THE BROWNHILLS AND WILLENHALL METHODIST CIRCUIT

Charity number: 1134351
Charity reporting is up to date (on time)

Charity overview

Activities - how the charity spends its money

Acts as an umbrella body for 10 churches . Plays a part in the stationing of ministers. Provides a preaching plan for all church services. Ensures that the Safeguarding Policy of the Methodist Church is carried out and obtains the required checks. Arranges occasional joint acts of worship and events for the Circuit's churches. Provides shared resources for worship.

Income and expenditure

Data for financial year ending 31 August 2023

Total income: £174,775
Total expenditure: £221,038

People

45 Trustee(s)

4 Volunteer(s)

Employees with total benefits over £60,000

No employees have total benefits over £60k for this charity

Fundraising

No information available

Trading

This charity does not have any trading subsidiaries.

Trustee payments

No trustees receive any remuneration, payments or benefits from the charity.

What, who, how, where

What the charity does:
  • Religious Activities
Who the charity helps:
  • The General Public/mankind
How the charity helps:
  • Provides Services
  • Acts As An Umbrella Or Resource Body
Where the charity operates:
  • Staffordshire
  • Walsall
  • Wolverhampton

Governance

Registration history:
  • 16 February 2010: Previously excepted registration
Organisation type:
Previously excepted
Other names:

No other names

Gift aid:
Not recognised by HMRC for gift aid
Other regulators:
No information available
Policies:
  • Bullying and harassment 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
  • Paying staff
  • 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
Land and property:
This charity owns and/or leases land or property

Trustees

Trustees are the people responsible for controlling the work, management and administration of the charity on behalf of its beneficiaries. Generally trustees are treasurer, chair, board member etc. The trustees are responsible for keeping this list up to date and can do this by updating their details as they happen through the online service

45 Trustee(s)

Name Role Date of appointment Other trusteeships Reporting status of other trusteeships
Karen Elizabeth Drayton Trustee 01 September 2022
FUND FOR HUMAN NEED
Received: On time
Diana Louise Bolton Trustee 01 September 2022
ST JOHNS METHODIST CHURCH BLOXWICH
Received: 127 days late
BLOXWICH AND BLAKENALL FOODBANK
Received: On time
Deacon Helen Mary Webster Trustee 01 September 2022
ST JOHNS METHODIST CHURCH BLOXWICH
Received: 127 days late
Wendy Elaine Hawkins Trustee 01 September 2022
None on record
Brian Haynes Trustee 01 September 2022
None on record
Carl John Bolton Trustee 01 January 2021
BLOXWICH AND BLAKENALL FOODBANK
Received: On time
Michael Anthony Cronogue Trustee 01 September 2020
None on record
PAUL BOWDLER WILDE Trustee 01 September 2019
ST JOHNS METHODIST CHURCH BLOXWICH
Received: 127 days late
Rev Jeremy Robert Hawkins Trustee 01 September 2018
ST JOHNS METHODIST CHURCH BLOXWICH
Received: 127 days late
WALSALL CENTRAL HALL METHODIST CHURCH
Received: On time
MARJORIE JUKES Trustee 22 March 2017
None on record
FREDA ISOBEL WOODWARD Trustee 01 September 2016
None on record
ROBERT ALAN WHITEHOUSE Trustee 01 September 2016
None on record
BOB SMITH Trustee 01 September 2016
None on record
BRENDA BRADBURY Trustee 16 March 2016
None on record
ELAINE JUNE EDMUNDS Trustee 01 September 2015
None on record
Steven Brian Butler Trustee 14 February 2015
ST JOHNS METHODIST CHURCH BLOXWICH
Received: 127 days late
DYLYS BRADBURY Trustee 14 February 2015
None on record
ELIZABETH SMITH Trustee 01 September 2013
None on record
BERYL THORNLEY Trustee 01 September 2013
None on record
Margaret Ann Howells Trustee 01 September 2013
THE METHODIST CHURCH, WALSALL CIRCUIT
Received: On time
MAUREEN CHRISTINE ALLCOCK Trustee 08 April 2013
None on record
DIANE KATHLEEN SARGEANT Trustee 30 November 2012
None on record
BRIAN HARRY WOOTTON Trustee 16 November 2012
None on record
MICHAEL STUART SMITH Trustee 16 November 2012
None on record
LIZI BIRD Trustee 16 November 2012
None on record
CAROL ANNE HEWLITT Trustee 27 April 2012
None on record
PAUL ONIONS Trustee
None on record
NORMA C BRYAN Trustee
None on record
ALAN LOWBRIDGE Trustee
None on record
JANE BROWN Trustee
None on record
BETTY ASHBURNER Trustee
None on record
NEVILLE JOSEPH TAYLOR Trustee
None on record
CYNTHIA BARBER Trustee
None on record
ELIZABETH ANN MOORE Trustee
None on record
VALERIE BRENDA CLARKE Trustee
None on record
DAVID JOHN PRICE Trustee
None on record
JOHN ANDREWS Trustee
None on record
EDNA MAY STOCKALL Trustee
None on record
SUSAN ELAINE NEWELL-PEDLEY Trustee
None on record
JUDITH ANDREWS Trustee
None on record
Keith Walton Trustee
WOLVERHAMPTON AND SHREWSBURY METHODIST DISTRICT
Received: On time
ST JOHNS METHODIST CHURCH BLOXWICH
Received: 127 days late
GLEN POOLE Trustee
None on record
REV PAT HORTON Trustee
THE CHARLES AKRILL TRUST
Received: On time
ANGELA NEWEY Trustee
ST JOHNS METHODIST CHURCH BLOXWICH
Received: 127 days late
JACKIE WHITEHOUSE Trustee
ST JOHNS METHODIST CHURCH BLOXWICH
Received: 127 days late

Financial history

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Financial period end date

Income / Expenditure 31/08/2019 31/08/2020 31/08/2021 31/08/2022 31/08/2023
Total gross income £244.99k £237.91k £250.20k £234.75k £174.78k
Total expenditure £268.71k £280.03k £253.51k £285.21k £221.04k
Income from government contracts N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A
Income from government grants N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A

Accounts and annual returns

This table shows the charity's record of submitting annual returns, accounts and trustees' annual report (TAR) for the last five financial periods.
Title Reporting year Date received Received Download
Annual return 31 August 2023 17 June 2024 On Time
Accounts and TAR 31 August 2023 17 June 2024 On Time Download Open in new window
Annual return 31 August 2022 23 May 2023 On Time
Accounts and TAR 31 August 2022 23 May 2023 On Time Download Open in new window
Annual return 31 August 2021 05 May 2022 On Time
Accounts and TAR 31 August 2021 05 May 2022 On Time Download Open in new window
Annual return 31 August 2020 20 April 2021 On Time
Accounts and TAR 31 August 2020 20 April 2021 On Time Download Open in new window
Annual return 31 August 2019 21 April 2020 On Time
Accounts and TAR 31 August 2019 21 April 2020 On Time Download Open in new window
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Governing document

Details of the type of governing document the charity has and when it was established.
It is not the full text of the charity's governing document.

DEED OF UNION (1932) AND THE METHODIST CHURCH ACT (1976)

Charitable objects

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.

Area of benefit

The area the charity can operate in, as set out in its governing document.

UNDEFINED. IN PRACTICE, LOCAL

Contact information

Address:
29 Victoria Avenue
Bloxwich
Walsall
WS3 3HS
Phone:
01922475083
Email:
jhawkins@god-is.org.uk
Website:

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