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KIRKBY STEPHEN APPLEBY AND TEBAY METHODIST CIRCUIT

Registered charity 1134881 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register

Provision of regular public acts of worship, open to members of the church and non members alike. Provision of sacred spaces (buildings) for prayer and contemplation. The teaching of Christianity through sermons, courses and small groups. Pastoral work including visiting the sick and bereaved.

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Latest income
£135k
Latest spending
£337k
Registered
2010
Accounts read
FY2025

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that total funds held by the Circuit at the year end were £430,282, comprising unrestricted funds of £404,704 and Model Trust Fund of £203,201, less internal organisation liabilities. The trustees' report indicates that the reserves policy is to aim to hold a sum equivalent to 6 months' average expenditure, and the Circuit received £266,254 in total receipts against £336,678 in payments for the year.

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

What the accounts disclose

Largest income source: local churches (86% of income)
“In the 2024/25 accounts: 86% of the Circuit’s income was provided by the local churches.” — page 4
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Reserves policy: six months' average expenditure (held: £405k)
“The Reserves Policy for the Kirkby Stephen, Appleby & Tebay Circuit is to aim to hold a sum equivalent to 6 months’ average expenditure.” — page 6
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Accounts independently examined (not a full audit). Discloses 4 of 6 completeness components.

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

Operates in: Cumbria

Income and spending

Financial year endIncomeSpending
31/08/2025£135k£337k
31/08/2024£266k£201k
31/08/2023£128k£182k
31/08/2022£128k£182k
31/08/2021£172k£143k

Common questions

Is KIRKBY STEPHEN APPLEBY AND TEBAY METHODIST CIRCUIT financially healthy?

Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that total funds held by the Circuit at the year end were £430,282, comprising unrestricted funds of £404,704 and Model Trust Fund of £203,201, less internal organisation liabilities. The trustees' report indicates that the reserves policy is to aim to hold a sum equivalent to 6 months' average expenditure, and the Circuit received £266,254 in total receipts against £336,678 in payments for the year. Its FY2025 accounts were independently examined.