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SOMERSET MENDIP CIRCUIT - METHODIST CHURCH

Registered charity 1134237 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register

Provide Preaching Plan for Ministers, Local Preachers & others to take Services in the Circuit's churches.Provides & maintains 4 manses for Ministers and provides Pastoral Care for all.Organises voluntary payments by Churches to help pay costs of Stipends, wages, District Assessment etc.Holds regular Circuit & Leadership Meetings, to communicate information & monitor progress.

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
£482k
Latest spending
£475k
Registered
2010
Accounts read
FY2025

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that the Somerset Mendip Methodist Circuit held total unrestricted funds of £2,536,385 as of 31 August 2025, representing a net increase from the previous year. The filing confirms that the financial statements were prepared on a going concern basis with no material uncertainties identified. The Circuit reported a net movement in funds of £6,888 for the year, driven by total income of £481,934 against charitable expenditure of £475,053.

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 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 31/08/2023)

Total income
£803k
Total spending
£530k
Reserves (reported)
£75k
Employees
5

Reported reserves equal ~1.7 months of spending — in the bottom quarter for charities its size (median 7.1 months; benchmarks).

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

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

Operates in: Somerset

Income and spending

Financial year endIncomeSpending
31/08/2025£482k£475k
31/08/2024£259k£417k
31/08/2023£803k£530k
31/08/2022£491k£397k
31/08/2021£229k£375k

Common questions

Is SOMERSET MENDIP CIRCUIT - METHODIST CHURCH financially healthy?

Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that the Somerset Mendip Methodist Circuit held total unrestricted funds of £2,536,385 as of 31 August 2025, representing a net increase from the previous year. The filing confirms that the financial statements were prepared on a going concern basis with no material uncertainties identified. The Circuit reported a net movement in funds of £6,888 for the year, driven by total income of £481,934 against charitable expenditure of £475,053. Its FY2025 accounts were independently examined.

Charities like this

Semantically similar by activities and financial character, from our analysed corpus. Compare with CAMELFORD & WEEK ST MARY METHODIST CIRCUIT.

Side by side with its peers

CharityIncomeTop pay bandStaff >£60kReserves vs policyFundraising costGoing concern
SOMERSET MENDIP CIRCUIT - METHODIST CHURCH£482k—0unclear—no doubt
CAMELFORD & WEEK ST MARY METHODIST CIRCUIT FY2025£351k——unclear—no doubt
South Worcestershire Methodist Circuit FY2025£370kunclear0above—no doubt
NORTH EAST SOMERSET & BATH METHODIST CIRCUIT FY2025£704k—0unclear—no doubt
SOUTH PETHERTON AND CREWKERNE METHODIST CIRCUIT FY2025£490k—0unclear—no doubt
AIREDALE METHODIST CIRCUIT FY2025£320k—0above—no doubt

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