THE METHODIST CHURCH - BIRMINGHAM (SUTTON PARK) CIRCUIT

Charity number: 1134369
Charity reporting is up to date (on time)

Charity overview

Activities - how the charity spends its money

Provide an umbrella organisatiuon so the circuit of 12 churches can operate under Methodist church rules. The circuit employs the ministers who work in these churches.

Income and expenditure

Data for financial year ending 31 August 2025

Total income: £400,222
Total expenditure: £416,993

People

61 Trustee(s)

10 Volunteer(s)

Employees with total benefits over £60,000

No information available

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:
  • Provides Human Resources
  • Provides Buildings/facilities/open Space
  • Acts As An Umbrella Or Resource Body
Where the charity operates:
  • Birmingham City
  • Staffordshire
  • Walsall
  • Warwickshire

Governance

Registration history:
  • 17 February 2010: Previously excepted registration
Organisation type:
Previously excepted
Other names:
  • SUTTON PARK METHODIST CIRCUIT (Working 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
  • 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
  • Social media 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

61 Trustee(s)

Name Role Date of appointment Other trusteeships Reporting status of other trusteeships
Rev Nicholas William Jones Chair 12 August 2022
FOUR OAKS METHODIST CHURCH
Received: On time
Janet Payne Trustee 08 May 2026
None on record
Rev Sarah Michelle Butcher MA Trustee 06 November 2025
None on record
Gillian Buck Trustee 23 October 2025
None on record
Rev Collins Frimpong BA Trustee 20 August 2025
None on record
Linda Robinson Trustee 26 January 2025
None on record
Rev Jennifer Parnell BA Trustee 01 August 2024
None on record
Lynette JONES Trustee 22 July 2024
None on record
Daniel Mark Hurst BSc Trustee 13 June 2024
NORTH BIRMINGHAM METHODIST HUB
Received: On time
Clive Thursfield Trustee 01 June 2024
MIDLAND MUSIC MAKERS
Received: On time
Mary McKenzie Trustee 08 January 2024
None on record
Anna-Kathleen Astin Miklasz MSc Trustee 13 November 2023
None on record
JEAN YOUDELL Trustee 04 September 2023
NORTH BIRMINGHAM METHODIST HUB
Received: On time
Naomi Jones Trustee 19 June 2023
None on record
Anthony Brown Trustee 18 May 2023
None on record
Christine Anne Chick Trustee 09 March 2023
None on record
DIANA BOSMAN Trustee 09 March 2023
METHODIST WOMEN IN BRITAIN
Received: On time
NKANFOA METHODIST SCHOOL & CHURCH AID
Received: On time
FOUR OAKS METHODIST CHURCH
Received: On time
Kevin George Clarke Trustee 23 February 2023
None on record
John BUTLER c.Eng Trustee 21 November 2022
None on record
Rev Freddy Young Zivanai Takavarasha Trustee 11 August 2022
None on record
Julie Ann Read Trustee 09 August 2022
FOUR OAKS METHODIST CHURCH
Received: On time
Thomas Clive Williams Trustee 09 June 2022
None on record
Christopher Seeley Trustee 29 March 2022
None on record
Imogen Lauretta Clarke Trustee 06 December 2021
None on record
Nicholas James RILEY Trustee 11 September 2021
None on record
John Harden Trustee 16 June 2021
None on record
Celiwe Deborah Majola Trustee 16 June 2021
FOUR OAKS METHODIST CHURCH
Received: On time
Peter Harry Vaughan White Trustee 06 June 2021
NORTH BIRMINGHAM METHODIST HUB
Received: On time
Florence May O'Connor Trustee 06 June 2021
None on record
ALISON JANE BURLAND Trustee 29 April 2021
None on record
JENNIFER WILKES Trustee 10 March 2021
None on record
Maxine HAY Trustee 02 October 2020
None on record
