DURHAM AND DEERNESS VALLEY CIRCUIT OF THE METHODIST CHURCH

Registered charity 1132827 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register

Religious Services, Bible Study and Prayer Groups,Children and Young People's Work, Lunch Clubs, Coffee Mornings

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Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that unrestricted funds closed the year at £280,037, which is above the stated minimum reserve policy of £125,000. The trustees confirm the Circuit has sufficient cash and expected assessments to meet next year's expenditure, indicating adequate liquidity despite risks from reducing membership and increased running costs.

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 ~44.1 months of spending — in the top quarter for charities its size (median 7.1 months; benchmarks).

Per its annual return, largest income source: Other (71% 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 John Archer Squareschair · trustee of 2 other charities
• ALAN CROSS
• CAROLE ANN LOWRIE
• DEACON JANE SUSAN MIDDLETON
• DEACON RUTH MARION LACKENBY · trustee of 1 other charity
• Dr FRANCIS EJIOGU NDAJI
• Dr Pauline Elizabeth Watson
• GWEN HENDERSON
• HELEN FORSTER
• Hilary Margaret Phillips · trustee of 1 other charity
• JOAN SCOTT
• JOHN FAIRBAIRN · trustee of 1 other charity
• JOHN SCOTT · trustee of 1 other charity
• John Allen
• John Robert Fuller
• LINDA KIRBY
• LINDA SUSAN TEMPLER
• MABEL APPLEBY
• MALCOLM WADGE
• MARGARET ROSE LEWIS
• MARGARET WADGE
• MR W OFFLER · trustee of 3 other charities
• Maureen Howatt
• PAUL HARRISON · trustee of 1 other charity
• PETER ROBERT TEMPLER
• PETER WILLIAM HALL
• PROFESSOR MARK RICHARD WILSON
• Paul Roberts
• Penny Bissell LLB Hons · trustee of 2 other charities
• Peter McCutcheon
• REVEREND RAYMOND HAY
• Rev Brian John Gameson
• Rev Caroline Dick
• Rev Colin James Jackson MA BSc CTM · trustee of 1 other charity
• Rev Fiona Weir
• Rev Graham John Peaden
• Rev Janet Patricia Jackson · trustee of 1 other charity
• Rev Jean Hudson
• Rev Joanne Thorns · trustee of 1 other charity
• Rev Paul Andrew Beetham

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

Operates in: Durham

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