NORTHAMPTON METHODIST CIRCUIT

Registered charity 1135635 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register · also known as THE METHODIST CHURCH, NORTHAMPTON CIRCUIT

The Northampton Methodist Circuit currently consists of 13 Christian Communities, committed to Worship, Fellowship, Social Action And Evangelism, Mutual Support and Connexional belonging.(There are 10 Methodist and 3 Ecumenical Congregations involving Methodists) We aim, guided by God, to promote active growth and explore New Ways of being church.

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 net current assets of £585k as of 31 August 2025, a significant increase from the previous year's £322k, primarily driven by the sale of the Queensgrove Church building. Per the trustees' report, the Circuit incurred a net outgoing of resources of £85,452 for the year, with total expenditure of £470,426 against income of £384,974. The reserves policy targets holding a minimum sum equivalent to four months' average expenditure to meet unforeseen costs or funding shortfalls.

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 handling
• Complaints policy and procedures
• Conflicting interests
• 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
• Investment
• 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
• Trustee expenses policy and procedures
• Volunteer management

Trustees · trustee networks

• Rev David John Speirschair
• Charmaine Wareham-Voyce · trustee of 1 other charity
• Dr Hellen Oluoko Okello · trustee of 2 other charities
• Frances Perry · trustee of 1 other charity
• HEATHER JUDITH DAVIES · trustee of 2 other charities
• Hilary Walden · trustee of 1 other charity
• JENNIFER BROOKS
• MRS M TIMMS · trustee of 1 other charity
• Meriel Mears
• Pamela Deanne Kirkland · trustee of 1 other charity
• Patricia Ann Oliver · trustee of 1 other charity
• Paul James Deakin · trustee of 1 other charity
• Philip Neil Leeson · trustee of 2 other charities
• SARAH EASON
• William Keith BROOKS · trustee of 4 other charities

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

Operates in: Northamptonshire

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