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East Staffordshire and South Derbyshire Methodist Circuit

Registered charity 1133721 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register · also known as BURTON ON TRENT METHODIST CIRCUIT, TRENT AND DOVE METHODIST CIRCUIT

The purposes of the Methodist Church are the advancement of the Christian faith in accordance with the doctrinal standards and the discipline of the Methodist Church.

Causes: Education/training · The Prevention Or Relief Of Poverty · Religious Activities · website · Get email alerts

Latest income
£447k
Latest spending
£525k
Registered
2010
Accounts read
FY2025

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that the Circuit reported an underlying operating deficit of approximately £184,000, which was significantly better than the planned £342,000, largely due to a minister being unable to work. Per the trustees' report, the Circuit holds unrestricted reserves of £3,045,186 and considers itself a going concern, confident it has sufficient reserves to meet any income shortfall despite anticipated church closures.

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

What the accounts disclose

Largest income source: Shares from Churches (53% of income)
“The Circuit's main source of income continues to be shares received from the Churches within the Circuit, which in 2025 accounted for 53% of its operational income (2024: 33%).” — page 8
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Reserves policy: Not the policy to hold significant reserves; sufficient to fund agreed expenditure not covered by income (held: £3.0m)
“It is not the policy to hold significant reserves. However, sufficient reserves are held to continue funding those items of expenditure agreed by the Circuit and which cannot be funded from income.” — page 9
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Accounts audited by Dains Audit Limited. Discloses 5 of 6 completeness components.

Structured financials (annual return, FY ending 31/08/2023)

Total income
£530k
Total spending
£535k
Reserves (reported)
£3.3m
Employees
8

Reported reserves equal ~73.4 months of spending — in the top quarter for charities its size (median 7.1 months; benchmarks).

Per its annual return, largest income source: Other (48% 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 (2.9%) (benchmarks).

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

Operates in: Derbyshire · Staffordshire

Income and spending

Financial year endIncomeSpending
31/08/2025£447k£525k
31/08/2024£487k£603k
31/08/2023£530k£535k
31/08/2022£1.1m£505k
31/08/2021£323k£476k

Common questions

Is East Staffordshire and South Derbyshire Methodist Circuit financially healthy?

Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that the Circuit reported an underlying operating deficit of approximately £184,000, which was significantly better than the planned £342,000, largely due to a minister being unable to work. Per the trustees' report, the Circuit holds unrestricted reserves of £3,045,186 and considers itself a going concern, confident it has sufficient reserves to meet any income shortfall despite anticipated church closures. Its FY2025 accounts were audited by Dains Audit Limited.