SOUTH PETHERTON AND CREWKERNE METHODIST CIRCUIT

Registered charity 1139503 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register

This Charity is responsible for overseeing the maintenance and upkeep of 8 Methodist Churches and 2 Church Manses This covers the area of Crewkerne, South Petherton and Chard. It must also ensure that funds are available for the stipends for 2 Ministers and a varying number supernumary ministers. It also provides support for various Methodist Charities.

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

£490k

Latest spending

£215k

Registered

2010

Accounts read

FY2025

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that total funds held by the Circuit increased from £108,671 to £383,584 during the year ended 31 August 2025. Per the trustees' report, the Circuit received £489,930 in receipts and incurred £274,913 in payments, resulting in a net positive cash flow for the period.

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 4 of 6 completeness components.

In its annual return the charity told the Commission it is also regulated by: Care Quality Commission; Estyn: Her Majesty's Inspectorate For Education And Training In Wales; Financial Conduct Authority; Ofsted (Office For Standards In Education). This is the charity’s own declaration; it is not a rating and has not been verified by the Commission or by this site.

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
Financial reserves policy and procedures
Internal charity financial controls 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

ANNA MARY FIELD
Christine Hilary AShford
Christine Weymouth
Diane Colthorpe
EDWIN WILLIAM GUTTRIDGE
ELIZABETH BEATTIE
Edwin WELLER
Elizabeth Clare Longshaw
JENNIFER GUTTRIDGE
Ken BANKS
Michelle Cleal
Norman Galloway
RICHARD JOHN ARNOLD · trustee of 1 other charity
Rev Andrew Philip LOngshaw
Rodney Edwards
SUSAN ELIZABETH PARSONS
Sara Coulson
VERNON MAURICE WHITE
Valerie THOMAS
WENDY ANN GREEN · trustee of 1 other charity

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

Operates in: Dorset · Somerset

Income and spending

Financial year end	Income	Spending
31/08/2025	£490k	£215k
31/08/2024	£82k	£146k
31/08/2023	£100k	£116k
31/08/2022	£94k	£126k
31/08/2021	£90k	£81k

Common questions

Is SOUTH PETHERTON AND CREWKERNE METHODIST CIRCUIT financially healthy?

Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that total funds held by the Circuit increased from £108,671 to £383,584 during the year ended 31 August 2025. Per the trustees' report, the Circuit received £489,930 in receipts and incurred £274,913 in payments, resulting in a net positive cash flow for the period. Its FY2025 accounts were independently examined.

Funders of similar charities

Funders whose accounts show grants to charities similar to this one (and no recorded grant to this charity) — a starting list for fundraisers.

Funder	Similar charities funded	Amount to them
THE JOSEPH RANK TRUST	1	£27k

Charities like this

Semantically similar by activities and financial character, from our analysed corpus. Compare with SOMERSET MENDIP CIRCUIT - METHODIST CHURCH.

SOMERSET MENDIP CIRCUIT - METHODIST CHURCH income £482k
CAMELFORD & WEEK ST MARY METHODIST CIRCUIT income £351k
Dorset South and West Circuit income £260k
THE METHODIST CHURCH - BIRMINGHAM (SUTTON PARK) CIRCUIT income £400k
THE PETERBOROUGH CIRCUIT OF THE METHODIST CHURCH income £304k
SALISBURY METHODIST CIRCUIT income £1.1m

Side by side with its peers

Charity	Income	Top pay band	Staff >£60k	Reserves vs policy	Fundraising cost	Going concern
SOUTH PETHERTON AND CREWKERNE METHODIST CIRCUIT	£490k	—	0	unclear	—	no doubt
SOMERSET MENDIP CIRCUIT - METHODIST CHURCH FY2025	£482k	—	0	unclear	—	no doubt
CAMELFORD & WEEK ST MARY METHODIST CIRCUIT FY2025	£351k	—	—	unclear	—	no doubt
Dorset South and West Circuit FY2025	£260k	—	0	unclear	—	no doubt
THE METHODIST CHURCH - BIRMINGHAM (SUTTON PARK) CIRCUIT FY2025	£400k	—	—	unclear	—	no doubt
THE PETERBOROUGH CIRCUIT OF THE METHODIST CHURCH FY2025	£304k	—	0	unclear	—	noted

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