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THAMES VALLEY METHODIST CIRCUIT

Registered charity 1133442 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register

A Circuit of the Methodist Church of Great Britain comprising of 10 churches and 11 congregations.

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
£285k
Latest spending
£320k
Registered
2010
Accounts read
FY2025

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that unrestricted funds totalled £3,801,513 at the end of the year, with a reserves policy targeting 3 to 6 months of average expenditure. The trustees confirmed that resources are adequate to continue as a going concern, with no material uncertainties noted regarding the charity's ability to sustain its operations.

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

What the accounts disclose

Reserves policy: three to six months of average expenditure (held: £3.8m)
“The reserves policy for the Circuit is to hold a minimum free cash sum equivalent to 3 to 6 months’ average expenditure less transfers to other reserve funds.” — page 10
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Accounts audited by Murray Smith LLP. 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.

Trustees · trustee networks

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

Operates in: Slough · Windsor And Maidenhead

Income and spending

Financial year endIncomeSpending
31/08/2025£285k£320k
31/08/2024£285k£320k
31/08/2023£327k£346k
31/08/2022£262k£286k
31/08/2021£285k£288k

Common questions

Is THAMES VALLEY METHODIST CIRCUIT financially healthy?

Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that unrestricted funds totalled £3,801,513 at the end of the year, with a reserves policy targeting 3 to 6 months of average expenditure. The trustees confirmed that resources are adequate to continue as a going concern, with no material uncertainties noted regarding the charity's ability to sustain its operations. Its FY2025 accounts were audited by Murray Smith LLP.

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Semantically similar by activities and financial character, from our analysed corpus. Compare with ROTHERHAM AND DEARNE VALLEY CIRCUIT.

Side by side with its peers

CharityIncomeTop pay bandStaff >£60kReserves vs policyFundraising costGoing concern
THAMES VALLEY METHODIST CIRCUIT£285k—0unclear—no doubt
ROTHERHAM AND DEARNE VALLEY CIRCUIT FY2025£300k—0above—no doubt
NOTTINGHAM TRENT VALLEY METHODIST CIRCUIT FY2025£1.4m—0unclear—no doubt
COLCHESTER METHODIST CIRCUIT FY2025£235k—0unclear—no doubt
UPPER THAMES METHODIST CIRCUIT FY2025£152k—0above—no doubt
WEST HERTFORDSHIRE AND BORDERS METHODIST CIRCUIT FY2025£574k—0unclear—no doubt

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