Finance Score: -1
Governance Score: 2
Support Score: 2
  • Reasonable growth: +1
  • Multiple Deficits: -2
  • No PartB
  • 12+ Trustees: -1
  • Gender balanced board: +3
  • Overall weighted support: +2
Overall GiG Score: 3 ?

TRINITY METHODIST CIRCUIT

SUPPORTING THE ACTIVITIES OF 16 CHURCHES FOLLOWING THE MERGER OF THE WORKSOP & KIVETON CIRCUIT WITH THE RETFORD METHODIST CIRCUIT BY PROVIDING INFORMATION, GUIDANCE AND SUPPORT THROUGH PROVIDING MINISTERS, TRAINING AND RESOURCES. TRINITY CIRCUIT OPERATES IN THE GEOGRAPHICAL AREA COVERING PARTS OF NORTH NOTTINGHAMSHIRE, NORTH EAST DERBYSHIRE AND SOUTH YORKSHIRE.
Analysis by Giving is Great

Positives:

  • The charity has received modest backing from a grant maker
  • There has been reasonable growth in spending over the last 3 years relative to the previous period
  • The Board appears to be well diversified in terms of gender

Regulatory & Governance issues to consider:

  • There are 26 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
  • On several occasions in recent years income has been less than spending

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£191£387£-196n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/08/22£167£275£-108n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/08/21£211£238£-27n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/08/20£200£194£6n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/08/19£271£222£49n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/08/18*£209£221£-12n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/08/17*£229£238£-9n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/08/16*£218£257£-39n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/08/15*£216£273£-58n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/08/14*£353£378£-26n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/08/13*£276£391£-115n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/08/12£1,161£343£818£2£1,741£1,42249.870
31/08/11£138£143£-4n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/08/10£145£161£-16n/an/an/an/an/an/a

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

www.trinitycircuit.net

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Charity Commission for England and Wales
UN SDGs
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Listed activities
  • Religious Activities
GiG Classification
  • Christian religious associations
How it operates
  • Other charitable activities
  • Provides buildings/facilities/open space
Where it operates
  • Derbyshire, Nottinghamshire, Rotherham,
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
DCMS - Grove Street Methodist Church
£18,750 17/11/2020
Repair and replacement works to damaged ceiling bosses in Sanctuary

Data sourced from Donors via 360 Giving

How is it governed?

Trustees (26)
Current Trustees appointed
Gender Split

  • ANDREA DIANE WELCHMAN Appointed: 2011
  • ALAN ELLIS LAURIE Appointed: 2011
  • ANNETTE WESTERBY Appointed: 2018
  • COLIN WALKER Appointed: 2011
  • DAVID BURTON Appointed: 2011
  • DAPHNE ELIZABETH NICKSON SIDNEY Appointed: 2020
  • DEACON SARAH EMILY HOE-CROOK Appointed: 2021
  • GEORGE ROY BENNETT Appointed: 2011
  • GLENN WAYNE BROWN Appointed: 2018
  • HILARY MARY BENNETT Appointed: 2019
  • JANICE MARY SYKES Appointed: 2011
  • JUDITH ANNE SMITH
  • JANE MARION HODGSON Appointed: 2011
  • JANET WESTERBY Appointed: 2018
  • JOHN LYNDON JENKIN Appointed: 2011
  • JOY FULLER Appointed: 2023
  • MRS SUE BAGGALEY
  • MRS SUE BOYLES
  • NICOLA JAYNE ROWSON Appointed: 2011
  • PETER HINCHLIFFE Appointed: 2018
  • REV JULIE IRENE COATES (Chair) Appointed: 2013
  • REV MARGARET BAREHAM BURTON Appointed: 2022
  • SUSAN JANE WALKER Appointed: 2011
  • SUSAN CAROLE OSBORN Appointed: 2020
  • VALERIE HINCHLIFFE Appointed: 2018
  • WILLIAM SPENCER WELCHMAN Appointed: 2011
Legal constitution
  • Charity registered in England & Wales on 02/12/2009, number: 1133071
Gift Aid
  • NOT registered with HMRC for Gift Aid
Policies in force
  • Bullying and harassment policy and procedures
  • Campaigns and political activity policy and procedures
  • Complaints handling
  • Complaints policy and procedures
  • Conflicting interests
  • Financial reserves policy and procedures
  • Internal charity financial controls policy and procedures
  • Internal risk management policy and procedures
  • Investing charity funds policy and procedures
  • Investment
  • Paying staff
  • Risk management
  • Safeguarding policy and procedures
  • Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries
  • Serious incident reporting policy and procedures
  • Social media policy and procedures
  • Trustee conflicts of interest policy and procedures
  • Trustee expenses policy and procedures
Filing Record
14 returns made; AR18: 182 days late, AR17: 261 days late, AR16: 171 days late, AR15: 229 days late, AR14: 252 days late, AR13: 7 days late,
Main office

50 Hallcroft Road
Retford
DN22 7LB

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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