LEICESTER WEST METHODIST CIRCUIT

Registered charity 1133039 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register

The calling of the Methodist Church is to respond to the gospel of God's love in Christ and to live out its discipleship through worship and mission. It does this through Worship, Learning and Caring, Service and Evangelism.

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 subsiduary 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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Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that the charity's financial position remains healthy, with total cash funds held by the circuit amounting to £352,524 at the year end. The trustees report that reserves are sufficient to meet immediate obligations, noting that the circuit aims to hold at least six months of expenditure in general reserves. While the overall position is strong, the trustees acknowledge ongoing financial struggles for some individual churches within the circuit.

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 4 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
• Campaigns and political activity policy and procedures
• Complaints handling
• Complaints policy and procedures
• Conflicting interests
• Financial reserves policy and procedures
• Internal charity financial controls policy and procedures
• Internal risk management policy and procedures
• Investing charity funds policy and procedures
• Investment
• Paying staff
• 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
• Volunteer management

Trustees · trustee networks

• ALISON WHITMORE BSC
• ANGELA LESLEY DILKES
• Ann Lay
• CELIA DAVIS · trustee of 1 other charity
• Carol Thomson
• Christine Beverley Massey
• DAVID SADLER
• David Postlethwaite
• EDITH COBLEY
• Eileen Ogleby
• Elizabeth Casely
• Elizabeth Clarke · trustee of 1 other charity
• Eric Wardle
• Geoffrey Clarke B.SC · trustee of 1 other charity
• IAN MAXWELL LAY NDD DLCA
• Ian Coghill
• JOHN EDWARD PICKARD
• Jessie Pickard
• Judith Coulthard
• MARILYN DRAYCOTT · trustee of 1 other charity
• Peter Thomas Limb
• ROGER JOHN WHITTAKER
• Rev Joy Margaret Langford
• Sandra Andrews
• Steve Ramsden
• Stuart Crossley · trustee of 1 other charity
• Tony Palmer
• Vivienne Clarice Limb
• WILLIAM WALMSLEY
• Wendy Ramsden

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

Operates in: Leicester City · Leicestershire

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