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HUDDERSFIELD METHODIST CIRCUIT

Registered charity 1134385 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register · also known as HUDDERSFIELD (PENNINE) METHODIST CIRCUIT

"Offering Christ, Enabling Discipleship" is the Huddersfield Methodist Circuit's mission statement. The Circuit covers the Huddersfield area and extends into the Colne Valley and the Holme Valley. The ministry of the Circuit is centred around 25 worshipping Christian congregations.

Causes: Education/training · Disability · The Prevention Or Relief Of Poverty · Religious Activities · Economic/community Development/employment · website · Get email alerts

Latest income
£737k
Latest spending
£865k
Registered
2010
Accounts read
FY2025

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that the charity incurred a net deficit of £127,650 for the year ended 31 August 2025, primarily due to the recognition of £764,990 in cumulative losses from a significant financial fraud. Consequently, the charity reported net current liabilities of £109,269 at the balance sheet date, although the trustees note that actions taken since year-end, including property sales, are expected to restore a healthier financial position.

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

What the accounts disclose

Related-party transaction: Stipendiary ministers received remuneration
“No trustees, nor any persons connected with them, have received any remuneration from the charity during the year, with the exception of the stipendiary ministers who received remuneration in an employment capacity.” — page 27
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Governance: Significant financial fraud reported to Charity Commission
“At the end of the financial year it was discovered that there had been a previously undiscovered significant financial fraud in the Circuit accounts which were of sufficient concern to be reported to the Charity Commission.” — page 5
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Accounts audited by KM. Discloses 4 of 6 completeness components.

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

Total income
£737k
Total spending
£865k
Reserves (reported)
£3.3m
Employees
9

Reported reserves equal ~45.8 months of spending — in the top quarter for charities its size (median 5.2 months; benchmarks).

Per its annual return, largest income source: Charitable activities (61% 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).

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

Operates in: Calderdale · Kirklees

Income and spending

Financial year endIncomeSpending
31/08/2025£737k£865k
31/08/2024£672k£752k
31/08/2023£915k£694k
31/08/2022£1.0m£726k
31/08/2021£481k£617k

Common questions

Is HUDDERSFIELD METHODIST CIRCUIT financially healthy?

Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that the charity incurred a net deficit of £127,650 for the year ended 31 August 2025, primarily due to the recognition of £764,990 in cumulative losses from a significant financial fraud. Consequently, the charity reported net current liabilities of £109,269 at the balance sheet date, although the trustees note that actions taken since year-end, including property sales, are expected to restore a healthier financial position. Its FY2025 accounts were audited by KM.