NEWCASTLE UPON TYNE DISTRICT OF THE METHODIST CHURCH

Registered charity 1127637 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register

Assisting Methodist religious activities in Northumberland and Durham

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Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that the District reported a surplus of £180,912 for the year ended 31st August 2025, with total reserves carried forward of £1,270,066. The trustees confirmed the District is a going concern, citing adequate reserves to cover potential income shortfalls and continued circuit assessments. However, the readily available unrestricted reserves were stated as £79,426, which is just above the policy target of £76,000 required for six months of payroll and closing costs.

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

What the accounts disclose

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

Structured financials (annual return, FY ending 31/08/2025)

Reported reserves equal ~10.4 months of spending — above the median for charities its size (median 5.2 months; benchmarks).

Per its annual return, largest income source: Charitable activities (71% of income) — components as reported reconcile to the return’s total income; not from the accounts narrative.

Per its annual return, cost of raising funds: 0.0% of total income — below the median for charities its size (4.9%) (benchmarks).

Trustees · trustee networks

• Alan Irvin
• Audrey Ilderton · trustee of 2 other charities
• CHRISTINE ARMSTRONG
• CHRISTOPHER MARK HORTON
• DAVID ALEXANDER STABLER ACIB CeMap · trustee of 2 other charities
• DEACON TRACEY JANE HUME
• David Robert Brown
• Deacon Gail Morgan
• Kathy Bevan · trustee of 1 other charity
• Margaret Elizabeth Graham · trustee of 2 other charities
• Martin Shaw
• Rev ELAINE MARGARET LINDRIDGE
• Rev Etleva Walker · trustee of 1 other charity
• Rev Jane Carter
• Rev Jennifer Gill
• Rev Jennifer Porterpryde
• Rev Susan Richardson
• Revd Stuart Earl · trustee of 1 other charity
• SHEILA GIBBON
• Sylvia Waters · trustee of 1 other charity

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

Operates in: Durham · Gateshead · Newcastle Upon Tyne City · North Tyneside · Northumberland · Sunderland

Income and spending

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