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home >> charity search >> launceston area methodist circuit
Finance Score: -9
Governance Score: 5
Support Score: 6
  • Accounts filed more than 5 days late: -3 times
  • Spending falling: -1
  • Multiple Deficits and declines: -5
  • No PartB
  • 12+ Trustees: -1
  • Dynamic board: +3
  • Gender balanced board: +3
  • Large volunteers +3
  • Grant maker support: +3
Overall GiG Score: 2 ?

LAUNCESTON AREA METHODIST CIRCUIT 

Acts as an umbrella or resource body.Provides services to the Circuit.Raises funds and makes grants to organisations.Enables the development of projects to benefit the local community.
Analysis by Giving is Great

Positives:

  • This charity has been successful in attracting volunteers relative to its size
  • The charity has received modest backing from a grant maker recently
  • The Board appears to be well diversified in terms of gender and dynamic in terms of composition

Regulatory & Governance issues to consider:

  • There are 44 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
  • Accounts have been filed late on 3 occasions over the last 5 years and the current period appears to have been extended
  • Spending has fallen significantly over the last 5 years relative to the previous period
  • Income has been volatile and on several occasions in recent years less than spending
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Financial Data ?

Income & Spending ?
Sources of Income ?
Y/E Income
£k		 Spending
£k		 Surplus/
Deficit		 Fundraising
Cost £k		 Total
Funds £k		 Unrestricted
Funds £k		 Mths
Rsrvs		 Staff Volun-
teers
31/08/23£242£203£40n/an/an/an/an/a190
31/08/22*£237£226£11n/an/an/an/an/a177
31/08/21*£189£223£-34n/an/an/an/an/a185
31/08/20*£367£1,339£-972n/an/an/an/an/a125
31/08/19£412£460£-48n/an/an/an/an/a29
31/08/18£329£365£-35£0£0£0n/a00
31/08/17£260£233£27£0£0£0n/a00
31/08/16£455£333£122£0£0£0n/a00
31/08/15£369£336£32£0£0£0n/a00
31/08/14£530£469£60£189£1,670£1,61641.340
31/08/13£589£391£198£129£1,573£1,39542.870
31/08/12£468£525£-57£0£0£0n/a00
31/08/11£370£295£75£0£0£0n/a00
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Highest pay bracket: less than £60,000
Established: 14 years

www.lamc.org.uk

secretary@lamc.org.uk

01566772797

Charity Commission for England and WalesFacebook
UN SDGs
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Listed activities
  • Religious Activities
GiG Classification
  • Christian religious associations
How it operates
  • Acts as an umbrella or resource body
  • Makes Grants to Organisations
  • Provides services
Where it operates
  • Cornwall, Devon,
Who it helps
  • Children/Young People
  • Elderly/Old People
  • People With Disabilities
  • The General Public/Mankind

Who supports them? ?

Donations from Grant Makers ?

We have details on the following significant donations. Multi-year donations are allocated to the years for which they are earmarked.

Specific Donations
Amount When
Months		 To be used for
Cornwall Community Foundation - Boyton Methodist Church School Room - Tarmac of access areas
£4,000 06/04/2023
Affiliated with the Methodist Church, we gather bi-monthly for worship, emphasizing community service and support, providing a social hub for all ages in Boyton parish.
National Lottery Community Fund - Seed Cafe
£9,730 18/02/2022
The funding will be used to run new activities from their community café which will include craft activities to improve mental health and increase the number of days their toddler group operates. ....more
National Lottery Community Fund - Sensory Play
£10,000 02/08/2019
12
The funding will be used to purchase the equipment to create a sensory play area for children living with special educational needs. The project aims to provide inclusive play opportunities and ....more

Data sourced from Donors via 360 Giving

How is it governed?

Trustees (44)
Current Trustees appointed
Gender Split

Legal constitution
  • Charity registered in England & Wales on 07/10/2010, number: 1138314
Gift Aid
  • NOT registered with HMRC for Gift Aid
Policies in force
  • Bullying and harassment policy and procedures
  • Campaigns and political activity policy and procedures
  • Complaints handling
  • Complaints policy and procedures
  • Conflicting interests
  • Engaging external speakers at charity events policy and procedures
  • 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
  • Safeguarding policy and procedures
  • Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries
  • Serious incident reporting policy and procedures
  • Social media policy and procedures
  • Trustee conflicts of interest policy and procedures
  • Trustee expenses policy and procedures
  • Volunteer management
Filing Record
13 returns made; AR22: 147 days late, AR21: 493 days late, AR20: 706 days late,
Main office

Circuit Office
Castle Street
Launceston
PL15 8BA

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:

NOT DEFINED IN PRACTICE LOCAL

Data Sources

Charity Commission for England and Wales
360 Giving
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