LICHFIELD METHODIST CHURCH

Charity Number: 1134083
Charity reporting is up to date (on time)

Charity overview

Activities - how the charity spends its money

The Church is part of a quarterly preaching plan (produced by the Circuit of which Lichfield Methodist Church is part) which ensures regular acts of worship take place - open free of charge to anyone who wishes to attend. The Church runs a coffee shop, fellowship groups and a youth club - also open to everyone. The trustees have had regard to Charity Commission's guidance on public benefit

Income and expenditure

Data for financial year ending 31 August 2023

Total income: £176,146
Total expenditure: £169,232

People

32 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:
  • Religious Activities
Who the charity helps:
  • The General Public/mankind
How the charity helps:
  • Provides Buildings/facilities/open Space
  • Other Charitable Activities
Where the charity operates:
  • Staffordshire
  • Warwickshire

Governance

Registration history:
  • 04 February 2010: Previously excepted registration
Organisation type:
Previously excepted
Other names:

No other names

Gift aid:
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
  • 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
  • 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

32 Trustee(s)

Name Role Date of appointment Other trusteeships Reporting status of other trusteeships
Rev Joanna Thornton Chair 01 September 2024
TAMWORTH AND LICHFIELD METHODIST CIRCUIT
Received: On time
Dr DAVID CHARLES MICHAEL BARTON Trustee 26 February 2025
LICHFIELD FESTIVAL OF MUSIC ASSOCIATION
Received: On time
HOWARD WILLIS Trustee 26 February 2025
TAMWORTH AND LICHFIELD METHODIST CIRCUIT
Received: On time
SUSAN PATRICIA COLEY Trustee 26 February 2025
None on record
ANNE WESTOBY Trustee 23 October 2024
TAMWORTH AND LICHFIELD METHODIST CIRCUIT
Received: On time
MARK RICHARD HAMBLY Trustee 23 October 2024
None on record
DAVID SHAW Trustee 09 June 2024
None on record
JENNIFER ANN YATES Trustee 09 June 2024
None on record
David Keith WATTERSON Trustee 09 June 2024
None on record
ANTHEA JOAN HOCKNEY Trustee 09 June 2024
TAMWORTH AND LICHFIELD METHODIST CIRCUIT
Received: On time
JONATHAN MARK WOOLF Trustee 09 June 2024
LICHFIELD AND DISTRICT TALKING NEWSPAPER ASSOCIATION
Received: On time
ANDREW JAMES PHILIP POOLE Trustee 09 June 2024
None on record
Rev Susan Smith Trustee 09 June 2024
None on record
CATHERINE ACKROYD Trustee 09 June 2024
None on record
JANE PARKER Trustee 09 June 2024
None on record
ELLEN CLAIRE GIBBON Trustee 09 June 2024
None on record
SALLY HOGAN Trustee 09 June 2024
None on record
CAROLE MARY HICKS Trustee 09 June 2024
None on record
SUSAN ELLEN HAMBLY Trustee 09 June 2024
None on record
Rev Kenneth Graham Howcroft Trustee 09 June 2024
LICHFIELD FESTIVAL OF MUSIC ASSOCIATION
Received: On time
CHRISTINE ANN HAYES Trustee 09 June 2024
None on record
BARBARA ANN BARKER Trustee 09 June 2024
None on record
ANNETTE PHILLIPS Trustee 09 June 2024
TAMWORTH AND LICHFIELD METHODIST CIRCUIT
Received: On time
ANNE WARDEN BROWN Trustee 09 June 2024
TAMWORTH AND LICHFIELD METHODIST CIRCUIT
Received: On time
NIGEL BRIAN HARDING Trustee 09 June 2024
TAMWORTH AND LICHFIELD METHODIST CIRCUIT
Received: On time
CHRISTINE MCDERMOTT Trustee 09 June 2024
TAMWORTH AND LICHFIELD METHODIST CIRCUIT
Received: On time
PAUL MCDERMOTT BSC Trustee 09 October 2023
TAMWORTH AND LICHFIELD METHODIST CIRCUIT
Received: On time
ALISON JANE STATHAM Trustee 08 February 2023
THE STATHAM FAMILY CHARITABLE TRUST
Received: On time
TAMWORTH AND LICHFIELD METHODIST CIRCUIT
Received: On time
MATTHEW WILLIAM BATES Trustee 08 February 2023
None on record
RICHARD COLEMAN Trustee 08 February 2023
None on record
GILLIAN MARGARET WOOLF Trustee 08 February 2023
None on record
JOHN YATES Trustee 08 February 2023
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 £200.12k £175.45k £139.61k £156.55k £176.15k
Total expenditure £201.69k £139.05k £157.16k £146.32k £169.23k
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 17 June 2024 On Time
Accounts and TAR 31 August 2023 17 June 2024 On Time Download Open in new window
Annual return 31 August 2022 26 June 2023 On Time
Accounts and TAR 31 August 2022 26 June 2023 On Time Download Open in new window
Annual return 31 August 2021 27 June 2022 On Time
Accounts and TAR 31 August 2021 27 June 2022 On Time Download Open in new window
Annual return 31 August 2020 06 June 2021 On Time
Accounts and TAR 31 August 2020 06 June 2021 On Time Download Open in new window
Annual return 31 August 2019 24 May 2020 On Time
Accounts and TAR 31 August 2019 24 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:
93 ST. MICHAEL ROAD
LICHFIELD
WS13 6SN
Phone:
01543262368
Email:
churchoffice.tamlich@gmail.com
Website:

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