LEIGH & HINDLEY METHODIST CIRCUIT

Registered charity 1142805 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register

(a) The Christian faith in accordance with The Methodist Church;(b) Any charitable purpose for the time being of any organisation of The Church;(c) Any charitable purpose for the time being of any society or institution subsidiary or ancillary to The Church;(d) Any purpose for the time being of any charity being a charity subsidiary or ancillary to The Church.

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 subsiduary 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.

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

£503k

Latest spending

£302k

Registered

2011

Accounts read

FY2025

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that the Circuit's net current assets are £757,560.00 as of 31st August 2025, following the sale of Wigan Road Methodist Church which generated proceeds of £350,000.00. The trustees report that the charity faces no major risks to maintaining its objectives and has agreed budget and assessments for the upcoming year.

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

What the accounts disclose

Largest income source: none

“For the Circuit to meet the first of these on-going obligations it relies on contributions from each of the 10 churches, on a basis assessed annually in consultation with the churches. In this current year the Circuit Assessments were increased by 2.3%. During 2024/2025 churches have worked hard to be able to pay their agreed assessments. District Assessment was increased by 2.3%.” — page 3

Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Reserves policy: 6 month’s expenditure (held: £570k)

“Ideally to deal with fluctuations and maintain cash flow the Circuit would maintain general reserves of 6 month’s expenditure on these activities (typically around £85,000).” — page 3

Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

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 handling
Complaints policy and procedures
Financial reserves policy and procedures
Internal charity financial controls policy and procedures
Internal risk management policy and procedures
Investing charity funds policy and procedures
Investment
Paying staff
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

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

Total income

£503k

Total spending

£302k

Reserves (reported)

£0

Employees

Reported reserves equal ~0.0 months of spending — in the bottom quarter for charities its size (median 5.2 months; benchmarks).

Per its annual return, largest income source: Other (95% 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 (4.9%) (benchmarks).

Trustees · trustee networks

Rev Wilfred Robinsonchair · trustee of 2 other charities
DELIA CASWELL · trustee of 1 other charity
David Ogilvy
GILLIAN BAGLEE
JANET MAY JENNIONS · trustee of 1 other charity
JEAN LEECH
JEAN MARYAN
Janet Crozier
Janette Hutchinson
John Perfect
Joyce Ann Daniels
KEITH RONALD GARBETT CTEXT,ATI
KEVIN MEREDITH
LYNDA NUTTALL CERT.EDACP
MARGARET FREEBORN
MAUREEN HILTON SRN
MAVIS POWER
MR STAN WORGAN
MRS BETTY SMITH · trustee of 1 other charity
Margaret Picton-Baxter
Peter Lewis
Phillip Kennedy
Rev Jacquie Evans
Rev John Fisher
Rev Katharine Bland
SUSAN MOONEY
SUSAN STEWART
SUSAN WHITEHEAD
Susan Carol Sherratt · trustee of 1 other charity
Susan Fisher
THOMAS MARTIN
Vicky Bilsbury-Robinson
Yvonne Owens · trustee of 1 other charity

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

Operates in: Warrington · Wigan

Income and spending

Financial year end	Income	Spending
31/08/2025	£503k	£302k
31/08/2024	£207k	£208k
31/08/2023	£561k	£301k
31/08/2022	£202k	£196k
31/08/2021	£183k	£214k

Common questions

Is LEIGH & HINDLEY METHODIST CIRCUIT financially healthy?

Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that the Circuit's net current assets are £757,560.00 as of 31st August 2025, following the sale of Wigan Road Methodist Church which generated proceeds of £350,000.00. The trustees report that the charity faces no major risks to maintaining its objectives and has agreed budget and assessments for the upcoming year. Its FY2025 accounts were independently examined.