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BANBURY METHODIST CIRCUIT

Registered charity 1135376 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register

The Banbury Methodist Circuit is an "umbrella" for the 11 Methodist Churches in the town of Banbury, Oxfordshire and the villages which surround Banbury. It provides support and encouragement to the churches in carrying out their calling to serve God and to serve their communities.

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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Latest income
£319k
Latest spending
£239k
Registered
2010
Accounts read
FY2025

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that net current assets stood at £265,806 as of 31 August 2025, held in the Circuit Model Trust Fund. The trustees report that the circuit continues to draw down on reserves to ensure local assessments remain reasonable for churches, while aiming to hold approximately £91,000 in unrestricted funds to meet a reserves policy target of six months' average expenditure.

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

What the accounts disclose

Highest-paid employee band: £93,605.00 — above the 90th percentile for charities its size (median £60k)
“Stipend expenditure has increased each financial year in line with The Methodist Conference approved increases amounting to £93,605.00 plus expenses.” — page 2
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Largest income source: Assessments
“Circuit income is primarily drawn from the assessment paid by the circuit churches.” — page 2
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.

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Trustees · trustee networks

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

Operates in: Northamptonshire · Oxfordshire · Warwickshire

Income and spending

Financial year endIncomeSpending
31/08/2025£319k£239k
31/08/2024£148k£313k
31/08/2023£144k£210k
31/08/2022£136k£298k
31/08/2021£340k£284k

Common questions

Is BANBURY METHODIST CIRCUIT financially healthy?

Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that net current assets stood at £265,806 as of 31 August 2025, held in the Circuit Model Trust Fund. The trustees report that the circuit continues to draw down on reserves to ensure local assessments remain reasonable for churches, while aiming to hold approximately £91,000 in unrestricted funds to meet a reserves policy target of six months' average expenditure. Its FY2025 accounts were independently examined.

What does the highest-paid employee of BANBURY METHODIST CIRCUIT earn?

Per its FY2025 accounts, the highest-paid employee was in the £93,605.00 band.