OLDHAM METHODIST CIRCUIT

Registered charity 1194708 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register · also known as THE METHODIST CHURCH IN OLDHAM

Religious functions in the manner of the Methodist Church. Worship, service, mission and pastoral care

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Latest income

£311k

Latest spending

£400k

Registered

2021

Accounts read

FY2025

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that free unrestricted reserves of £248,606 are slightly above the trustees' target range of £100,000 to £200,000. The charity reports that income and expenditure were broadly in accord with the budget, supported by a significant revaluation gain on property assets.

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

What the accounts disclose

Largest income source: Assessments on Churches (71% of income)

“The main source of income continues to be the assessment contributions from local churches, which brought in £222,000.”

Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Reserves policy: three to six months' typical expenditure (held: £249k)

“In line with guidance provided by the Methodist Church, the trustees aim to maintain ‘free’ reserves at a level of between three and six months’ typical expenditure i.e. between £100,000 and £200,000.”

Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

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

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

Total income

£671k

Total spending

£399k

Reserves (reported)

£130k

Employees

Reported reserves equal ~3.9 months of spending — below the median for charities its size (median 7.0 months; benchmarks).

Register events

Received assets from another charity (19/07/2024) — per the register’s event history; asset transfers typically record mergers or reorganisations.
Received assets from another charity (14/12/2022) — per the register’s event history; asset transfers typically record mergers or reorganisations.

Trustees · trustee networks

Allan Gibson
Barbara Howard
Carol Shepherdson · trustee of 1 other charity
Carol Stopford
DOROTHY ROBERTS
DOROTHY THORPE
David Allonby
David Ian Crossley
GORDON JAMES ROSCOE
GRAHAM RADCLIFFE
Glennis Kirkwood
Helen Williams
JANET ABBOTT
James William Upton
Janet Mitchell
John Paul Wilkinson · trustee of 1 other charity
June Mills
Kathryn Heathcote
Leslie Perry
MARGARET TAYLOR · trustee of 1 other charity
MOIRA ELIZABETH BERGIN
Michael Wilson
Nigel John Bacon
Norman James Unsworth
Pamela Ruth Walker
ROBERT MATTHEW ASHTON
Rev Kennedy Gondongwe · trustee of 2 other charities
Rev Kenneth George McNally
Rev Robert Davies
Ruth Michelle Radcliffe
Stephen Keith Foster
Stephen Paul Titmuss
Susan Jane Nuttall

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

Operates in: Oldham

Income and spending

Financial year end	Income	Spending
31/08/2025	£311k	£400k
31/08/2024	£671k	£399k
31/08/2023	£613k	£676k
31/08/2022	£529k	£403k

Common questions

Is OLDHAM METHODIST CIRCUIT financially healthy?

Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that free unrestricted reserves of £248,606 are slightly above the trustees' target range of £100,000 to £200,000. The charity reports that income and expenditure were broadly in accord with the budget, supported by a significant revaluation gain on property assets. Its FY2025 accounts were independently examined.