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Finance Score: -1
Governance Score: 5
Support Score: 0
  • Liabilities <10%: +3
  • Excess reserves: -5
  • Multiple Deficits: -2
  • Fundraising costs low: +3
  • 12+ Trustees: -1
  • Dynamic board: +3
  • Gender balanced board: +3
  • No supporters identified
Overall GiG Score: 4 ?

YORK METHODIST CIRCUIT

The Circuit produces a quarterly preaching plan to ensure regular acts ofworship take place at each of the Methodist Churches and LocalEcumenical Partnerships in its geographical area. These are open to allpeople, without charge.We confirm the trustees have had regard to the Charity Commission's guidance on public benefit.
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Positives:

  • This charity has a robust balance sheet
  • Fundraising costs are low relative to funds raised
  • The Board appears to be well diversified in terms of gender and dynamic in terms of composition

Regulatory & Governance issues to consider:

  • This charity is not recognised by HMRC for Gift Aid according to its latest published return
  • One or more trustees receive payments or benefits from the charity for providing services to the charity
  • There are 32 trustees whereas the Charities Commission recommends a maximum of 12

Financial issues to consider:

  • This charity has substantial assets and unrestricted reserves of £6,840,756 available, equivalent to 77 months of spending and so may not be able to utilise additional funding
  • On several occasions in recent years income has been less than spending
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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£822£1,070£-249£0£7,196£6,84176.72050
31/08/22£891£1,166£-275£0£7,493£7,16373.72345
31/08/21£1,147£1,056£91£0£6,768£6,510742345
31/08/20£916£917£-1£59£6,343£6,15280.51050
31/08/19£775£863£-88£0£5,726£5,57377.5440
31/08/18£957£1,051£-94£0£5,643£5,54763.350
31/08/17£1,328£836£493£0£5,561£5,41777.830
31/08/16£1,627£909£718£0£5,301£5,17268.330
31/08/15£1,070£792£278£0£4,715£4,58569.530
31/08/14£791£758£33£0£4,502£4,45570.530
31/08/13£3,205£666£2,539£0£3,747£3,69366.530
31/08/12£447£371£76n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/08/11£247£263£-16n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/08/10*£234£224£10n/an/an/an/an/an/a
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Financial Ratios
Fundraising Costs/Relevant Income: 7.7%
Fundraising Costs/Total Spending: 5.1%
Highest pay band: Less than £60,000
Liabilities/Assets: 2%
Liabilities/Income: 16%
Unrestricted Funds/Total Funds: 95%
Reserves/Spending: 76.7 months
Net Current Assets/Spending: 12 months
Quick Ratio: 9
Asset Split ?
Balance Sheet History
Established: 15 years

www.yorkmethodist.org.uk

yorkcircuitoffice@gmail.com

01904499661

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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
  • City Of York,
Who it helps
  • The General Public/Mankind

Who supports them? ?

We have no records of donations from grant makers.

How is it governed?

Trustees (32)
Current Trustees appointed
Gender Split
Based on 31/32 persons

  • ANN SMALLWOOD Appointed: 2023
  • CHRIS JARRATT Appointed: 2018
  • CHRISTOPHER ROBERT ROUSE Appointed: 2020
  • DAVID IAN NEIL ANDERSON Appointed: 2023
  • DAVID MALCOLM PARKER Appointed: 2023
  • DEACON JUDITH STODDART Appointed: 2017
  • DR STEPHEN ANTHONY JOHN LEAH Appointed: 2014
  • ERIC HAYHURST Appointed: 2018
  • GRAHAM LANGTON Appointed: 2014
  • JANET BOWLING Appointed: 2018
  • JOHN FREEMAN Appointed: 2002
  • JUNE VIVIENNE TAYLOR Appointed: 2021
  • KAREN JANE VALENTINE Appointed: 2014
  • KATHRYN WRIGHT Appointed: 2014
  • NICHOLAS HERBERT DOMINIC DAWSON Appointed: 2019
  • PETER KITCHIN Appointed: 2023
  • REV ANDREW JOHN LINDLEY Appointed: 2014
  • REV DAVID ROGER BIDNELL (Chair) Appointed: 2021
  • REV ELIZABETH JANE CUSHION Appointed: 2014
  • REV JOHN CHARLES SCHOFIELD Appointed: 2016
  • REV JOHN TREVOR SAXELBY HAYWARD Appointed: 2021
  • REV RORY JAMES DALGLIESH Appointed: 2014
  • RICHARD DESMOND GROSBERG Appointed: 2023
  • RICHARD JOHN STORER Appointed: 2023
  • ROSAMOND CARTER Appointed: 2017
  • RUSS SMALLWOOD Appointed: 2017
  • RUTH ELIZABETH SCHOFIELD Appointed: 2002
  • SALLY ELIZABETH GALL Appointed: 2022
  • SHEILA MIDDLETON Appointed: 2019
  • SUSAN LINDSAY GILL Appointed: 2015
  • VIC PAYLOR Appointed: 2017
  • WALTER DAVID WHITTAKER Appointed: 2022
Legal constitution
  • Charity registered in England & Wales on 18/02/2010, number: 1134381
Gift Aid
  • NOT registered with HMRC for Gift Aid
Event History
Policies in force
  • Bullying and harassment policy and procedures
  • Complaints handling
  • Conflicting interests
  • Financial reserves policy and procedures
  • Internal charity financial controls policy and procedures
  • Internal risk management policy and procedures
  • Investment
  • Paying staff
  • Safeguarding policy and procedures
  • Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries
  • Serious incident reporting policy and procedures
  • Trustee conflicts of interest policy and procedures
  • Trustee expenses policy and procedures
  • Volunteer management
Filing Record
14 returns made; AR10: 44 days late,
Main office

York Methodist Circuit Hub
Melbourne Terrace Methodist Church
Cemetery Road
York

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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