BURY ST.EDMUNDS METHODIST CIRCUIT

Charity number: 1135971
Charity reporting is up to date (on time)

Charity overview

Activities - how the charity spends its money

Christian presence in Suffolk, mission to fellow humankind and all creation.

Income and expenditure

Data for financial year ending 31 August 2024

Total income: £192,640
Total expenditure: £213,333

People

30 Trustee(s)

50 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:
  • General Charitable Purposes
  • Religious Activities
  • Environment/conservation/heritage
  • Human Rights/religious Or Racial Harmony/equality Or Diversity
Who the charity helps:
  • Children/young People
  • Elderly/old People
  • People With Disabilities
  • People Of A Particular Ethnic Or Racial Origin
  • The General Public/mankind
How the charity helps:
  • Acts As An Umbrella Or Resource Body
Where the charity operates:
  • Suffolk

Governance

Registration history:
  • 17 May 2010: Standard registration
Organisation type:
Other
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 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
  • 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 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

30 Trustee(s)

Name Role Date of appointment Other trusteeships Reporting status of other trusteeships
Rev Jason Christopher Vinyard Chair 01 September 2021
ST JOHNS METHODIST CHURCH SUDBURY
Received: On time
Roland David Sore Trustee 25 March 2025
None on record
Christopher Spencer Trustee 10 October 2024
None on record
Francis Arnold Carr Trustee 10 October 2024
None on record
Rev Julie Ann Minns Trustee 07 June 2021
None on record
JENNIFER MAUREEN BENFIELD Trustee 07 September 2020
None on record
Susan Yvonne Foreman Trustee 07 September 2020
None on record
Richard Anthony Wild Trustee 03 March 2020
None on record
Donald Leslie Day Trustee 09 September 2019
None on record
Joyce May Wood Trustee 25 June 2019
None on record
Joy Inameti Trustee 06 September 2018
TRINITY METHODIST CHURCH, BURY ST EDMUNDS
Received: On time
Valerie Anne Southgate Trustee 06 September 2018
None on record
Rosemary Elizabeth Anne Kearsley Trustee 29 June 2017
None on record
Edward Freeman Trustee 21 June 2017
None on record
REV RUTH KAREN RIDGE Trustee 29 February 2016
ST JOHNS METHODIST CHURCH SUDBURY
Received: On time
Rev Rita Carr Trustee 18 September 2014
None on record
Neil Martin Trustee 23 June 2014
None on record
Norman Langridge Trustee 23 June 2014
None on record
PETER SANDERSON Trustee 23 June 2014
BARDWELL PLAYING FIELDS ASSOCIATION
Received: On time
JOHN DAVIES Trustee 16 September 2013
None on record
STELLA DAVIS Trustee 23 May 2012
None on record
SHARON MARTIN Trustee 22 May 2012
None on record
DAPHNE JAY Trustee
None on record
MARY KEER Trustee
None on record
MARIAN HIGH Trustee
None on record
VAUGHAN TONG Trustee
TRINITY METHODIST CHURCH, BURY ST EDMUNDS
Received: On time
DAVID WAKEFORD Trustee
TRINITY METHODIST CHURCH, BURY ST EDMUNDS
Received: On time
BURY ST EDMUNDS ECUMENICAL CENTRE TRUST
Received: On time
ROBERT WOOD Trustee
None on record
MICHAEL DRAIN Trustee
None on record
PAULINE AMES Trustee
None on record

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 £190.74k £155.80k £177.56k £1.12m £192.64k
Total expenditure £168.89k £191.55k £278.52k £205.33k £213.33k
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 N/A £0 N/A
Income - Other trading activities N/A N/A N/A £0 N/A
Income - Charitable activities N/A N/A N/A £166.75k N/A
Income - Endowments N/A N/A N/A £0 N/A
Income - Investment N/A N/A N/A £21.30k N/A
Income - Other N/A N/A N/A £933.00k N/A
Income - Legacies N/A N/A N/A £0 N/A
Expenditure - Charitable activities N/A N/A N/A £205.33k N/A
Expenditure - Raising funds N/A N/A N/A £0 N/A
Expenditure - Governance N/A N/A N/A £18.59k N/A
Expenditure - Grants institution N/A N/A N/A £9.37k N/A
Expenditure - Investment management N/A N/A N/A £0 N/A
Expenditure - Other N/A N/A N/A £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 25 June 2025 On Time
Accounts and TAR 31 August 2024 25 June 2025 On Time Download Open in new window
Annual return 31 August 2023 29 June 2024 On Time
Accounts and TAR 31 August 2023 29 June 2024 On Time Download Open in new window
Annual return 31 August 2022 31 May 2023 On Time
Accounts and TAR 31 August 2022 31 May 2023 On Time Download Open in new window
Annual return 31 August 2021 19 June 2022 On Time
Accounts and TAR 31 August 2021 19 June 2022 On Time Download Open in new window
Annual return 31 August 2020 08 May 2021 On Time
Accounts and TAR 31 August 2020 08 May 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)

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:
The Circuit Office
Trinity Methodist Church
Brentgovel Street
Bury St Edmunds
IP33 1EB
Phone:
01284731082
Email:
circuit.admin@hotmail.com
Website:

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