GRANTHAM & VALE OF BELVOIR METHODIST CIRCUIT

Registered charity 1134260 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register

The advancement of the the christian faith in accordance with doctrinal standards of the Discipline of the Methodist Church in the Grantham and Vale of Belvoir area in the east midlands. Any activity with a charitable purpose for the time being of any Connexional, District,Circuit, Local or other organisation of the Methodist Church.

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

£236k

Latest spending

£252k

Registered

2010

Accounts read

FY2025

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that the charity reported a net deficit of £14,848 for the year ended 31 August 2025, having switched to accruals accounting for the first time due to gross income exceeding £250,000. Despite the deficit, the trustees confirm that adequate assets and resources remain available to fund activities for the foreseeable future, with unrestricted reserves of £629,538 available for day-to-day requirements.

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

What the accounts disclose

Reserves policy: six months of the day to day expenditure of the Circuit (held: £630k)

“The general reserves policy is to maintain adequate funds amounting to six months of the day to day expenditure of the Circuit.”

Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

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
Complaints handling
Complaints policy and procedures
Financial reserves policy and procedures
Internal charity financial controls policy and procedures
Internal risk management policy and procedures
Paying staff
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

AUDREY MARALYN CAWTHORN
Amy Jane Kirton
Anne Christine Woodcock
BRIAN MELLORS · trustee of 1 other charity
CHRISTINE ELIZABETH WHITTLE
CHRISTOPHER MORGAN
Cynthia Margaret Prater
DEACON LOIS BELL
DENHYS LAMBLEY
DR JEAN BRECKENRIDGE
Dr DAVID JOHN WOODCOCK
Dr JOHN NORMAN CROOKES
ELAINE ROBINSON
GEOFFREY ALAN CAWTHORN
HELEN ELIZABETH SCORROR
Hazel Duncan Anderson Wallis
JANE BANCROFT
JANET HELEN THACKER BEd
Jacqueline Anne Hanbury · trustee of 1 other charity
John Edward Prater
Keith William Fox
LYNN ANN MELLORS
MAVIS BEESON
MRS PAT WHYTE · trustee of 1 other charity
Margaret Anne Winfield
Marion Lucy Hingley-Hickson · trustee of 1 other charity
Mark David Harrison
PAMELA HARRISON
PATRICIA HILEY · trustee of 1 other charity
PAUL BANCROFT
RICHARD FRANCIS SCOFFIELD
RICHARD MAXWELL TEARE
Rev Christine Anne Margaret Fox
Rev Dawn Francis Brown
Rev GRAHAM OWEN COLEMAN
Rev Neil Maynard
Rev PETER GEORGE SULSTON
Rev Raymond William Hinch
Richard Skinner
SUSANNAH LOUISE RITCHIE · trustee of 1 other charity

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

Operates in: Leicestershire · Lincolnshire · Nottinghamshire

Income and spending

Financial year end	Income	Spending
31/08/2025	£236k	£252k
31/08/2024	£182k	£199k
31/08/2023	£183k	£180k
31/08/2022	£178k	£155k
31/08/2021	£172k	£172k

Common questions

Is GRANTHAM & VALE OF BELVOIR METHODIST CIRCUIT financially healthy?

Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that the charity reported a net deficit of £14,848 for the year ended 31 August 2025, having switched to accruals accounting for the first time due to gross income exceeding £250,000. Despite the deficit, the trustees confirm that adequate assets and resources remain available to fund activities for the foreseeable future, with unrestricted reserves of £629,538 available for day-to-day requirements. Its FY2025 accounts were independently examined.