Finance Score: -5
Governance Score: -1
Support Score: 0
  • Volatile income & significant deficit in latest year: -5
  • No PartB
  • 12+ Trustees: -1
  • Large volunteers +5
Overall GiG Score: -1 ?

WESTON-SUPER-MARE AND BURNHAM-ON-SEA METHODIST CIRCUIT

RELIGIOUS ACTIVITIES
Analysis by Giving is Great

Positives:

  • This charity has been very successful in attracting volunteers relative to its size

Regulatory & Governance issues to consider:

  • One or more trustees receive benefits from the charity
  • There are 33 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
  • Income has been volatile recently and was significantly lower than spending in the latest year

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£135£200£-65n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/08/22£331£269£62n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/08/21£219£207£12n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/08/20£175£164£12n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/08/19£171£175£-4n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/08/18£179£184£-5n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/08/17£170£160£10n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/08/16£272£196£76n/an/an/an/an/an/a

Highest pay bracket: less than £60,000
Established: 9 years

wsmbos.org.uk

01278784808

Charity Commission for England and Wales
UN SDGs
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Listed activities
  • Religious Activities
GiG Classification
  • Grant-making foundations
How it operates
  • Acts as an umbrella or resource body
  • Other charitable activities
  • Provides buildings/facilities/open space
Where it operates
  • North Somerset, Somerset,
Who it helps
  • The General Public/Mankind

Who supports them? ?

We have no records of donations from grant makers.

How is it governed?

Trustees (33)
Current Trustees appointed
Gender Split
Based on 31/33 persons

  • ADRIAN TUPPER Appointed: 2018
  • ANN HUNT Appointed: 2018
  • ADELE LLOYD Appointed: 2018
  • BRENDA GODDARD Appointed: 2018
  • CELIA DEWFALL Appointed: 2018
  • CHRISTINE THOMAS Appointed: 2018
  • CHRISTOPHER LUKER Appointed: 2018
  • CLARAINE CLARK Appointed: 2018
  • DOROTHY MAY Appointed: 2018
  • DEACON GARY HOARE Appointed: 2018
  • DEBORAH MOORE Appointed: 2021
  • GEOFF STAIT Appointed: 2018
  • GILL POULTER Appointed: 2018
  • GORDON LEGG Appointed: 2018
  • HELEN STAIT Appointed: 2017
  • JILL LEGG Appointed: 2018
  • JOHN TREBBLE Appointed: 2018
  • JUDY ALLEN Appointed: 2018
  • JANICE BARRETT Appointed: 2019
  • JILL BETHEL Appointed: 2017
  • LINDA TREBBLE Appointed: 2018
  • LYNN DANIELS Appointed: 2021
  • MARGARET FRYER Appointed: 2018
  • MARGARET SCOTT Appointed: 2018
  • MAUREEN CAVILL Appointed: 2018
  • PAT BIDMEAD Appointed: 2018
  • PAUL GREGORY Appointed: 2019
  • ROSEMARY BAKER Appointed: 2018
  • ROSEMARY KRULL Appointed: 2018
  • REV ANGELA HOARE Appointed: 2018
  • REV STEVEN ANDREW BENNETT (Chair) Appointed: 2015
  • ROBERT MISSEN Appointed: 2019
  • SUSAN BALDWIN Appointed: 2018
Legal constitution
  • Charity registered in England & Wales on 09/12/2015, number: 1164765
Gift Aid
  • NOT registered with HMRC for Gift Aid
Policies in force
  • Complaints handling
  • Conflicting interests
  • Paying staff
  • Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries
  • Volunteer management
Filing Record
8 returns made; all on time
Main office

143A Berrow Road
BURNHAM-ON-SEA
Somerset
TA8 2PN

Objectives

THE PURPOSES OF THE METHODIST CHURCH ARE AND SHALL BE PURPOSES 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 BEING A 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.

Data Sources

Charity Commission for England and Wales

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