ROTHERHAM AND DEARNE VALLEY CIRCUIT

Registered charity 1132844 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register

The Circuit produces a quarterly preaching plan to ensure regular acts of worship take place at the 10 Methodist Churches and 1 Local Ecumenical Partnership in its geographical area. These are open to all people without charge.

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 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
£300k
Latest spending
£363k
Registered
2009
Accounts read
FY2025

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that the charity is financially solvent and holds unrestricted reserves of £1,601,472, which is in excess of its stated policy target of six months' average expenditure. The trustees confirm there are no material uncertainties regarding the charity's ability to continue as a going concern.

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

What the accounts disclose

Reserves policy: 6 months’ average expenditure (held: £1.6m)
“The Reserves policy for the Rotherham and Dearne Valley Circuit is to hold equivalent to 6 months’ average expenditure in accordance with Methodist Standing Orders.”
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Payments to trustees: 6 Trustees received remuneration: Rev A Fox (£34,417), Rev L Makin (£31,307), E Archer-Siddall (£32,400), D Ryan (£14,004), G Perkins (£13,464), K Dunn (£6,672).
“During the year, 6 Trustees have been paid remuneration and had received other benefits from an employment with the Rotherham and Dearne Valley Circuit.” — page 24
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.

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

Operates in: Barnsley · Doncaster · Rotherham

Income and spending

Financial year endIncomeSpending
31/08/2025£300k£363k
31/08/2024£316k£393k
31/08/2023£218k£389k
31/08/2022£218k£389k
31/08/2021£289k£335k

Common questions

Is ROTHERHAM AND DEARNE VALLEY CIRCUIT financially healthy?

Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that the charity is financially solvent and holds unrestricted reserves of £1,601,472, which is in excess of its stated policy target of six months' average expenditure. The trustees confirm there are no material uncertainties regarding the charity's ability to continue as a going concern. Its FY2025 accounts were independently examined.

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THE JOSEPH RANK TRUST1£27k

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Side by side with its peers

CharityIncomeTop pay bandStaff >£60kReserves vs policyFundraising costGoing concern
ROTHERHAM AND DEARNE VALLEY CIRCUIT£300k—0above—no doubt
THAMES VALLEY METHODIST CIRCUIT FY2025£285k—0unclear—no doubt
YORK METHODIST CIRCUIT FY2025£860k—0above—no doubt
BIRMINGHAM METHODIST CIRCUIT FY2025£4.3m—0above—no doubt
SALISBURY METHODIST CIRCUIT FY2025£1.1m—0below—no doubt
THE NENE VALLEY CIRCUIT OF THE METHODIST CHURCH FY2025£182k—0unclear—no doubt

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