UPPER THAMES METHODIST CIRCUIT

Charity Number: 1134231
Charity reporting is up to date (on time)

Charity overview

Activities - how the charity spends its money

Providing opportunity for members of the public and members of The Methodist Church to worship and share their christian faith in accordance with the doctrinal standards and the discipline of the Methodist Church The provision of sacred space for prayer and contemplation Involved with projects within the community Supporting other charities in the UK and overseas financially and with prayer

Income and expenditure

Data for financial year ending 31 August 2023

Total income: £126,685
Total expenditure: £269,878

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
  • The Prevention Or Relief Of Poverty
  • Overseas Aid/famine Relief
  • Religious Activities
  • Human Rights/religious Or Racial Harmony/equality Or Diversity
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 Human Resources
  • Provides Buildings/facilities/open Space
  • Provides Services
  • Provides Advocacy/advice/information
  • Acts As An Umbrella Or Resource Body
Where the charity operates:
  • Gloucestershire
  • Oxfordshire
  • Wiltshire

Governance

Registration history:
  • 09 February 2010: 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:
  • 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
  • Social media 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

23 Trustee(s)

Name Role Date of appointment Other trusteeships Reporting status of other trusteeships
Rev Shirlyn Toppin Chair 01 September 2021
None on record
Rachel Mary Dowling Trustee 01 September 2024
None on record
ADAM VINCENT LONGHURST Trustee 19 February 2024
None on record
Rev Dr Joseph Samuel Ribeiro Trustee 01 September 2023
None on record
Wendy Eileen Smith Trustee 01 September 2023
None on record
Pamela Mullin Trustee 01 September 2023
None on record
ROBERT JOHN YOUE Trustee 01 September 2022
None on record
Lynne Annette Culling Trustee 10 February 2022
None on record
Robin Timothy Phoenix-Stone Trustee 01 September 2021
None on record
Peter McAuley Trustee 01 September 2021
HIGHWORTH AND DISTRICT CAP
Recently registered
Hazel Laura Elizabeth Garnell Trustee 01 September 2021
None on record
Gillian Griffiths Trustee 01 September 2021
None on record
Margaret Roberts Trustee 01 March 2021
None on record
Mark Frederick Dowling Trustee 01 September 2020
None on record
Sylvia June Freemantle Trustee 16 October 2018
None on record
Rev Sarah Catherine Simpson Trustee 27 September 2018
THE UNITED REFORMED CHURCH (SOUTH WESTERN SYNOD) INCORPORATED
Received: On time
Adrian John German Trustee 01 September 2017
None on record
John Stuart DIXON Trustee 01 September 2017
None on record
PATRICIA MARIAN CLITHEROE Trustee 01 December 2015
None on record
Jane Ann Louise Phoenix-Stone Trustee 25 September 2014
None on record
Ian Duncan Brodie Trustee 01 September 2013
None on record
RUTH GERALDINE COOPER Trustee 05 April 2012
None on record
BRIAN ANTHONY DAVIES 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 £211.66k £217.06k £399.65k £144.95k £126.69k
Total expenditure £259.62k £260.31k £283.03k £166.65k £269.88k
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 27 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 09 January 2023 On Time
Accounts and TAR 31 August 2022 09 January 2023 On Time Download Open in new window
Annual return 31 August 2021 03 June 2022 On Time
Accounts and TAR 31 August 2021 03 June 2022 On Time Download Open in new window
Annual return 31 August 2020 15 May 2021 On Time
Accounts and TAR 31 August 2020 15 May 2021 On Time Download Open in new window
Annual return 31 August 2019 16 March 2020 On Time
Accounts and TAR 31 August 2019 16 March 2020 On Time Download Open in new window
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Contact information

Address:
1 Garraways
Royal Wootton Bassett
SWINDON
SN4 8LT
Phone:
01793 849241