SHEFFIELD METHODIST DISTRICT

Registered charity 1129363 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register

Religious activities

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 dicipline 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: UNDEFINED. IN PRACTICE, LOCAL

The charity’s charitable objects and area of benefit, quoted from its governing document as held on the Charity Commission register.

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Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that the District recorded a surplus of £87,000 for the year ended 31 August 2025, with total income of £781,000 and total expenditure of £694,000. Per the trustees' report, unrestricted liquid funds amounted to four months of expenditure, which is within the stated policy target of three to six months. The trustees confirm there are no material uncertainties regarding the charity's ability to continue as a going concern.

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.

Policies the charity declares

In its annual return the charity told the Commission that it has the policies listed below. This is self-declared: it is not verified by the Commission or by this site, and it is not evidence of how a policy works in practice.

• Bullying and harassment policy and procedures
• Complaints handling
• Complaints policy and procedures
• Financial reserves policy and procedures
• Internal charity financial controls policy and procedures
• Paying staff
• Safeguarding policy and procedures
• Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries
• Social media policy and procedures

Public profiles (found on the charity’s own website): facebook · instagram

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

Reported reserves equal ~13.7 months of spending — in the top quarter for charities its size (median 5.2 months; benchmarks).

Per its annual return, largest income source: Charitable activities (92% 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

• Rev Victoria Atkinschair
• Amy Ruth RODDAM · trustee of 1 other charity
• DAVID BURTON · trustee of 6 other charities
• Dawn Ruth Webster
• Deacon Annabel Lorna Terry
• Erica Margaret Louise Dunmow · trustee of 3 other charities
• Grace Leigh Perkins
• NEIL HARLAND · trustee of 2 other charities
• Rev John Paul HENRY · trustee of 2 other charities
• Rev Julie Coates
• Rev Sean Colin Charles Adair
• Rev THOMAS DAVID READ · trustee of 1 other charity

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

Operates in: Barnsley · Derbyshire · Doncaster · Nottinghamshire · Sheffield City

Income and spending

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