NOTTINGHAM TRENT VALLEY METHODIST CIRCUIT

Registered charity 1139890 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register

Methodist Church

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Latest income

£1.4m

Latest spending

£2.1m

Registered

2011

Accounts read

FY2025

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that the charity reported a net expenditure of £660,203 for the year ended 31 August 2025, resulting in a decrease in total funds from £3,540,172 to £2,879,969. The trustees confirm that adequate assets and resources remain available to fund activities for the foreseeable future, with no material uncertainties affecting the going concern basis. Uncommitted reserves held at year-end were £1,123,159, which the trustees consider sufficient against their stated reserves policy.

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

What the accounts disclose

Reserves policy: one quarter's worth each of stipends, District assessment and manse related costs of insurance, council tax and water, plus one quarter's transfer to the manse maintenance account (held: £1.1m)

“The reserves policy for the unrestricted general fund is to hold a minimum of one quarter's worth each of stipends, District assessment and manse related costs of insurance, council tax and water, plus one quarter's transfer to the manse maintenance account.” — page 5

Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Payments to trustees: Stipends and allowances paid to trustees (clergy) amounted to £170,546. Additionally, £963 was paid to admin staff who are also trustees. Expenses of £8,432 were reimbursed to 6 trustees.

“Remuneration and benefits paid to trustees during the year amounted to £170,546 (2024: £172,953). In addition to stipends, £963 was paid to admin staff who are also trustees. (2024: £33,704 ). Trustees’ expenses During the year £8,432 of expenses were reimbursed to 6 trustees (2024: £3,455 to 4 trustees)” — page 21

Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Accounts audited by Johnson Tidsall Limited. Discloses 5 of 6 completeness components.

Structured financials (annual return, FY ending 31/08/2025)

Total income

£1.4m

Total spending

£2.1m

Reserves (reported)

£487k

Employees

Reported reserves equal ~2.8 months of spending — below the median for charities its size (median 4.8 months; benchmarks).

Per its annual return, largest income source: Charitable activities (87% of income) — components as reported reconcile to the return’s total income; not from the accounts narrative.

Per its annual return, cost of raising funds: 0.0% of total income — below the median for charities its size (5.2%) (benchmarks).

Trustees · trustee networks

Alison Johnson
Andrew Hart
Andrew Keith Rhodes TAYLOR · trustee of 2 other charities
Anthony Beardsall
Anthony Beardsall
Colin Ward
DAVID ARTHUR BROWN
Daphne Ball
Dorothy Tetley
Dr Colin Neil Jones
Dr Paul Irvin Rodmell
Dr Paula Dawson · trustee of 1 other charity
George Malcolm Wilson
Gillian Dorothy Stamp · trustee of 1 other charity
Gillian Watts
Glenda Margaret Taylor
Heather Rolfe
Helen Newham
Hilary Craik
Iris White
Jean Trueman
John Hindson
John Russell Whiteway Berry
John Walton
John William Keith Mostyn
John Woolley
Lyn Hayes
Lyn Nelson
MARGARET JOYCE STONE
Margaret Ann Sanders
Martin Sykes · trustee of 2 other charities
NANCY PLUMMER
PAULINE BUNTING
Pam Grayling
RAY HOWARD
Rev Andrew George Checkley · trustee of 1 other charity
Rev Bryan Andrew Yardy
Rev Judith Smart
Rev Susan Holmes · trustee of 1 other charity
Rev Tony Malcolm

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

Operates in: Derbyshire · Nottingham City · Nottinghamshire

Income and spending

Financial year end	Income	Spending
31/08/2025	£1.4m	£2.1m
31/08/2024	£1.0m	£576k
31/08/2023	£568k	£403k
31/08/2022	£319k	£423k
31/08/2021	£340k	£432k

Common questions

Is NOTTINGHAM TRENT VALLEY METHODIST CIRCUIT financially healthy?

Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that the charity reported a net expenditure of £660,203 for the year ended 31 August 2025, resulting in a decrease in total funds from £3,540,172 to £2,879,969. The trustees confirm that adequate assets and resources remain available to fund activities for the foreseeable future, with no material uncertainties affecting the going concern basis. Uncommitted reserves held at year-end were £1,123,159, which the trustees consider sufficient against their stated reserves policy. Its FY2025 accounts were audited by Johnson Tidsall Limited.

Charities like this

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

THAMES VALLEY METHODIST CIRCUIT income £285k
Nottingham North East Circuit of the Methodist Church income £985k
TADCASTER METHODIST CIRCUIT income £585k
Notting Hill and Harlesden Methodist Circuit income £200k
THE PAROCHIAL CHURCH COUNCIL OF THE ECCLESIASTICAL PARISH OF ST MARY AND ALL SAINTS, TRENTHAM income £250k
TEIGNBRIDGE METHODIST CIRCUIT income £310k

Side by side with its peers

Charity	Income	Top pay band	Reserves vs policy	Fundraising cost	Going concern
NOTTINGHAM TRENT VALLEY METHODIST CIRCUIT	£1.4m	—	unclear	—	no doubt
THAMES VALLEY METHODIST CIRCUIT FY2025	£285k	—	unclear	—	no doubt
Nottingham North East Circuit of the Methodist Church FY2025	£985k	—	unclear	—	no doubt
TADCASTER METHODIST CIRCUIT FY2025	£585k	—	unclear	—	no doubt
Notting Hill and Harlesden Methodist Circuit FY2025	£200k	—	unclear	—	no doubt
THE PAROCHIAL CHURCH COUNCIL OF THE ECCLESIASTICAL PARISH OF ST MARY AND ALL SAINTS, TRENTHAM FY2025	£250k	—	unclear	—	no doubt

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