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NORTH CHESHIRE METHODIST CIRCUIT

Registered charity 1134366 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register · also known as CHESTER AND DELAMERE FOREST METHODIST CIRCUIT, DELAMERE FOREST METHODIST CIRCUIT

The provision of sacred space (a building) for prayer and contemplationSupporting other charities in the UK and overseas financially and with prayer

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
£714k
Latest spending
£662k
Registered
2010
Accounts read
FY2025

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that the charity reported a surplus of £51,832 for the year ended 31 August 2025, with total unrestricted funds of £3,009,437. The trustees note that while the budget was set as a deficit, the actual outturn matched expectations, and they are reviewing the financial structure due to falling church assessments. The trustees confirm there are no material uncertainties regarding the charity's ability to continue.

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

What the accounts disclose

Largest income source: Assessment or Share (55% of income)
“Assessment or Share 395,759” — page 16
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Reserves policy: three months average expenditure (held: £3.0m)
“The Reserves Policy for the Circuit is to hold a minimum sum equivalent to three months average expenditure and a maximum of twelve months average expenditure in the general bank accounts.” — page 7
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Related-party transaction: Trustees' remuneration recharged from Methodist Church of Great Britain
“Included in the wages and salaries figure of £286,782, in the financial statements, is the amount of £173,951 (2024:£151,886), paid in relation to work within the Circuit of 8 (2024:7) of the trustees. North Cheshire Methodist Circuit has no payroll. All staff are employed by the Methodist Church of Great Britain with amounts being recharged to North Cheshire Methodist Circuit for their work connected to Circuit activities,” — page 20
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.

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

Total income
£714k
Total spending
£662k
Reserves (reported)
£337k
Employees
12

Reported reserves equal ~6.1 months of spending — above the median for charities its size (median 5.2 months; benchmarks).

Per its annual return, largest income source: Donations and legacies (93% 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

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

Operates in: Cheshire East · Cheshire West & Chester · Flintshire

Income and spending

Financial year endIncomeSpending
31/08/2025£714k£662k
31/08/2024£612k£645k
31/08/2023£998k£680k
31/08/2022£540k£591k
31/08/2021£506k£615k

Common questions

Is NORTH CHESHIRE METHODIST CIRCUIT financially healthy?

Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that the charity reported a surplus of £51,832 for the year ended 31 August 2025, with total unrestricted funds of £3,009,437. The trustees note that while the budget was set as a deficit, the actual outturn matched expectations, and they are reviewing the financial structure due to falling church assessments. The trustees confirm there are no material uncertainties regarding the charity's ability to continue. Its FY2025 accounts were independently examined.