POTTERIES MISSION METHODIST CIRCUIT

Charity number: 1134240
Charity reporting is up to date (on time)

Charity overview

Activities - how the charity spends its money

Potteries Mission Circuit a Christian community empowering local churches, through sharing of their resources to: Increase awareness of God's presence. Help people grow in faith through mutual love, care and development of God-given gifts. Meet needs of all people in a changing world through service and challenging of injustice. Work out faith in daily life and share the good news of Christ.

Income and expenditure

Data for financial year ending 31 August 2025

Total income: £404,706
Total expenditure: £447,730

People

63 Trustee(s)

100 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 Human Resources
  • Provides Buildings/facilities/open Space
  • Provides Services
  • Acts As An Umbrella Or Resource Body
Where the charity operates:
  • Staffordshire
  • Stoke-on-trent City

Governance

Registration history:
  • 10 February 2010: Previously excepted registration
  • 19 July 2024: Funds received from 1138619 STOKE-ON-TRENT (SOUTH) METHODIST CIRCUIT
Organisation type:
Previously excepted
Other names:
  • STOKE NORTH METHODIST CIRCUIT (Previous name)
Gift aid:
Not recognised by HMRC for gift aid
Other regulators:
No information available
Policies:
  • Bullying and harassment policy and procedures
  • Complaints handling
  • Complaints policy and procedures
  • Engaging external speakers at charity events policy and procedures
  • Financial reserves policy and procedures
  • Internal charity financial controls policy and procedures
  • Internal risk management policy and procedures
  • Investing charity funds policy and procedures
  • Paying staff
  • Safeguarding policy and procedures
  • Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries
  • Serious incident reporting policy and procedures
  • Social media policy and procedures
  • Trustee conflicts of interest 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

