THIRSK AND NORTHALLERTON METHODIST CIRCUIT

Registered charity 1133873 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register · also known as THIRSK AND NOTHALLERTON METHODIST CIRCUIT

The purposes of the charity are the advancement of a.the Christian faith in accordance with the doctrinal standards and discipline of Methodist church b.any charitable purpose of thMethodist church and it's associated instuitions and subsiduarys.

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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Registered contact address: North Yorkshire, Yorkshire and The Humber, England (from the postcode on the register)

Latest income

£166k

Latest spending

£207k

Registered

2010

Accounts read

FY2025

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that net current assets of £435,413 cover anticipated expenditure, exceeding the trustees' required reserve fund of £127,300. The trustees confirm that resources are adequate to continue operations for the foreseeable future, with no material uncertainties identified.

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

What the accounts disclose

Largest income source: Assessments on Churches (41% of income)

“Assessments on Churches 114,031” — page 7

Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Reserves policy: six months’ average expenditure of around £58,000... £34,000... £5,000... £30,300... total reserve fund required is therefore £127,300 (held: £435k)

“The total reserve fund required is therefore £127,300” — page 5

Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Related-party transaction: Investments held by TMCP

“The funds that support the Circuit Model Trust Fund are held by TMCP in Trustees Interest Funds on which interest is credited to the accounts each month.” — page 11

“Central Finance Board Deposits 31,342” — page 8

Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Related-party transaction: Deposits held at Central Finance Board

“The funds that support the Circuit Model Trust Fund are held by TMCP in Trustees Interest Funds on which interest is credited to the accounts each month.” — page 11

“Central Finance Board Deposits 31,342” — page 8

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.

Bullying and harassment policy and procedures
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Complaints policy and procedures
Financial reserves policy and procedures
Internal charity financial controls policy and procedures
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Paying staff
Risk management
Safeguarding policy and procedures
Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries
Serious incident reporting policy and procedures
Social media policy and procedures
Trustee conflicts of interest policy and procedures
Trustee expenses policy and procedures
Volunteer management

Trustees · trustee networks

ANTHONY BROWN
AUDREY POWELL
Andrew Simon Dalby
BRENDA DENNISON
Catherine Louise Woods
Dorothy Margaret McCrea
Erik Matthews · trustee of 1 other charity
Judith Walker
KEITH SMITH · trustee of 1 other charity
Karen Portsmouth
Karen Yvonne Collin
Kathryn Walker
Kevin Richard Baker
Lesley Hansen
Lynne Sharp
Megan Turner
Naomi Alejandra Hogan
Rev Ian Johnson
Rev Kim Hurst · trustee of 1 other charity
Rev Michael Webster · trustee of 1 other charity
Robert Lynton Portsmouth
Stephen Mark Reynolds
Thelma Richardson
William George Harker · trustee of 1 other charity
alana barney

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

Operates in: North Yorkshire

Income and spending

Financial year end	Income	Spending
31/08/2025	£166k	£207k
31/08/2024	£272k	£218k
31/08/2023	£210k	£194k
31/08/2022	£220k	£296k
31/08/2021	£303k	£231k

Common questions

Is THIRSK AND NORTHALLERTON METHODIST CIRCUIT financially healthy?

Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that net current assets of £435,413 cover anticipated expenditure, exceeding the trustees' required reserve fund of £127,300. The trustees confirm that resources are adequate to continue operations for the foreseeable future, with no material uncertainties identified. Its FY2025 accounts were independently examined.

Charities like this

Semantically similar by activities and financial character, from our analysed corpus. Compare with TYNEDALE METHODIST CIRCUIT.

TYNEDALE METHODIST CIRCUIT income £417k
DANE AND TRENT METHODIST CIRCUIT income £319k
SOUTH WARWICKSHIRE METHODIST CIRCUIT income £415k
POOLE BAY METHODIST CIRCUIT income £377k
THE METHODIST CIRCUIT OF GLOUCESTERSHIRE income £1.3m
TAVISTOCK METHODIST CIRCUIT income £154k

Side by side with its peers

Charity	Income	Top pay band	Staff >£60k	Reserves vs policy	Fundraising cost	Going concern
THIRSK AND NORTHALLERTON METHODIST CIRCUIT	£166k	—	—	unclear	—	no doubt
TYNEDALE METHODIST CIRCUIT FY2025	£417k	—	0	unclear	—	no doubt
DANE AND TRENT METHODIST CIRCUIT FY2025	£319k	—	0	unclear	—	no doubt
SOUTH WARWICKSHIRE METHODIST CIRCUIT FY2025	£415k	—	0	above	—	no doubt
POOLE BAY METHODIST CIRCUIT FY2025	£377k	—	0	unclear	—	no doubt
THE METHODIST CIRCUIT OF GLOUCESTERSHIRE FY2025	£1.3m	—	0	above	—	no doubt

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