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Finance Score: 0
Governance Score: 5
Support Score: 3
  • No PartB
  • 12+ Trustees: -1
  • Dynamic board: +3
  • Gender balanced board: +3
  • Gov Income
  • Overall weighted support: +3
Overall GiG Score: 8 ?

WESLEY METHODIST CHURCH

Wesley is Christian faith community offering regular Christian worship and community hospitality through its premises during the week, including arts and music events and exhibitions, cafe facilities (via its affiliated company, Wesley Coffee Bar), creche and toddler groups, community bread making sessions and lettings to a variety of local groups.
Analysis by Giving is Great

Positives:

  • The charity has received Government grants
  • The Board appears to be well diversified in terms of gender and dynamic in terms of composition

Regulatory & Governance issues to consider:

  • One or more trustees receive payments or benefits from the charity for providing services to the charity
  • There are 26 trustees whereas the Charities Commission recommends a maximum of 12

Financial issues to consider:

  • A PartB annual return has not been required and so detailed financial information is not available from the online data
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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£269£240£29n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/08/22£281£376£-95n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/08/21£179£166£13n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/08/20£251£213£38n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/08/19£265£254£11n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/08/18£282£253£29n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/08/17£658£299£359£4£5,693£5,648226.580
31/08/16£256£171£85n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/08/15£209£165£44n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/08/14£193£171£21n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/08/13£204£156£48n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/08/12£208£173£35n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/08/11£143£137£6n/an/an/an/an/an/a
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Highest pay bracket: less than £60,000
Established: 14 years

www.wesleychester.co.uk

info@wesleychester.co.uk

01244323037

Charity Commission for England and WalesFacebookX
UN SDGs
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Listed activities
  • Arts/Culture/Heritage/Science
  • Religious Activities
GiG Classification
  • Christian congregations
How it operates
  • Other charitable activities
  • Provides buildings/facilities/open space
  • Provides services
Where it operates
  • Cheshire East, Cheshire West & Chester, Flintshire,
Who it helps
  • Children/Young People
  • Elderly/Old People
  • Other Charities Or Voluntary Bodies
  • People With Disabilities
  • The General Public/Mankind

Who supports them? ?

We have no records of donations from grant makers.

How is it governed?

Trustees (26)
Current Trustees appointed
Gender Split

  • ANDREW JAMES RAMSEY BA ACMA Appointed: 2012
  • BRIAN CHARLTON HEALD MA CENG
  • CHRISTOPHER DAVID ROYTON Appointed: 2020
  • DENISE MARGARET KINGSNORTH BSC Appointed: 2023
  • DEACON SUZANNE MARIE SALE BSC Appointed: 2022
  • DR DAVID ACQUAYE Appointed: 2017
  • DR DEREK JOHN FRY
  • DR HEATHER PEARSON
  • DR MARK EDWARD GANT BA PHD Appointed: 2023
  • GILLIAN LANGRICK Appointed: 2017
  • GILLIAN TOWNSEND Appointed: 2018
  • HEATHER JANET WALKER Appointed: 2019
  • HELEN KAY JOHNSON Appointed: 2024
  • IAN EVANS Appointed: 2024
  • JANE DENMAN KRAUSE MA FRGS Appointed: 2012
  • JOHN TERENCE GREEN Appointed: 2022
  • LEYLAND JEREMY HAYNES
  • MALCOLM PEARSON
  • MICHAEL HAYNES Appointed: 2024
  • PAULINE GOODLAD Appointed: 2022
  • PROFESSOR DAVID CLOUGH Appointed: 2013
  • REV JOHN NEIL STACEY (Chair) Appointed: 2012
  • ROSALIND ANGELA ALEXANDER-MACQUIBAN B.PHIL Appointed: 2020
  • SARAH PEARSON Appointed: 2013
  • SHIRLEY STACEY FCCA Appointed: 2021
  • STEPHEN BOWDEN Appointed: 2012
Legal constitution
  • Charity registered in England & Wales on 15/09/2010, number: 1138016
Gift Aid
  • Registered with HMRC for Gift Aid
Policies in force
  • Complaints handling
  • Conflicting interests
  • Investment
  • Paying staff
  • Risk management
  • Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries
  • Volunteer management
Filing Record
13 returns made; all on time
Main office

Wesley Methodist Church
St. John Street
CHESTER
CH1 1DA

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 dicipline 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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