CHESTER-LE-STREET METHODIST CHURCH

Charity number: 1137919
Charity reporting is up to date (on time)

Charity overview

Activities - how the charity spends its money

General Church work led by ministerial team. Lay members involved in running various groups. In 2010 a new structure covering 10 areas of church life were identified. Members encouraged to be involved to enable further development. Cornerstones has been open for eight years and many new activities and links with outside organisations made benefiting all ages in our community.

Income and expenditure

Data for financial year ending 31 August 2025

Total income: £219,026
Total expenditure: £236,106

Total income includes £12,113 from 5 government grant(s)

People

21 Trustee(s)

70 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:
  • Durham
  • Gateshead
  • Newcastle Upon Tyne City
  • Sunderland

Governance

Registration history:
  • 09 September 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
  • 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
  • Investment
  • Paying staff
  • Risk management
  • Safeguarding policy and procedures
  • Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries
  • Serious incident reporting 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
Elizabeth Oswald Trustee 14 April 2026
None on record
Audrey Porter Trustee 14 April 2026
None on record
DENISE HOLMES Trustee 14 October 2025
None on record
Rev Jennifer Margaret Pryde Trustee 01 September 2023
CHESTER LE STREET METHODIST CIRCUIT
Received: On time
EAST DURHAM CIRCUIT OF THE METHODIST CHURCH
Received: On time
Joan Moore Trustee 13 May 2019
CHESTER LE STREET METHODIST CIRCUIT
Received: On time
DOROTHY MARY CARR Trustee 14 May 2018
None on record
Derick Joseph Lawson Trustee 09 May 2016
None on record
Freda Raine Trustee 09 May 2016
None on record
Robert Berry Trustee 09 May 2016
None on record
Dorothy Jean Hedley Trustee 09 May 2016
None on record
MARION SMITH Trustee 09 May 2016
None on record
STEPHEN WROE Trustee 09 May 2016
THE JAMES ETHERINGTON AWARD
Received: On time
Kathryn Margaret Johnson Trustee 07 May 2014
None on record
FREDERICK HERBERT LOUIS JOHNSON Trustee 15 May 2013
None on record
Karen Angela Heptinstalll Trustee 27 January 2013
None on record
THOMAS WILLIAM INDIAN Trustee
None on record
THOMAS ALAN SMITH B.ED Trustee
CHESTER LE STREET METHODIST CIRCUIT
Received: On time
BRIAN JONATHAN STRAUGHAN Trustee
ROTARY CLUB OF CHESTER-LE-STREET TRUST FUND
Received: On time
FRIENDS OF THE ORIENTAL MUSEUM
Received: On time
CHESTER LE STREET METHODIST CIRCUIT
Received: On time
BRENDA WOOD B.ED HONS Trustee
None on record
ROBERT GARDINER DOBSON Trustee
None on record
MARGARET LESLEY WALTON Trustee
None on record

Financial history

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Financial period end date

Income / Expenditure 31/08/2021 31/08/2022 31/08/2023 31/08/2024 31/08/2025
Total gross income £322.14k £235.82k £195.40k £213.44k £219.03k
Total expenditure £233.01k £239.67k £237.57k £223.44k £236.11k
Income from government contracts N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A
Income from government grants £91.72k £67.77k £2.50k £10.95k £12.11k

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 2025 24 March 2026 On time
Accounts and TAR 31 August 2025 24 March 2026 On time Download Open in new window
Annual return 31 August 2024 27 January 2025 On time
Accounts and TAR 31 August 2024 27 January 2025 On time Download Open in new window
Annual return 31 August 2023 16 March 2024 On time
Accounts and TAR 31 August 2023 16 March 2024 On time Download Open in new window
Annual return 31 August 2022 10 March 2023 On time
Accounts and TAR 31 August 2022 10 March 2023 On time Download Open in new window
Annual return 31 August 2021 12 April 2022 On time
Accounts and TAR 31 August 2021 12 April 2022 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:
Chester le Street Methodist Church
North Burns
CHESTER LE STREET
DH3 3TF
Phone:
01913881313
Email:
info@cornerstonescentre.co.uk
Website:

clsmethodist.org.uk;cornerstonescentre.com