BODMIN, PADSTOW & WADEBRIDGE METHODIST CIRCUIT

Registered charity 1153871 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register · also known as BPW CIRCUIT

THE ADVANCEMENT OF THE CHRISTIAN RELIGION ACROSS THE 10 CHURCHES OFTHE BODMIN, PADSTOW AND WADEBRIDGE CIRCUIT THROUGH THE EFFECTIVEDEPLOYMENT OF RESOURCES OF MINISTRY, INCLUDING PEOPLE (BOTH STAFF ANDVOLUNTEERS), PROPERTY AND FINANCE

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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Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that total receipts for the year were £467,732 against total payments of £397,250, resulting in a net surplus. The filing confirms that the accounts were examined by an independent examiner who reported no material matters of concern regarding the accounting records or the accounts themselves.

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.

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 policy and procedures
• Financial reserves policy and procedures
• Internal charity financial controls policy and procedures
• Internal risk management policy and procedures
• Paying staff
• Safeguarding policy and procedures
• Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries
• Serious incident reporting policy and procedures
• Trustee conflicts of interest policy and procedures
• Trustee expenses policy and procedures

Structured financials (annual return, FY ending 31/08/2024)

Reported reserves equal ~1.1 months of spending — in the bottom quarter for charities its size (median 7.1 months; benchmarks).

Per its annual return, largest income source: Other (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 (3.0%) (benchmarks).

Trustees · trustee networks

• Andrew Jenkins BA Hons
• BRENDA THOMAS
• Barbara Hough B.Ed BA MA
• David Mervyn Bulford
• E D THOMAS · trustee of 1 other charity
• ELIZABETH DORAN
• Frances Golding
• GLYNN BENNALLICK
• JANET MOULT
• JEAN COAD
• JOHN GODWIN BSC
• JULIA MAYNARD
• Joan Morse
• Judith Argent
• MARGARET SWADLING BA
• MRS V E WILLIAMS
• MYRA WILLIAMS BA
• Peter Blake
• REBECCA ALLEN
• REV DR JOHN HARROD PHD
• Rev Janet Park
• SHARON BAILEY
• Susan Sleep Mrs · trustee of 1 other charity
• Valerie Jenkins BA

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

Operates in: Cornwall

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