  • Essex, Havering, Thurrock,
Who it helps
  • The General Public/Mankind

Who supports them? ?

We have no records of donations from grant makers.

How is it governed?

Trustees (52)
Current Trustees appointed
Gender Split
Based on 47/52 persons

  • ALAN JOHN PYLE Appointed: 2014
  • ANNE BARBARA LING Appointed: 2022
  • BRUCE FREDERICK LANGRIDGE Appointed: 2021
  • CATHY SIMMONS Appointed: 2014
  • CICELY PEARSON Appointed: 2016
  • DENISE SWANTON
  • DR NIGEL FRANCIS MASTERS BSC ARCS
  • EVELYN SONG Appointed: 2021
  • GILLIAN JOYCE HILLS Appointed: 2021
  • HELEN MARY BLOOM Appointed: 2018
  • HILARY BULL Appointed: 2020
  • JANICE SUSAN GOWLETT Appointed: 2013
  • JAYNE ROSEMARY MATTHEWS Appointed: 2015
  • JOAN MAUREEN NASH Appointed: 2013
  • JOAN WINIFRED PUGSLEY Appointed: 2013
  • JONATHAN WILLIAM ALBERT COLES Appointed: 2015
  • JACQUELINE ALISON HOWARD Appointed: 2018
  • JAMES COLEMAN Appointed: 2019
  • JONATHAN SISMAN Appointed: 2021
  • LADY ASAFU-ADJAYE Appointed: 2020
  • LINDA MILTON Appointed: 2022
  • MALCOLM NEIL RICHARDSON
  • MANASA JERERA Appointed: 2014
  • MARY ACQUAH Appointed: 2020
  • PAMELA ANN COLES Appointed: 2012
  • PENELOPE ANNE MASTERS SRN, RM
  • PENELOPE SPEARMAN
  • PHILIP LESLIE ROBINSON FRICS
  • PAUL WYMAN Appointed: 2019
  • PETER CATON Appointed: 2021
  • PETER GEOFFREY HOBBS Appointed: 2022
  • ROBERT IAN SCOTT
  • REGINA ABIGAIL COLEMAN Appointed: 2018
  • REV ELEANOR GILLIAN JACKSON (Chair) Appointed: 2022
  • REV JOSEPH SAMUEL RIBEIRO Appointed: 2018
  • REV JUDITH MAIZEL-LONG Appointed: 2022
  • REV KAREN BELL Appointed: 2017
  • REV NIGEL TIMOTHY COWGILL Appointed: 2015, Occupation: Minister Of Religion
  • REV ROHAMA ASIF Appointed: 2021
  • ROSEMARY HELEN HIBBARD Appointed: 2020
  • STELLA HOLLAND Appointed: 2021
  • SARAH JANE RIGBY Appointed: 2021
  • STEPHEN OWUSU Appointed: 2021
  • SUE STEVENS Appointed: 2018
  • THOMAS JOHN COCKRELL Appointed: 2013
  • TREVOR BERTRAM PUGSLEY
  • TURPLIN DIXON
  • THOMAS EDWARD JAMES SMITH Appointed: 2018
  • THOMAS MERCER Appointed: 2021
  • TIMOTHY HOWARD BANKS Appointed: 2022
  • WILLIAM DONALDSON ANDREWS Appointed: 2022
  • YVONNE JEANETTE MAGUIRE Appointed: 2013
Legal constitution
  • Charity registered in England & Wales on 19/11/2009, number: 1132795
Gift Aid
  • NOT registered with HMRC for Gift Aid
Policies in force
  • Conflicting interests
  • Financial reserves policy and procedures
  • Internal charity financial controls policy and procedures
  • Investing charity funds policy and procedures
  • Investment
  • Paying staff
  • Safeguarding policy and procedures
  • Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries
  • Serious incident reporting policy and procedures
  • Trustee conflicts of interest policy and procedures
  • Trustee expenses policy and procedures
Filing Record
14 returns made; AR16: 82 days late, AR15: 357 days late, AR14: 362 days late,
Main office

91 Clockhouse Lane
ROMFORD
RM5 3QP

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

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