THE NORFOLK BROADS CIRCUIT

Registered charity 1133008 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register · also known as EAST NORFOLK METHODIST CIRCUIT

Religious activities to the standards of the Methodist Church to individuals and communities in the East Norfolk area of the East Anglia Methodist District

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

£276k

Latest spending

£305k

Registered

2009

Accounts read

FY2025

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that the net movement in funds decreased by £29,183 for the year ended 31st August 2025. The Trustees report that there were no special items relating to income or expenditure and that the valuation of investment funds showed a modest increase. The charity maintains oversight of major risks and continues to monitor funds to ensure prudent policy decisions on expenditure.

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 3 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.

Bullying and harassment policy and procedures
Complaints handling
Complaints policy and procedures
Financial reserves policy and procedures
Internal charity financial controls policy and procedures
Internal risk management policy and procedures
Investing charity funds policy and procedures
Risk management
Safeguarding policy and procedures
Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries
Serious incident reporting policy and procedures
Social media policy and procedures
Trustee conflicts of interest policy and procedures
Trustee expenses policy and procedures

Structured financials (annual return, FY ending 31/08/2024)

Total income

£736k

Total spending

£424k

Reserves (reported)

£409k

Employees

Reported reserves equal ~11.6 months of spending — above the median for charities its size (median 7.1 months; benchmarks).

Per its annual return, largest income source: Other trading activities (94% 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).

Trustees · trustee networks

Rev Helen Hollandschair · trustee of 1 other charity
ADRIAN TURNER
ALAN CLIFFORD COOKE
ALAN FRANK RICHES
ALAN WILLIAM MOORE
Alan Robert Croft
Andrew King
Andrew Moll
Anne Linda Holland
BRENDA ELIZABETH MONSEY
CHRISTOPHER JOHN PALMER
Colleen Palmer
DIANA MARY JONES
DOROTHY MABEL WARD
Dr BEN MILNER
ELIZABETH JANE DRAPER
Elizabeth Ann Haynes
GILLIAN ROSEMARY RICHES
GLENDA LAUREEN TOOKE · trustee of 1 other charity
GORDON STANLEY SMITH
GRETA MAY BROWN
HEATHER MARGARET WESTRUP
ISOBEL ANNE ASHWORTH
JANE WINIFRED MACKAY ROHDE
JEAN CHRISTINE COOKE
JOSIE WOOLTORTON
KATY RUTH ADAMS LLB HONS
Karl-Hermann Martin Rohde
LINDA DORIS PEERS
LINDA JOYCE MONSEY
MAUREEN JOAN TURNER
MICHAEL REX FARNSWORTH
Malcolm Tuddenham
Michael Charles Blake
Nigel Wilfred Kirby
PAUL AUBREY MONSEY
Paul Bacon
Paul David Cooper
Paula Cushion
ROSEMARY JOY DAVIS

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

Operates in: Norfolk

Income and spending

Financial year end	Income	Spending
31/08/2025	£276k	£305k
31/08/2024	£736k	£424k
31/08/2023	£218k	£262k
31/08/2022	£220k	£262k
31/08/2021	£215k	£287k

Common questions

Is THE NORFOLK BROADS CIRCUIT financially healthy?

Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that the net movement in funds decreased by £29,183 for the year ended 31st August 2025. The Trustees report that there were no special items relating to income or expenditure and that the valuation of investment funds showed a modest increase. The charity maintains oversight of major risks and continues to monitor funds to ensure prudent policy decisions on expenditure. Its FY2025 accounts were independently examined.

Charities like this

Semantically similar by activities and financial character, from our analysed corpus. Compare with NORTH NORFOLK METHODIST CIRCUIT.

NORTH NORFOLK METHODIST CIRCUIT income £239k
NORWICH METHODIST CIRCUIT income £612k
WEST NORFOLK METHODIST CIRCUIT income £484k
SOUTH EAST NORTHUMBERLAND METHODIST CIRCUIT income £290k
NORFOLK & WAVENEY AREA QUAKER MEETING OF THE RELIGIOUS SOCIETY OF FRIENDS income £303k
Nottingham North East Circuit of the Methodist Church income £985k

Side by side with its peers

Charity	Income	Top pay band	Reserves vs policy	Fundraising cost	Going concern
THE NORFOLK BROADS CIRCUIT	£276k	—	unclear	—	no doubt
NORTH NORFOLK METHODIST CIRCUIT FY2025	£239k	—	unclear	—	no doubt
NORWICH METHODIST CIRCUIT FY2025	£612k	—	unclear	—	no doubt
WEST NORFOLK METHODIST CIRCUIT FY2025	£484k	—	unclear	—	no doubt
SOUTH EAST NORTHUMBERLAND METHODIST CIRCUIT FY2025	£290k	—	below	—	no doubt
NORFOLK & WAVENEY AREA QUAKER MEETING OF THE RELIGIOUS SOCIETY OF FRIENDS FY2024	£303k	—	unclear	—	no doubt

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