NORTH STAFFORDSHIRE METHODIST CIRCUIT

Charity number: 1130810
Charity reporting is up to date (on time)

Charity overview

Activities - how the charity spends its money

North Staffordshire Circuit administers the overall affairs of ten local Methodist churches: (a) The ministerial oversight and pastoral care of the churches; (b) The support of a ministry team of three presbyteral ministers; (c) The maintenance of four Circuit manses.

Income and expenditure

Data for financial year ending 31 August 2023

Total income: £244,390
Total expenditure: £256,792

People

34 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:
  • Children/young People
  • Elderly/old People
  • The General Public/mankind
How the charity helps:
  • Makes Grants To Organisations
  • Provides Buildings/facilities/open Space
  • Other Charitable Activities
Where the charity operates:
  • Staffordshire

Governance

Registration history:
  • 28 July 2009: Previously excepted registration
Organisation type:
Previously excepted
Other names:
  • NEWCASTLE (STAFFS) CIRCUIT (Previous name)
  • NORTH STAFFORDSHIRE CIRCUIT (Previous name)
  • THE METHODIST CHURCH - NEWCASTLE (STAFFS) CIRCUIT (Previous name)
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
  • 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
  • Paying staff
  • 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

34 Trustee(s)

Name Role Date of appointment Other trusteeships Reporting status of other trusteeships
Rev Elizabeth Jane Singleton Chair 01 September 2021
WOLSTANTON METHODIST CHURCH
Received: 236 days late
AVRIL DENISE POYNER Trustee 19 February 2025
WOLSTANTON METHODIST CHURCH
Received: 236 days late
Linda Johnson Trustee 16 February 2025
None on record
Derrick John Collins BSc MSc Trustee 03 October 2024
None on record
Valerie Bayley Trustee 02 October 2024
None on record
Elizabeth Anne Amphlett Trustee 25 September 2024
None on record
Rev Derick Chambers FCIB BA MA Trustee 25 September 2024
None on record
Rev James Pritchard Trustee 01 September 2024
None on record
Paul Kenneth Dyche Trustee 14 February 2024
None on record
Rev Kenneth Allan Strachan MA, BD Trustee 02 October 2022
None on record
Donald Arthur Holford Trustee 14 September 2022
None on record
Donna Dodd Trustee 10 March 2021
None on record
Julie Rachel Goodson Trustee 30 July 2019
None on record
Thelma Ann Twigg MBE Trustee 11 March 2019
None on record
Amanda McMillan Trustee 21 February 2019
None on record
Anthony James Leech HND Trustee 14 November 2018
None on record
Rev Joy Ruth Ventom BA Hons Trustee 12 September 2018
None on record
PHILIP JOHN HARRISON Trustee 23 August 2017
None on record
KAREN MICHELE BARNETT Trustee 07 September 2016
None on record
Elizabeth Glover Trustee 07 September 2016
WOLSTANTON METHODIST CHURCH
Received: 236 days late
NEWCASTLE WEEKLY BLIND SOCIAL CLUB
Received: On time
DOROTHY MAY EDGELEY Trustee 18 March 2015
None on record
ALEXANDER PULLIN Trustee 17 March 2015
None on record
REX HENSHALL DOWNING Trustee 31 March 2014
None on record
ROBERT ALCOCK Trustee 24 February 2014
MIDLANDS ILEOSTOMY ASSOCIATION
Received: On time
NORTH MIDLANDS IA
Received: On time
STEPHEN BRIAN SHARE Trustee 21 March 2012
None on record
SHEILA HEAP Trustee 09 March 2012
None on record
JOHN GLOVER ACII Trustee 09 March 2012
NEWCASTLE WEEKLY BLIND SOCIAL CLUB
Received: On time
Elizabeth Shannon Trustee 09 March 2012
WOLSTANTON METHODIST CHURCH
Received: 236 days late
PHILIP HODGES Trustee 09 March 2012
None on record
DAVID ANTHONY ROWLEY Trustee 09 March 2012
None on record
ROSE LORRAINE VERNON Trustee
None on record
MICHAEL DAVID STEVENSON Trustee
None on record
MICHAEL SHUFFLEBOTHAM Trustee
None on record
REBECCA FRANCES JONES 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 £252.80k £200.54k £206.37k £206.37k £244.39k
Total expenditure £286.78k £245.13k £257.14k £257.14k £256.79k
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 29 May 2024 On Time
Accounts and TAR 31 August 2023 29 May 2024 On Time Download Open in new window
Annual return 31 August 2022 19 March 2023 On Time
Accounts and TAR 31 August 2022 19 March 2023 On Time Download Open in new window
Annual return 31 August 2021 02 January 2022 On Time
Accounts and TAR 31 August 2021 02 January 2022 On Time Download Open in new window
Annual return 31 August 2020 31 March 2021 On Time
Accounts and TAR 31 August 2020 31 March 2021 On Time Download Open in new window
Annual return 31 August 2019 11 May 2020 On Time
Accounts and TAR 31 August 2019 11 May 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 subsiduary 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:
St Luke's Methodist Church
Severn Drive
Clayton
Newcastle-under-Lyme
Staffordshire
ST5 4BH
Phone:
01782 612648
Email:
finance1122@hotmail.com
Website:

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