THE GORDANO VALLEY METHODIST CIRCUIT

Charity Number: 1133077
Charity reporting is up to date (on time)

Charity overview

Activities - how the charity spends its money

Our aim is to encourage and enable people of all ages to become followers of Jesus Christ, and to learn and grow in the Christian faith. The Gordano Valley Methodist Circuit is committed to celebrating and sharing the good news of the Gospel - that God loves us, Jesus died for us and is risen, and the Holy Spirit gives us strength and inspiration in our daily lives.

Income and expenditure

Data for financial year ending 31 August 2024

Total income: £308,521
Total expenditure: £325,709

People

41 Trustee(s)

5 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:
  • Acts As An Umbrella Or Resource Body
Where the charity operates:
  • North Somerset

Governance

Registration history:
  • 02 December 2009: 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:
  • Complaints handling
  • Complaints policy and procedures
  • Conflicting interests
  • Financial reserves policy and procedures
  • Internal charity financial controls policy and procedures
  • Internal risk management policy and procedures
  • Investment
  • Paying staff
  • Risk management
  • Safeguarding policy and procedures
  • Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries
  • Serious incident reporting policy and procedures
  • Trustee conflicts of interest policy and procedures
  • Volunteer management
Land and property:
This charity does not own and/or lease 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

41 Trustee(s)

Name Role Date of appointment Other trusteeships Reporting status of other trusteeships
REVD DR RUSSELl GEOFFREY HERBERT Chair
NAILSEA METHODIST CHURCH
Received: On time
Julia Merrett Trustee 26 March 2025
None on record
Jane Louise Mason Trustee 20 September 2024
None on record
Rev Sally Ratcliffe Trustee 01 September 2024
None on record
Neville Ferguson Adams Trustee 25 October 2022
None on record
Stephen Charles Ball Trustee 06 October 2022
None on record
Rev CAROLE CHALLIS Trustee 01 October 2022
YATTON METHODIST CHURCH
Received: On time
Rev Philip Andrew Edward Challis Trustee 30 September 2022
None on record
Christine Mary Nutting Trustee 26 September 2022
None on record
Anthony John Hemus Trustee 12 August 2022
None on record
Malcolm John Fisher Trustee 24 February 2022
YATTON METHODIST CHURCH
Received: On time
Rev Michael Pullan Trustee 01 August 2021
None on record
Alan Reddrop Trustee 01 June 2021
None on record
Rev Preben With Andersen Trustee 18 February 2021
None on record
Heather Mary Bentley Trustee 01 February 2021
None on record
Richard Hugh Lancaster Trustee 01 September 2020
None on record
Barbara Hook Trustee 01 September 2020
YATTON METHODIST CHURCH
Received: On time
Keith Cyril Woodham Trustee 10 February 2020
None on record
Thomas Roger Calderbank Trustee 01 September 2019
YATTON METHODIST CHURCH
Received: On time
Elizabeth Lynn Marsh Trustee 01 September 2019
None on record
Margaret Anne Sutherland Trustee 15 May 2019
None on record
Nigel Stuart Hardman Trustee 15 May 2019
NAILSEA METHODIST CHURCH
Received: On time
David Uncles Trustee 01 September 2018
None on record
Alexander Edmund Pett Trustee 15 May 2018
None on record
JULIE ANN BAILEY Trustee 04 May 2018
None on record
Colin George Mills Trustee 04 May 2018
None on record
Rev Nick Moxon Trustee 01 September 2016
None on record
Jim Richards Trustee 29 April 2016
None on record
Cheryl Amanda Gale Trustee 06 December 2013
None on record
Rev BRIAN JOHN HUNT Trustee 05 April 2012
None on record
Rev IAN DONALD BOWLEY Trustee
None on record
Rev PETER BARCLAY MORTLOCK Trustee
None on record
LINDA POWELL Trustee
None on record
VALERIE ANNE SOWERBY Trustee
None on record
DAVID EDWARD MARKALL Trustee
NAILSEA METHODIST CHURCH
Received: On time
COUNCILLOR SUSAN ANN MASON Trustee
BRISTOL TRUST FOR THE DEAF
Received: On time
REV DAVID GEORGE SHARP MA BD Trustee
NAILSEA METHODIST CHURCH
Received: On time
PETER GEOFFREY TODD Trustee
NAILSEA METHODIST CHURCH
Received: On time
Rev DAVID JEFFREY HARRIS MA, DIP TH Trustee
None on record
ALAN CHARLES EMERY Trustee
None on record
BRENDA ELIZABETH THOMPSON Trustee
None on record

Financial history

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

Financial period end date

Income / Expenditure 31/08/2020 31/08/2021 31/08/2022 31/08/2023 31/08/2024
Total gross income £304.14k £279.71k £295.72k £299.07k £308.52k
Total expenditure £296.11k £283.42k £291.79k £274.02k £325.71k
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 2024 04 June 2025 On Time
Accounts and TAR 31 August 2024 04 June 2025 On Time Download Open in new window
Annual return 31 August 2023 28 March 2024 On Time
Accounts and TAR 31 August 2023 28 March 2024 On Time Download Open in new window
Annual return 31 August 2022 16 May 2023 On Time
Accounts and TAR 31 August 2022 16 May 2023 On Time Download Open in new window
Annual return 31 August 2021 04 May 2022 On Time
Accounts and TAR 31 August 2021 04 May 2022 On Time Download Open in new window
Annual return 31 August 2020 27 March 2021 On Time
Accounts and TAR 31 August 2020 27 March 2021 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 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:
THE OFFICE
Christchurch
Chapel Hill
CLEVEDON
BS21 7LL
Phone:
01275871483
Email:
clevedonmethodist@btinternet.com
Website:

www.gordanovalleymethodists.info Open in new window