BRIGHTON AND HOVE METHODIST CIRCUIT.

Registered charity 1134137 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register

Pastoral care of church congregations; charitable support to many organisations such as children's charities, local hospice for care of terminally ill, support for refugees and asylum seekers.

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 surplus of just over £5000 for the year ended 31 August 2025, with total net assets of £43,585. The Trustees' report notes that reserves were below the recommended six months of operating costs, but a recovery plan has been agreed for the 2025/26 budget.

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 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.

• Bullying and harassment policy and procedures
• Campaigns and political activity policy and procedures
• Complaints handling
• Complaints policy and procedures
• Conflicting interests
• Financial reserves policy and procedures
• Internal charity financial controls policy and procedures
• Investment
• 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

Public fundraising profile: JustGiving — Brighton and Hove Methodist Circuit (matched by registered charity number).

Trustees · trustee networks

• Rev ANDREW LOWEchair · trustee of 2 other charities
• ANN ELISABETH COLLINS
• BEULAH SABINA CELESTINE FLETCHER B.ED M.ED
• CATHERINE ELLEN ODD HAYWARD
• ERNEST ROYLE JONES
• GEOFFREY HARRINGTON
• JENNIFER STEVENS
• JOAN HOPKINS
• Jonathan Digby Gravestock MA VetMB · trustee of 1 other charity
• KAY VIRGINIA HARWOOD
• KENNETH SMITH · trustee of 2 other charities
• MARGARET SYMES · trustee of 1 other charity
• MARGARET TAYLOR
• MARIAN CLARE HAMMOND
• MICHAEL ROBERT HICKMAN B.ED · trustee of 1 other charity
• Peter Farley · trustee of 1 other charity
• RICHARD FLETCHER
• ROBERT ANDREW PATCHING
• ROSEMARY CUTHBERT
• Rev CYNTHIA PARK
• Rev HEATHER ALISON LEAKE DATE BSC,MSC · trustee of 1 other charity
• STELLA GODDARD
• TERRY HAMMOND

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

Operates in: Brighton And Hove

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