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STAFFORDSHIRE MOORLANDS METHODIST CIRCUIT

Registered charity 1161615 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register

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Latest income
£347k
Latest spending
£285k
Registered
2015
Accounts read
FY2025

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that unrestricted funds total £1,800,073, which is significantly above the stated reserves policy target of 12 months' average expenditure. While the charity reports a net movement in funds of £132,483 for the year, the trustees note that the pledge system for church assessments may need review if it continues to fall short of budget requirements in the longer term.

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

What the accounts disclose

Largest income source: Assessments on Churches (49% of income)
“Our income from local churches this year was £172,060” — page 4
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Reserves policy: 12 months’ average expenditure (held: £1.8m)
“The Reserves Policy for the Circuit is to hold a minimum sum equivalent to 12 months’ average expenditure.” — page 8
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Going concern: noted by the trustees or auditor
“The basis for fulfilling our financial commitments remains a pledge system for individual churches. This system will need to be reviewed if it continues to fall short of the budget required, in the longer term.” — page 4
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Related-party transaction: The Circuit is part of the Chester and Stoke on Trent District and is also accountable to the Methodist Conference.
“The Circuit is part of the Chester and Stoke on Trent District and is also accountable to the Methodist Conference. The following Methodist Churches are linked to the circuit as at 31.8.2025 Boundary, Wellspring (Cheadle and Tean), Endon, Ipstones, Onecote, Rudyard, St Andrews Cheddleton, Waterhouses and Wetley Rocks. Trinity Church in Leek, which is a Methodist & URC Local Ecumenical Partnership, is also part of this circuit.” — page 7
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Accounts independently examined (not a full audit). Discloses 5 of 6 completeness components.

Year-over-year changes

Comparing this charity’s FY2024 and FY2025 accounts as analysed by this site.

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

Total income
£602k
Total spending
£380k
Reserves (reported)
£1.2m
Employees
7

Reported reserves equal ~36.4 months of spending — in the top quarter for charities its size (median 7.0 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 (2.9%) (benchmarks).

Trustees · trustee networks

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

Operates in: Staffordshire

Income and spending

Financial year endIncomeSpending
31/08/2025£347k£285k
31/08/2024£301k£336k
31/08/2023£602k£380k
31/08/2022£736k£344k
31/08/2021£199k£272k

Common questions

Is STAFFORDSHIRE MOORLANDS METHODIST CIRCUIT financially healthy?

Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that unrestricted funds total £1,800,073, which is significantly above the stated reserves policy target of 12 months' average expenditure. While the charity reports a net movement in funds of £132,483 for the year, the trustees note that the pledge system for church assessments may need review if it continues to fall short of budget requirements in the longer term. Its FY2025 accounts were independently examined.

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Side by side with its peers

CharityIncomeTop pay bandStaff >£60kReserves vs policyFundraising costGoing concern
STAFFORDSHIRE MOORLANDS METHODIST CIRCUIT£347k—0unclear—noted
FAIZAN-E-MADINA MOSQUE COMMITTEE (TRUST) FY2025£536kUnder £60,0000unclear—no doubt
St Andrews Chorleywood PCC FY2025£641k—0unclear—no doubt
THE PAROCHIAL CHURCH COUNCIL OF THE ECCLESIASTICAL PARISH OF ST JOHN THE EVANGELIST, HEATHERLANDS WITH THE CHURCH OF THE GOOD SHEPHERD FY2024£259k—0above—no doubt
THE PAROCHIAL CHURCH COUNCIL OF THE ECCLESIASTICAL PARISH OF HOLY TRINITY, SOUTH WOODFORD FY2024£350kUnder £30,0000unclear—no doubt
THE PAROCHIAL CHURCH COUNCIL OF THE ECCLESIASTICAL PARISH OF ST.MARTIN-OF-TOUR, CHELSFIELD FY2025£261k—0above7.6%no doubt

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