EPWORTH OLD RECTORY (OPERATIONS)

Charity number: 1165387
Charity reporting is up to date (on time)

Charity overview

Activities - how the charity spends its money

The Epworth Old Rectory is an Accredtied Museum that is open to the public to experience what it must have been like at the time the Wesley Family lived there and tells the story of this remarkable family which included John and Charles Wesley the founders of the Methodist Church. The house, which is an outstanding example of Queen Anne architecture, contains many artefacts to help tell the story.

Income and expenditure

Data for financial year ending 31 December 2024

Total income: £87,018
Total expenditure: £78,412

People

10 Trustee(s)

40 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:
  • Education/training
  • Religious Activities
  • Environment/conservation/heritage
Who the charity helps:
  • The General Public/mankind
How the charity helps:
  • Other Charitable Activities
Where the charity operates:
  • Lincolnshire
  • North Lincolnshire

Governance

Registration history:
  • 02 February 2016: CIO registration
Organisation type:
CIO
Other names:
  • EOR (OPS) (Working name)
Gift aid:
Recognised by HMRC for gift aid
Other regulators:
No information available
Policies:
  • Bullying and harassment policy and procedures
  • Complaints handling
  • Complaints 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
  • 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
  • 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

10 Trustee(s)

Name Role Date of appointment Other trusteeships Reporting status of other trusteeships
SARAH JANE FRISWELL Chair 01 January 2018
None on record
Abbie King Trustee 25 February 2025
None on record
Rosanna Whittaker Trustee 25 September 2024
None on record
Rev Vicki Atkinson Trustee 18 September 2023
None on record
Kate CLOSE BA PGCE Trustee 01 September 2020
None on record
OWEN ROBERTS BA Trustee 01 January 2020
None on record
Dr John Lambert Trustee 28 January 2019
EPWORTH & ISLE OF AXHOLME ROTARY CLUB TRUST FUND
Received: On time
Epworth Scunthorpe and Gainsborough Methodist Circuit
Received: On time
ISLE CHORAL SINGERS
Received: On time
EPWORTH CHARITIES
Received: On time
ANGELA JANE CRESWICK Trustee 12 December 2017
None on record
REV STUART GUNSON BSC Trustee 01 December 2015
None on record
JOHN PURDY Trustee 01 December 2015
None on record

Financial history

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Financial period end date

Income / Expenditure 31/12/2020 31/12/2021 31/12/2022 31/12/2023 31/12/2024
Total gross income £92.33k £79.80k £84.44k £147.01k £87.02k
Total expenditure £79.00k £137.35k £76.18k £78.69k £78.41k
Income from government contracts N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A
Income from government grants £30.00k £32.46k £4.00k 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 December 2024 04 July 2025 On time
Accounts and TAR 31 December 2024 04 July 2025 On time
Annual return 31 December 2023 23 May 2024 On time
Accounts and TAR 31 December 2023 23 May 2024 On time
Annual return 31 December 2022 20 July 2023 On time
Accounts and TAR 31 December 2022 20 July 2023 On time
Annual return 31 December 2021 03 July 2022 On time
Accounts and TAR 31 December 2021 03 July 2022 On time
Annual return 31 December 2020 30 July 2021 On time
Accounts and TAR 31 December 2020 30 July 2021 On time
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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.

CIO - Foundation Registered 02 Feb 2016 as amended on 02 Apr 2018 as amended on 24 Sep 2021 as amended on 18 Sep 2023

Charitable objects

THE OBJECTS OF THE CIO ARE 3.1 FOR THE PUBLIC BENEFIT TO ADVANCE EDUCATION BY THE ESTABLISHMENT AND MAINTENANCE OF A MUSEUM AT THE HISTORIC BUILDING IDENTIFIED AS EPWORTH OLD RECTORY. THIS MUSEUM DEDICATED TO THE HISTORICAL AND RELIGIOUS IMPORTANCE OF THE WESLEY FAMILY AND THEIR INFLUENCE ON CONTEMPORARY METHODISM WORLDWIDE THE INFLUENCE OF THE WESLEY FAMILY ON FAITH, SOCIAL JUSTICE, WORLDWIDE METHODISM AND ALL PEOPLE TODAY, WHETHER THEY ARE OF ANY RELIGION OR NONE. 3.2 THIS OBJECT IS SUPPORTED BY 3.2.1 PRESERVING AND CARING FOR THE FABRIC OF THE HISTORIC BUILDING (GRADE 1 LISTED: EPWORTH OLD RECTORY, 1 RECTORY STREET, EPWORTH, LINCOLNSHIRE), THE SITE AND ITS IMMEDIATE SURROUNDINGS AND THE COLLECTIONS. 3.2.2 PROVIDING AN ENHANCED VISITOR EXPERIENCE AND MAKING EPWORTH OLD RECTORY ACCESSIBLE TO AS WIDE AN AUDIENCE AS POSSIBLE. 3.2.3 ENSURING THAT EPWORTH OLD RECTORY IS FINANCIALLY SECURE IN BOTH LONG AND SHORT TERMS. 3.3 PEOPLE WHO BENEFIT: THE GENERAL PUBLIC. 3.4 GEOGRAPHICAL LIMITS: WORLD WIDE.

Contact information

Address:
Epworth Old Rectory
1 Rectory Street
Epworth
DONCASTER
DN9 1HX
Phone:
01427872268
Email:
manager@epwortholdrectory.org.uk
Website:

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