Finance Score: -7

Governance Score: 1

Support Score: 0

Liabilities <10%: +3
Excess reserves: -5
Multiple Deficits and declines: -5

No conflicts policy: -1
12+ Trustees: -1
Gender balanced board: +3

No supporters identified

Overall GiG Score: -6

NORWICH METHODIST CIRCUIT

Religion Christian Methodist Church Norwich Circuit

Analysis by Giving is Great

Positives:

This charity has a robust balance sheet
The Board appears to be well diversified in terms of gender

Regulatory & Governance issues to consider:

This charity is not recognised by HMRC for Gift Aid according to its latest published return
This charity does not have a Conflict of Interests policy
There are 54 trustees whereas the Charities Commission recommends a maximum of 12

Financial issues to consider:

This charity has substantial assets and unrestricted reserves of £3,817,746 available, equivalent to 65 months of spending and so may not be able to utilise additional funding
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
31/08/23		£563	£707	£-144	£0	£3,840	£3,818	64.8	12	0
31/08/22		£473	£502	£-29	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a
31/08/21		£428	£442	£-15	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a
31/08/20		£431	£480	£-49	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a
31/08/19		£1,221	£964	£258	£0	£3,038	£3,013	37.5	8	28
31/08/18		£707	£825	£-118	£0	£2,810	£2,754	40.1	11	0
31/08/17		£481	£747	£-265	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a
31/08/16		£470	£527	£-57	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a
31/08/15		£484	£544	£-60	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a
31/08/14		£585	£624	£-40	£127	£3,060	£3,003	57.7	2	0
31/08/13		£459	£456	£4	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a
31/08/12		£452	£443	£9	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a
31/08/11		£395	£479	£-84	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a
31/08/10	*	£518	£443	£76	£20	£3,110	£2,869	77.8	8	0

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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: 4%
Liabilities/Income: 25%
Unrestricted Funds/Total Funds: 99%
Reserves/Spending: 64.8 months
Net Current Assets/Spending: 13 months
Quick Ratio: 3.6

Asset Split ?

Balance Sheet History

Established: 15 years

norwichmethodist.org.uk

norwichcircuit@gmail.com

01603765904

Charity Commission for England and Wales

Listed activities

Religious Activities

GiG Classification

Christian religious associations

How it operates

Other charitable activities

Where it operates

Norfolk,

Who it helps

The General Public/Mankind

Who supports them? ?

We have no records of donations from grant makers.

How is it governed?

Trustees (54)

Current Trustees appointed

Gender Split

Based on 51/54 persons

CHRISTOPHER EMMS

CHRISTINE ELIZABETH GREENHALGH Appointed: 2019

DARREN COGMAN Appointed: 2023

DAVID HOOD Appointed: 2018

ELIZABETH FLORENCE COOK

ELIZABETH KING SIDEBOTTOM

ERIC JAMES STEWARD

GEOFFREY FREDERICK BROWN Appointed: 2012

GRAHAM THOMPSON Appointed: 2024

GRAHAM WRENN Appointed: 2016

IAN SCALES Appointed: 2019

JENNY POLTOCK

JOHN WALTERS

JOY ELIZABETH CONSTANCE SOUTHAM

JACKY BAKER Appointed: 2014

JAYNE BURDETT Appointed: 2022

JEAN PARKER Appointed: 2022

JOHN RAYMOND JOHNSON Appointed: 2019

KAI CHIU LIU Appointed: 2018

KEVIN PARFITT Appointed: 2019

KIM PIKE Appointed: 2018

LINDA MORGAN

LIZ THETFORD

MARGARET ANN SNELLING

MARILYN HOOD Appointed: 2014

MARTIN GOWER CALLAM Appointed: 2015

MICHAEL EWART GARRATT

MICHAEL JAMES GREEN

MIN KENNISON

MRS JO JOHNSON

NORMA CHRISTINE VIRGOE BA

OLU OGUNNOWO Appointed: 2022

PAULINE CONSTANCE MANN

PETER SERGEANT Appointed: 2016

PASTOR STEPHEN LAU Appointed: 2022

REVEREND MARY PREDDY COUSINS

ROBERT HENDRY

REV ALAN TERENCE WAKEMAN Appointed: 2020

REV ANDREW BURROWS (Chair) Appointed: 2020

REV MARK ELVIN Appointed: 2012

REV MARY SACHIKONYE Appointed: 2017

REV MATTHEW OLANREWAJU Appointed: 2013

REV SHARON WILLIMOTT Appointed: 2021

REV STEPHEN CULLIS Appointed: 2019

RICHARD WEST Appointed: 2022

SALLY MARGARET SIMPSON

SAN PENG LIVIAN TAN Appointed: 2022

STEPHEN DERRY OSBORN Appointed: 2012

SUSAN JANE ELDRIDGE Appointed: 2018

SUSAN JANET PAMPLIN Appointed: 2019

SUSAN MARY SKINNER Appointed: 2019

VIVIENNE MARY PEASE

VALERIE SMITH Appointed: 2023

ZING EAGLING Appointed: 2014

Legal constitution

Charity registered in England & Wales on 17/02/2010, number: 1134358

Gift Aid

NOT registered with HMRC for Gift Aid

Policies in force

Complaints handling
Paying staff
Risk management
Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries

Filing Record

14 returns made; AR10: 27 days late,

Main office

Chapel Field Road Methodist Church
Chapel Field Road
Norwich
NR2 1SD

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.

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