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EAST LINCOLNSHIRE METHODIST CIRCUIT

Registered charity 1133104 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register · also known as ALFORD SKEGNESS AND WAINFLEET METHODIST CIRCUIT

To give Christian guidance, leadership and support by way of services and regular acts of public worship in all our churches, to members and non-members alike.

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
£202k
Latest spending
£242k
Registered
2009
Accounts read
FY2025

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that unrestricted net assets decreased from £1,921,061 to £1,801,890, with unrestricted reserves falling to £1,801,890 against a policy target of approximately one quarter's average expenditure. The trustees note that due to shortfalls, the General Fund holds only half the policy target amount, which is sufficient in the short term only if churches meet their quarterly assessment liabilities in full.

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

What the accounts disclose

Largest income source: Assessments on Churches (78% of income)
“Assessments on Churches 157,116” — page 5
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Reserves position: below the charity's own stated reserves policy (held: £1.8m; policy: approximately one quarter's average expenditure)
“The Reserves Policy for the Circuit is to hold approximately one quarter's average expenditure. However due to shortfalls over the past couple of years the General Fund only holds half that amount.” — page 2
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.

Register events

Trustees · trustee networks

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

Operates in: Lincolnshire

Income and spending

Financial year endIncomeSpending
31/08/2025£202k£242k
31/08/2024£496k£268k
31/08/2023£317k£316k
31/08/2022£480k£414k
31/08/2021£318k£270k

Common questions

Is EAST LINCOLNSHIRE METHODIST CIRCUIT financially healthy?

Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that unrestricted net assets decreased from £1,921,061 to £1,801,890, with unrestricted reserves falling to £1,801,890 against a policy target of approximately one quarter's average expenditure. The trustees note that due to shortfalls, the General Fund holds only half the policy target amount, which is sufficient in the short term only if churches meet their quarterly assessment liabilities in full. Its FY2025 accounts were independently examined.

Government & lottery funding

Grants to this charity published as open data by government and lottery funders (360Giving).

FunderDateAmountPurpose
The National Lottery Community Fund30/11/2020£10kHope Caravan