YEOVIL AND BLACKMORE VALE METHODIST CIRCUIT

Registered charity 1158290 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register

Provide the Circuit churches with human resources (both Ministerial and Lay), pastoraloversight and care, leadership training and education, administration and coordination, all insupport of the churches promotion of the Christian faith.

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Latest income
£146k
Latest spending
£3.0m
Registered
2014
Accounts read
FY2025

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that the charity's funds were fully transferred to other circuits upon its closure, resulting in nil fund balances at the year-end. The charity received total income of £146,298 and dispersed £2,918,000, primarily due to the settlement of assets and liabilities associated with the merger. The trustees confirmed adequate resources for going concern prior to the closure.

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

What the accounts disclose

Reserves position: below the charity's own stated reserves policy
All assets and liabilities had been transferred to other circuits at the year-end so the balance carried forward was £Nil.
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Related-party transaction: Trustees received expense reimbursements
In the current financial year, 3 trustees (2024: 4) received reimbursement of travel, office costs and supernumerary preaching fees totalling £2,509
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Accounts independently examined (not a full audit). Discloses 4 of 6 completeness components.

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

Total income
£1.1m
Total spending
£567k
Cost of raising funds
£25k
Reserves (reported)
£104k
Employees
5

Reported reserves equal ~2.2 months of spending — in the bottom quarter for charities its size (median 7.0 months; benchmarks).

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

Operates in: Dorset · Somerset · Wiltshire

Income and spending

Financial year endIncomeSpending
31/08/2025£146k£3.0m
31/08/2024£1.1m£567k
31/08/2023£390k£352k
31/08/2022£273k£377k
31/08/2021£294k£362k

Common questions

Is YEOVIL AND BLACKMORE VALE METHODIST CIRCUIT financially healthy?

Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that the charity's funds were fully transferred to other circuits upon its closure, resulting in nil fund balances at the year-end. The charity received total income of £146,298 and dispersed £2,918,000, primarily due to the settlement of assets and liabilities associated with the merger. The trustees confirmed adequate resources for going concern prior to the closure. Its FY2025 accounts were independently examined.