THE METHODIST CHURCH, WEST OXFORDSHIRE CIRCUIT

Charity Number: 1134159
Charity reporting is up to date (on time)

Charity overview

Activities - how the charity spends its money

Act as an umbrella for the local churches within the Circuit. Provision of services for them, eg preparation of preaching plan, organisation of pastoral care within the communities covered, organisation of events, etc.

Income and expenditure

Data for financial year ending 31 August 2023

Total income: £297,855
Total expenditure: £454,459

People

49 Trustee(s)

10 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 another benefit.

What, who, how, where

What the charity does:
  • Religious Activities
Who the charity helps:
  • The General Public/mankind
How the charity helps:
  • Acts As An Umbrella Or Resource Body
Where the charity operates:
  • Oxfordshire

Governance

Registration history:
  • 05 February 2010: Previously excepted registration
Organisation type:
Previously excepted
Other names:
  • THE METHODIST CHURCH, WITNEY AND FARINGDON CIRCUIT (Working name)
  • WEST OXFORDSHIRE METHODIST CIRCUIT (Working name)
  • WEST OXFORDSHIRE METHODISTS (Working name)
  • WITNEY AND FARINGDON METHODIST CIRCUIT (Working name)
  • THE METHODIST CHURCH, WITNEY AND FARINGDON CIRCUIT (Previous name)
Gift aid:
Not recognised by HMRC for gift aid
Other regulators:
No information available
Policies:
  • 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

49 Trustee(s)

Name Role Date of appointment Other trusteeships Reporting status of other trusteeships
Rev Andrew Paul Biggs BEd MSc Chair 01 September 2022
None on record
Sylvia Pauline Bareham Trustee 01 September 2024
None on record
Mary Henderson McDougall Trustee 01 September 2024
None on record
Rev Susan Nerissa Jacobs Trustee 01 September 2024
None on record
Bruce Anderson Trustee 01 September 2024
None on record
Helen Joyce Blight Trustee 01 September 2024
None on record
Alan Robert Souch Trustee 12 June 2024
None on record
Valerie Ruth Donoghue BA, MSc Trustee 12 June 2024
None on record
Julie Margaret Biggs Trustee 12 June 2024
None on record
Robert David Ayers Trustee 12 June 2024
None on record
Derek Charles Leonard Jerome Trustee 12 June 2024
None on record
Raena Elizabeth Farley Trustee 12 June 2024
None on record
Patricia Jane Wellstood Trustee 12 June 2024
None on record
Jane Heath Trustee 12 June 2024
HIGH STREET METHODIST CHURCH WITNEY
Received: On time
Sonia Duraturo Trustee 12 June 2024
THE PAROCHIAL CHURCH COUNCIL OF THE ECCLESIASTICAL PARISH OF ST MARY COGGES
Received: On time
Susan Jennifer Tokumine Trustee 12 June 2024
None on record
Graham John Leonard Kew Trustee 12 June 2024
None on record
Linda Margaret Souch Trustee 12 June 2024
None on record
Jonathan Andrew Alastair Miller Trustee 01 September 2023
None on record
Carol Ann Port Trustee 07 June 2023
None on record
Douglas Brian Paxton Trustee 14 September 2022
None on record
Elizabeth Kilpatrick Trustee 26 July 2022
NON-CONFORMIST CEMETERY, CANADA LANE
Received: On time
Claire Louise Walton Trustee 01 July 2022
None on record
John Cecil Bentley FCCA Trustee 17 October 2021
BLOCKLEY AND DISTRICT ALLOTMENT ASSOCIATION
Received: On time
JANET IRENE HILTON Trustee 01 September 2021
None on record
Rev Ian Mark Worrall Trustee 01 September 2020
None on record
Martin Hannant Trustee 01 September 2020
None on record
Rev Jason Cooke Trustee 01 September 2019
HIGH STREET METHODIST CHURCH WITNEY
Received: On time
Rosemary Jane Britton B Sc Trustee 13 March 2019
None on record
David Woodcock Trustee 11 July 2018
None on record
BEATRICE MARY Willis Trustee 11 June 2018
None on record
VALERIE ANN TEE Trustee 27 March 2018
None on record
Karl Kevin Williams Trustee 05 October 2016
None on record
CHARLES HENRY Simpkins Trustee 13 March 2016
HANBOROUGH AND DISTRICT DAY CENTRE
Received: On time
Sheila Dorothy Farmer Trustee 22 November 2015
None on record
Andrew John Gower Trustee 06 October 2015
WITNEY TALKING NEWS
Received: On time
Ian Frederick Cotton Trustee 25 November 2014
None on record
Helen Louise Adams RGN Dip He Trustee 21 November 2014
None on record
Matthew Wareham Trustee 12 March 2014
None on record
Nigel James Trustee 04 July 2013
WITNEY TALKING NEWS
Received: On time
MARY DORIS JORDAN Trustee 14 June 2013
None on record
Jacqueline Ann Milner Trustee 25 November 2011
None on record
JUDITH ANNE BUCKNALL BA Trustee 29 May 2011
None on record
Keith Early Crawford Trustee
WITNEY AND DISTRICT MUSEUM CIO
Recently registered
HIGH STREET METHODIST CHURCH WITNEY
Received: On time
GILLIAN IRENE GRASON Trustee
None on record
KATHLEEN MILDRED ALBERT Trustee
None on record
DAWN ELIZABETH ELLEN HALEY Trustee
None on record
EDWIN CHARLES FOWLER Trustee
None on record
Stella Georgina Bristow 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 £206.22k £206.05k £250.62k £258.56k £297.86k
Total expenditure £244.01k £307.84k £496.32k £361.04k £454.46k
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 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 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 08 June 2022 On Time
Accounts and TAR 31 August 2021 08 June 2022 On Time Download Open in new window
Annual return 31 August 2020 21 June 2021 On Time
Accounts and TAR 31 August 2020 21 June 2021 On Time Download Open in new window
Annual return 31 August 2019 12 June 2020 On Time
Accounts and TAR 31 August 2019 12 June 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) as amended on 11 Mar 2020

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:
Wesley Manse
Church Street
CHIPPING NORTON
Oxfordshire
OX7 5NT
Phone:
01608544362
Email:
andrew.biggs@methodist.org.uk
Website:

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