Finance Score: -5
Governance Score: -11
Support Score: 0
  • Multiple Deficits and declines: -5
  • No PartB
  • Submission defaults: -10
  • No volunteer policy: -2
  • No conflicts policy: -1
  • 12+ Trustees: -1
  • Gender balanced board: +3
  • No supporters identified
Overall GiG Score: -16 ?

SANKEY VALLEY METHODIST CIRCUIT

Religious activitiesSankey Valley Methodist Circuit was formed on 1st September 2011 by the merger of Warrington Methodist Circuit (1134227), St Helens & Prescot Methodist Circuit (1134244), Makerfield Methodist Circuit (Excepted Charity) and Widnes Methodist Circuit (Excepted Charity).
Analysis by Giving is Great

Positives:

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

Regulatory & Governance issues to consider:

  • There have been multiple defaults for filing returns
  • 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 67 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 has been volatile and on several occasions in recent years 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
31/08/21*£409£608£-200n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/08/20£545£577£-32£5£5,423£5,39011290
31/08/19£761£783£-22£3£5,456£5,41883100
31/08/18£503£696£-193£5£4,694£4,65780.3106
31/08/17£566£603£-37£5£4,886£4,84796.491,000
31/08/16£691£642£49£5£4,924£4,85590.7100
31/08/15£650£632£17£40£4,874£4,80591.2100
31/08/14£1,159£579£580£27£4,885£4,81599.9110
31/08/13£1,127£650£477£30£4,904£4,82789.1110
31/08/12£775£749£25£41£4,735£4,66774.7140
31/08/11£469£578£-109n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/08/10£395£436£-41n/an/an/an/an/an/a

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

www.svmc.org.uk

crc@svmc.org.uk

01925756730

Charity Commission for England and Wales
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
Where it operates
  • Halton, St Helens, Warrington, Wigan,
Who it helps
  • The General Public/Mankind

Who supports them? ?

We have no records of donations from grant makers.

How is it governed?

Trustees (67)
Current Trustees appointed
Gender Split
Based on 65/67 persons

  • ALAN JAMES ROGERS Appointed: 2015
  • ALICE ELIZABETH SQUIRES Appointed: 2017
  • ANN BOLSHAW Appointed: 2012
  • ANN EGGBORO Appointed: 2020
  • ANNE HARRISON Appointed: 2021
  • BARBARA HITCHEN Appointed: 2011
  • BRENDA ELIZABETH SCAHILL Appointed: 2011
  • CHRISTINE SYLVIA CALDWELL Appointed: 2016
  • DEREK WILLIAM BARGH Appointed: 2011
  • DIANNE VIVIENNE SCAPENS Appointed: 2011
  • DR BRIAN FISHER Appointed: 2011
  • DR JOHN WOODTHORPE Appointed: 2018
  • DR STUART LONGWORTH Appointed: 2012
  • DEACON FLIP DEN UIL Appointed: 2020
  • DEACON HELEN MARY COLEMAN Appointed: 2016
  • DEACON TOM LUKE Appointed: 2019
  • DOROTHY MCKIRDY SHOPLAND Appointed: 2019
  • DR TREVOR RHODES Appointed: 2016
  • ELLEN JULIA WHITFIELD Appointed: 2021
  • GILLIAN ELIZABETH DICKINSON Appointed: 2014
  • GRAHAM CHARLES PEGG Appointed: 2011
  • GARETH HUW ROBERTS Appointed: 2019
  • GLYNIS LONG Appointed: 2021
  • IAN ANDREW WRIGHT, Occupation: Electrical Engineer
  • IAN LESLIE RAYNER
  • IAN ANDREW LOCKE Appointed: 2023
  • JANE ANN SAMPSON Appointed: 2018
  • JANET MARY WOODS Appointed: 2018
  • JEAN ORMAND
  • JOAN FOSTER Appointed: 2012
  • JOHN DAVID HUMBLES
  • JOSEPH DAVID CROSSLEY Appointed: 2013
  • JOYCE BIRKETT Appointed: 2011
  • JULIAN CHARLES GALSWORTHY
  • JAN SUMMERS Appointed: 2021
  • JANE ELIZABETH OTTERSON Appointed: 2020
  • JANE ELLEN MARGARET ROBERTS Appointed: 2021
  • KEITH WILLIAM GARDAM Appointed: 2022
  • LINDA JOY LOCKE Appointed: 2017
  • MARGARET DAVIES Appointed: 2012
  • MARGARET SIMPSON Appointed: 2011
  • MARIAN DUFF Appointed: 2014
  • MR KEN LONG
  • MRS SUE FRANCIS Appointed: 2014
  • MS KAY AHEARNE Appointed: 2012
  • MARIE PATRICIA REEVE Appointed: 2019
  • PAUL OGDEN Appointed: 2012
  • PAULINE MARGARET LEE Appointed: 2012
  • PHILIP WILKINSON
  • PAMELA JANE HUGHES Appointed: 2022
  • PAUL JOSEPH HATTON Appointed: 2022
  • PETER DONALD BOWDEN Appointed: 2023
  • REV IRIS MUSGROVE Appointed: 2013
  • REVD MARK THOMAS COLES
  • RICHARD ANTHONY QUINN Appointed: 2016
  • ROBERT FRANCIS WILLIAMS Appointed: 2015
  • REV ANDREW COOMBE MOFFOOT (Chair) Appointed: 2021
  • REV LINDA RUTH BISHOP Appointed: 2017
  • REV MARK HARWOOD Appointed: 2020
  • RICHARD VERRILL Appointed: 2022
  • SHEILA BOWDEN Appointed: 2021
  • SUSAN JILLIAN SPIBEY Appointed: 2019
  • SUSAN PATRICIA RIGBY Appointed: 2016
  • TONY BRADSHAW MR Appointed: 2015
  • VALERIE BARBER Appointed: 2019
  • VIVIEN PALMER Appointed: 2020
  • YVONNE HEDGECOCK Appointed: 2013
Legal constitution
  • Charity registered in England & Wales on 09/02/2010, number: 1134227
Gift Aid
  • Registered with HMRC for Gift Aid
Policies in force
  • Complaints handling
  • Paying staff
  • Risk management
  • Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries
Filing Record
12 returns made; AR21: 1 days late,
Main office

4 Fox Gardens
Lymm
WA13 9EY

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 SUBSIDIARY 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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