THE NORTH BEDFORDSHIRE METHODIST CIRCUIT

Charity number: 1129523
Charity reporting is up to date (on time)

Charity overview

Activities - how the charity spends its money

RELIGIOUS ACTIVITIES under the Constitutional Practice and Discipline of the Methodist Church

Income and expenditure

Data for financial year ending 31 August 2024

Total income: £418,003
Total expenditure: £485,923

People

71 Trustee(s)

87 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:
  • Other Charitable Activities
Where the charity operates:
  • Bedford
  • Central Bedfordshire

Governance

Registration history:
  • 11 May 2009: Previously excepted registration
Organisation type:
Previously excepted
Other names:
  • BEDFORD NORTH 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
  • 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
  • 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

71 Trustee(s)

Name Role Date of appointment Other trusteeships Reporting status of other trusteeships
Rebecca Statham Trustee 25 June 2025
None on record
Margaret Sutherland Brown Trustee 29 March 2025
PRIORY METHODIST CHURCH, BEDFORD
Received: On time
Nigel Howard Firban Trustee 15 October 2024
PUTNOE HEIGHTS CHURCH
Received: On time
Alison Cecilia Symonds Trustee 01 October 2024
None on record
Rev Paulette Tedd Trustee 01 September 2024
None on record
Margaret Cuthbert Byass Trustee 01 September 2023
None on record
Jeffrey William Bulled Trustee 01 August 2023
CHURCHES TOGETHER IN BEDFORDSHIRE
Received: On time
Christina Elizabeth Sawkins Trustee 22 February 2023
None on record
Jenny Elizabeth Endersby Trustee 08 February 2023
None on record
Philip Edward Timms BA MCIPD Trustee 01 September 2022
None on record
Rev Leslie Jane Noon Trustee 01 September 2022
None on record
BRIAN ADDINGTON Trustee 01 August 2022
ELSTOW BUNYAN CHRISTIAN FELLOWSHIP
Received: On time
Joseph Pepper Trustee 07 July 2022
None on record
Stephanie Field Trustee 23 December 2021
None on record
Sandra Payne Trustee 01 September 2021
None on record
Rev Julie Anne Bradshaw Trustee 01 September 2021
None on record
Rev Christopher Lindon Alusine Sandy Trustee 01 September 2021
PUTNOE HEIGHTS CHURCH
Received: On time
Courtney Ames Trustee 22 August 2021
None on record
Ken Oliver Trustee 01 June 2021
None on record
Jonathan James Payne Trustee 01 May 2021
None on record
Heather Muriel Harrison Trustee 21 October 2020
None on record
David Roger Harrison Trustee 21 October 2020
THE WILLIAM BUTTERFIELD TRUST FUND
Received: On time
Rev Michael Glenn Giles Trustee 01 September 2020
PUTNOE HEIGHTS CHURCH
Received: On time
Dr Andrea Pepper Trustee 29 June 2020
None on record
Carolyn Mary Maynard Trustee 12 February 2020
None on record
Jeanette Pearce Trustee 01 November 2019
None on record
Stephanie Jane Barker Trustee 20 September 2019
None on record
Keith Michael Gaunt Trustee 02 September 2019
None on record
Gwendoline Jenny Christina Arnott Trustee 06 June 2019
None on record
Rev SILAS WOOD Trustee 01 September 2018
None on record
Barbara Edith Tipping Trustee 01 September 2018
None on record
Mairi Margaret Perks Trustee 30 October 2017
None on record
Jane McVey Trustee 15 June 2017
PRIORY METHODIST CHURCH, BEDFORD
Received: On time
Jane Alison Germany Trustee 07 February 2017
None on record
JENNIFER ANN SNELSON Trustee 01 September 2016
PUTNOE HEIGHTS CHURCH
Received: On time
NICHOLAS GILSON GUY Trustee 07 June 2016
PUTNOE HEIGHTS CHURCH
Received: On time
Rosemary Jane Simms Trustee 26 April 2016
None on record
Helen Marjorie Gadsden Trustee 17 April 2016
None on record
CARMEN ROWE Trustee 02 June 2015
PRIORY METHODIST CHURCH, BEDFORD
Received: On time
Tim Mason Trustee 04 January 2015
None on record
Lynda Smith Trustee 14 February 2014
None on record
Roger Alfred Skipper Trustee 14 February 2014
None on record
Mervyn Michael Barden Trustee 14 February 2014
None on record
Andrew John Constant Trustee 14 February 2014
None on record
Glennis Norma Barden Trustee 14 February 2014
None on record
Jean Mary Prettyman Trustee 14 February 2014
None on record
Michael Carr Trustee 13 February 2014
SYDNEY HOWARD LOVELL MEMORIAL ALMSHOUSES
Received: On time
JENNIFER MARY BROADBRIDGE Trustee 12 February 2014
None on record
JANET LILLIAN WATTS Trustee 12 February 2014
None on record
MIKE BONNEY Trustee 12 February 2014
THE WILLIAM BUTTERFIELD TRUST FUND
Received: On time
THE BEDFORD AND DISTRICT SOCIETY FOR PEOPLE WITH LEARNING DISABILITIES
Received: On time
OUSE VALLEY SINGERS
Received: On time
ROSALYN ETHEL ADDINGTON Trustee 12 February 2014
METHODIST EVANGELICALS TOGETHER
Received: On time
KEITH FREDERICK LILLEY Trustee 12 February 2014
None on record
SONIA GRACE BUTLER Trustee 12 February 2014
None on record
OWEN WILSON WILLIAMS Trustee 12 February 2014
None on record
SUE WATSON Trustee 12 February 2014
None on record
PATSY JANE ASTON Trustee 12 February 2014
None on record
DAVID ALAN GERMANY Trustee 12 February 2014
BEDFORDSHIRE ESSEX AND HERTFORDSHIRE DISTRICT OF THE METHODIST CHURCH
Received: On time
SUSAN ALLEN Trustee 12 February 2014
PUTNOE HEIGHTS CHURCH
Received: On time
THE WILLIAM BUTTERFIELD TRUST FUND
Received: On time
PETER HARRISON SMITH Trustee 12 February 2014
None on record
RUTH MARY CAVES Trustee 12 February 2014
None on record
JEANETTE ELLA LETCH BSC MATHS Trustee 12 February 2014
None on record
MARIAN JEAN BLYTH Trustee 12 February 2014
None on record
KIM JOAN CURTIS Trustee 12 February 2014
None on record
BRENDA BALLANTINE Trustee 12 February 2014
None on record
PAUL PHIPP Trustee 12 February 2014
None on record
ROSEMARY ANN ISAACS Trustee 12 February 2014
None on record
ANNE ELIZABETH COOPER Trustee 12 February 2014
None on record
JENNIFER ANNE SUTCLIFFE Trustee 12 January 2014
None on record
GRAHAM JOHN FOLLETT Trustee
None on record
CASSANDRA MARY HOWES RMN RGN Trustee
None on record
DAVID ARTHUR BARNES Trustee
SHARNBROOK (53RD BEDFORDSHIRE) SCOUT GROUP
Received: 9 days late

