Glossop and Tameside Methodist Circuit

Registered charity 1150558 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register · also known as HYDE AND DENTON METHODIST CIRCUIT

The provision of regular public acts of worship open to members of the church and and non members alike. The teaching of Christianity through sermons etc, Pastoral work including visiting the sick and bereaved. Promotion of Christianity through the staging of events and services. Promoting the whole mission of the Church through activities generally and for other specific needs groups.

Objects

THE PURPOSES OF THE METHODIST CHURCH ARE AND SHALL BE DEEMED TO HAVE BEEN SINCE THE DATE OF THE 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 BEING A 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.

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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Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that the Circuit had a deficit on unrestricted funds of approximately £419k, largely due to the sale of a manse which reduced general assets while proceeds were credited to model trust funds. However, free reserves (unrestricted funds) stood at approximately £309k, with a further £623k held in the Model Trust Funds, indicating sufficient liquidity to meet the stated reserves policy target of £84k.

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 3 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
• Campaigns and political activity policy and procedures
• Complaints handling
• Complaints policy and procedures
• Conflicting interests
• Engaging external speakers at charity events 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
• 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

Structured financials (annual return, FY ending 31/08/2023)

Reported reserves equal ~2.6 months of spending — below the median for charities its size (median 7.1 months; benchmarks).

Per its annual return, largest income source: Investments (45% 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: 15.8% of total income — in the top quarter for charities its size (median 3.0%) (benchmarks).

Register events

• Received assets from another charity (19/03/2025) — per the register’s event history; asset transfers typically record mergers or reorganisations.

Trustees · trustee networks

• Rev Hazel Ann Cookchair · trustee of 1 other charity
• ALAN MELLOR
• Alan John Burgess
• Allen Gordon Flowers
• Andrew David Mason
• Anne Elizabeth Cooper
• Barbara Obrien
• Beryl Smith
• Carol Sidebottom
• Caroline Jane Phillips
• DAVID JOHN CHARLTON
• DOROTHY WANJOHI
• Emmaline Saffron Krause
• Gill Hall
• Glyn Veitch
• HELEN CHAUHAN
• HELEN ELIZABETH MURPHY
• IRENE GWYNETH HIRST
• Irene Rothery
• JEAN BLAIR
• JUDITH BUCK
• JUDY EVANS
• Jane Mary Hewson
• Katherine louise Balfour
• LARRAINE JEAN HORROCKS
• LILIAN CULLEN
• Lai-Ying Eliza Ho
• Malcolm Sidney Evans
• Margaret Thorp
• Philip Antony Pache
• ROWENA MELLOR
• Rev GRAHAM TARN
• Rev Michael David Jones
• Rev Robert Andrew Balfour
• Rev Robert John Davies
• Robert Bernard Warin
• SUSAN MARY Gregory
• Sharon Lesley Dolly
• VALERIE ALLAYNE WILLIAMS

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

Operates in: Derbyshire · Manchester City · Tameside

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