THE METHODIST CHURCH NOTTINGHAM SOUTH CIRCUIT

Registered charity 1130749 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register

Encouraging churches to:a)Provide regular acts of worship b)Provide sacred space for prayer and contemplation c)Teach Christianity through sermons,courses and small groups d)Undertake pastoral work e)Promote Christianity through staging of events and services f)Provide youth clubs, women's meetings etc with a Christian ethos g)Support other charities in UK and overseas financially and with prayer

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 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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Latest income

£327k

Latest spending

£365k

Registered

2009

Accounts read

FY2025

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that unrestricted reserves of £1,294,730 provide approximately six months of expenditure cover, which exceeds the trustees' stated policy target of three months. The charity reported a net expenditure for the year, largely driven by a 35% increase in staff costs following the appointment of an additional minister.

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

What the accounts disclose

Highest-paid employee band: Up to £60,000 — in the top quarter for charities its size (median £60k)

“No employee received emoluments of more than £60,000 during the year” — page 16

Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Largest income source: Assessments and contributions towards Lay Employee salaries (93% of income)

“Circuit income is predominantly (93%) drawn from the assessment and contributions towards Lay Employee salaries paid by the circuit churches and agreed by the circuit meeting.” — page 6

Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Reserves policy: three months' average expenditure (held: £1.3m)

“The Reserves Policy for the Circuit is to hold a minimum sum equivalent to 3 months’ average expenditure.” — page 7

Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Accounts independently examined (not a full audit). Discloses 6 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
Campaigns and political activity policy and procedures
Complaints handling
Complaints policy and procedures
Conflicting interests
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
Risk management
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

Trustees · trustee networks

Rev Mark Douglas Robertschair · trustee of 1 other charity
ABBY KILSHAW
ALAN JOHN WITHINGTON
CHARLES RAYNER · trustee of 1 other charity
CHRIS MORREY · trustee of 1 other charity
Claudia Warner
Graham Payne
HELEN JOY ROBERTS
Iselyn Creselma Warner
JANE MARGARET EVERETT
JANET CLARK
JOHN DAVID HEARD · trustee of 1 other charity
John Heard
June Curtis
KAREN DIANE HOBDELL · trustee of 1 other charity
Louise Beaumont
MARGARET JOAN THURSTON
MARGARET SUSAN JACKSON · trustee of 1 other charity
MARTIN JOHN BLYTH
MONICA ELIZABETH HEARD
Naomi - Rachel Sparey
PAUL BRIAN CARVER · trustee of 1 other charity
Pamela Mary Lerwill
Patricia Ann Thomas
Rev Hilary Cheng
Rev helen fyall rev
Richard Andrew Sanderson
Robert Wilby
Rosemary Farrow · trustee of 1 other charity
SANDRA GUNN
STUART JONES · trustee of 1 other charity
Stephany Fogg · trustee of 1 other charity
Stephen Paul Shipman Mr · trustee of 3 other charities
WILLIAM BRIAN JONES

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

Operates in: Nottinghamshire

Income and spending

Financial year end	Income	Spending
31/08/2025	£327k	£365k
31/08/2024	£320k	£282k
31/08/2023	£285k	£297k
31/08/2022	£276k	£280k
31/08/2021	£298k	£283k

Common questions

Is THE METHODIST CHURCH NOTTINGHAM SOUTH CIRCUIT financially healthy?

Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that unrestricted reserves of £1,294,730 provide approximately six months of expenditure cover, which exceeds the trustees' stated policy target of three months. The charity reported a net expenditure for the year, largely driven by a 35% increase in staff costs following the appointment of an additional minister. Its FY2025 accounts were independently examined.

What does the highest-paid employee of THE METHODIST CHURCH NOTTINGHAM SOUTH CIRCUIT earn?

Per its FY2025 accounts, the highest-paid employee was in the Up to £60,000 band.

Funders of similar charities

Funders whose accounts show grants to charities similar to this one (and no recorded grant to this charity) — a starting list for fundraisers.

Funder	Similar charities funded	Amount to them
THE JOSEPH RANK TRUST	1	£30k

Charities like this

Semantically similar by activities and financial character, from our analysed corpus. Compare with NOTTING HILL METHODIST CHURCH.

NOTTING HILL METHODIST CHURCH income £936k
CAMBORNE WESLEY METHODIST CHURCH income £339k
SOUTH EAST NORTHUMBERLAND METHODIST CIRCUIT income £290k
EMSWORTH METHODIST CHURCH income £132k
THE PAROCHIAL CHURCH COUNCIL OF THE ECCLESIASTICAL PARISH OF NOTTINGHAM SAINT PETER AND ALL SAINTS income £355k
SOLIHULL METHODIST CHURCH income £462k

Side by side with its peers

Charity	Income	Top pay band	Reserves vs policy	Fundraising cost	Going concern
THE METHODIST CHURCH NOTTINGHAM SOUTH CIRCUIT	£327k	Up to £60,000	unclear	—	no doubt
NOTTING HILL METHODIST CHURCH FY2025	£936k	—	unclear	—	no doubt
CAMBORNE WESLEY METHODIST CHURCH FY2025	£339k	—	below	—	no doubt
SOUTH EAST NORTHUMBERLAND METHODIST CIRCUIT FY2025	£290k	—	below	—	no doubt
EMSWORTH METHODIST CHURCH FY2025	£132k	—	above	—	no doubt
THE PAROCHIAL CHURCH COUNCIL OF THE ECCLESIASTICAL PARISH OF NOTTINGHAM SAINT PETER AND ALL SAINTS FY2023	£355k	—	above	—	no doubt

Each row is that charity’s latest analysed filing; every value is quote-backed on its own page.