NORWICH METHODIST CIRCUIT

Registered charity 1134358 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register

Religion Christian Methodist Church Norwich Circuit

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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Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that the charity reported a net income of £39,620 for the year ended 31 August 2025, a significant decrease from the previous year's £1,382,853 which included large bequest transfers. Per the trustees' report, unrestricted reserves stood at £4,059,766, which is well above the stated policy target of approximately £260,000, indicating strong financial stability despite the drop in incoming resources.

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

What the accounts disclose

Accounts audited by Sumer Auditco Limited. 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
• Paying staff
• Risk management
• Safeguarding policy and procedures
• Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries
• Trustee expenses policy and procedures

Funders the charity credits

Named as funders/supporters on the charity’s own website (the charity’s claim, distinct from accounts-verified grants).

• The Fund for Human Need (FHN) — “The Fund for Human Need (FHN)” (source page)

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

Reported reserves equal ~24.5 months of spending — in the top quarter for charities its size (median 5.2 months; benchmarks).

Per its annual return, largest income source: Donations and legacies (68% 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

• CHRISTOPHER EMMS
• Darren Cogman
• David Read
• ELIZABETH FLORENCE COOK · trustee of 1 other charity
• ELIZABETH KING SIDEBOTTOM · trustee of 1 other charity
• GEOFFREY FREDERICK BROWN · trustee of 1 other charity
• Graham Thompson · trustee of 2 other charities
• Graham Wrenn
• Ian Scales
• JOY ELIZABETH CONSTANCE SOUTHAM
• Jacky Baker
• Jean Parker
• John Raymond Johnson
• Judith Read · trustee of 1 other charity
• Kai Chiu Liu · trustee of 1 other charity
• Kevin Parfitt · trustee of 1 other charity
• Kim Pike
• LINDA MORGAN
• LIZ THETFORD
• MARGARET ANN SNELLING
• MARTIN GOWER CALLAM · trustee of 1 other charity
• MICHAEL JAMES GREEN
• MRS JO JOHNSON
• NORMA CHRISTINE VIRGOE BA
• Olu Ogunnowo
• PETER SERGEANT · trustee of 1 other charity
• Pastor Stephen Lau
• REVEREND MARY PREDDY COUSINS
• ROBERT HENDRY
• Rev MARK ELVIN
• Rev Mary Sachikonye · trustee of 2 other charities
• Rev Matthew Olanrewaju · trustee of 1 other charity
• Richard West
• SALLY MARGARET SIMPSON
• Stephen Derry Osborn · trustee of 1 other charity
• Susan Duncombe
• Susan Jane Eldridge
• Susan Janet Pamplin
• Susan Mary Skinner · trustee of 1 other charity
• VIVIENNE MARY PEASE

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

Operates in: Norfolk

Income and spending

Common questions

Charities like this

Semantically similar by activities and financial character, from our analysed corpus. Compare with WEST NORFOLK METHODIST CIRCUIT.

• WEST NORFOLK METHODIST CIRCUIT income £484k
• NORTH NORFOLK METHODIST CIRCUIT income £239k
• THE NORFOLK BROADS CIRCUIT income £276k
• COLCHESTER METHODIST CIRCUIT income £235k
• AIRE AND CALDER METHODIST CIRCUIT income £1.5m
• OLDHAM METHODIST CIRCUIT income £311k

Side by side with its peers

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