HASTINGS BEXHILL & RYE METHODIST CIRCUIT — Charity Commission profile

01 Identity

Registration and reporting

Registration status: Registered
Reporting status: Submission Received
Charity type: Other
Registered: 10 March 2010
Removed: Not supplied
Financial period: 1 September 2024 – 31 August 2025
Latest income: £694,777
Latest expenditure: £505,021
Gift Aid: No
Owns or uses land: Yes
In administration: No
Insolvent: No
CIO: No

Public contact address: 21 Holliers Hill, Bexhill-on-Sea, TN40 2DH

Website recorded by the regulator: www.hbrmethodists.org.uk (displayed as text)

02 Activities

What the charity does

The advancement of the Christian Faith through worship; teaching in small groups; encouraging pastoral work amongst the sick, bereaved and others with particular needs; and supporting UK and overseas charities through finance and prayer.

03 Official extract

Charity Annual Return History

Fin Period Start Date: 1 September 2024
Fin Period End Date: 31 August 2025
Ar Cycle Reference: AR25
Reporting Due Date: 30 June 2026
Date Annual Return Received: 17 June 2026
Date Accounts Received: 17 June 2026
Total Gross Income: £694,777
Total Gross Expenditure: £505,021

Fin Period Start Date: 1 September 2023
Fin Period End Date: 31 August 2024
Ar Cycle Reference: AR24
Reporting Due Date: 30 June 2025
Date Annual Return Received: 24 June 2025
Date Accounts Received: 24 June 2025
Total Gross Income: £237,311
Total Gross Expenditure: £195,888

Fin Period Start Date: 1 September 2022
Fin Period End Date: 31 August 2023
Ar Cycle Reference: AR23
Reporting Due Date: 30 June 2024
Date Annual Return Received: 27 June 2024
Date Accounts Received: 27 June 2024
Total Gross Income: £132,870
Total Gross Expenditure: £193,370

Fin Period Start Date: 1 September 2021
Fin Period End Date: 31 August 2022
Ar Cycle Reference: AR22
Reporting Due Date: 30 June 2023
Date Annual Return Received: 19 May 2023
Date Accounts Received: 19 May 2023
Total Gross Income: £667,009
Total Gross Expenditure: £246,789

Fin Period Start Date: 1 September 2020
Fin Period End Date: 31 August 2021
Ar Cycle Reference: AR21
Reporting Due Date: 30 June 2022
Date Annual Return Received: 28 June 2022
Date Accounts Received: 28 June 2022
Total Gross Income: £565,517
Total Gross Expenditure: £810,845

04 Official extract

Charity Annual Return Parta

Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind: Yes
Fin Period Order Number: 1
Ar Cycle Reference: AR25
Fin Period Start Date: 1 September 2024
Fin Period End Date: 31 August 2025
Ar Due Date: 30 June 2026
Ar Received Date: 17 June 2026
Total Gross Income: £694,777
Total Gross Expenditure: £505,021
Grant Making Is Main Activity: No
Count Govt Contracts: 0
Count Govt Grants: £0
Charity Has Trading Subsidiary: No
Does Trustee Receive Any Benefit: No
Trustee Payments Acting As Trustee: No
Trustee Receives Payments Services: No
Trustee Receives Other Benefit: No
Trustee Resigned Employment: No
Employees Salary Over 60k: No
Count Volunteers: 0

Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind: No
Fin Period Order Number: 2
Ar Cycle Reference: AR24
Fin Period Start Date: 1 September 2023
Fin Period End Date: 31 August 2024
Ar Due Date: 30 June 2025
Ar Received Date: 24 June 2025
Total Gross Income: £237,311
Total Gross Expenditure: £195,888
Grant Making Is Main Activity: No
Count Govt Contracts: 0
Count Govt Grants: £0
Charity Has Trading Subsidiary: No
Does Trustee Receive Any Benefit: No
Trustee Payments Acting As Trustee: No
Trustee Receives Payments Services: No
Trustee Receives Other Benefit: No
Trustee Resigned Employment: No
Employees Salary Over 60k: No
Count Volunteers: 0

Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind: No
Fin Period Order Number: 3
Ar Cycle Reference: AR23
Fin Period Start Date: 1 September 2022
Fin Period End Date: 31 August 2023
Ar Due Date: 30 June 2024
Ar Received Date: 27 June 2024
Total Gross Income: £132,870
Total Gross Expenditure: £193,370
Grant Making Is Main Activity: No
Count Govt Contracts: 0
Count Govt Grants: £0
Charity Has Trading Subsidiary: No
Does Trustee Receive Any Benefit: No
Trustee Payments Acting As Trustee: No
Trustee Receives Payments Services: No
Trustee Receives Other Benefit: No
Trustee Resigned Employment: No
Employees Salary Over 60k: No
Count Volunteers: 0

Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind: No
Fin Period Order Number: 4
Ar Cycle Reference: AR22
Fin Period Start Date: 1 September 2021
Fin Period End Date: 31 August 2022
Ar Due Date: 30 June 2023
Ar Received Date: 19 May 2023
Total Gross Income: £667,009
Total Gross Expenditure: £246,789
Charity Raises Funds From Public: No
Charity Receives Govt Funding Contracts: No
Charity Receives Govt Funding Grants: No
Charity Has Trading Subsidiary: No
Does Trustee Receive Any Benefit: No
Trustee Resigned Employment: No
Employees Salary Over 60k: No
Count Volunteers: 0

Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind: No
Fin Period Order Number: 5
Ar Cycle Reference: AR21
Fin Period Start Date: 1 September 2020
Fin Period End Date: 31 August 2021
Ar Due Date: 30 June 2022
Ar Received Date: 28 June 2022
Total Gross Income: £565,517
Total Gross Expenditure: £810,845
Charity Raises Funds From Public: No
Charity Receives Govt Funding Contracts: No
Charity Receives Govt Funding Grants: No
Charity Has Trading Subsidiary: No
Does Trustee Receive Any Benefit: No
Trustee Resigned Employment: No
Employees Salary Over 60k: No
Count Volunteers: 0

05 Official extract

Charity Annual Return Partb

Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind: Yes
Fin Period Order Number: 1
Ar Cycle Reference: AR25
Fin Period Start Date: 1 September 2024
Fin Period End Date: 31 August 2025
Ar Due Date: 30 June 2026
Ar Received Date: 17 June 2026
Income Donations And Legacies: 0
Income Other Trading Activities: 0
Income Charitable Activities: 151665
Income Investments: 40455
Income Other: 502657
Income Total Income And Endowments: 694777
Income Legacies: 0
Income Endowments: 0
Expenditure Raising Funds: £0
Expenditure Charitable Expenditure: £505,021
Expenditure Other: 0
Expenditure Total: 505021
Expenditure Investment Management: 0
Expenditure Grants Institution: 28528
Expenditure Governance: 0
Expenditure Support Costs: 37709
Expenditure Depreciation: 0
Gain Loss Investment: 0
Gain Loss Pension Fund: 0
Gain Loss Revaluation Fixed Investment: -159490
Gain Loss Other: 0
Reserves: £407,780
Assets Total Fixed: 2031933
Assets Own Use: 2031933
Assets Long Term Investment: 0
Defined Benefit Pension Scheme: 0
Assets Other Assets: £337,776
Assets Total Liabilities: £0
Assets Current Investment: 0
Assets Total Assets And Liabilities: £2,734,356
Creditors One Year Total Current: 0
Creditors Falling Due After One Year: 0
Assets Cash: £53,286
Funds Endowment: 0
Funds Unrestricted: 2734356
Funds Restricted: 0
Funds Total: 2734356
Count Employees: 2
Charity Only Accounts: Yes

Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind: No
Fin Period Order Number: 4
Ar Cycle Reference: AR22
Fin Period Start Date: 1 September 2021
Fin Period End Date: 31 August 2022
Ar Due Date: 30 June 2023
Ar Received Date: 19 May 2023
Income Donations And Legacies: 3000
Income Other Trading Activities: 0
Income Charitable Activities: 0
Income Investments: 16349
Income Other: 647660
Income Total Income And Endowments: 667009
Income Legacies: 0
Income Endowments: 0
Expenditure Raising Funds: £0
Expenditure Charitable Expenditure: £53,750
Expenditure Other: 193039
Expenditure Total: 246789
Expenditure Investment Management: 0
Expenditure Grants Institution: 53000
Expenditure Governance: 750
Expenditure Support Costs: 59517
Expenditure Depreciation: 0
Gain Loss Investment: 0
Gain Loss Pension Fund: 0
Gain Loss Revaluation Fixed Investment: 86901
Gain Loss Other: 0
Reserves: £50,000
Assets Total Fixed: 1861160
Assets Own Use: 980741
Assets Long Term Investment: 880419
Defined Benefit Pension Scheme: 0
Assets Other Assets: £538,574
Assets Total Liabilities: £6,832
Assets Current Investment: 466395
Assets Total Assets And Liabilities: £2,392,902
Creditors One Year Total Current: 6832
Creditors Falling Due After One Year: 0
Assets Cash: £56,050
Funds Endowment: 0
Funds Unrestricted: 2392902
Funds Restricted: 0
Funds Total: 2392902
Count Employees: 1
Charity Only Accounts: Yes

Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind: No
Fin Period Order Number: 5
Ar Cycle Reference: AR21
Fin Period Start Date: 1 September 2020
Fin Period End Date: 31 August 2021
Ar Due Date: 30 June 2022
Ar Received Date: 28 June 2022
Income Donations And Legacies: 159157
Income Other Trading Activities: 0
Income Charitable Activities: 0
Income Investments: 15585
Income Other: 390775
Income Total Income And Endowments: 565517
Income Legacies: 0
Income Endowments: 0
Expenditure Raising Funds: £0
Expenditure Charitable Expenditure: £810,845
Expenditure Other: 0
Expenditure Total: 810845
Expenditure Investment Management: 0
Expenditure Grants Institution: 30598
Expenditure Governance: 750
Expenditure Support Costs: 23469
Expenditure Depreciation: 0
Gain Loss Investment: 0
Gain Loss Pension Fund: 0
Gain Loss Revaluation Fixed Investment: 291658
Gain Loss Other: 0
Reserves: £50,000
Assets Total Fixed: 2164915
Assets Own Use: 1353437
Assets Long Term Investment: 811478
Defined Benefit Pension Scheme: 0
Assets Other Assets: £320,127
Assets Total Liabilities: £208,603
Assets Current Investment: 225705
Assets Total Assets And Liabilities: £2,276,439
Creditors One Year Total Current: 208603
Creditors Falling Due After One Year: 0
Assets Cash: £88,324
Funds Endowment: 0
Funds Unrestricted: 2276439
Funds Restricted: 0
Funds Total: 2276439
Count Employees: 1
Charity Only Accounts: Yes

06 Official extract

Charity Area Of Operation

Geographic Area Type: Local Authority
Geographic Area Description: East Sussex
Welsh Ind: No

07 Official extract

Charity Classification

Classification Code: 306
Classification Type: How
Classification Description: Provides Services

Classification Code: 108
Classification Type: What
Classification Description: Religious Activities

Classification Code: 309
Classification Type: How
Classification Description: Acts As An Umbrella Or Resource Body

Classification Code: 305
Classification Type: How
Classification Description: Provides Buildings/facilities/open Space

Classification Code: 207
Classification Type: Who
Classification Description: The General Public/mankind

08 Official extract

Charity Event History

Charity Name: HASTINGS BEXHILL & RYE METHODIST CIRCUIT
Charity Event Order: 1
Event Type: Standard registration
Date Of Event: 2010-03-10T00:00:00

09 Official extract

Charity Governing Document

Governing Document Description: DEED OF UNION (1932) AND METHODIST CHURCH ACT (1976)
Charitable Objects: THE PURPOSES OF THE METHODIST CHURCH ARE AND SHALL BE 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 SUBSIDIARY 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.
Area Of Benefit: UNDEFINED. IN PRACTICE, LOCAL.

10 Official extract

Charity Policy

Policy Name: Internal charity financial controls policy and procedures

Policy Name: Social media policy and procedures

Policy Name: Complaints handling

Policy Name: Complaints policy and procedures

Policy Name: Conflicting interests

Policy Name: Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries

Policy Name: Investment

Policy Name: Trustee conflicts of interest policy and procedures

Policy Name: Investing charity funds policy and procedures

Policy Name: Volunteer management

Policy Name: Bullying and harassment policy and procedures

Policy Name: Trustee expenses policy and procedures

Policy Name: Risk management

Policy Name: Paying staff

Policy Name: Safeguarding policy and procedures

Policy Name: Financial reserves policy and procedures