SHROPSHIRE & MARCHES METHODIST CIRCUIT

Charity Number: 1139091
Charity reporting is up to date (on time)

Charity overview

Activities - how the charity spends its money

The Circuit exists to encourage and support the ministry/mission of all the churches in its care. The Circuit will seek to provide resources to enable the identification, training and support of leaders and preachers, while encouraging every member to be engaged in the mission priorities of the local congregation.

Income and expenditure

Data for financial year ending 31 August 2024

Charitable expenditure

Charitable expenditure

Some charities generate all, or a substantial part, of their income from investments which may have been donated to the charity as endowment or set aside by the charity from its own resources in the past. Such investments usually take the form of stocks and shares but may include other assets, such as property, that are capable of generating income and/or capital growth.

In managing their spending and investments charities need to strike a balance between the needs of future and current beneficiaries. They also need to take account of spending commitments that may stretch over a number of future years. To do this, charities will normally adopt an investment strategy designed to generate both income and capital growth. To maximise returns trustees may commit to investment strategies for several years.

Investments can experience large swings in value so trustees may, in a particular year, decide to realise and spend part of their charity’s capital or to invest part of its income.

By clicking the investment gains checkbox the charitable spending bar is adjusted to take account of capital growth as well as income. This shows the balance the charity is striking, between spending on current beneficiaries and retaining resources for future beneficiaries.

Fundraising

No information available

Trading

This charity does not have any trading subsidiaries.

Trustee payments

One or more trustees receive payments or benefits from the charity for providing services to 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:
  • Herefordshire
  • Powys
  • Shropshire
  • Worcestershire

Governance

Registration history:
  • 18 November 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:
  • Conflicting interests
  • Financial reserves policy and procedures
  • Internal charity financial controls policy and procedures
  • Paying staff
  • Risk management
  • Safeguarding policy and procedures
  • Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries
  • 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

