BIRSTALL METHODIST CHURCH

Charity number: 1128974
Charity reporting is up to date (on time)

Charity overview

Activities - how the charity spends its money

THE PROVISION OF REGULAR PUBLIC ACTS OF WORSHIP OPEN TO MEMBERS OF THE CHURCH AND NON-MEMBERS ALIKE; THE TEACHING OF CHRISTIANITY THROUGH SERMONS, COURSES AND SMALL GROUPS; PASTORAL WORK INCLUDING VISITING THE SICK AND BEREAVED; PROVISION OF CHILDREN'S AND YOUNG PEOPLE'S ACTIVITIES; SUPPORTING THE WORK OF INTERNAL ORGANISATIONS OF THE CHURCH; PROMOTING THE MISSION OF THE CHURCH THROUGH ACTIVITIES.

Income and expenditure

Data for financial year ending 31 August 2023

Total income: £87,774
Total expenditure: £106,843

Total income includes £2,100 from 2 government grant(s)

People

18 Trustee(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:
  • Other Charitable Activities
Where the charity operates:
  • Leicestershire

Governance

Registration history:
  • 02 April 2009: Previously excepted registration
Organisation type:
Previously excepted
Other names:
  • BMC (Working name)
Gift aid:
Recognised by HMRC for gift aid
Other regulators:
  • Ofsted (Office For Standards In Education)
Policies:
  • 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
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

18 Trustee(s)

Name Role Date of appointment Other trusteeships Reporting status of other trusteeships
Rev Kim Leslie Alexander Chair 01 September 2024
None on record
MAXILYN GEARY Trustee 10 October 2024
BIRSTALL AND WANLIP WOMEN'S INSTITUTE
Received: On time
Julie Bamford Trustee 01 September 2024
None on record
Rev Andrew Stuart Farrington Trustee 01 September 2024
LEICESTER TRINITY METHODIST CIRCUIT
Received: On time
CHRISTCHURCH CLARENDON PARK
Received: On time
TRINITY METHODIST CHURCH, OADBY
Received: On time
ST PHILIP'S CENTRE
Received: On time
Julie Tinley Trustee 21 April 2023
None on record
Andrew Biggins Trustee 01 September 2022
None on record
Graham Tennant Trustee 01 September 2022
None on record
Alison Ruth King Trustee 15 January 2020
None on record
Richard Tinley Trustee 01 May 2019
None on record
Dr CHRISTOPHER BRICE Trustee 01 September 2016
None on record
ANDREW WEBSTER Trustee 05 May 2012
None on record
MARION ELIZABETH LIQUORISH Trustee
None on record
JOAN PEARSON Trustee
None on record
DOROTHY CAROLE BOND Trustee
None on record
MRS CHRIS TILFORD Trustee
None on record
JANE BRICE Trustee
None on record
Susan Wheeler Trustee
LEICESTER TRINITY METHODIST CIRCUIT
Received: On time
Mary Downs Trustee
LEICESTER TRINITY METHODIST CIRCUIT
Received: On time

Financial history

" role="img"> Text alternative for this canvas graphic is in the data table below.

Financial period end date

Income / Expenditure 31/08/2019 31/08/2020 31/08/2021 31/08/2022 31/08/2023
Total gross income £50.16k £70.55k £59.60k £67.21k £87.77k
Total expenditure £34.57k £72.01k £63.18k £75.15k £106.84k
Income from government contracts N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A
Income from government grants N/A N/A £6.72k £511 £2.10k

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 28 April 2024 On Time
Accounts and TAR 31 August 2023 28 April 2024 On Time Download Open in new window
Annual return 31 August 2022 20 May 2023 On Time
Accounts and TAR 31 August 2022 20 May 2023 On Time Download Open in new window
Annual return 31 August 2021 16 May 2022 On Time
Accounts and TAR 31 August 2021 16 May 2022 On Time Download Open in new window
Annual return 31 August 2020 19 June 2021 On Time
Accounts and TAR 31 August 2020 19 June 2021 On Time Download Open in new window
Annual return 31 August 2019 24 June 2020 On Time
Accounts and TAR 31 August 2019 24 June 2020 On Time Download Open in new window
Submit annual return Open in new window

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 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 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.

Area of benefit

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

UNDEFINED. IN PRACTICE, LOCAL.

Contact information

Address:
Birstall Methodist Church
Wanlip Lane
Birstall
LEICESTER
LE4 4JS
Phone:
01163321261
Email:
birstallmethodistchurchleics@gmail.com
Website:

http://lnc-methodist.org.uk/churches/birstall Open in new window