BISHOP AUCKLAND & SHILDON METHODIST CIRCUIT
Bishop Auckland & Shildon Circuit is a diverse network embracing 10 churches, representing both urban and rural areas. It seeks to consolidate and develop the work of the churches, encouraging partnership among and between them. It exists to make the love of God known and share the Good News of the Gospel through worship and activities of the individual churches, holding those churches in unity.
Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts
The accounts state that regular income is not meeting annual expenditure, resulting in a net decrease in funds for the year. The trustees report that reserves will be further drawn upon going forward, although they currently hold sufficient unrestricted funds to meet financial obligations and future plans.
What the accounts disclose
Trustees
- Rev David Michael Paynechair
- AUDREY DINNING
- CHRISTINE BENNETT
- CLIFF HOLLIDAY
- CLIFFORD LAVERICK
- Carol Bean
- DAVID CADMAN
- DIANE HALL
- DOROTHY BAILEY
- Dale Cochrane
- Dr Alan Murray Hill
- ENID CLINTON
- Edwin Hird
- Elly Studham
- Evelyn Swinbank
- GEORGE RICHARDSON
- HELEN EALES
- JANE ARMSTRONG MBE
- JEANNE SPENCER
- JOYCE HIRD
- JOYCE PROCTOR
- Jennifer Atkinson
- Joan Thompson
- John David Powell
- John Hodgson
- June Mary Holliday
- Kathleen Anne Biggs
- Keith Teasdale
- Kim Rowling
- MARION ANDERSON
- Margaret Nodding
- Michael Ellis
- Nora Amess
- OLIVE INGRAM
- PATRICIA SCOTT
- PETER HALL
- Pauline Clayton
- RALPH JAMES INGRAM
- ROSS TONNER
- Rev Rachel Elizabeth Pinkney
Income and spending
| Financial year end | Income | Spending |
|---|---|---|
| 31/08/2025 | £169k | £188k |
| 31/08/2024 | £136k | £407k |
| 31/08/2023 | £390k | £355k |
| 31/08/2022 | £184k | £210k |
| 31/08/2021 | £150k | £191k |
Common questions
Is BISHOP AUCKLAND & SHILDON METHODIST CIRCUIT financially healthy?
Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that regular income is not meeting annual expenditure, resulting in a net decrease in funds for the year. The trustees report that reserves will be further drawn upon going forward, although they currently hold sufficient unrestricted funds to meet financial obligations and future plans. Its FY2025 accounts were independently examined.
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Side by side with its peers
| Charity | Income | Top pay band | Staff >£60k | Reserves vs policy | Fundraising cost | Going concern |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BISHOP AUCKLAND & SHILDON METHODIST CIRCUIT | £169k | — | 0 | unclear | — | no doubt |
| SHROPSHIRE & MARCHES METHODIST CIRCUIT | £1.5m | — | 0 | unclear | — | no doubt |
| ST ALBANS AND WELWYN METHODIST CIRCUIT | £331k | — | 0 | below | — | no doubt |
| THE METHODIST CHURCH - BIRMINGHAM (SUTTON PARK) CIRCUIT | £400k | — | — | unclear | — | no doubt |
| LEICESTER TRINITY METHODIST CIRCUIT | £478k | — | 0 | above | — | no doubt |
| NORTH EAST SOMERSET & BATH METHODIST CIRCUIT | £704k | — | 0 | unclear | — | no doubt |