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WEST PENNINE MOORS METHODIST CIRCUIT

Registered charity 1132674 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register · also known as BLACKBURN METHODIST CIRCUIT, BLACKBURN WITH DARWEN METHODIST CIRCUIT, WEST PENNINE MOORS METHODISTCIRCUIT

Umbrella for the Methodist churches in the West Pennine Moors Methodist Circuit.

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 CHARIT0ABLE 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 SUBSIDIARY 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
£342k
Latest spending
£352k
Registered
2009
Accounts read
FY2025

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that the charity's total funds increased to £2,813,373 from £2,753,120 in the prior year, driven by a net movement in funds of £60,253. The trustees confirm that adequate resources are available to fund activities for the foreseeable future, and the independent examiner reported no material matters of concern.

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

What the accounts disclose

Reserves policy: earmarked for future staffing, and a subsidy should a shortfall occur in the Assessment (held: £2.8m)
“The Reserves Policy is held in agreement with the Charity Commission and has been earmarked for future staffing, and a subsidy should a shortfall occur in the Assessment.”
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

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.

Structured financials (annual return, FY ending 31/08/2022)

Total income
£571k
Total spending
£272k
Reserves (reported)
£457k
Employees
5

Reported reserves equal ~20.2 months of spending — above the median for charities its size (median 7.1 months; benchmarks).

Per its annual return, largest income source: Other (100% 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 (3.0%) (benchmarks).

Register events

Trustees · trustee networks

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

Operates in: Blackburn With Darwen · Lancashire

Income and spending

Financial year endIncomeSpending
31/08/2025£342k£352k
31/08/2024£261k£346k
31/08/2023£258k£345k
31/08/2022£571k£272k
31/08/2021£278k£337k

Common questions

Is WEST PENNINE MOORS METHODIST CIRCUIT financially healthy?

Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that the charity's total funds increased to £2,813,373 from £2,753,120 in the prior year, driven by a net movement in funds of £60,253. The trustees confirm that adequate resources are available to fund activities for the foreseeable future, and the independent examiner reported no material matters of concern. Its FY2025 accounts were independently examined.