SUPERINTENDENT MINISTER'S TRUST

Charity number: 518173
Charity reporting is up to date (on time)

Charity overview

Activities - how the charity spends its money

We are the UK HQ of the Free Methodist Church with 25 Churches in GB, 5 in NI, 3 affiliates in England,1 in Eire. In 2016 we furthered our religious and charitable work by operationally, financially, and spiritually supporting new and existing churches in the UK, raising funds/volunteers for international childcare, a missionary hospital in Rwanda, other overseas mission and humanitarian relief .

Income and expenditure

Data for financial year ending 31 December 2023

Total income: £273,326
Total expenditure: £442,547

People

6 Trustee(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:
  • General Charitable Purposes
  • Education/training
  • The Prevention Or Relief Of Poverty
  • Overseas Aid/famine Relief
  • Religious Activities
Who the charity helps:
  • Children/young People
  • Elderly/old People
  • People With Disabilities
  • Other Charities Or Voluntary Bodies
  • The General Public/mankind
How the charity helps:
  • Provides Services
  • Provides Advocacy/advice/information
  • Acts As An Umbrella Or Resource Body
Where the charity operates:
  • Bristol City
  • Cheshire West & Chester
  • Cornwall
  • Essex
  • Lancashire
  • Pembrokeshire
  • Solihull
  • Bulgaria
  • Greece
  • Hungary
  • Ireland
  • Northern Ireland
  • Portugal
  • Spain
  • Ukraine
  • Zambia

Governance

Registration history:
  • 12 November 1986: Standard registration
  • 28 April 2022: Funds received from 1127883 LYTHAM ST ANNES FREE METHODIST CHURCH
Organisation type:
Other
Other names:
  • THE FREE METHODIST CHURCH IN THE UNITED KINGDOM (Working name)
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
  • 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 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

6 Trustee(s)

Name Role Date of appointment Other trusteeships Reporting status of other trusteeships
Rev John Townley Chair
Breakout Ministries
Recently registered
Stephen Megrath Trustee 17 May 2024
None on record
John Carter Trustee 17 May 2024
CARNFORTH FREE METHODIST CHURCH
Received: On time
Rev Daniel Joseph Cronin Trustee 07 May 2022
HEART CHURCH LANCASHIRE
Recently registered
Rev Pete Godfrey Trustee 15 May 2021
None on record
NORMAN WRIGHT Trustee
None on record

Financial history

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Financial period end date

Income / Expenditure 31/12/2019 31/12/2020 31/12/2021 31/12/2022 31/12/2023
Total gross income £220.38k £246.87k £247.94k £282.66k £273.33k
Total expenditure £268.44k £258.94k £249.29k £290.20k £442.55k
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 December 2023 11 September 2024 On time
Accounts and TAR 31 December 2023 11 September 2024 On time Download Open in new window
Annual return 31 December 2022 24 July 2023 On time
Accounts and TAR 31 December 2022 24 July 2023 On time Download Open in new window
Annual return 31 December 2021 10 October 2022 On time
Accounts and TAR 31 December 2021 10 October 2022 On time Download Open in new window
Annual return 31 December 2020 21 April 2021 On time
Accounts and TAR 31 December 2020 21 April 2021 On time Download Open in new window
Annual return 31 December 2019 01 July 2020 On time
Accounts and TAR 31 December 2019 01 July 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.

SCHEME OF 9 JANUARY 1984 AS AMENDED BY SPECIAL RESOLUTION DATED 15 OCTOBER 2009

Charitable objects

THE FURTHERANCE OF THE RELIGIOUS AND OTHER CHARITABLE WORK OF THE CHURCHES OF THE FREE METHODIST CHURCH OF NORTH AMERICA (UNITED KINGDOM DISTRICT) IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE DOCTRINES, DISCIPLINES AND USAGES OF THAT CHURCH FOR THE TIME BEING AS SET FORTH IN THE BOOK OF DISCIPLINE.

Area of benefit

The area the charity can operate in, as set out in its governing document.

NOT DEFINED

Contact information

Address:
FMUK c/o Freedom Church
Acorn House
The Kingswood Estate
Britannia Road
Kingswood
Bristol
Phone:
0117 336 5298
Email:
office@freemethodist.org.uk
Website:

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