THE METHODIST CHURCH - CHESTER AND STOKE-ON-TRENT DISTRICT
Charity overview
Activities - how the charity spends its money
The provision of public acts of worship and sacred space for prayer. The teaching of Christianity through sermons, courses, special events and small groups. The resourcing, encouragement and disciplining of Methodist work in the District. Promoting an interest in the work and influence of Primitive Methodism. Providing public access to Christian books and worship materials.
Income and expenditure
Data for financial year ending 31 August 2023
Total income:
£1,240,704
| Donations and legacies | £1.20m | |
| Charitable activities | £0 | |
| Other trading activities | £0 | |
| Investments | £36.95k | |
| Other | £0 |
Total expenditure:
£1,181,348
| Raising funds | £2.67k | |
| Charitable activities | £1.18m | |
| Other | £0 |
£0 investments gains (losses)
Charitable expenditure
Charitable expenditure with investment gains
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.
| Raising funds and other expenditure | £2.67k | |
| Charitable expenditure | £1.18m | |
| Retained for future use | £59.36k |
People
18 Employee(s)
18 Trustee(s)
Employees with total benefits over £60,000
No employees have total benefits over £60k for this charityFundraising
Trading
Trustee payments
What, who, how, where
- Religious Activities
- The General Public/mankind
- Makes Grants To Organisations
- Provides Services
- Acts As An Umbrella Or Resource Body
- Cheshire East
- Cheshire West & Chester
- Halton
- Shropshire
- Staffordshire
- Stoke-on-trent City
Governance
- 21 October 2009: Previously excepted registration
No other names
- Bullying and harassment 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
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
18 Trustee(s)
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| Jane Ratcliffe | Trustee | 01 September 2022 |
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| AMY WYATT | Trustee | 01 September 2022 |
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| DANIEL KEEN | Trustee | 01 September 2022 |
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| CAROLYN LAWRENCE | Trustee | 01 September 2022 |
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| Rev DAVID WILLIS | Trustee | 01 September 2022 |
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| Rev ELIZABETH SINGLETON | Trustee | 01 September 2022 |
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| Rev Kathryn Stephens | Trustee | 01 September 2021 |
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| Rev ROBERT HILTON | Trustee | 01 September 2021 |
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| Rev YVONNE PEARSON | Trustee | 01 September 2021 |
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| David John Pickles | Trustee | 01 September 2019 |
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| Rev Helen Ruth Kirk | Trustee | 01 September 2019 |
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| Rev Timothy Paul Simms | Trustee | 01 September 2019 |
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| Rev Peter Hancock | Trustee | 01 September 2018 |
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| SALLY GRAHAM | Trustee | 01 September 2017 |
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| Glenn Gerald Parkes | Trustee | 01 September 2017 |
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| VALERIE ANN MAYERS | Trustee | 01 September 2016 |
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| Ian Christopher White | Trustee | 19 October 2012 |
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| REV PATRICIA ANN BILLSBORROW | Trustee | 26 July 2011 |
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Financial history
Financial period end date
| Income / Expenditure | 31/08/2019 | 31/08/2020 | 31/08/2021 | 31/08/2022 | 31/08/2023 | ||
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Total gross income | £978.28k | £1.01m | £1.59m | £1.15m | £1.24m | |
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Total expenditure | £1.25m | £915.57k | £988.97k | £1.10m | £1.18m | |
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Income from government contracts | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | |
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Income from government grants | N/A | N/A | N/A | £19.92k | N/A | |
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Income - Donations and legacies | £736.47k | £997.84k | £1.50m | £1.09m | £1.20m | |
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Income - Other trading activities | £227.34k | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 | |
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Income - Charitable activities | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 | |
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Income - Endowments | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 | |
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Income - Investment | £14.47k | £7.73k | £25.56k | £40.84k | £36.95k | |
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Income - Other | £0 | £0 | £57.18k | £19.92k | £0 | |
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Income - Legacies | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 | |
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Expenditure - Charitable activities | £1.25m | £915.05k | £988.40k | £1.10m | £1.18m | |
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Expenditure - Raising funds | £629 | £519 | £577 | £2.37k | £2.67k | |
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Expenditure - Governance | £2.77k | £0 | £0 | £1.78k | £1.75k | |
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Expenditure - Grants institution | £472.07k | £0 | £0 | £696.75k | £733.66k | |
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Expenditure - Investment management | £629 | £0 | £0 | £2.37k | £2.67k | |
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Expenditure - Other | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 |
Assets and liabilities
Definitions for assets and liabilities
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 InvestmentsInvestments 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.
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 liabilityThis is a surplus or deficit in any defined benefit pension scheme operated and represents a potential long-term asset or liability.
Total liabilitiesThese 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.
| Asset / Liability | 31/08/2019 | 31/08/2020 | 31/08/2021 | 31/08/2022 | 31/08/2023 | ||
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Own use assets | £519.52k | £518.97k | £1.05m | £517.91k | £517.69k | |
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Long-term investments | £0 | £0 | £0 | £439.07k | £384.83k | |
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Other assets | £590.33k | £632.30k | £747.14k | £856.02k | £957.53k | |
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Defined benefit pension scheme asset or liability | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 | |
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Total liabilities | £8.24k | £14.18k | £6.06k | £9.64k | £11.58k |
Accounts and annual returns
| Title | Reporting year | Date received | Received | Download |
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| Annual return | 31 August 2023 | 12 August 2024 | 43 days late | |
| Accounts and TAR | 31 August 2023 | 12 August 2024 | 43 days late | Download Open in new window |
| Annual return | 31 August 2022 | 09 August 2024 | 406 days late | |
| Accounts and TAR | 31 August 2022 | 09 August 2024 | 406 days late | Download Open in new window |
| Annual return | 31 August 2021 | 29 March 2023 | 272 days late | |
| Accounts and TAR | 31 August 2021 | 21 September 2022 | 83 days late | Download Open in new window |
| Annual return | 31 August 2020 | 25 June 2021 | On Time | |
| Accounts and TAR | 31 August 2020 | 22 June 2021 | On Time | Download Open in new window |
| Annual return | 31 August 2019 | 29 June 2020 | On Time | |
| Accounts and TAR | 31 August 2019 | 23 June 2020 | On Time | Download Open in new window |