Finance Score: -3
Governance Score: 2
Support Score: 0
  • Spending declining: -1
  • Multiple Deficits: -2
  • No PartB
  • No volunteer policy: -2
  • No conflicts policy: -1
  • 12+ Trustees: -1
  • Dynamic board: +3
  • Gender balanced board: +3
  • Large volunteers +3
Overall GiG Score: 2 ?

STOCKTON HEATH METHODIST CHURCH

Holding acts of worship at both Stockton Heath and Antrobus open to all to enable ordinary people to come to know the Lord Jesus;Meeting together in fellowship;Providing space and facilitating communitty activities.
Analysis by Giving is Great

Positives:

  • This charity has been successful in attracting volunteers relative to its size
  • The Board appears to be well diversified in terms of gender and 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 19 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
  • 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£143£82£60n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/08/22£63£108£-45n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/08/21£66£66£0n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/08/20£66£57£8n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/08/19£82£94£-12n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/08/18£117£153£-37n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/08/17£85£81£4n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/08/16£90£72£18n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/08/15£89£84£5n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/08/14£90£87£3n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/08/13£77£112£-35n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/08/12£158£93£65n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/08/11£142£112£29n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/08/10£146£220£-74n/an/an/an/an/an/a

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

www.shmc.org.uk

enquiries@shmc.org.uk

01925266701

Charity Commission for England and WalesX
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
  • Cheshire West & Chester, Warrington,
Who it helps
  • The General Public/Mankind

Who supports them? ?

We have no records of donations from grant makers.

How is it governed?

Trustees (19)
Current Trustees appointed
Gender Split

  • ALAN JAMES ROGERS Appointed: 2012
  • ANN BOLSHAW Appointed: 2023
  • CHRISTOPHER ARDERN Appointed: 2012
  • DAVID HENRY MAKI Appointed: 2020
  • DR STEPHEN JOHN BENTLEY FRCP Appointed: 2023
  • DR TREVOR RHODES Appointed: 2023
  • ELLEN JULIA WHITFIELD Appointed: 2014
  • FIONA CHRISTOBEL MORTON Appointed: 2020
  • GEOFFREY SIMON CLARKE Appointed: 2012
  • HAZEL RUTH BRADLEY
  • JOHN ALAN STOTT Appointed: 2013
  • JOHN DAVID HUMBLES
  • KAREN MARGARET DIXON-MAKI Appointed: 2022
  • KATHLEEN ELIZABETH HANKEY Appointed: 2023
  • MRS CHRIS PARK
  • MARGOT ELIZABETH FAIRLEY STRONG Appointed: 2016
  • REV MARK HARWOOD Appointed: 2022
  • RICHARD VERRILL Appointed: 2012
  • VIVIEN PALMER Appointed: 2016
Legal constitution
  • Charity registered in England & Wales on 05/02/2010, number: 1134148
Gift Aid
  • Registered with HMRC for Gift Aid
Policies in force
  • Bullying and harassment policy and procedures
  • Complaints handling
  • Complaints policy and procedures
  • Financial reserves policy and procedures
  • Investing charity funds policy and procedures
  • Paying staff
  • Risk management
  • Safeguarding policy and procedures
  • Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries
  • Serious incident reporting policy and procedures
  • Trustee expenses policy and procedures
Filing Record
14 returns made; all on time
Main office

Stockton Heath Methodist Church
Heath Street
Stockton Heath
WARRINGTON
WA4 6LP

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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