BRIGHTON AND HOVE METHODIST CIRCUIT.

Charity Number: 1134137
Charity reporting is up to date (on time)

Charity overview

Activities - how the charity spends its money

Pastoral care of church congregations; charitable support to many organisations such as children's charities, local hospice for care of terminally ill, support for refugees and asylum seekers.

Income and expenditure

Data for financial year ending 31 August 2024

Total income: £209,689
Total expenditure: £239,275

People

23 Trustee(s)

250 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:
  • General Charitable Purposes
  • Religious Activities
  • Other Charitable Purposes
Who the charity helps:
  • The General Public/mankind
How the charity helps:
  • Other Charitable Activities
Where the charity operates:
  • Brighton And Hove

Governance

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

No other names

Gift aid:
Not recognised by HMRC for gift aid
Other regulators:
No information available
Policies:
  • Complaints handling
  • Conflicting interests
  • Investment
  • Paying staff
  • Risk management
  • Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries
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

23 Trustee(s)

Name Role Date of appointment Other trusteeships Reporting status of other trusteeships
Rev ANDREW LOWE Chair 01 September 2015
DORSET GARDENS METHODIST CHURCH
Received: On time
HOVE METHODIST CHURCH
Received: On time
Peter Farley Trustee 18 September 2023
HOVE METHODIST CHURCH
Received: On time
STELLA GODDARD Trustee 19 September 2019
HOVE METHODIST CHURCH
Received: On time
ROSEMARY CUTHBERT Trustee 01 September 2017
None on record
MARIAN CLARE HAMMOND Trustee 01 September 2016
None on record
ROBERT ANDREW PATCHING Trustee 01 September 2016
None on record
CATHERINE ELLEN ODD HAYWARD Trustee 01 September 2016
None on record
RICHARD FLETCHER Trustee 01 September 2015
None on record
Jonathan Digby Gravestock MA VetMB Trustee 01 September 2014
HOVE METHODIST CHURCH
Received: On time
KAY VIRGINIA HARWOOD Trustee
None on record
Rev CYNTHIA PARK Trustee
None on record
MARGARET TAYLOR Trustee
None on record
BEULAH SABINA CELESTINE FLETCHER B.ED M.ED Trustee
None on record
TERRY HAMMOND Trustee
None on record
ANN ELISABETH COLLINS Trustee
None on record
ERNEST ROYLE JONES Trustee
None on record
GEOFFREY HARRINGTON Trustee
None on record
JENNIFER STEVENS Trustee
None on record
MICHAEL ROBERT HICKMAN B.ED Trustee
DORSET GARDENS METHODIST CHURCH
Received: On time
Rev HEATHER ALISON LEAKE DATE BSC,MSC Trustee
DORSET GARDENS METHODIST CHURCH
Received: On time
KENNETH SMITH Trustee
DORSET GARDENS METHODIST CHURCH
Received: On time
THE KETTNER SOCIETY
Received: On time
JOAN HOPKINS Trustee
HOVE METHODIST CHURCH
Received: On time
MARGARET SYMES Trustee
HOVE METHODIST CHURCH
Received: On time

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 £187.07k £173.63k £159.99k £159.65k £209.69k
Total expenditure £210.33k £180.19k £232.18k £205.65k £239.28k
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 27 June 2025 On Time
Accounts and TAR 31 August 2024 27 June 2025 On Time Download Open in new window
Annual return 31 August 2023 26 June 2024 On Time
Accounts and TAR 31 August 2023 26 June 2024 On Time Download Open in new window
Annual return 31 August 2022 28 June 2023 On Time
Accounts and TAR 31 August 2022 28 June 2023 On Time Download Open in new window
Annual return 31 August 2021 29 June 2022 On Time
Accounts and TAR 31 August 2021 29 June 2022 On Time Download Open in new window
Annual return 31 August 2020 01 July 2021 1 days late
Accounts and TAR 31 August 2020 01 July 2021 1 days late 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.

METHODIST CHURCH ACT (1939), METHODIST CHURCH FUNDS ACT (1960) AND DEED OF UNION (1932)

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:
The Circuit Office
c/o Hove Methodist Church
Portland Road
HOVE
East Sussex
Phone:
01273324600
Email:
office@hovemethodistchurch.co.uk
Website:

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