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THE METHODIST CHURCH - SHERWOOD FOREST CIRCUIT

Registered charity 1133801 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register · also known as MANSFIELD METHODIST CIRCUIT

Mansfield Methodist Circuit encourages the provision of regular acts of worship open to members of the church and non-members alike. We provide sacred spaces (buildings) for prayer and contemplation, the teaching of Christianity through sermons, courses and smaller groups.

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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Latest income
£985k
Latest spending
£534k
Registered
2010
Accounts read
FY2025

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that the Circuit prepared its financial statements on a going concern basis and had the accounts independently examined. The trustees report that all churches paid their agreed assessments and that spending from reserves is kept at a sustainable level, with a strategic plan to bring staffing in line with affordability for the 2026-7 period.

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

What the accounts disclose

Reserves policy: Spending from reserves would not exceed £90,000 per annum
“Spending from reserves would not exceed £90,000 per annum and would cover staff and other Circuit costs over and above achievable levels of income” — page 10
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Accounts independently examined (not a full audit). Discloses 4 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.

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

Total income
£985k
Total spending
£534k
Cost of raising funds
£15k
Reserves (reported)
£0
Employees
50

Reported reserves equal ~0.0 months of spending — in the bottom quarter for charities its size (median 5.2 months; benchmarks).

Per its annual return, largest income source: Other (98% 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: 1.5% of total income — below the median for charities its size (4.9%) (benchmarks).

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Trustees · trustee networks

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

Operates in: Derbyshire · Nottinghamshire

Income and spending

Financial year endIncomeSpending
31/08/2025£985k£534k
31/08/2024£253k£303k
31/08/2023£305k£288k
31/08/2022£293k£279k
31/08/2021£339k£326k

Common questions

Is THE METHODIST CHURCH - SHERWOOD FOREST CIRCUIT financially healthy?

Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that the Circuit prepared its financial statements on a going concern basis and had the accounts independently examined. The trustees report that all churches paid their agreed assessments and that spending from reserves is kept at a sustainable level, with a strategic plan to bring staffing in line with affordability for the 2026-7 period. Its FY2025 accounts were independently examined.