BATH METHODIST CHURCH

Charity number: 1134062
Charity reporting is up to date (on time)

Charity overview

Activities - how the charity spends its money

Holding regular acts of public worship. Providing pastoral care for members of our community. Provision of activities to support need in the community. Letting premises for community organisations. Supporting other charities with finance and prayer in accordance with christian values to promote christian mission and by addressing poverty and social need in both UK and the World.

Income and expenditure

Data for financial year ending 31 August 2024

Total income: £232,028
Total expenditure: £230,431

People

21 Trustee(s)

47 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

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:
  • Provides Buildings/facilities/open Space
  • Other Charitable Activities
Where the charity operates:
  • Bath And North East Somerset

Governance

Registration history:
  • 04 February 2010: Previously excepted registration
Organisation type:
Previously excepted
Other names:
  • Nexus Methodist Church; Beechencliff Methodist Church; Horizon Methodist Church; Weston Methodist Church (Working name)
  • NEXUS WALCOT; NEXUS CLAREMONT (Working name)
  • NEXUS METHODIST CHURCH (Previous name)
Gift aid:
Not recognised by HMRC for gift aid
Other regulators:
No information available
Policies:
  • Complaints handling
  • Complaints policy and procedures
  • Financial reserves policy and procedures
  • Internal charity financial controls policy and procedures
  • Investing charity funds policy and procedures
  • Risk management
  • Safeguarding policy and procedures
  • Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries
  • Trustee conflicts of interest policy and procedures
  • Volunteer management
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

21 Trustee(s)

Name Role Date of appointment Other trusteeships Reporting status of other trusteeships
Rev Philip Turner Trustee 01 September 2025
None on record
Rupert Kaye Trustee 26 March 2025
CHELTENHAM CHRISTIAN ARTS
Received: On time
NORTH EAST SOMERSET & BATH METHODIST CIRCUIT
Received: On time
Deacon Elizabeth Harfleet Trustee 01 September 2024
NORTH EAST SOMERSET & BATH METHODIST CIRCUIT
Received: On time
Rev David William Musgrave Trustee 10 October 2022
NORTH EAST SOMERSET & BATH METHODIST CIRCUIT
Received: On time
Steven Richard Barratt Trustee 01 September 2022
None on record
Julia Mary Barratt Trustee 01 September 2022
None on record
Allan David Bain Trustee 01 September 2022
NORTH EAST SOMERSET & BATH METHODIST CIRCUIT
Received: On time
David Sidney Pendle Trustee 01 September 2022
None on record
Elizabeth Anne Allen Trustee 01 September 2022
None on record
Michael Everett Priscott Trustee 01 September 2022
None on record
Rev Simon Topping Trustee 01 September 2021
NORTH EAST SOMERSET & BATH METHODIST CIRCUIT
Received: On time
MIDSOMER NORTON METHODIST CHURCH
Received: On time
Elizabeth Joyce Kenyon Trustee 01 September 2021
None on record
Patricia Mills Trustee 12 October 2016
None on record
Greville St John Mills Trustee 07 November 2013
None on record
Claire Phillips Trustee 12 November 2012
None on record
MR BEN SYKES Trustee 28 November 2011
None on record
PETER ANTHONY KEEVILL Trustee 28 November 2011
NORTH EAST SOMERSET & BATH METHODIST CIRCUIT
Received: On time
Sharon Rose Keevill Trustee 30 May 2011
None on record
Trevor Owen Purches Trustee
NORTH EAST SOMERSET & BATH METHODIST CIRCUIT
Received: On time
MRS M G ESSAM Trustee
None on record
Hazel Christine Roch 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 £107.87k £95.91k £194.02k £201.59k £232.03k
Total expenditure £93.14k £113.72k £179.70k £198.21k £230.43k
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 2024 08 May 2025 On time
Accounts and TAR 31 August 2024 08 May 2025 On time Download Open in new window
Annual return 31 August 2023 24 April 2024 On time
Accounts and TAR 31 August 2023 24 April 2024 On time Download Open in new window
Annual return 31 August 2022 23 March 2023 On time
Accounts and TAR 31 August 2022 23 March 2023 On time Download Open in new window
Annual return 31 August 2021 18 April 2022 On time
Accounts and TAR 31 August 2021 18 April 2022 On time Download Open in new window
Annual return 31 August 2020 19 January 2021 On time
Accounts and TAR 31 August 2020 19 January 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) as amended on 28 Jun 2022

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:
Bath Methodist Church
Nelson Place East
BATH
BA1 5DA
Phone:
01225 461509
Email:
admin@bathmethodists.org.uk
Website:

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