SKIPTON AND GRASSINGTON METHODIST CIRCUIT

Registered charity 1133693 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register

Provides support to local Methodist Churches within the boundaries of the Circuit by providing ministers, religious services and administrative support. Promotes the Gospel of Christ to the local communities in which these churches are based. Provides organizational support for fundraising activities.

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 Circuit reported a significant increase in unrestricted cash reserves to £636,103, driven primarily by the sale of the Grassington manse and Hetton Methodist Church. While the underlying revenue budget showed a deficit of £18,180, the trustees express confidence in the Circuit's present financial viability, noting that further property sales will continue to bring in additional reserves to support mission projects and property maintenance.

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.

• Complaints policy and procedures
• Financial reserves policy and procedures
• Paying staff
• Safeguarding policy and procedures
• Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries
• Social media policy and procedures

Public fundraising profile: JustGiving — Malham Chapel - Garden (matched by registered charity number).

Structured financials (annual return, FY ending 31/08/2025)

Reported reserves equal ~19.9 months of spending — in the top quarter for charities its size (median 5.2 months; benchmarks).

Per its annual return, largest income source: Other (77% 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 (4.9%) (benchmarks).

Trustees · trustee networks

• Rev TIMOTHY MARK PERKINSchair · trustee of 2 other charities
• Annette Metcalf
• David Brian Stow
• David Charlton · trustee of 1 other charity
• EDWIN JOHN TATE
• Eileen Lloyd · trustee of 1 other charity
• JANE JOLLY
• JEAN BEDFORD
• Jasmine Sylvia Bray
• Jennifer Millard
• Martin Bendall
• Neil John Platt
• Patricia Ann Hearnes
• Rev PETER BEDFORD BA
• Rev Roger Alan Fox
• Rev Susan McIvor · trustee of 1 other charity
• Sally Maria Essler
• Sharon Elizabeth Stow
• Susanne Dawn Platt

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

Operates in: North Yorkshire

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