THE SOUTH BEDFORDSHIRE METHODIST CIRCUIT

Charity Number: 1134222
Charity reporting is up to date (on time)

Charity overview

Activities - how the charity spends its money

To support the work of the 22 Methodist Churches which make up the South Bedfordshire Circuit in their worship, learning and caring, service and evangelism.

Income and expenditure

Data for financial year ending 31 August 2024

Total income: £432,374
Total expenditure: £497,026

People

65 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:
  • Provides Buildings/facilities/open Space
  • Provides Services
  • Acts As An Umbrella Or Resource Body
Where the charity operates:
  • Central Bedfordshire

Governance

Registration history:
  • 09 February 2010: Previously excepted registration
Organisation type:
Previously excepted
Other names:
  • CHILTERN DOWNS METHODIST CIRCUIT (Previous name)
Gift aid:
Not recognised by HMRC for gift aid
Other regulators:
No information available
Policies:
  • Bullying and harassment policy and procedures
  • Complaints handling
  • Financial reserves policy and procedures
  • Internal charity financial controls 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
  • Trustee expenses policy and procedures
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

65 Trustee(s)

Name Role Date of appointment Other trusteeships Reporting status of other trusteeships
Monica Hope Sibindi Trustee 17 June 2025
None on record
Wendy Patricia Hulance Trustee 11 May 2025
None on record
Catherine Roots Trustee 10 April 2025
TRINITY METHODIST CHURCH LEIGHTON BUZZARD
Received: On time
Michael Anokye Trustee 02 April 2025
None on record
Yen Li Lim Trustee 02 March 2025
None on record
Patricia King Trustee 18 February 2025
None on record
Brian Robert Roe Trustee 18 February 2025
GRASSROOTS PROGRAMME
Received: On time
Elizabeth Judith Plews Trustee 18 February 2025
NEWLAND CHURCH
Recently registered
Ian McHenry Trustee 17 February 2025
None on record
Barry William Collett Trustee 09 February 2025
None on record
Julie Christine Copcutt Trustee 02 February 2025
None on record
Christopher John Lowe Trustee 18 June 2024
TRINITY METHODIST CHURCH LEIGHTON BUZZARD
Received: On time
Linda June Berry Trustee 20 February 2024
FRIENDS OF KHRISTIYA SEVA NIKETAN HOSPITAL
Received: On time
THE SQUARE METHODIST CHURCH, DUNSTABLE
Received: On time
FRANCIS PIGGOTT WALKER CHARITY
Received: 26 days late
Joy Lear Trustee 20 February 2024
None on record
ANNE BETTY CROFT Trustee 14 September 2023
None on record
MARTIN PETER WALLIS Trustee 14 September 2023
None on record
Sheila Millicent Pollard Trustee 14 September 2023
TRINITY METHODIST CHURCH LEIGHTON BUZZARD
Received: On time
Stedroy Everette Liburd Trustee 14 September 2023
None on record
Tania Stanford Trustee 27 June 2023
None on record
Deborah Lynne Mitchelmore Trustee 28 February 2023
TOTTERNHOE SCHOOL TRUST
Received: On time
Helen Sylvia Joels Trustee 20 September 2022
None on record
Rev Claudia Lupi Trustee 01 September 2022
FRANCIS PIGGOTT WALKER CHARITY
Received: 26 days late
THE SQUARE METHODIST CHURCH, DUNSTABLE
Received: On time
Julie Smith Trustee 08 February 2022
None on record
Elizabeth Eveline Higgens Trustee 16 September 2021
None on record
Geoffrey Best Trustee 16 September 2021
None on record
Rev Margaret Anne Newman Trustee 01 September 2021
None on record
Rev Patrick Gbanie Kandeh Trustee 01 September 2021
None on record
Kaelanne Alfred Trustee 19 September 2020
None on record
Ruth Brooks Trustee 08 February 2020
None on record
Richard Philip Ball Trustee 17 September 2019
None on record
Joanne Sherwood Trustee 01 September 2019
None on record
Albert Baker Trustee 07 February 2019
None on record
Alison Catherine Wilson Trustee 07 February 2019
None on record
Glynis Patricia Thompson Trustee 28 December 2017
None on record
Rev SEUNG-WOOK JUNG Trustee 28 December 2017
TRINITY METHODIST CHURCH LEIGHTON BUZZARD
Received: On time
Terry Brian Sissons Trustee 19 September 2017
None on record
Anne Gray Trustee 28 January 2017
TRINITY METHODIST CHURCH LEIGHTON BUZZARD
Received: On time
Rev NIGEL STEWART BIBBINGS Trustee 18 January 2017
TRINITY METHODIST CHURCH LEIGHTON BUZZARD
Received: On time
Helen Hodder Trustee 18 January 2017
None on record
Fiona Arscott Smith Trustee 18 January 2017
None on record
Steve Rogers Trustee 18 January 2017
None on record
Sheila Green Trustee 23 August 2016
None on record
CHRISTINA MARY SALMON Trustee 23 August 2016
None on record
Gillian Winifred Henley Trustee 23 August 2016
None on record
Janice Nelson Trustee 23 August 2016
None on record
Janet Hornsby Trustee 23 August 2016
None on record
CHARLES STEPHEN HORSEFIELD BSC Trustee 23 August 2016
TRINITY METHODIST CHURCH LEIGHTON BUZZARD
Received: On time
Marion Phyllis Borgars Trustee 23 August 2016
None on record
CATHERINE SHEEHAN Trustee 23 August 2016
None on record
Kenneth Martin Waller Trustee 15 September 2015
None on record
CLIVE DAVID SALMON Trustee 22 February 2012
None on record
BRIAN ROBERT ROE Trustee 09 November 2011
None on record
JOANNE PROWSE Trustee 09 November 2011
None on record
LAWRENCE PATTERSON Trustee 09 November 2011
Luton Community Chaplaincy
Received: On time
RAYNHAM WAY COMMUNITY CENTRE
Received: On time
NEWLAND CHURCH
Recently registered
ALAN TIMOTHY PHILIP SMITH Trustee 09 November 2011
None on record
ANN MEADER Trustee 08 November 2011
None on record
ISHMAEL OPOKU-GYAMFI Trustee 08 November 2011
None on record
PETER BAKER Trustee 02 November 2011
None on record
ROSEMARY ANN HARE Trustee 07 September 2011
None on record
MICHAEL JOSEPH HARE Trustee 07 September 2011
None on record
REV WALLACE EDWARDS Trustee 07 September 2011
None on record
MARJORIE FLEMING Trustee 07 September 2011
None on record
VALERIE JOY ALDERMAN Trustee 07 September 2011
NEWLAND CHURCH
Recently registered
Dr Roger James Owers Trustee
TRINITY METHODIST CHURCH LEIGHTON BUZZARD
Received: On time
HELEN JANE MCFARLAND Trustee
None on record