100 Trustee(s)

Name Role Date of appointment Other trusteeships Reporting status of other trusteeships
RICHARD HALL Chair 03 September 2013
None on record
Rosemary Chrimes Trustee 20 March 2025
None on record
Ken Jackson Trustee 10 February 2025
None on record
Phillip John Purcell Trustee 17 December 2024
None on record
EDITH JOYCE EVANS Trustee 11 September 2024
BITTERLEY VILLAGE HALL
Received: On time
LUDLOW METHODIST CHURCH
Received: On time
Rev Philip Summers Trustee 31 August 2024
None on record
ANN THREADGOLD Trustee 30 August 2024
None on record
Judith Vaughan Trustee 28 July 2024
SHREWSBURY CANTATA CHOIR
Received: On time
Jean Birch Trustee 30 January 2024
None on record
Rev Denise Hargreaves Trustee 01 September 2023
None on record
Jean Williams Trustee 18 July 2023
None on record
Susan Lammie Trustee 18 July 2023
None on record
Olwen Weller Trustee 18 July 2023
None on record
Joyce Williams Trustee 18 July 2023
None on record
Cherry Hayward Trustee 18 July 2023
None on record
JUDITH SCHOFIELD Trustee 18 July 2023
OSWESTRY METHODIST CHURCH
Received: On time
Heather Shepherd Trustee 18 July 2023
None on record
Nicholas Heard Trustee 18 July 2023
None on record
Susan Heard Trustee 18 July 2023
None on record
Zena Heyes Trustee 18 July 2023
None on record
Susan Taylor Trustee 18 July 2023
None on record
David Smith Trustee 24 May 2023
None on record
Victoria Leighton Trustee 08 March 2023
None on record
Rev Sheila Macinally Trustee 31 January 2023
None on record
Sharon O'Connell Trustee 29 November 2022
None on record
Ruth Maskell Trustee 02 November 2022
None on record
Beryl Snow Trustee 10 September 2022
None on record
Norman John Brightwell Trustee 05 September 2022
None on record
Stephen Thomas Trustee 22 April 2022
None on record
Vivienne Thomas Trustee 10 April 2022
None on record
Evelyn Pritchard Trustee 08 March 2022
None on record
Rev Paul Arnold Trustee 01 September 2021
None on record
Rosalyn Harrison-Koring Trustee 19 July 2021
None on record
Margaret Wright Trustee 31 December 2020
None on record
Paul Burnham Trustee 17 November 2020
None on record
Rev George Heinz Trustee 01 September 2020
None on record
Lynne Bradley Trustee 17 August 2020
None on record
Deacon Carys Woodley Trustee 01 September 2019
None on record
Rev Julia Skitt Trustee 01 September 2019
None on record
Linda Gilbride Trustee 14 May 2019
None on record
Elizabeth Margaret Wright Trustee 30 November 2018
None on record
Keith Edlington Mr Trustee 26 November 2018
OSWESTRY METHODIST CHURCH
Received: On time
Rev Neil Richardson Trustee 14 November 2018
None on record
Barbara Wise Trustee 31 October 2018
None on record
Joanne Patricia Gibbon Trustee 23 March 2018
None on record
Linda Moores Trustee 01 November 2017
None on record
Rev Shalome MacNeill Cooper Trustee 11 September 2017
None on record
Barbara Hallworth Trustee 01 September 2017
None on record
Andrew David Dutton Trustee 11 November 2016
None on record
Lesley Marion Pitchford Trustee 31 August 2016
None on record
GILLIAN ANN CARTWRIGHT Trustee 31 August 2016
None on record
Davies, Mrs Anne Trustee 23 August 2016
None on record
Wilford, Mrs Brenda Trustee 23 August 2016
WESTON RHYN FREE CHURCHES BURIAL GROUND
Received: On time
CHRISTOPHER PAUL JENNINGS Trustee 17 August 2016
None on record
Valerie Jean Littlehales Trustee 12 August 2016
None on record
Elizabeth Ruth Knight Trustee 12 August 2016
None on record
Valerie Sheehy Trustee 12 August 2016
None on record
VALERIE ANNE KNOWLES Trustee 12 August 2016
None on record
Margaret Cecilia Turner Trustee 12 August 2016
None on record
Mrs Jen Bache Trustee 12 August 2016
None on record
LYNNE PATRICIA OWENS Trustee 12 August 2016
None on record
MRS Jean Dorsett Trustee 12 August 2016
None on record
David Barnard Gwatkin Trustee 12 August 2016
None on record
Amanda Claire Cockayne Trustee 12 August 2016
None on record
Michael Knight Trustee 12 August 2016
None on record
Marian Rees Trustee 12 August 2016
None on record
John Blanchard Trustee 12 August 2016
None on record
Sylvia Mary Jones Trustee 12 August 2016
None on record
Sally Elisabeth Williams Trustee 12 August 2016
None on record
Elizabeth Ann Lewis Trustee 26 January 2016
None on record
Patricia Ann Edwards Trustee 27 November 2015
None on record
Claire Evans Trustee 01 September 2015
None on record
Christopher Kennett Trustee 06 March 2015
None on record
Christine Faulkner Trustee 17 September 2014
None on record
Jean Gwatkin Trustee 17 September 2014
None on record
BARRY ROBERTS Trustee 15 March 2012
None on record
PATRICIA MORRISON Trustee 08 November 2011
None on record
PAUL JOHNSON Trustee 26 October 2011
THE ROBERT HILL AND NOBLE STREET CHARITY
Received: On time
DORIS ROBERTS Trustee 26 October 2011
FRIENDS OF BISHOP'S CASTLE COMMUNITY CARE HOME AND HOSPITAL
Received: On time
DILYS JONES Trustee 12 October 2011
None on record
Rev WILLIAM HUBAND MA Trustee 01 September 2010
None on record
David Ernest Eccleshall Trustee 01 September 2010
None on record
SANDRA MARY LEWIS Trustee
None on record
MICHAEL JOHN HALLWORTH Trustee
None on record
ROSEMARY YVONNE KILLICK Trustee
None on record
Davies, Mrs Dorothy Trustee
None on record
MISS SUE MATHEWS Trustee
None on record
HENRY ERNEST GEORGE WHITE Trustee
None on record
Rev FRANCES CAROLINE BISEKER Trustee
None on record
Rev DONALD ALFRED PICKARD Trustee
None on record
HELEN HAWTHORNE SALMON Trustee
None on record
PHILIP WILLIAM HARMER BSC MRSC Trustee
None on record
HEATHER GILLIAN PRICE Trustee
GALLOWS BANK MILLENNIUM GREEN TRUST
Received: On time
LUDLOW METHODIST CHURCH
Received: On time
CATHERINE MARY PRITCHARD Trustee
LUDLOW METHODIST CHURCH
Received: On time
ADRIAN JOHN WILLIAMS Trustee
LUDLOW METHODIST CHURCH
Received: On time
MRS HEATHER MARGARET HOLT Trustee
None on record
Dutton Mr David C Trustee
None on record
JOHN BARNARD GWATKIN Trustee
None on record
Chesworth, Revd Jonathan R Trustee
None on record
MARGARET OLWEN WOOD 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 £1.10m £673.35k £845.63k £866.71k £1.63m
Total expenditure £838.05k £763.11k £758.55k £824.07k £1.07m
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 £500.72k £591.44k £483.01k £484.42k £455.85k
Income - Other trading activities £0 £0 £0 £0 £0
Income - Charitable activities £0 £0 £0 £0 £0
Income - Endowments £0 £0 £0 £0 £0
Income - Investment £23.79k £17.96k £20.07k £54.56k £64.13k
Income - Other £571.02k £63.96k £342.55k £327.74k £1.11m
Income - Legacies £0 £0 £0 £0 £0
Expenditure - Charitable activities £838.05k £763.11k £758.55k £824.07k £1.07m
Expenditure - Raising funds £0 £0 £0 £0 £0
Expenditure - Governance £5.00k £5.00k £5.34k £5.70k £6.00k
Expenditure - Grants institution £227.92k £74.76k £95.01k £131.88k £367.35k
Expenditure - Investment management £0 £0 £0 £0 £0
Expenditure - Other £0 £0 £0 £0 £0

