THE NEWCASTLE CENTRAL AND EAST CIRCUIT OF THE METHODIST CHURCH

Registered charity 1134265 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register

The Methodist Church was created after John Wesley's conversion on 24/5/1738. The calling of the Methodist Church is:Worship, to increase awareness of God's presence and celebrate God's loveLearning and caring, to help people to grow and learn as ChristiansService, to be a good neighbour to people in need and challenge injusticeEvangelism, we make more followers of Jesus Christ.

Causes: Education/training · The Prevention Or Relief Of Poverty · Religious Activities · Arts/culture/heritage/science · website · Get email alerts

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that the charity reported a surplus for the year, with total income of £790,303 and unrestricted reserves of £2,314,979. However, the trustees note that unrestricted funds are currently below their stated reserves policy target, which is defined as the equivalent of relevant annual expenditure plus known fluctuations.

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.

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

Structured financials (annual return, FY ending 31/08/2025)

Reported reserves equal ~3.4 months of spending — below the median for charities its size (median 5.2 months; benchmarks).

Per its annual return, largest income source: Donations and legacies (62% 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 (4.9%) (benchmarks).

Trustees · trustee networks

• Rev Alison Mary Wilkinson BA MEd MAchair · trustee of 2 other charities
• ALAN BARKER
• Adam John Wilkinson
• Alan Nicholson ACIB
• Audrey Ilderton · trustee of 2 other charities
• Benjamin Spence
• CAROLE LESLEY EKE JP, BEd · trustee of 1 other charity
• CAROLYN HALL
• Chi Keung Ricky lai FCCA
• Christine Carroll
• DAVID ALEXANDER STABLER ACIB CeMap · trustee of 2 other charities
• David Lowry
• Deacon William David Topping MA · trustee of 1 other charity
• Dr Hazel Joan Nelson MRCGP
• Fat Tai Li
• Fung Yee Jacqueline Shuen MD
• Howard Joseph Chapman BEd ACG · trustee of 1 other charity
• Ivy Leung
• JANET ANDERSON · trustee of 1 other charity
• JOAN CHRISTINE KELSALL TEACH Cert · trustee of 1 other charity
• James Andrew Buchan MEng
• Jane Atherton
• Jill Henderson · trustee of 2 other charities
• Joshua Paul Simpson · trustee of 1 other charity
• Ka Fu Poon
• Keith Andrew Jones BSc PGCE · trustee of 1 other charity
• Keith Ian Gilfillan JP · trustee of 1 other charity
• Keith Stewart · trustee of 1 other charity
• Margaret Elizabeth Graham · trustee of 2 other charities
• Margaret Harrison TQ cert
• Mark John Burdon BA
• Michael Stephen Ball MA
• Natasha Aimee Downs BA
• PETER HENRY MARTIN · trustee of 1 other charity
• Pauline Newman
• REV Kathryn Margaret Reader B Ed BA
• ROGER PICKARD BSc · trustee of 1 other charity
• Rachel Taglione
• Rev Helen White BEd BA · trustee of 1 other charity
• Rev Julie Mooney

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

Operates in: Durham · Gateshead · Newcastle Upon Tyne City · North Tyneside · Northumberland · South Tyneside

Income and spending

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Government & lottery funding

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