TAMWORTH AND LICHFIELD METHODIST CIRCUIT

Registered charity 1137326 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register

Co-ordination of the activities of the Methodist Churches in the Tamworth and Lichfield area and furthering the Mission of the Methodist Church.

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Latest income

£175k

Latest spending

£201k

Registered

2010

Accounts read

FY2025

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that the Circuit held unrestricted reserves of £833,213 against a policy target of six months' average expenditure. The filing notes that the Circuit incurred a net expenditure of £26,783 for the year, resulting in a decrease in total funds from £859,972 to £833,213. The trustees report that income and expenditure are monitored against the approved budget to avoid unforeseen calls on reserves.

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

What the accounts disclose

Reserves policy: six months’ average expenditure (held: £833k)

“The Reserves Policy for the Circuit is to hold a minimum sum equivalent to six months’ average expenditure.” — page 4

Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Pension scheme deficit: disclosed

“The Circuit has in the past participated in a multi-employer scheme for two past employees. This scheme is currently in deficit and the Circuit is paying an annual sum to meet its share of this deficit under an arrangement designed to eliminate the deficit by 2025.” — page 11

Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Accounts independently examined (not a full audit). Discloses 4 of 6 completeness components.

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Trustees · trustee networks

ALISON JANE STATHAM · trustee of 2 other charities
ANNE WARDEN BROWN · trustee of 1 other charity
ANNE WESTOBY · trustee of 1 other charity
ANNETTE PHILLIPS · trustee of 1 other charity
ANTHEA JOAN HOCKNEY · trustee of 1 other charity
Barbara Ann Barker
Brian Anthony Whitehouse
CHRISTINE MCDERMOTT · trustee of 1 other charity
Carole Share
Dawn Turton
EDNA DOROTHY STAFFORD
Elaine Ann Glover
Gillian Margaret Woolf
Gillian Silverwood
JOHN HOWARD WILLIS · trustee of 1 other charity
Jane Laurel Low
Janet Christine Rockliffe
KEITH HAROLD GOLDSWORTHY · trustee of 2 other charities
Kathryn Mary Brierley
LEIGH DIANE BULL · trustee of 1 other charity
Lesley Jane Cox
MARK RICHARD HAMBLY · trustee of 2 other charities
NIGEL BRIAN HARDING · trustee of 1 other charity
PAUL MCDERMOTT · trustee of 1 other charity
Patricia Margaret Winter
Raymond Vanstone
Rev ELIZABETH MARY CRESSWELL
Rev Joanna Lois Thornton · trustee of 1 other charity
Rev Kenneth Graham Howcroft · trustee of 2 other charities
Rev Mark Colin Stennett · trustee of 1 other charity
Rev ROGER CRESSWELL · trustee of 1 other charity
Rev Susan Smith
Robert Norman Share
SUSAN ELLEN HAMBLY
Zetta Widney

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

Operates in: Staffordshire

Income and spending

Financial year end	Income	Spending
31/08/2025	£175k	£201k
31/08/2024	£217k	£210k
31/08/2023	£306k	£197k
31/08/2022	£164k	£204k
31/08/2021	£190k	£167k

Common questions

Is TAMWORTH AND LICHFIELD METHODIST CIRCUIT financially healthy?

Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that the Circuit held unrestricted reserves of £833,213 against a policy target of six months' average expenditure. The filing notes that the Circuit incurred a net expenditure of £26,783 for the year, resulting in a decrease in total funds from £859,972 to £833,213. The trustees report that income and expenditure are monitored against the approved budget to avoid unforeseen calls on reserves. Its FY2025 accounts were independently examined.