TRINITY METHODIST CIRCUIT
SUPPORTING THE ACTIVITIES OF 16 CHURCHES FOLLOWING THE MERGER OF THE WORKSOP & KIVETON CIRCUIT WITH THE RETFORD METHODIST CIRCUIT BY PROVIDING INFORMATION, GUIDANCE AND SUPPORT THROUGH PROVIDING MINISTERS, TRAINING AND RESOURCES. TRINITY CIRCUIT OPERATES IN THE GEOGRAPHICAL AREA COVERING PARTS OF NORTH NOTTINGHAMSHIRE, NORTH EAST DERBYSHIRE AND SOUTH YORKSHIRE.
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.
Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts
The accounts state that unrestricted reserves stood at £2,385,503, providing approximately 22 months of expenditure cover against a policy target of twelve months. The charity reported a net surplus for the year and confirmed it is a going concern with no material uncertainties identified.
What the accounts disclose
“It is the policy of the Circuit to maintain unrestricted funds at a level which is sufficient to cover twelve months running costs.” — page 9
Policies the charity declares
- Bullying and harassment policy and procedures
- Campaigns and political activity policy and procedures
- Complaints handling
- Complaints policy and procedures
- Conflicting interests
- Engaging external speakers at charity events 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
- 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
Register events
- Received assets from another charity (26/03/2013)
Trustees
- Rev JULIE IRENE COATESchair
- Annette Westerby
- COLIN WALKER
- DAVID BURTON
- Deacon Sarah Emily Hoe-Crook
- GEORGE ROY BENNETT
- HILARY MARY BENNETT
- JANICE MARY SYKES
- JUDITH ANNE SMITH
- Jane Marion Hodgson
- John Lyndon Jenkin
- Joy Fuller
- Keith Martin Abel
- MRS SUE BOYLES
- NICOLA JAYNE ROWSON
- Rev M B Burton
- SUSAN JANE WALKER
- Susan Carole Osborn
- Teresa Abel
- Valerie Hinchliffe
- William Spencer Welchman
Income and spending
| Financial year end | Income | Spending |
|---|---|---|
| 31/08/2025 | £197k | £368k |
| 31/08/2024 | £348k | £452k |
| 31/08/2023 | £191k | £387k |
| 31/08/2022 | £167k | £275k |
| 31/08/2021 | £211k | £238k |
Common questions
Is TRINITY METHODIST CIRCUIT financially healthy?
Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that unrestricted reserves stood at £2,385,503, providing approximately 22 months of expenditure cover against a policy target of twelve months. The charity reported a net surplus for the year and confirmed it is a going concern with no material uncertainties identified. Its FY2025 accounts were independently examined.
Government & lottery funding
| Funder | Date | Amount | Purpose |
|---|---|---|---|
| UK government | 17/11/2020 | £6k | Grove Street Methodist Church |
| UK government | 17/11/2020 | £19k | Grove Street Methodist Church |
Funders of similar charities
| Funder | Similar charities funded | Amount to them |
|---|---|---|
| THE JOSEPH RANK TRUST | 1 | £27k |
Charities like this
- LEICESTER TRINITY METHODIST CIRCUIT
- NORTH KIRKLEES AND MORLEY METHODIST CIRCUIT
- THE METHODIST CHURCH NOTTINGHAM & DERBY DISTRICT
- SALISBURY METHODIST CIRCUIT
- NORTH SHIELDS & WHITLEY BAY METHODIST CHURCH CIRCUIT
- NORTH CHESHIRE METHODIST CIRCUIT
Side by side with its peers
| Charity | Income | Top pay band | Staff >£60k | Reserves vs policy | Fundraising cost | Going concern |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| TRINITY METHODIST CIRCUIT | £197k | — | 0 | unclear | — | no doubt |
| LEICESTER TRINITY METHODIST CIRCUIT | £478k | — | 0 | above | — | no doubt |
| NORTH KIRKLEES AND MORLEY METHODIST CIRCUIT | £487k | — | — | above | — | no doubt |
| THE METHODIST CHURCH NOTTINGHAM & DERBY DISTRICT | £962k | — | 0 | unclear | — | no doubt |
| SALISBURY METHODIST CIRCUIT | £1.1m | — | 0 | below | — | no doubt |
| NORTH SHIELDS & WHITLEY BAY METHODIST CHURCH CIRCUIT | £582k | — | 0 | above | — | no doubt |