WEST SOMERSET METHODIST CIRCUIT
Charity number: 1134273
Charity reporting is up to date (on time)
Charity overview
Activities - how the charity spends its money
To provide space for prayer and worship. To provide facilities for the local communities through the upkeep of our buildings. To provide opportunities for people to gather safely in rural areas. To provide parent and toddler groups and respond to any situation that will benefit the community as a whole. To help people in need.
Income and expenditure
Data for financial year ending 31 August 2025
Total income: £264,174
Total expenditure: £243,488
People
20 Trustee(s)
Employees with total benefits over £60,000
No employees have total benefits over £60k for this charityOne or more of the employees were formerly trustees
Fundraising
No information available
Trading
This charity does not have any trading subsidiaries.
Trustee payments
One or more trustees receive payments or benefits from the charity for another benefit.
What, who, how, where
What the charity does:
- General Charitable Purposes
- Education/training
- The Advancement Of Health Or Saving Of Lives
- Disability
- The Prevention Or Relief Of Poverty
- Overseas Aid/famine Relief
- Accommodation/housing
- Religious Activities
- Arts/culture/heritage/science
- Environment/conservation/heritage
- Economic/community Development/employment
- Human Rights/religious Or Racial Harmony/equality Or Diversity
- Recreation
- Other Charitable Purposes
Who the charity helps:
- Children/young People
- Elderly/old People
- People With Disabilities
- Other Charities Or Voluntary Bodies
- The General Public/mankind
How the charity helps:
- Makes Grants To Organisations
- Provides Other Finance
- Provides Human Resources
- Provides Buildings/facilities/open Space
- Provides Services
- Provides Advocacy/advice/information
- Acts As An Umbrella Or Resource Body
- Other Charitable Activities
Where the charity operates:
- Somerset
Governance
Registration history:
- 12 February 2010: Standard registration
Organisation type:
Other
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
- Financial reserves policy and procedures
- Investment
- Risk management
- Safeguarding policy and procedures
- Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries
- Serious incident reporting policy and procedures
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
20 Trustee(s)
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| Rev Andrew Richard Day | Chair | 01 October 2024 |
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| Elizabeth Westlake | Trustee | 01 October 2024 |
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| Christine Hope | Trustee | 01 October 2024 |
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| Howard Mounfield | Trustee | 01 October 2024 |
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| Rev LINDA BARRIBALL | Trustee | 05 November 2022 |
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| Alison Clare Robinson | Trustee | 09 October 2022 |
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| Carol Elizabeth Janet Gill | Trustee | 22 November 2021 |
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| Marilyn Ruth Jennings | Trustee | 01 November 2020 |
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| Clive Longhurst | Trustee | 01 November 2019 |
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| Haydn Sperring | Trustee | 01 June 2019 |
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| Timothy John Hedgecock | Trustee | 22 November 2017 |
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| Gillian Mary Tapp | Trustee | 05 April 2016 |
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| Rev JANE MARGARET SPERRING | Trustee | 01 September 2015 |
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| ANDREW MERVYN THOMAS BRANFIELD | Trustee | 16 July 2013 |
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| MARGARET CATHERINE LINTERN | Trustee |
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| SUSAN ELIZABETH ROSE | Trustee |
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| CLIVE CHARLES WOOLDRIDGE | Trustee |
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| MARGARET IRENE HILL | Trustee |
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| MARGARET FLORENCE NEVELL | Trustee |
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| JEAN ARMIN | Trustee |
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Financial history
Financial period end date
| Income / Expenditure | 31/08/2021 | 31/08/2022 | 31/08/2023 | 31/08/2024 | 31/08/2025 | ||
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Total gross income | £294.57k | £128.86k | £162.20k | £145.49k | £264.17k | |
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Total expenditure | £148.15k | £113.74k | £157.91k | £203.86k | £243.49k | |
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Income from government contracts | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | |
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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 |
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| Annual return | 31 August 2025 | 24 March 2026 | On time | |
| Accounts and TAR | 31 August 2025 | 24 March 2026 | On time | Download Open in new window |
| Annual return | 31 August 2024 | 14 June 2025 | On time | |
| Accounts and TAR | 31 August 2024 | 14 June 2025 | On time | Download Open in new window |
| Annual return | 31 August 2023 | 11 September 2024 | 73 days late | |
| Accounts and TAR | 31 August 2023 | 11 September 2024 | 73 days late | Download Open in new window |
| Annual return | 31 August 2022 | 28 April 2023 | On time | |
| Accounts and TAR | 31 August 2022 | 28 April 2023 | On time | Download Open in new window |
| Annual return | 31 August 2021 | 05 September 2022 | 67 days late | |
| Accounts and TAR | 31 August 2021 | 05 September 2022 | 67 days late | Download Open in new window |