NORTH STAFFORDSHIRE METHODIST CIRCUIT
North Staffordshire Circuit administers the overall affairs of ten local Methodist churches: (a) The ministerial oversight and pastoral care of the churches;(b) The support of a ministry team of three presbyteral ministers;(c) The maintenance of four Circuit manses.
Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts
The accounts state that the Circuit incurred a net expenditure of £52,103 for the year ended 31 August 2025, resulting in a decrease in total funds carried forward from £2,080,866 to £2,028,763. The General Fund and Circuit Model Trust Fund both showed surpluses, while the Restricted Funds experienced a deficit. The document does not disclose a specific reserves policy target or current unrestricted reserves figure sufficient to determine if reserves are below policy.
What the accounts disclose
Year-over-year changes
- Employees paid over £60,000: 1 (FY2024) → 0 (FY2025).
Trustees
- Rev Elizabeth Jane Singletonchair
- ALEXANDER PULLIN
- AVRIL DENISE POYNER
- Amanda McMillan
- Anthony James Leech HND
- DAVID ANTHONY ROWLEY
- DOROTHY MAY EDGELEY
- Derrick John Collins BSc MSc
- Donald Arthur Holford
- Donna Dodd
- Elizabeth Glover
- Elizabeth Shannon
- JOHN GLOVER ACII
- Julie Rachel Goodson
- KAREN MICHELE BARNETT
- Linda Johnson
- MICHAEL SHUFFLEBOTHAM
- PHILIP HODGES
- PHILIP JOHN HARRISON
- Paul Kenneth Dyche
- REBECCA FRANCES JONES
- REX HENSHALL DOWNING
- ROBERT ALCOCK
- ROSE LORRAINE VERNON
- Rev Joy Ruth Ventom
- Rev Kenneth Allan Strachan MA, BD
- SHEILA HEAP
- STEPHEN BRIAN SHARE
- Thelma Ann Twigg MBE
- Valerie Bayley
Income and spending
| Financial year end | Income | Spending |
|---|---|---|
| 31/08/2025 | £227k | £279k |
| 31/08/2024 | £245k | £332k |
| 31/08/2023 | £244k | £257k |
| 31/08/2022 | £206k | £257k |
| 31/08/2021 | £206k | £257k |
Common questions
Is NORTH STAFFORDSHIRE METHODIST CIRCUIT financially healthy?
Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that the Circuit incurred a net expenditure of £52,103 for the year ended 31 August 2025, resulting in a decrease in total funds carried forward from £2,080,866 to £2,028,763. The General Fund and Circuit Model Trust Fund both showed surpluses, while the Restricted Funds experienced a deficit. The document does not disclose a specific reserves policy target or current unrestricted reserves figure sufficient to determine if reserves are below policy. Its FY2025 accounts were independently examined.
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Side by side with its peers
| Charity | Income | Top pay band | Staff >£60k | Reserves vs policy | Fundraising cost | Going concern |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| NORTH STAFFORDSHIRE METHODIST CIRCUIT | £227k | — | 0 | unclear | — | no doubt |
| LAMBETH CIRCUIT METHODIST CHURCH | £490k | — | 0 | unclear | — | no doubt |
| South Worcestershire Methodist Circuit | £370k | unclear | 0 | above | — | no doubt |
| THE METHODIST CHURCH - BIRMINGHAM (SUTTON PARK) CIRCUIT | £400k | — | — | unclear | — | no doubt |
| WEST HERTFORDSHIRE AND BORDERS METHODIST CIRCUIT | £574k | — | 0 | unclear | — | no doubt |
| CAMELFORD & WEEK ST MARY METHODIST CIRCUIT | £351k | — | — | unclear | — | no doubt |