Finance Score: -2

Governance Score: 1

Support Score: 0

Multiple Deficits: -2
No PartB

No volunteer policy: -2
Dynamic board: +3

No supporters identified

Overall GiG Score: -1

BRISTOL DISTRICT OF THE METHODIST CHURCH

1. The advancement of the Christian Faith with the doctrinal standards and discipline of the Methodist Church.2. The advancement of any Charitable Purpose in the District, Circuit, local or other organisation of the Methodist Church in the Bristol District.

Analysis by Giving is Great

Positives:

The Board appears to be dynamic in terms of composition

Regulatory & Governance issues to consider:

Although this charity works with volunteers it does not have a Volunteer Management policy

Financial issues to consider:

A PartB annual return has not been required and so detailed financial information is not available from the online data
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		£419	£255	£164	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a
31/08/22		£435	£210	£225	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a
31/08/21		£345	£151	£195	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a
31/08/20		£224	£269	£-45	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a
31/08/19		£211	£264	£-53	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a
31/08/18	*	£181	£267	£-86	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a
31/08/17		£544	£529	£14	£0	£947	£719	16.3	3	0
31/08/16		£321	£1,545	£-1,224	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a
31/08/15		£842	£879	£-37	£5	£2,156	£1,975	27	0	0
31/08/14		£365	£420	£-56	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a
31/08/13		£969	£1,113	£-144	£7	£2,053	£1,440	15.5	4	0
31/08/12		£964	£1,113	£-149	£7	£1,949	£1,400	15.1	1	0
31/08/11		£984	£1,439	£-455	£7	£2,087	£1,457	12.2	5	0

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Highest pay bracket: less than £60,000

Established: 15 years

WWW.BRISTOLMETHODIST.ORG.UK

OFFICE.ADMIN@BRISTOLMETHODIST.ORG.UK

07743398186

Charity Commission for England and Wales

Listed activities

General Charitable Purposes
Religious Activities

GiG Classification

Christian congregations

How it operates

Acts as an umbrella or resource body
Makes grants to individuals
Makes grants to organisations
Provides advocacy/advice/information
Provides other finance
Provides services

Where it operates

Bath And North East Somerset, Bristol City, Gloucestershire, North Somerset, Somerset, South Gloucestershire, Wiltshire,

Who it helps

The General Public/Mankind

Who supports them? ?

We have no records of donations from grant makers.

How is it governed?

Trustees (10)

Current Trustees appointed

ALISON JACKSON Appointed: 2017

HANNAH BEVAN Appointed: 2021

JOHN FLOWERS Appointed: 2018

PAUL NEWTON Appointed: 2021

REV DR JONATHAN HOWARD PYE (Chair) Appointed: 2015

REV LEIGH MAYDEW Appointed: 2021

REV PATRICK STONEHEWER Appointed: 2018

REV STEPHEN ROBINSON Appointed: 2018

REV STEVEN BENNETT Appointed: 2018

REV TINA SWIRE Appointed: 2021

Legal constitution

Charity registered in England & Wales on 12/03/2010, number: 1134873

Gift Aid

Registered with HMRC for Gift Aid

Policies in force

Complaints policy and procedures
Financial reserves policy and procedures
Internal charity financial controls policy and procedures
Investment
Safeguarding policy and procedures
Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries
Trustee conflicts of interest policy and procedures
Trustee expenses policy and procedures

Filing Record

13 returns made; AR18: 91 days late,

Main office

Victoria Methodist Church
1A Whiteladies Road
BRISTOL
BS8 1NU

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.

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