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 £436.15k £396.03k £969.05k £1.28m £418.00k
Total expenditure £447.52k £449.60k £385.13k £704.36k £485.92k
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 £0 £0 N/A
Income - Other trading activities N/A N/A £33.02k £43.33k N/A
Income - Charitable activities N/A N/A £345.47k £325.82k N/A
Income - Endowments N/A N/A £0 £0 N/A
Income - Investment N/A N/A £3.85k £23.81k N/A
Income - Other N/A N/A £586.72k £887.12k N/A
Income - Legacies N/A N/A £0 £0 N/A
Expenditure - Charitable activities N/A N/A £376.92k £681.72k N/A
Expenditure - Raising funds N/A N/A £8.21k £22.64k N/A
Expenditure - Governance N/A N/A £5.67k £0 N/A
Expenditure - Grants institution N/A N/A £0 £0 N/A
Expenditure - Investment management N/A N/A £0 £0 N/A
Expenditure - Other N/A N/A £0 £0 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 24 June 2025 On time
Accounts and TAR 31 August 2024 24 June 2025 On time Download Open in new window
Annual return 31 August 2023 19 June 2024 On time
Accounts and TAR 31 August 2023 27 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 26 June 2022 On time
Accounts and TAR 31 August 2021 26 June 2022 On time Download Open in new window
Annual return 31 August 2020 29 June 2021 On time
Accounts and TAR 31 August 2020 29 June 2021 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 METHODIST CHURCH ACT (1976) AS AMENDED 8 MARCH 2011

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:
Willington Methodist Church
Station Road
Willington
Bedford
MK44 3QH
Phone:
01234831174
Email:
northbedscircuitoffice@gmail.com
Website:

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