Finance Score: 1
Governance Score: 2
Support Score: 3
  • Liabilities <10%: +3
  • Multiple Deficits: -2
  • 12+ Trustees: -1
  • Dynamic board: +3
  • Gov Income
  • Overall weighted support: +3
Overall GiG Score: 6 ?

TRUSTEES FOR METHODIST CHURCH PURPOSES

The Trustees for Methodist Church Purposes is a corporate body which acts as custodian or full trustee of Methodist property and was incorporated by the Methodist Church Act 1939.
Analysis by Giving is Great

Positives:

  • The charity has received Government grants
  • This charity has a robust balance sheet
  • The Board appears to be 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
  • This charity only provides its support via other charities
  • There are 13 trustees whereas the Charities Commission recommends a maximum of 12

Financial issues to consider:

  • 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£1,381£1,460£-79£0£1,333£1,33311200
31/08/22£1,393£1,227£166£0£1,435£1,43514200
31/08/21£1,227£1,303£-76£0£1,374£1,37412.6200
31/08/20£996£1,180£-185£0£1,270£1,27012.9190
31/08/19£949£1,206£-258£0£1,511£1,51115200
31/08/18*£938£1,193£-255£0£1,754£1,75417.6190
31/08/17£899£1,152£-253£0£1,927£1,92720.1190
31/08/16£876£1,078£-203£0£2,044£2,04422.7180
31/08/15£875£999£-124£21£2,068£2,06824.8180
31/08/14£724£935£-211£31£2,183£2,18328170
31/08/13£708£821£-113£26£1,814£1,81426.5180
31/08/12£633£761£-128£22£1,745£1,74527.5170
31/08/11£542£679£-137£33£1,779£1,77931.5160
31/08/10£484£730£-247n/an/an/an/an/an/a

Financial Ratios
Fundraising Costs/Relevant Income: 0%
Fundraising Costs/Total Spending: 0%
Senior Staff Costs/Total Spending: 12%
Highest pay band: £70,000-£80,000
Liabilities/Assets: 5%
Liabilities/Income: 5%
Unrestricted Funds/Total Funds: 100%
Reserves/Spending: 11 months
Net Current Assets/Spending: 2 months
Quick Ratio: 2.7
Asset Split ?
Balance Sheet History
Established: 14 years

www.tmcp.org.uk

tmcp@tmcp.org.uk

01612356770

Charity Commission for England and Wales
Listed activities
  • General Charitable Purposes
GiG Classification
  • General Community services
How it operates
  • Acts as an umbrella or resource body
Where it operates
  • Throughout England And Wales,
Who it helps
  • Other Charities Or Voluntary Bodies

Who supports them? ?

We have no records of donations from grant makers.

How is it governed?

Trustees (13)
Current Trustees appointed
Gender Split
Based on 11/13 persons

  • CHRISTOPHE BORYSIEWICZ Appointed: 2024
  • DAVID HENRY JAMES Appointed: 2020
  • IAN C WHITE (Chair) Appointed: 2017
  • JOHN JEFFERSON
  • PETER BAFFOE Appointed: 2024
  • REV GILLIAN NEWTON Appointed: 2014
  • REV JENNIFER RANI PATHMARAJAH Appointed: 2024
  • REV PAUL DAVIS Appointed: 2018
  • REV PHILIP WAGSTAFF Appointed: 2020
  • REV RODNEY HILL Appointed: 2018
  • REV ROSEMARIE CLARKE Appointed: 2017
  • THE REVD DR JONATHAN RICHARD HUSTLER Appointed: 2024
  • THOMAS RATTIGAN Appointed: 2024
Legal constitution
  • Charity registered in England & Wales on 15/06/2010, number: 1136358
Gift Aid
  • NOT 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
  • Investment
  • Paying staff
  • Risk management
  • Serious incident reporting policy and procedures
  • Trustee conflicts of interest policy and procedures
  • Trustee expenses policy and procedures
Filing Record
14 returns made; AR18: 24 days late,
Recent reorganisation events:
  • Asset transfer in from SEWELL'S CHARITY FOR THE BENEFIT OF MINISTERS WHO ARE EMPLOYED BY THE METHODIST CHURCH on 23/05/2024
Main office

TMCP
Central Buildings
Oldham Street
MANCHESTER
M1 1JQ

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.

Data Sources

Charity Commission for England and Wales

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