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home >> charity search >> methodist church southend and leigh circuit
Finance Score: -2
Governance Score: -1
Support Score: 3
  • Liabilities <10%: +3
  • Excess reserves: -5
  • 12+ Trustees: -1
  • Grant maker support: +3
Overall GiG Score: 0 ?

METHODIST CHURCH SOUTHEND AND LEIGH CIRCUIT 

The Circuit is the administrative body for the seventeen Methodist Churches in the Southend and Leigh Circuit.
Analysis by Giving is Great

Positives:

  • The charity has received modest backing from several prominent grant makers recently
  • This charity has a robust balance sheet
  • There have been no material income shortfalls in recent years

Regulatory & Governance issues to consider:

  • There are 45 trustees whereas the Charities Commission recommends a maximum of 12

Financial issues to consider:

  • This charity has substantial assets and unrestricted reserves of £2,523,299 available, equivalent to 59 months of spending and so may not be able to utilise additional funding
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Financial Data ?

Income & Spending ?
Sources of Income ?
Y/E Income
£k		 Spending
£k		 Surplus/
Deficit		 Fundraising
Cost £k		 Total
Funds £k		 Unrestricted
Funds £k		 Mths
Rsrvs		 Staff Volun-
teers
31/08/23£507£514£-7£0£2,552£2,52358.940
31/08/22£393£534£-141n/an/an/an/an/a0
31/08/21£405£422£-17n/an/an/an/an/a0
31/08/20£445£421£24n/an/an/an/an/a14
31/08/19*£994£631£363£0£2,693£2,69351.2310
31/08/18*£451£497£-46£0£0£0n/a00
31/08/17£459£484£-25£0£0£0n/a00
31/08/16£390£400£-10£0£0£0n/a00
31/08/15£370£391£-21£0£0£0n/a00
31/08/14£366£371£-4£0£0£0n/a00
31/08/13£344£332£13£0£0£0n/a00
31/08/12£354£356£-2£0£0£0n/a00
31/08/11£398£443£-44£0£0£0n/a00
31/08/10£579£792£-213£0£2,664£2,59739.450
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Financial Ratios
Fundraising Costs/Relevant Income: 0%
Fundraising Costs/Total Spending: 0%
Highest pay band: Less than £60,000
Liabilities/Assets: 2%
Liabilities/Income: 11%
Unrestricted Funds/Total Funds: 99%
Reserves/Spending: 58.9 months
Net Current Assets/Spending: 7 months
Quick Ratio: 0.9
Asset Split ?
Established: 14 years

www.SouthendandLeigh.org.uk

SOUTHENDANDLEIGHCIRCUIT@GMAIL.COM

01702479476

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
  • Southend-on-sea,
Who it helps
  • The General Public/Mankind

Who supports them? ?

Donations from Grant Makers ?

We have details on the following significant donations. Multi-year donations are allocated to the years for which they are earmarked.

Specific Donations
Amount When
Months		 To be used for
Essex Community Foundation - Grant to Methodist Church Southend and Leigh Circuit
£10,000 23/02/2023
to support the core costs of the community work offered by a church in Southend including a foodbank, outreach services and afterschool activities
Essex Community Foundation - Grant to Methodist Church Southend and Leigh Circuit
£500 14/02/2023
to provide an uplift in funding for the core costs of the organisation through the cost-of-living crisis
Essex Community Foundation - Grant to Methodist Church Southend and Leigh Circuit
£2,000 10/11/2022
towards the running costs associated with an elderly persons' lunch club in Leigh on Sea over the winter
Essex Community Foundation - Grant to Methodist Church Southend and Leigh Circuit
£7,500 06/01/2022
to contribute to the core costs of the food bank and to upscaling advocacy and empowerment initiatives to enhance the lives of children and vulnerable adults in Southchurch Ward, Southend
National Lottery Community Fund - The Experience Project
£9,984 16/07/2021
The funding will be used to fund 2 part time female community support workers to engage specifically with local female residents to support and to signpost to other community services. The project ....more
Essex Community Foundation - Grant to Methodist Church Southend and Leigh Circuit
£7,000 09/06/2021
to help employ a part-time older people’s worker supporting their return to normal social interaction as COVID19 restrictions are eased and associated costs of recreational activities

Data sourced from Donors via 360 Giving

How is it governed?

Trustees (45)
Current Trustees appointed

Legal constitution
  • Charity registered in England & Wales on 10/02/2010, number: 1134248
Gift Aid
  • Registered with HMRC for Gift Aid
Policies in force
  • Bullying and harassment 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
  • Paying staff
  • Risk management
  • Safeguarding policy and procedures
  • Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries
  • Serious incident reporting policy and procedures
  • Social media policy and procedures
Filing Record
14 returns made; AR19: 30 days late, AR18: 76 days late,
Main office

Highlands Methodist Church
Sutherland Boulevard
LEIGH-ON-SEA
SS9 3PT

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
360 Giving
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