WESTON-SUPER-MARE AND BURNHAM-ON-SEA METHODIST CIRCUIT

Registered charity 1164765 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register

RELIGIOUS ACTIVITIES

Objects

THE PURPOSES OF THE METHODIST CHURCH ARE AND SHALL BE PURPOSES 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 BEING A 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 funds increased from £383,326 to £406,825 during the year, driven by a net receipt of £23,499. The charity maintains a reserves policy to cover six months of average expenditure and ongoing capital works, with unrestricted funds held at £350,121. The Independent Examiner confirmed that no material matters came to attention regarding the accounting records or accounts.

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 handling
• Complaints policy and procedures
• Conflicting interests
• 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
• 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
• Volunteer management

Trustees · trustee networks

• Rev Judith Lincolnchair · trustee of 1 other charity
• ADRIAN TUPPER
• ANN HUNT
• Adele Lloyd
• Andrew James Joseph Gilling
• BRENDA GODDARD
• Brian John Dallimore
• CELIA DEWFALL
• CHRISTINE THOMAS
• CHRISTOPHER LUKER
• CLARAINE CLARK
• Deborah Moore
• GEOFF STAIT
• GILL POULTER
• GORDON LEGG
• JILL LEGG
• JOHN TREBBLE
• JUDY ALLEN
• Janet Mary Widdess
• Jill Bethel
• Linda Trebble
• Lynn Daniels
• MARGARET FRYER
• MARGARET SCOTT
• Marian Josephine Kingsbury · trustee of 1 other charity
• PAT BIDMEAD
• Paul Gregory
• ROSEMARY BAKER
• ROSEMARY KRULL
• Rev Stephen John Marr
• Rev Steven Andrew Bennett
• Rev Timothy Widdess
• Rosemary Susan Gilling · trustee of 1 other charity
• Ruth Margaret Malyan
• SUSAN BALDWIN

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

Operates in: North Somerset · Somerset

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