FOREST METHODIST CIRCUIT

Registered charity 1134384 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register

Provision of sacred spaces (Buildings) for prayer and worship and halls for community activity.Supporting other charities in the UK and Overseas financially and with prayer. Involvement in ecumenical and inter-faith activities. Supporting the young and vulnerable in Church and community.

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.

Causes: General Charitable Purposes · Education/training · The Advancement Of Health Or Saving Of Lives · Religious Activities · Human Rights/religious Or Racial Harmony/equality Or Diversity · Recreation · website · Get email alerts

Latest income

£410k

Latest spending

£605k

Registered

2010

Accounts read

FY2025

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that the charity reported a total net outgoing of £195,086 for the year, resulting in an overall deficit across its cash funds. The trustees note that the Circuit has insufficient regular income to cover the cost of additional lay staff and that increasing assessments is not currently possible, though they maintain that the Circuit is a going concern based on available assets and resources.

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

What the accounts disclose

Largest income source: Church assessments (66% of income)

“The General fund income was £291,950 (23-24 £299,193) of which £271,770 (23-24 £266,290) was due from church assessments.”

Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Reserves position: below the charity's own stated reserves policy (held: £280k; policy: six months of annual expenditure)

“This leaves £280,399 remaining reserves currently unallocated. This is equivalent to just under 6-months expenditure.”

Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Related-party transaction: Salary paid to husband of trustee

“A salary of £31,088 (2024 - £29,106) was paid to Zakayo Njeru Nyaga in the year for services provided as a Circuit pastoral worker. Zakayo Njeru Nyaga is the husband of Circuit Trustee Rev. Stephanie Njeru.” — page 26

Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Accounts audited by Clay Ratnage Strevens & Hills. 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
Conflicting interests
Financial reserves policy and procedures
Internal charity financial controls policy and procedures
Internal risk management policy and procedures
Investing charity funds policy and procedures
Investment
Paying staff
Risk management
Safeguarding policy and procedures
Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries
Serious incident reporting policy and procedures
Trustee conflicts of interest policy and procedures
Trustee expenses policy and procedures
Volunteer management

Structured financials (annual return, FY ending 31/08/2023)

Total income

£585k

Total spending

£531k

Cost of raising funds

£2k

Reserves (reported)

£528k

Employees

Reported reserves equal ~11.9 months of spending — above the median for charities its size (median 7.1 months; benchmarks).

Per its annual return, cost of raising funds: 0.4% of total income — below the median for charities its size (3.0%) (benchmarks).

Register events

Received assets from another charity (18/05/2021) — per the register’s event history; asset transfers typically record mergers or reorganisations.

Trustees · trustee networks

Rev MICHAEL JOHN ADRIAN LONGchair · trustee of 1 other charity
Andronica Mugombe
Carole Dorothy Merriman
DALLION ROYE
Elvena Bernita Brumant · trustee of 1 other charity
Eric Degreat Aidoo
Eunice Edwards
FLORESTINE CORBETT
GRAHAM GEORGE BURGESS
Gary Ian Marshall · trustee of 1 other charity
Hannah Roberts · trustee of 4 other charities
Hazel Ann Mathews
Janet Elizabeth Tweedale · trustee of 3 other charities
Jean Norton · trustee of 2 other charities
Jojo N Monney
Kathleen Rhoda Poole
Leslie Victor Stowe
Loyl Marcia Brandt · trustee of 1 other charity
MARTIN HOWARTH · trustee of 2 other charities
Millicent Freeman
PATRICIA OVENDEN · trustee of 1 other charity
Pat Evans
Phyllis Anne Lloyd · trustee of 1 other charity
Rev Armstrong K Fummey
Rev Kong Ching Hii · trustee of 1 other charity
Rev Stephanie Njeru · trustee of 1 other charity
Rev Susan Jane Creighton
STEPHEN WILLIAM MURRAY · trustee of 1 other charity
Sharon Theresa Heather
Stella Heskey

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

Operates in: Essex · Redbridge · Waltham Forest

Income and spending

Financial year end	Income	Spending
31/08/2025	£410k	£605k
31/08/2024	£360k	£580k
31/08/2023	£585k	£531k
31/08/2022	£311k	£744k
31/08/2021	£375k	£695k

Common questions

Is FOREST METHODIST CIRCUIT financially healthy?

Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that the charity reported a total net outgoing of £195,086 for the year, resulting in an overall deficit across its cash funds. The trustees note that the Circuit has insufficient regular income to cover the cost of additional lay staff and that increasing assessments is not currently possible, though they maintain that the Circuit is a going concern based on available assets and resources. Its FY2025 accounts were audited by Clay Ratnage Strevens & Hills.

Charities like this

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

THE ROSSENDALE METHODIST CIRCUIT income £124k
ELM HALL DRIVE METHODIST CHURCH income £140k
NORTH EAST SOMERSET & BATH METHODIST CIRCUIT income £704k
CENTRAL METHODIST CHURCH CHESTERFIELD income £192k
BIRMINGHAM METHODIST CIRCUIT income £4.3m
SOUTH EAST NORTHUMBERLAND METHODIST CIRCUIT income £290k

Side by side with its peers

Charity	Income	Top pay band	Reserves vs policy	Fundraising cost	Going concern
FOREST METHODIST CIRCUIT	£410k	—	below	—	no doubt
THE ROSSENDALE METHODIST CIRCUIT FY2025	£124k	—	unclear	—	no doubt
ELM HALL DRIVE METHODIST CHURCH FY2025	£140k	£3,465	unclear	—	no doubt
NORTH EAST SOMERSET & BATH METHODIST CIRCUIT FY2025	£704k	—	unclear	—	no doubt
CENTRAL METHODIST CHURCH CHESTERFIELD FY2025	£192k	—	above	—	no doubt
BIRMINGHAM METHODIST CIRCUIT FY2025	£4.3m	—	above	—	no doubt

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