Financial history

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Financial period end date

Income / Expenditure 31/08/2020 31/08/2021 31/08/2022 31/08/2023 31/08/2024
Total gross income £400.54k £396.63k £415.68k £900.20k £432.37k
Total expenditure £421.28k £491.62k £438.01k £356.08k £497.03k
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
Income - Donations and legacies N/A N/A N/A £0 N/A
Income - Other trading activities N/A N/A N/A £0 N/A
Income - Charitable activities N/A N/A N/A £0 N/A
Income - Endowments N/A N/A N/A £0 N/A
Income - Investment N/A N/A N/A £42.83k N/A
Income - Other N/A N/A N/A £857.37k N/A
Income - Legacies N/A N/A N/A £0 N/A
Expenditure - Charitable activities N/A N/A N/A £16.65k N/A
Expenditure - Raising funds N/A N/A N/A £0 N/A
Expenditure - Governance N/A N/A N/A £0 N/A
Expenditure - Grants institution N/A N/A N/A £16.65k N/A
Expenditure - Investment management N/A N/A N/A £0 N/A
Expenditure - Other N/A N/A N/A £339.43k 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 05 June 2025 On Time
Accounts and TAR 31 August 2024 05 June 2025 On Time Download Open in new window
Annual return 31 August 2023 04 June 2024 On Time
Accounts and TAR 31 August 2023 04 June 2024 On Time Download Open in new window
Annual return 31 August 2022 30 June 2023 On Time
Accounts and TAR 31 August 2022 30 June 2023 On Time Download Open in new window
Annual return 31 August 2021 25 June 2022 On Time
Accounts and TAR 31 August 2021 25 June 2022 On Time
Annual return 31 August 2020 10 July 2021 10 days late
Accounts and TAR 31 August 2020 10 July 2021 10 days late
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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.

METHODIST CHURCH ACT (1939), METHODIST CHURCH FUNDS ACT (1960) AND DEED OF UNION (1932) AS AMENDED 10 SEPTEMBER 2009

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:
7 WINDSOR CLOSE
FLITWICK
BEDFORD
MK45 1PT
Phone:
01525716116
Email:
david@hallworth.net
Website:

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