WANTAGE AND ABINGDON METHODIST CIRCUIT

Charity number: 1132995
Charity reporting is up to date (on time)

Charity overview

Activities - how the charity spends its money

The Circuit acts as an umbrella organisation for the eleven churches which constitute it. It provides strategic planning, staff, a preaching plan, training, financial and administrative services, circuit events, and encouragement to the churches in their shared mission.

Income and expenditure

Data for financial year ending 31 August 2023

Total income: £204,111
Total expenditure: £319,175

People

48 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:
  • Acts As An Umbrella Or Resource Body
Where the charity operates:
  • Oxfordshire

Governance

Registration history:
  • 26 November 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:
  • Bullying and harassment policy and procedures
  • Complaints policy and procedures
  • 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
  • Safeguarding policy and procedures
  • Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries
  • Serious incident reporting policy and procedures
  • Social media policy and procedures
  • Trustee conflicts of interest policy and procedures
  • Trustee expenses 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

48 Trustee(s)

Name Role Date of appointment Other trusteeships Reporting status of other trusteeships
Rev KEITH RICHARD UNDERHILL BA Chair 01 September 2016
None on record
Derek Pooley Trustee 06 March 2024
ALL SAINTS METHODIST CHURCH ABINGDON
Received: On time
Violet Caroline Hill Trustee 06 March 2024
None on record
Helen Gant Trustee 14 March 2023
None on record
Deacon Margaret Blake Trustee 14 September 2022
None on record
Alistair Charles Fear Trustee 14 September 2022
None on record
Rev Kenneth Blake Trustee 14 September 2022
None on record
Neil Dennis Oastler Trustee 01 September 2022
TRINITY CHURCH ABINGDON
Received: On time
CHARITY OF RICHARD BELCHER
Received: On time
VILLAGE HALL KINGSTON BAGPUIZE
Received: On time
Carolyn Hawkes Trustee 01 November 2021
None on record
Sarah Ifill Trustee 03 March 2021
None on record
Dr Roger Bett Trustee 03 March 2021
None on record
Rev Irena Byron Trustee 03 March 2021
None on record
Deborah Ann Adams Trustee 03 March 2021
None on record
Tabitha Griffiths Trustee 03 March 2021
None on record
Kevin John Goodman Trustee 03 March 2021
None on record
Andrew Peter DIXON Trustee 01 January 2021
None on record
Graham Ifill Trustee 01 September 2020
None on record
Kenneth Philp Smith Trustee 01 September 2020
None on record
Ian David Sturt Trustee 01 March 2020
None on record
Dr Anne Matthews Trustee 01 May 2019
None on record
RUTH HELEN COWARD B.ED. HONS Trustee 01 September 2018
None on record
Rev JOHN DRYDEN ANDERSON Trustee 01 September 2018
None on record
HELEN WESTON Trustee 01 September 2017
None on record
Dr BARBARA SEXTON Trustee 01 September 2017
None on record
ALISON MARGARET PHILLIPS BED HONS Trustee 01 September 2017
None on record
Carolyn Ida Roche Trustee 01 September 2016
ALL SAINTS METHODIST CHURCH ABINGDON
Received: On time
Dr Thomas William KYFFIN Trustee 01 September 2016
None on record
PETER JOHN HEMMINGS MA Trustee 01 September 2016
None on record
SALLY ELIZBETH SCRIVENER Trustee 01 March 2016
None on record
MARLENE ELIZABETH CHALKLEY Trustee 28 February 2016
None on record
DEACON SELINA JANE NISBETT Trustee 01 September 2015
CHARITY OF RICHARD BELCHER
Received: On time
TRINITY CHURCH ABINGDON
Received: On time
ELIZABETH ANN WOOD Trustee 01 September 2015
None on record
Rev IAN TIMOTHY GRIFFITHS Trustee 01 September 2014
None on record
CYNTHIA DOROTHY BARTLETT Trustee 01 September 2013
THE BICESTER SCHOOL TRUST FUND
Received: On time
TRINITY CHURCH ABINGDON
Received: On time
CHARITY OF RICHARD BELCHER
Received: On time
JEAN MARGARET CAUDLE Trustee 18 June 2012
None on record
ANN ELIZABETH BARBER Trustee 02 September 2011
None on record
GEOFFREY HOWARD MAUNDER Trustee 02 September 2011
None on record
Dr DAVID CLIVE PHILLIPS Trustee
None on record
SUSAN ANNE BUTLER Trustee
None on record
GEOFFREY JOHN CAUDLE Trustee
DRAYTON YOUTH CENTRE
Charity reporting is overdue by 130 days
Isabell Mary Hancock Trustee
APPLEFORD PARISH TRUST CHARITY
Received: On time
BARBARA EILEEN KERSHAW Trustee
None on record
MARIANNE PATIENCE MAUNDER Trustee
None on record
HELEN ELIZABETH CARTER Trustee
None on record
John Gordon Skidmore Trustee
None on record
EILEEN HEPBURN RENNIE Trustee
None on record
MRS TRICIA COOK Trustee
None on record
Dr PAUL RANDALL WILLIAMS Trustee
None on record

Financial history

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Financial period end date

Income / Expenditure 31/08/2019 31/08/2020 31/08/2021 31/08/2022 31/08/2023
Total gross income £422.14k £204.28k £186.88k £188.08k £204.11k
Total expenditure £311.44k £315.53k £264.44k £295.37k £319.18k
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 2023 01 June 2024 On Time
Accounts and TAR 31 August 2023 01 June 2024 On Time Download Open in new window
Annual return 31 August 2022 10 March 2023 On Time
Accounts and TAR 31 August 2022 10 March 2023 On Time Download Open in new window
Annual return 31 August 2021 28 March 2022 On Time
Accounts and TAR 31 August 2021 28 March 2022 On Time Download Open in new window
Annual return 31 August 2020 04 March 2021 On Time
Accounts and TAR 31 August 2020 04 March 2021 On Time Download Open in new window
Annual return 31 August 2019 31 March 2020 On Time
Accounts and TAR 31 August 2019 30 March 2020 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)

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:
32 Black Croft
WANTAGE
Oxfordshire
OX12 9EX
Phone:
01235766655
Email:
keith.underhill@methodist.org.uk
Website:

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