THE ROSSENDALE METHODIST CIRCUIT

Registered charity 1139489 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register

The provision of sacred space (a building) for prayer and contemplation Supporting othercharities in the UK and overseas financially and with prayer.

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Latest income

£124k

Latest spending

£113k

Registered

2010

Accounts read

FY2025

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The Rossendale Methodist Circuit reports total funds of £104,155 at the end of the year, an increase from £93,292 the previous year. The trustees state they have sufficient funds to meet financial obligations and maintain operational continuity. The accounts were subject to an independent examination rather than a full audit.

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

What the accounts disclose

Largest income source: Assessment/Share (69% of income)

“Assessment/Share 85,000” — page 2

Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Reserves policy: six months’ expenditure (held: £85k)

“Whilst our reserves policy is to try and hold at least six months’ expenditure in hand” — page 6

Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Accounts independently examined (not a full audit). Discloses 5 of 6 completeness components.

Trustees · trustee networks

Alex Hyde
FRANCES ASPINALL
JOHN FIELDING · trustee of 1 other charity
Jackie Shove
Janet Helm
Jennifer Barfoot
Jill Webster
KAREN SPENCER
Margaret Clark
Mark Butterworth
Neal Barfoot · trustee of 1 other charity
Paul Webster
Philippa Cardy
RODNEY BUTTERWORTH
Rev Robin Fox
Richard Watts
SARAH OGDEN
SHIRLEY SUTHERS

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

Operates in: Lancashire

Income and spending

Financial year end	Income	Spending
31/08/2025	£124k	£113k
31/08/2024	£123k	£115k
31/08/2023	£117k	£115k
31/08/2022	£105k	£110k
31/08/2021	£103k	£120k

Common questions

Is THE ROSSENDALE METHODIST CIRCUIT financially healthy?

Per its FY2025 accounts: The Rossendale Methodist Circuit reports total funds of £104,155 at the end of the year, an increase from £93,292 the previous year. The trustees state they have sufficient funds to meet financial obligations and maintain operational continuity. The accounts were subject to an independent examination rather than a full audit. Its FY2025 accounts were independently examined.

Government & lottery funding

Grants to this charity published as open data by government and lottery funders (360Giving).

Funder	Date	Amount	Purpose
The National Lottery Community Fund	27/02/2025	£20k	Community Engagement

Charities like this

Semantically similar by activities and financial character, from our analysed corpus. Compare with UPPER THAMES METHODIST CIRCUIT.

UPPER THAMES METHODIST CIRCUIT income £152k
FOREST METHODIST CIRCUIT income £410k
COLCHESTER METHODIST CIRCUIT income £235k
THE LANTERN METHODIST CHURCH OF WIMBLEDON AND RAYNES PARK income £300k
HASTINGS BEXHILL & RYE METHODIST CIRCUIT income £695k
EMSWORTH METHODIST CHURCH income £132k

Side by side with its peers

Charity	Income	Top pay band	Reserves vs policy	Fundraising cost	Going concern
THE ROSSENDALE METHODIST CIRCUIT	£124k	—	unclear	—	no doubt
UPPER THAMES METHODIST CIRCUIT FY2025	£152k	—	above	—	no doubt
FOREST METHODIST CIRCUIT FY2025	£410k	—	below	—	no doubt
COLCHESTER METHODIST CIRCUIT FY2025	£235k	—	unclear	—	no doubt
THE LANTERN METHODIST CHURCH OF WIMBLEDON AND RAYNES PARK FY2025	£300k	—	within	—	no doubt
HASTINGS BEXHILL & RYE METHODIST CIRCUIT FY2025	£695k	—	unclear	—	no doubt

Each row is that charity’s latest analysed filing; every value is quote-backed on its own page.