ALDERLEY EDGE AND KNUTSFORD METHODIST CIRCUIT

Registered charity 1127258 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register

Provides buildings/facilities/open spaces to provide the Christian faith in accordance with the doctrinal standards and the discipline of the Methodist Church

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Latest income

£320k

Latest spending

£312k

Registered

2008

Accounts read

FY2025

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that the Circuit held unrestricted funds totaling £1,879,851, with general reserves of £580,562. This reserve level is significantly above the stated policy target of three months of expenditure (£71,166), providing 19 months of funding. The independent examiner confirmed no material matters were found during the examination of the accounts.

Automated summary of the FY2025 accounts; the evidenced findings below carry the verbatim passages.

What the accounts disclose

Reserves policy: three months of general expenditure (held: £581k)

“Our policy is to maintain 3 months of general expenditure in reserves.” — page 6

Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Accounts independently examined (not a full audit). Discloses 5 of 6 completeness components.

Structured financials (annual return, FY ending 31/08/2024)

Total income

£564k

Total spending

£340k

Reserves (reported)

£571k

Employees

Reported reserves equal ~20.2 months of spending — above the median for charities its size (median 7.0 months; benchmarks).

Trustees · trustee networks

Alison Povey
Bryan Peak · trustee of 2 other charities
Carol Judith Fleming
Denise Archer
Dorothy Dennison · trustee of 1 other charity
Dorothy Richards · trustee of 1 other charity
Dr ANTHONY MICHAEL JUDD
Dr Christopher John Barratt · trustee of 1 other charity
Dr Elizabeth Kerr
Elizabeth Anne McGrath · trustee of 2 other charities
Heather Christiansen
Jonathan Sidney Royle
Josephine Bowers
Julie Lee
LYNDA MARIE MITCHELL
Margaret Anne Graham
Marjorie Young
Mr James Eaton
NICHOLAS JOHN EADIE
PETER GILBERT FREEMAN
PETER RICHARDS
Pauline Glancy · trustee of 1 other charity
Peter Ralph Thompson · trustee of 2 other charities
Philip Bland
Rev Alan Raymond Bradley · trustee of 2 other charities
Rev Peter Jonathon Brazier
Rev Sincere Makunde · trustee of 1 other charity
Roy William Bowers
STEVEN ATKINSON
Susan Trotter

Trustee list from the Charity Commission register (current, not historical).

Operates in: Cheshire East

Income and spending

Financial year end	Income	Spending
31/08/2025	£320k	£312k
31/08/2024	£564k	£340k
31/08/2023	£269k	£283k
31/08/2022	£304k	£288k
31/08/2021	£320k	£326k

Common questions

Is ALDERLEY EDGE AND KNUTSFORD METHODIST CIRCUIT financially healthy?

Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that the Circuit held unrestricted funds totaling £1,879,851, with general reserves of £580,562. This reserve level is significantly above the stated policy target of three months of expenditure (£71,166), providing 19 months of funding. The independent examiner confirmed no material matters were found during the examination of the accounts. Its FY2025 accounts were independently examined.