Assets and liabilities

Definitions for assets and liabilities
Own use assets

These are assets, other than investments, which are held for more than 12 months and used to run and administer the charity such as buildings, offices, exhibits and fixtures and fittings.

Long term Investments

Investments are assets held by the charity with the sole aim of generating income which will be used for their charitable purposes such as deposit accounts, shares, rental property and unit trusts.
Investment assets are re-valued every year and included in the balance sheet at their current market value.
Long term investments are held for more than 12 months.

Other assets

These are assets held generally for less than 12 months such as cash and bank balances, debtors, investments to be sold within the coming year and trading stock.

Defined benefit pension scheme asset or liability

This is a surplus or deficit in any defined benefit pension scheme operated and represents a potential long-term asset or liability.

Total liabilities

These are all the amounts owed by the charity at the balance sheet date to third parties such as bills due but not yet paid, bank overdrafts and loans and mortgages.

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Asset / Liability 31/08/2020 31/08/2021 31/08/2022 31/08/2023 31/08/2024
Own use assets £2.44m £2.74m £2.76m £2.81m £1.91m
Long-term investments £36.40k £52.11k £41.85k £35.83k £24.70k
Other assets £1.35m £1.12m £1.44m £1.75m £2.46m
Defined benefit pension scheme asset or liability £0 £0 £0 £0 £0
Total liabilities £113.54k £103.76k £104.61k £96.43k £146.03k

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 23 January 2025 On Time
Accounts and TAR 31 August 2024 23 January 2025 On Time Download Open in new window
Annual return 31 August 2023 08 January 2024 On Time
Accounts and TAR 31 August 2023 08 January 2024 On Time Download Open in new window
Annual return 31 August 2022 06 March 2023 On Time
Accounts and TAR 31 August 2022 06 March 2023 On Time Download Open in new window
Annual return 31 August 2021 25 May 2022 On Time
Accounts and TAR 31 August 2021 25 May 2022 On Time Download Open in new window
Annual return 31 August 2020 01 January 2021 On Time
Accounts and TAR 31 August 2020 01 January 2021 On Time Download Open in new window
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Contact information

Address:
THE METHODIST CENTRE
LANSDOWNE ROAD
BAYSTON HILL
SHREWSBURY
SY3 0HZ
Phone:
01743 874923