PETER JOHN SVERRE JOHANSEN MBE Trustee 02 October 2020
BIRMINGHAM INTERNATIONAL STUDENT HOMES
Received: On time
THE WORSHIPFUL COMPANY OF HACKNEY CARRIAGE DRIVERS CHARITY
Received: On time
THE AVON TRUST
Received: On time
J AND M C TRUST
Received: On time
FOUR OAKS METHODIST CHURCH
Received: On time
Carole McSheen Trustee 01 January 2020
None on record
KATHLEEN MATTHEWS Trustee 29 October 2019
NORTH BIRMINGHAM METHODIST HUB
Received: On time
NOREEN GRACE MARSHALL Trustee 17 October 2019
None on record
Christine Mary Blake Trustee 05 March 2019
NORTH BIRMINGHAM METHODIST HUB
Received: On time
CHRISTINE ROSSITER Trustee 07 September 2018
None on record
JENNIFER JOAN McGREGOR BSc CPFA Trustee 14 June 2018
NORTH BIRMINGHAM METHODIST HUB
Received: On time
Tom Watts Trustee 01 May 2018
FOUR OAKS METHODIST CHURCH
Received: On time
David Bowater Trustee 01 April 2018
FOUR OAKS METHODIST CHURCH
Received: On time
MICHELLE WHEELER Trustee 30 November 2017
None on record
Deacon Marilyn Olayinka Slowe Trustee 01 September 2017
None on record
Rev David Samuel Harry Hulme Trustee 01 September 2017
None on record
LORNA EULALEL BROWN Trustee 23 April 2017
None on record
YVONNE HUGGINS Trustee 06 January 2017
None on record
PETER VERNON LE BROCQ BSC ACGI Trustee 19 December 2016
SUTTON COLDFIELD METHODIST CHURCH
Received: On time
GERALD WILLIAM PEEL Trustee 01 September 2016
TAME VALLEY DISTRICT SCOUT COUNCIL
Charity reporting is overdue by 195 days
GRAHAME TENCH ACIB Trustee 04 December 2014
None on record
BENEDICT ADAMS BSC Trustee 19 July 2014
None on record
MARION WATTS Trustee 01 May 2014
FOUR OAKS METHODIST CHURCH
Received: On time
ANNE COLE Trustee 28 April 2013
None on record
GILES MATTHEW WHEELER Trustee 23 April 2013
None on record
JULIE CEINWEN GASCOIGNE Trustee 06 August 2012
None on record
AMANDA JANE HUME BA, CPFA Trustee 11 July 2012
None on record
JENNIFER ANNE HALL Trustee 06 June 2012
None on record
DAVID JOHN ALLEN BSC Trustee 08 September 2010
None on record
MARGARET EVETTE HENRY Trustee 01 September 2010
NORTH BIRMINGHAM METHODIST HUB
Received: On time
EUR ING MARTIN JOHN WALLER Trustee 16 December 2009
None on record
JUDY STEPHENS Trustee 16 December 2009
NORTH BIRMINGHAM METHODIST HUB
Received: On time
DAVID CHARLES ANDREWS Trustee 16 December 2009
NORTH BIRMINGHAM METHODIST HUB
Received: On time

Financial history

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Financial period end date

Income / Expenditure 31/08/2021 31/08/2022 31/08/2023 31/08/2024 31/08/2025
Total gross income £342.68k £350.61k £365.28k £398.14k £400.22k
Total expenditure £398.24k £413.75k £393.06k £396.48k £416.99k
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 2025 20 January 2026 On time
Accounts and TAR 31 August 2025 20 January 2026 On time Download Open in new window
Annual return 31 August 2024 04 January 2025 On time
Accounts and TAR 31 August 2024 04 January 2025 On time Download Open in new window
Annual return 31 August 2023 24 January 2024 On time
Accounts and TAR 31 August 2023 24 January 2024 On time Download Open in new window
Annual return 31 August 2022 04 January 2023 On time
Accounts and TAR 31 August 2022 04 January 2023 On time Download Open in new window
Annual return 31 August 2021 10 January 2022 On time
Accounts and TAR 31 August 2021 10 January 2022 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:
55 THE BOULEVARD
SUTTON COLDFIELD
B73 5JB
Phone:
01213825649
Email:
registrar.sutparkmeth@gmail.com
Website:

No information available