THE METHODIST CHURCH - CLEVELAND AND DANBY CIRCUIT

Registered charity 1130868 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register

The management and planning of regular public acts of worship within the churches in the circuit. The provision of ministers to undertake the teaching of Christianity through sermons, courses and small groups. The provision of ministers to undertake pastoral work, visiting sick & behreaved, local industry & commercial premises. The conducting of marriages, funerals and christenings.

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Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that total funds stood at £1,425,957, with unrestricted funds of £912,389 and restricted funds of £38,933. The charity reported a net outgoing of resources before transfers of £148,706, driven largely by the sale of property and associated levies, though the Model Trust Fund increased significantly due to property sales. The trustees confirm that resources are adequate to continue operations, with no material uncertainties identified.

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 31/08/2024)

Reported reserves equal ~10.9 months of spending — above the median for charities its size (median 7.1 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 (2.9%) (benchmarks).

Trustees · trustee networks

• Rev Richard Victor Sharpleschair
• ALAN RICHMOND
• ANN ELIZABETH WOODHOUSE
• Ann Anderson
• Ann Watson
• BARBARA ANN TANSLEY CERT.ED
• Beryl Irene Hurren
• Betty Bell
• Brian Stephenson
• CHRISTOPHER JOHN SIMS
• Christine Clayton
• DAVID WILLIAMS
• Delia Elizabeth Liddle
• Denise Burdon
• ENA HARKER
• Eva Sykes
• Georgina McMahon
• Gillian Pearson
• Helen Judith Pearson
• Janet Coles
• Jason Griffiths · trustee of 2 other charities
• John Harrison · trustee of 1 other charity
• Judith Hathaway · trustee of 1 other charity
• June Feather
• LAWRENCE ERNEST PEIRSON
• Molly Thwaites
• PAUL WELLS · trustee of 1 other charity
• Pamela Chester
• Pauline Anne Drew
• Phillip Darby
• REV KEITH WILLIAM MARTIN
• REV TREVOR HAIGH
• ROBERT EDWARD NEWLOVE SHAWCROSS FCA
• Rev Isabel Ann Stuart · trustee of 1 other charity
• Rev Mary Elizabeth Gaston Peters
• Rev William Middlemiss
• Rosemary Taylor
• SHEILA JONES
• Sally Cook
• Sandra Dixon

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

Operates in: North Yorkshire · Redcar And Cleveland

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