CARDIFF METHODIST CIRCUIT

Registered charity 1134236 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register

The Circuit acts as an umbrella and a resource.

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 SUBSIDIARY 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

£419k

Latest spending

£422k

Registered

2010

Accounts read

FY2025

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that the charity reported an overall deficit of £2,434 for the year ended 31 August 2025, which was expected due to support for mission activities. Per the trustees' report, total unrestricted reserves stood at £6,024,347, significantly exceeding the stated policy target of approximately £120,000 (equivalent to four months' average expenditure). The charity maintains a strong financial position with net current assets of £1,041,808 and no material uncertainties regarding its ability to continue as a going concern.

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

What the accounts disclose

Reserves policy: four months' average expenditure, approximately £120,000 (held: £6.0m)

“The Reserves Policy for the Circuit is to hold a sum equivalent to 4 months' average expenditure, approximately £120,000.”

Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Related-party transaction: Reimbursement of trustee expenses

“Each of the ministers, the Administrator and two others, a total of nine trustees, have incurred expenses on behalf of the Circuit for travel, office costs and ministry in the main and such expenses are reimbursed by the Circuit.” — page 25

Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Accounts audited by Gordon Down & Partners. 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
Complaints handling
Complaints policy and procedures
Conflicting interests
Financial reserves policy and procedures
Internal charity financial controls policy and procedures
Internal risk management policy and procedures
Investing charity funds 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
Volunteer management

Public profiles (found on the charity’s own website): facebook

Structured financials (annual return, FY ending 31/08/2024)

Total income

£1.8m

Total spending

£651k

Reserves (reported)

£5.5m

Employees

Reported reserves equal ~101.7 months of spending — in the top quarter for charities its size (median 7.1 months; benchmarks).

Per its annual return, largest income source: Other (41% 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 (3.0%) (benchmarks).

Trustees · trustee networks

Rev CATHY GALEchair
ANN CROSS
ANTHONY PAUL THOMAS
Alison Lewis
Allison Patricia Hill · trustee of 1 other charity
Andrew Cross
Andrew Tyler
Angela Bailey
Bethany Jane Barry
Beverley-Jayne Walker
Catherine Dodd
Christopher Markall
DEREK PERKINS
DR CATH TAYLOR
Deborah Witts
Dr MAURICE ARTHUR WENTWORTH · trustee of 1 other charity
Dr Matthew Angilley
GRAHAM HOSGOOD
Gareth Adams
Gauri Taylor-Nayar
Gillian Griffiths
HEATHER COX
Hannah Armah Ofoe
Helen Tyler
Janet Rees
Janice Perris
John Powell
Jonathan Delf · trustee of 1 other charity
Judith Powell
Lisa Medina
MARTIN RONALD HUNT
MONICA SYMONDS · trustee of 1 other charity
MRS ANN THOMAS
Margaret Mathias
Monica McElveen
PETER DAVID GEORGE RICHARDS
PROFESSOR TIMOTHY PHILLIPS
Paul Demery
Rev Alexis Mahoney
Rev Evelyn Bhajan

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

Operates in: Caerphilly · Cardiff

Income and spending

Financial year end	Income	Spending
31/08/2025	£419k	£422k
31/08/2024	£1.8m	£651k
31/08/2023	£547k	£640k
31/08/2022	£451k	£367k
31/08/2021	£510k	£531k

Common questions

Is CARDIFF METHODIST CIRCUIT financially healthy?

Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that the charity reported an overall deficit of £2,434 for the year ended 31 August 2025, which was expected due to support for mission activities. Per the trustees' report, total unrestricted reserves stood at £6,024,347, significantly exceeding the stated policy target of approximately £120,000 (equivalent to four months' average expenditure). The charity maintains a strong financial position with net current assets of £1,041,808 and no material uncertainties regarding its ability to continue as a going concern. Its FY2025 accounts were audited by Gordon Down & Partners.

Who funds CARDIFF METHODIST CIRCUIT?

Funders whose own accounts filings name CARDIFF METHODIST CIRCUIT as a grant recipient include THE JOSEPH RANK TRUST, THE BEATRICE LAING TRUST, THE HOBSON CHARITY LIMITED.

Known funders

Grants to this charity found in funders’ own accounts filings.

Funder	Year	Amount	Purpose (as stated by the funder)
THE JOSEPH RANK TRUST	FY2024	£50k
THE BEATRICE LAING TRUST	FY2024	£30k	The Sanctuary for All Project
THE HOBSON CHARITY LIMITED	FY2024	£6k	Community

Government & lottery funding

Grants to this charity published as open data by government and lottery funders (360Giving).

Funder	Date	Amount	Purpose
The National Lottery Community Fund	25/09/2024	£20k	Roots and Shoots @Global Gardens Project
The National Lottery Community Fund	03/08/2023	£10k	Growing Together @Global Gardens Project
The National Lottery Community Fund	07/03/2022	£10k	Global Gardens Project
The National Lottery Community Fund	03/02/2022	£10k	Climate Action in the Garden @Global Gardens Project
The National Lottery Heritage Fund	09/09/2021	£1.2m	"The Trinity Centre - Sanctuary for All"
The National Lottery Community Fund	01/02/2021	£10k	Global Gardens Project

Charities like this

Semantically similar by activities and financial character, from our analysed corpus. Compare with Notting Hill and Harlesden Methodist Circuit.

Notting Hill and Harlesden Methodist Circuit income £200k
COLCHESTER METHODIST CIRCUIT income £235k
MID GLAMORGAN MISSION OF THE METHODIST CHURCH income £419k
TELFORD METHODIST CIRCUIT income £318k
WEST HERTFORDSHIRE AND BORDERS METHODIST CIRCUIT income £574k
YORK METHODIST CIRCUIT income £860k

Side by side with its peers

Charity	Income	Top pay band	Reserves vs policy	Fundraising cost	Going concern
CARDIFF METHODIST CIRCUIT	£419k	—	unclear	—	no doubt
Notting Hill and Harlesden Methodist Circuit FY2025	£200k	—	unclear	—	no doubt
COLCHESTER METHODIST CIRCUIT FY2025	£235k	—	unclear	—	no doubt
MID GLAMORGAN MISSION OF THE METHODIST CHURCH FY2025	£419k	—	unclear	—	no doubt
TELFORD METHODIST CIRCUIT FY2025	£318k	—	unclear	—	no doubt
WEST HERTFORDSHIRE AND BORDERS METHODIST CIRCUIT FY2025	£574k	—	unclear	—	no doubt

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