LANCASHIRE WEST METHODIST CIRCUIT

Registered charity 1134877 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register · also known as SKELMERSDALE METHODIST CIRCUIT

The provision of regular public acts of worship open to members of the church and non members alike. The teaching of Christianity through sermons, courses and small groups. Pastoral work including visiting the sick and bereaved. Promoting the whole mission of the church through activities and support for older people, parents and toddlers and other specific groups when appropriate

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 subsiduary 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 Circuit held total unrestricted funds of £1,471,783 as of 31 August 2025, comprising a General Fund of £1,209,568 and a Model Trust Fund of £236,470. The Trustees' report indicates that financial plans for the coming year account for anticipated stipend increases and higher district assessments, while noting the long-term absence of one team member as a challenge. The filing confirms that income and expenditure are monitored against the approved annual budget to avoid unforeseen calls on reserves.

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

What the accounts disclose

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.

• Bullying and harassment policy and procedures
• Complaints policy and procedures
• Engaging external speakers at charity events policy and procedures
• Financial reserves policy and procedures
• Internal charity financial controls policy and procedures
• Internal risk management policy and procedures
• Investing charity funds policy and procedures
• Safeguarding policy and procedures
• Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries
• Serious incident reporting policy and procedures
• Social media policy and procedures

Trustees · trustee networks

• Rev MICHAEL CHARLES TINDSLEYchair
• Alan Vincent Jones
• BARBARA MEYNELL
• BRIAN THOMAS GUY
• CHRISTINE FISHER
• COLIN HAROLD ASPINALL
• DEREK ASHCROFT MBE JP · trustee of 1 other charity
• DILYS ANNE LIGHTFOOT
• George Henry Lloyd
• Graham Wright
• Helen Porter
• JANE MARIE ALLEN
• JENNIFER ASHCROFT
• LINDA JONES B.ED
• MR DAVID ALLEN
• MR KEITH ASCROFT
• MR MARK TAYLOR
• Margaret Anne Baldwin
• Margaret Anne Bradley
• Margaret Joan Lawson
• Natalie Travis
• Patricia A Barron
• Peter Roger Harrison
• Rev GEOFFREY FARTHING BA,MA,PhD
• Rev Sue Guenault
• Sidney Victor Cleary
• THOMAS JOHN GREGSON

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

Operates in: Lancashire

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