SWANSEA & GOWER METHODIST CIRCUIT

Registered charity 1134882 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register

As a Circuit we affirm the Priorities of the Methodist Church and seek to:Express the Gospel through worship, word and action in fresh ways that will speak to the needs and culture of the people around us.

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.

Causes: Religious Activities · Economic/community Development/employment · website · Get email alerts

Latest income

£290k

Latest spending

£308k

Registered

2010

Accounts read

FY2025

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that the charity's total funds decreased from £909,266 to £909,266 (note: previous year total was £909,266, current year total is £909,266 - wait, previous year total funds carried forward was 909,266, current year is 909,266? No, previous year total funds brought forward was 909,266. Current year total funds carried forward is 909,266. Actually, looking at the Balance Sheet: Total Assets less Current Liabilities for Previous Year was 909,266. For This Year it is 909,266. Wait, the Balance Sheet shows Total Assets less Current Liabilities as 4,349,664 for This Year and 909,266 for Previous Year. The Net Assets for This Year are 4,349,664. The previous year Net Assets were 909,266. The charity holds significant unrestricted reserves of £4,349,664. The trustees report that staffing remained largely unchanged except for redundancies linked to a project closure, and the circuit continues its mission activities.

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 4 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 risk management policy and procedures
Paying staff
Risk management
Safeguarding policy and procedures
Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries
Serious incident reporting policy and procedures
Social media policy and procedures
Trustee conflicts of interest policy and procedures
Volunteer management

Public profiles (found on the charity’s own website): facebook

Trustees · trustee networks

Alan Cram · trustee of 4 other charities
Audrey Jean Hinnells
BEVERLEY POINER · trustee of 3 other charities
BLODWEN ROSAMOND O'CONNOR
BRINLEY WYNNE JONES BA HONS
CAROLINE BUCKLER · trustee of 1 other charity
CAROLYN MARY JENKINS
Colin Paul Everett
DAVID JOHN BOAKES · trustee of 1 other charity
Dr Laurie Stewart Higgs
Eleanor Rachel Cuthill
Geoff Maddock
Grace Coleman BSC Hons
HEATHER ANN COLEMAN BSC CQSW
HILDEGARDE ANN ROBERTS BSC HONS
Ian Jones Campbell
Isobel Everett
JEFFREY STUART COLEMAN
Janet Mary Neilson · trustee of 1 other charity
Janice Heslop
Jennifer Mary Noble · trustee of 1 other charity
KATHLEEN MARGARET JONES
LARRAINE GILLIAN WORRALL · trustee of 1 other charity
Leslie John Want · trustee of 1 other charity
Lynne Taylor
MALCOLM GRIMLEY HNC
MARJORIE PROBERT
MARK PUNTAN · trustee of 1 other charity
Margaret Irene Harrison
Margaret June Crawford
Marilyn Harry
PETER SCOTT BA PGCE
Patricia Davies
Paul Kent
REV PAMELA MARY CRAM BA MA
REV. H.D. LONG · trustee of 2 other charities
ROSEMARY ELAINE DAVIES
Rev ANDREW WALKER
Rev Louise Gough
Rev Margaret Joy Adams

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

Operates in: City Of Swansea

Income and spending

Financial year end	Income	Spending
31/08/2025	£290k	£308k
31/08/2024	£257k	£294k
31/08/2023	£231k	£201k
31/08/2022	£232k	£248k
31/08/2021	£293k	£302k

Common questions

Is SWANSEA & GOWER METHODIST CIRCUIT financially healthy?

Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that the charity's total funds decreased from £909,266 to £909,266 (note: previous year total was £909,266, current year total is £909,266 - wait, previous year total funds carried forward was 909,266, current year is 909,266? No, previous year total funds brought forward was 909,266. Current year total funds carried forward is 909,266. Actually, looking at the Balance Sheet: Total Assets less Current Liabilities for Previous Year was 909,266. For This Year it is 909,266. Wait, the Balance Sheet shows Total Assets less Current Liabilities as 4,349,664 for This Year and 909,266 for Previous Year. The Net Assets for This Year are 4,349,664. The previous year Net Assets were 909,266. The charity holds significant unrestricted reserves of £4,349,664. The trustees report that staffing remained largely unchanged except for redundancies linked to a project closure, and the circuit continues its mission activities. Its FY2025 accounts were independently examined.

Government & lottery funding

Grants to this charity published as open data by government and lottery funders (360Giving).

Funder	Date	Amount	Purpose
Postcode Lottery	30/09/2024	£25k	Unrestricted Funding