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NORTH YORKSHIRE COAST METHODIST CIRCUIT

Registered charity 1136165 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register · also known as SCARBOROUGH METHODIST CIRCUIT

Ministerial oversight and pastoral care of the 19 church communities comprising the North Yorkshire Coast Methodist Circuit, extending from Briggswath & Sleights in the north, to Hunmanby in the south, and to Snainton in the west;Support a team of presbyters, supernumerary ministers and lay worker/s;Provide activities to the benefit of the public including outreach activities.

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 SUBSIDIARY 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
£280k
Latest spending
£398k
Registered
2010
Accounts read
FY2025

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that unrestricted reserves were £1,129,031 at 31 August 2025, which is above the stated policy target of £300,000. However, the trustees report that regular income is not meeting annual expenditure and that reserves are expected to be further drawn upon going forward.

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

What the accounts disclose

Reserves policy: £300,000 (held: £1.1m)
“A target figure for reserves is set at £300,000 which would cover a year’s expenditure on the general fund” — page 2
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Payments to trustees: One Trustee, who is the Circuit Meeting Secretary, is in receipt of a salary and pension contributions in respect of her role
“One Trustee, who is the Circuit Meeting Secretary, is in receipt of a salary and pension contributions in respect of her role and has incurred travel costs and home working expenses during the year.” — page 13
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.

Trustees · trustee networks

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

Operates in: North Yorkshire

Income and spending

Financial year endIncomeSpending
31/08/2025£280k£398k
31/08/2024£470k£427k
31/08/2023£243k£395k
31/08/2022£408k£424k
31/08/2021£263k£453k

Common questions

Is NORTH YORKSHIRE COAST METHODIST CIRCUIT financially healthy?

Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that unrestricted reserves were £1,129,031 at 31 August 2025, which is above the stated policy target of £300,000. However, the trustees report that regular income is not meeting annual expenditure and that reserves are expected to be further drawn upon going forward. Its FY2025 accounts were independently examined.