63 Trustee(s)

Name Role Date of appointment Other trusteeships Reporting status of other trusteeships
Rev Joseph Neil Lightfoot Adams Chair 01 September 2023
None on record
Margaret Taylor Trustee 01 September 2025
None on record
Matthew Cooke Trustee 01 September 2025
None on record
JOHN SMITH Trustee 01 September 2025
None on record
Frances Adams Trustee 01 September 2025
None on record
David Bailey Trustee 01 September 2025
None on record
Anne Cumberlidge Trustee 01 September 2025
None on record
Rachel Thomas-Prasad Trustee 01 September 2024
None on record
Susan Lawn Trustee 01 September 2024
None on record
Moira Blurton Trustee 01 September 2024
None on record
Gillian Goulding Trustee 01 September 2024
None on record
Alistair Lias Trustee 01 September 2024
None on record
Linda Tweats Trustee 01 September 2024
TUNSTALL VICTORIA PARK TRUST
Received: On time
Matthew Smith Trustee 01 September 2023
None on record
Alexandra Bamford Trustee 01 September 2023
None on record
Susan Harris Trustee 01 September 2023
None on record
Helen Hutt Trustee 01 September 2023
None on record
JACQUELINE PARKES Trustee 01 September 2022
None on record
Alan Nickisson Trustee 01 September 2022
None on record
SUZANNE KERRY MOORE Trustee 01 September 2022
None on record
Norma Ellen Ball Trustee 01 September 2022
None on record
SUSAN HOWIE Trustee 01 September 2022
None on record
Jacqui Gillon Trustee 01 September 2022
None on record
Rev Paul Parker Trustee 01 September 2022
None on record
Ian Stanley Turner Trustee 01 September 2022
None on record
Melanie Jane Salt Trustee 01 September 2022
None on record
ARTHUR SHAW Trustee 01 September 2022
None on record
Rebecca Condliffe Trustee 01 September 2022
None on record
Gillian Rawlinson Trustee 01 September 2022
None on record
Helen Elisabeth Lewis Trustee 01 September 2022
None on record
Rev PAMELA ANN ROBERTS Trustee 01 September 2022
None on record
Hilary Hands Trustee 01 September 2022
None on record
DAWN ELIZABETH BIRKS Trustee 01 September 2022
STOKE-ON-TRENT REPERTORY PLAYERS
Received: On time
Glenn Gerald Parkes MBE Trustee 01 September 2022
POTTERIES CHRISTIAN BOOKSHOP
Received: 2 days late
AFFORDABLE FOOD STOKE
Received: 101 days late
THE METHODIST CHURCH - CHESTER AND STOKE-ON-TRENT DISTRICT
Charity reporting is overdue by 347 days
Patricia Ann Austin Trustee 01 September 2022
None on record
MARGARET HILDA SEEWOOSAHA Trustee 01 September 2022
None on record
Geoff Hill Trustee 01 September 2022
None on record
Jean Bunker Trustee 01 September 2022
None on record
Chris Thompson Trustee 01 September 2022
None on record
Gillian Holmes Trustee 01 September 2022
None on record
Stephen Davies Trustee 01 September 2022
None on record
SUSAN ALISON BROWN Trustee 01 September 2022
None on record
Kate Miller Trustee 01 September 2022
None on record
Shaun Gloyne Trustee 01 September 2021
None on record
Hilary Harvey Trustee 01 September 2021
None on record
Yvonne Farnell Trustee 01 September 2021
None on record
Carole Foster Trustee 15 September 2016
None on record
RAY PERRY Trustee 10 March 2014
None on record
PAUL PLANT Trustee 10 March 2014
None on record
JANET SHAW Trustee 10 March 2014
None on record
BARBARA BARNES Trustee 10 March 2014
None on record
Linda Lawton Trustee 01 September 2013
None on record
SUSAN MARY COOKE Trustee 11 February 2013
15TH STOKE-ON-TRENT GUIDE COMPANY
Received: On time
ROB BLURTON Trustee 01 September 2009
None on record
SUSAN BOWYER Trustee
None on record
JUNE DOLAN Trustee
None on record
TERENCE GEORGE TIDESWELL Trustee
None on record
HARRY BOWYER Trustee
None on record
PAUL OWEN DMS Trustee
None on record
FRANCES CHRISTINE ROWE Trustee
None on record
KATHLEEN MARY ROBERTS Trustee
None on record
KENDALL PROSSER ACIS MCIPD Trustee
None on record
CHRISTINE ANN STANYER 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 £295.37k £180.55k £898.40k £529.53k £404.71k
Total expenditure £264.45k £368.00k £485.84k £484.00k £447.73k
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
Income - Donations and legacies N/A N/A £496.94k £150.82k N/A
Income - Other trading activities N/A N/A £0 £0 N/A
Income - Charitable activities N/A N/A £345.82k £305.06k N/A
Income - Endowments N/A N/A £0 £7.64k N/A
Income - Investment N/A N/A £53.14k £73.65k N/A
Income - Other N/A N/A £2.50k £0 N/A
Income - Legacies N/A N/A £80.46k £0 N/A
Expenditure - Charitable activities N/A N/A £485.84k £484.00k N/A
Expenditure - Raising funds N/A N/A £0 £0 N/A
Expenditure - Governance N/A N/A £0 £0 N/A
Expenditure - Grants institution N/A N/A £0 £0 N/A
Expenditure - Investment management N/A N/A £0 £0 N/A
Expenditure - Other N/A N/A £0 £0 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 2025 28 May 2026 On time
Accounts and TAR 31 August 2025 28 May 2026 On time Download Open in new window
Annual return 31 August 2024 17 June 2025 On time
Accounts and TAR 31 August 2024 17 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 22 November 2023 145 days late
Accounts and TAR 31 August 2022 22 November 2023 145 days late Download Open in new window
Annual return 31 August 2021 17 August 2022 48 days late
Accounts and TAR 31 August 2021 17 August 2022 48 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.

DEED OF UNION (1932) AND METHODIST CHURCH ACT (1976) as amended on 05 Jul 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 SUBSIDIARY 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:
Tunstall Methodist Church & Centre
Queens Avenue
STOKE-ON-TRENT
ST6 6EE
Phone:
01782534013
Email:
office@potteriesmission.co.uk
Website:

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