SHEFFIELD METHODIST CIRCUIT
Registered charity 1134151 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register · also known as SHEFFIELD PILGRIM METHODIST CIRCUIT
Regular public acts of worship open to all Clubs & meetings for all age groups Luncheon clubs etc.with Christian ethos Teaching Christianity through sermons, courses & small groups Religious assemblies in schools Visiting the sick & bereaved Promote Christianity with events & services & whole mission of church with all age groups activities and other specific need groups Supporting other charities
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Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts
The accounts state that the charity reported a net income of £185,615 for the year ended 31 August 2025, driven significantly by the introduction of funds from redundant churches. The trustees confirmed the charity is a going concern, citing sufficient unrestricted reserves of £736,451 to cover short-term reductions in income and ongoing financial obligations.
Automated summary of the FY2025 accounts; the evidenced findings below carry the verbatim passages.
What the accounts disclose
Largest income source: Assessments (45% of income)
“The Circuit’s main sources of funding were the assessments obtained from each Church within the Circuit based on the membership, attendance and giving levels of the Churches which totalled £965,837” — page 8
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Reserves policy: 6 months of normal revenue operating costs (held: £736k)
“The Circuit Meeting has determined that unrestricted reserves should be equivalent to 6 months of normal revenue operating costs, which include the Circuit Model Trust Fund balances.” — page 10
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Accounts audited by Hawsons Chartered Accountants. Discloses 5 of 6 completeness components.
Public profiles (found on the charity’s own website): facebook
Structured financials (annual return, FY ending 31/08/2025)
Reported reserves equal ~4.5 months of spending — below the median for charities its size (median 4.8 months; benchmarks).
Per its annual return, largest income source: Charitable activities (89% 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: 0.1% of total income — below the median for charities its size (5.2%) (benchmarks).
Register events
- Received assets from another charity (22/10/2025) — per the register’s event history; asset transfers typically record mergers or reorganisations.
- Received assets from another charity (14/08/2014) — per the register’s event history; asset transfers typically record mergers or reorganisations.
- Received assets from another charity (14/08/2014) — per the register’s event history; asset transfers typically record mergers or reorganisations.
- Received assets from another charity (14/08/2014) — per the register’s event history; asset transfers typically record mergers or reorganisations.
- Received assets from another charity (14/08/2014) — per the register’s event history; asset transfers typically record mergers or reorganisations.
- Received assets from another charity (14/08/2014) — per the register’s event history; asset transfers typically record mergers or reorganisations.
- ANN LYONS
- ANNE HUMPHREYS
- ARTHUR LYONS
- AUDREY MANN
- Aileen Wendy Treloar
- Alan Bettison
- Alexander Cartwright HND
- Andy Schofield
- Ann Croft
- Beverley Dale
- Brenda Frances Harrison
- Bridget Kellett
- Carol Jean Wignell
- Christine Buckley
- Christine Margaret Jackson
- DAVID BLACKBURN OBE
- DAVID BURTON · trustee of 6 other charities
- DR Anne Hollows BA PhD
- David James Hunter
- Deacon Carole Irene Smith
- Donald Anthony King
- Dr Jenny Bywaters · trustee of 2 other charities
- ELIZABETH ANN TAYLOR
- ELIZABETH BROOK
- Elizabeth Long
- Emmanuel Kwaku Gyening
- Erica Margaret Louise Dunmow · trustee of 3 other charities
- Evelyn Windle
- Gillian Baumeister-Walker
- Glyn William Jones · trustee of 1 other charity
- Graham David Hill
- Gregory Unwin · trustee of 3 other charities
- IAIN FREDERICK CLOKE · trustee of 2 other charities
- Ian Geoffrey Wright BA Hons
- JACQUELINE ANN BAILEY
- JOHN DALE · trustee of 1 other charity
- JOYCE WILES
- JULIE TALBOT · trustee of 1 other charity
- Jane Offord
- Janett N Malbon
Trustee list from the Charity Commission register (current, not historical).
Operates in: Barnsley · Derbyshire · Rotherham · Sheffield City
Income and spending
Common questions
Is SHEFFIELD METHODIST CIRCUIT financially healthy?
Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that the charity reported a net income of £185,615 for the year ended 31 August 2025, driven significantly by the introduction of funds from redundant churches. The trustees confirmed the charity is a going concern, citing sufficient unrestricted reserves of £736,451 to cover short-term reductions in income and ongoing financial obligations. Its FY2025 accounts were audited by Hawsons Chartered Accountants.
Who funds SHEFFIELD METHODIST CIRCUIT?
Funders whose own accounts filings name SHEFFIELD METHODIST CIRCUIT as a grant recipient include SHEFFIELD TOWN TRUST, THE HOSPITAL OF GILBERT, EARL OF SHREWSBURY AT SHEFFIELD, THE J G GRAVES CHARITABLE TRUST, ST CHRISTOPHER'S EDUCATIONAL TRUST (INCORPORATING THE HUGHES AND STEVENS BEQUEST).
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