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HASTINGS BEXHILL & RYE METHODIST CIRCUIT

Registered charity 1134757 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register

The advancement of the Christian Faith through worship; teaching in small groups; encouraging pastoral work amongst the sick, bereaved and others with particular needs; and supporting UK and overseas charities through finance and 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
£695k
Latest spending
£505k
Registered
2010
Accounts read
FY2025

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that total assets exceed £2.7 million, with unrestricted funds totaling £2,369,709. The trustees report that finances are in a sound position, noting that the circuit is a going concern provided churches meet their assessments and reserves cover shortfalls. However, the trustees also highlight that current financial support to local churches via 'fairshare' subsidies is unlikely to be sustainable in the long term.

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

What the accounts disclose

Reserves policy: minimum of £50,000 in all unrestricted funds (held: £2.4m)
“The Reserves Policy for the Circuit is to hold a minimum of E50,OOO in all unrestricted funds.” — page 7
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.

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

Total income
£695k
Total spending
£505k
Reserves (reported)
£408k
Employees
2

Reported reserves equal ~9.7 months of spending — above the median for charities its size (median 5.2 months; benchmarks).

Per its annual return, largest income source: Other (72% 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: East Sussex

Income and spending

Financial year endIncomeSpending
31/08/2025£695k£505k
31/08/2024£237k£196k
31/08/2023£133k£193k
31/08/2022£667k£247k
31/08/2021£566k£811k

Common questions

Is HASTINGS BEXHILL & RYE METHODIST CIRCUIT financially healthy?

Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that total assets exceed £2.7 million, with unrestricted funds totaling £2,369,709. The trustees report that finances are in a sound position, noting that the circuit is a going concern provided churches meet their assessments and reserves cover shortfalls. However, the trustees also highlight that current financial support to local churches via 'fairshare' subsidies is unlikely to be sustainable in the long term. Its FY2025 accounts were independently examined.

Charities like this

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

Side by side with its peers

CharityIncomeTop pay bandStaff >£60kReserves vs policyFundraising costGoing concern
HASTINGS BEXHILL & RYE METHODIST CIRCUIT£695k—0unclear—no doubt
WEST HERTFORDSHIRE AND BORDERS METHODIST CIRCUIT FY2025£574k—0unclear—no doubt
THE PETERBOROUGH CIRCUIT OF THE METHODIST CHURCH FY2025£304k—0unclear—noted
THE ROSSENDALE METHODIST CIRCUIT FY2025£124k—0unclear—no doubt
LAMBETH CIRCUIT METHODIST CHURCH FY2025£490k—0unclear—no doubt
BUCKLEY AND DEESIDE METHODIST CIRCUIT FY2025£289k—0unclear—noted

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