HIGH WYCOMBE METHODIST CIRCUIT

Registered charity 1137104 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register

Advancement of religion and any charitable purpose of the Methodist Church or Church organisation (see Methodist Church Act 1976). The Circuit provides advice, support and resources to the 10 Churches that form the Circuit and through them undertakes a range of religious activities for the benefit of the general public/mankind.

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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Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that unrestricted reserves totalled £4,903,348, which exceeds the stated policy target of maintaining at least three months of routine expenditure. The charity underwent an independent examination rather than a full audit, with the examiner reporting no matters requiring attention.

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 policy and procedures
• Financial reserves policy and procedures
• Internal charity financial controls policy and procedures
• 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

Trustees · trustee networks

• Annie Roy-Barker
• BARBARA ANN SPARKS
• BERYL TAYLOR
• CLIVE KNAPMAN · trustee of 1 other charity
• Carolyn Luscombe
• DAVID PERCY TUCKER
• DAVID SPARKS · trustee of 1 other charity
• DAVID WILLIAM DUXBURY · trustee of 1 other charity
• DILYS KNAPMAN · trustee of 1 other charity
• DR MICHAEL HENRY BOWKER
• GERALDINE ANNE NELSON
• GILLIAN WOOD
• GRAHAM LESLIE KEEN
• Graham Mark Everitt
• Jackie Duxbury
• LESLEY BARBARA HATTON
• Laurence Hutchinson
• MARGARET STAGG · trustee of 4 other charities
• Mark Perkins
• Michael John Wright · trustee of 1 other charity
• Neil David Manthorpe · trustee of 1 other charity
• Paul James Strange · trustee of 1 other charity
• Paul Soper
• RENEE IVES
• RICHARD GRAHAM DORME
• ROBERTA MARY LUNT
• ROSEMARY FAITH NEWMAN
• Rev Georgina Bondzi-Simpsom
• Rev Kate Strange
• Rev Rachael Prince · trustee of 1 other charity
• Richard Alexander · trustee of 1 other charity
• Roberta Lunt
• Rosalind Jane Drew · trustee of 1 other charity
• SHARON DORME
• Suzanne Jacqueline Soper
• Vicky Everitt

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

Operates in: Buckinghamshire

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