CCEW Charity Commission profile

NORTH EAST SOMERSET & BATH METHODIST CIRCUIT

Registered charity 1129520 · organisation 5001192

01 Identity

Registration and reporting

Registration status
Registered
Reporting status
Submission Received
Charity type
Previously excepted
Registered
11 May 2009
Removed
Not supplied
Financial period
1 September 2024 – 31 August 2025
Latest income
£703,848
Latest expenditure
£668,310
Gift Aid
Yes
Owns or uses land
Yes
In administration
No
Insolvent
No
CIO
No

Public contact address: NESB METHODIST CIRCUIT, Midsomer Norton Methodist Church, High Street, Midsomer Norton, RADSTOCK, BA3 2DR

Website recorded by the regulator: www.nesb-methodists.org.uk (displayed as text)

02 Activities

What the charity does

The Circuit coordinates the activities of employed ministers and church workers throughout the member churches. The activities include the leading of Christian acts of worship, welfare and charitable work which relates to a care and concern for people locally and worldwide. A Circuit Meeting is held regularly at which the trustees review and exercise responsibility for the affairs of the Circuit.

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
22 June 2026
Date Accounts Received
22 June 2026
Total Gross Income
£703,848
Total Gross Expenditure
£668,310
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
22 May 2025
Date Accounts Received
22 May 2025
Total Gross Income
£573,098
Total Gross Expenditure
£905,820
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
5 June 2024
Date Accounts Received
5 June 2024
Total Gross Income
£536,494
Total Gross Expenditure
£762,940
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
16 June 2023
Date Accounts Received
16 June 2023
Total Gross Income
£772,387
Total Gross Expenditure
£882,247
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
8 June 2022
Date Accounts Received
8 June 2022
Total Gross Income
£523,079
Total Gross Expenditure
£698,312

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
22 June 2026
Total Gross Income
£703,848
Total Gross Expenditure
£668,310
Grant Making Is Main Activity
No
Count Govt Contracts
0
Count Govt Grants
£0
Charity Has Trading Subsidiary
No
Does Trustee Receive Any Benefit
Yes
Trustee Payments Acting As Trustee
No
Trustee Receives Payments Services
Yes
Trustee Receives Other Benefit
No
Trustee Resigned Employment
No
Employees Salary Over 60k
No
Count Volunteers
100
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
22 May 2025
Total Gross Income
£573,098
Total Gross Expenditure
£905,820
Grant Making Is Main Activity
No
Count Govt Contracts
0
Count Govt Grants
£0
Charity Has Trading Subsidiary
No
Does Trustee Receive Any Benefit
Yes
Trustee Payments Acting As Trustee
No
Trustee Receives Payments Services
Yes
Trustee Receives Other Benefit
No
Trustee Resigned Employment
No
Employees Salary Over 60k
No
Count Volunteers
100
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
5 June 2024
Total Gross Income
£536,494
Total Gross Expenditure
£762,940
Grant Making Is Main Activity
No
Count Govt Contracts
0
Count Govt Grants
£0
Charity Has Trading Subsidiary
No
Does Trustee Receive Any Benefit
Yes
Trustee Payments Acting As Trustee
No
Trustee Receives Payments Services
Yes
Trustee Receives Other Benefit
No
Trustee Resigned Employment
No
Employees Salary Over 60k
No
Count Volunteers
100
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
16 June 2023
Total Gross Income
£772,387
Total Gross Expenditure
£882,247
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
Yes
Trustee Payments Acting As Trustee
No
Trustee Receives Payments Services
No
Trustee Receives Other Benefit
Yes
Trustee Resigned Employment
No
Employees Salary Over 60k
No
Count Volunteers
100
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
8 June 2022
Total Gross Income
£523,079
Total Gross Expenditure
£698,312
Charity Raises Funds From Public
No
Charity Receives Govt Funding Contracts
No
Charity Receives Govt Funding Grants
Yes
Count Govt Grants
£1
Income From Government Grants
£3,611
Charity Has Trading Subsidiary
No
Does Trustee Receive Any Benefit
Yes
Trustee Payments Acting As Trustee
No
Trustee Receives Payments Services
Yes
Trustee Receives Other Benefit
No
Trustee Resigned Employment
No
Employees Salary Over 60k
No
Count Volunteers
100

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
22 June 2026
Income Donations And Legacies
222063
Income Other Trading Activities
95767
Income Charitable Activities
346986
Income Investments
33362
Income Other
5670
Income Total Income And Endowments
703848
Income Legacies
0
Income Endowments
0
Expenditure Raising Funds
£6,290
Expenditure Charitable Expenditure
£662,020
Expenditure Other
0
Expenditure Total
668310
Expenditure Investment Management
0
Expenditure Grants Institution
21012
Expenditure Governance
19439
Expenditure Support Costs
19439
Expenditure Depreciation
0
Gain Loss Investment
116555
Gain Loss Pension Fund
0
Gain Loss Revaluation Fixed Investment
0
Gain Loss Other
0
Reserves
£32,060
Assets Total Fixed
5670398
Assets Own Use
4040302
Assets Long Term Investment
1630096
Defined Benefit Pension Scheme
0
Assets Other Assets
£694,796
Assets Total Liabilities
£74,621
Assets Current Investment
0
Assets Total Assets And Liabilities
£6,290,573
Creditors One Year Total Current
64571
Creditors Falling Due After One Year
10050
Assets Cash
£663,100
Funds Endowment
78238
Funds Unrestricted
6205540
Funds Restricted
6795
Funds Total
6290573
Count Employees
14
Charity Only Accounts
Yes
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
22 May 2025
Income Donations And Legacies
40519
Income Other Trading Activities
87285
Income Charitable Activities
368008
Income Investments
42177
Income Other
35109
Income Total Income And Endowments
573098
Income Legacies
0
Income Endowments
0
Expenditure Raising Funds
£4,125
Expenditure Charitable Expenditure
£901,695
Expenditure Other
0
Expenditure Total
905820
Expenditure Investment Management
0
Expenditure Grants Institution
32554
Expenditure Governance
14085
Expenditure Support Costs
14085
Expenditure Depreciation
0
Gain Loss Investment
190771
Gain Loss Pension Fund
0
Gain Loss Revaluation Fixed Investment
0
Gain Loss Other
0
Reserves
£61,394
Assets Total Fixed
5373697
Assets Own Use
4040302
Assets Long Term Investment
1333395
Defined Benefit Pension Scheme
0
Assets Other Assets
£847,174
Assets Total Liabilities
£82,391
Assets Current Investment
0
Assets Total Assets And Liabilities
£6,138,480
Creditors One Year Total Current
70391
Creditors Falling Due After One Year
12000
Assets Cash
£821,958
Funds Endowment
77250
Funds Unrestricted
6055888
Funds Restricted
5342
Funds Total
6138480
Count Employees
14
Charity Only Accounts
Yes
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
5 June 2024
Income Donations And Legacies
53677
Income Other Trading Activities
80315
Income Charitable Activities
367440
Income Investments
29781
Income Other
5281
Income Total Income And Endowments
536494
Income Legacies
0
Income Endowments
0
Expenditure Raising Funds
£0
Expenditure Charitable Expenditure
£762,940
Expenditure Other
0
Expenditure Total
762940
Expenditure Investment Management
0
Expenditure Grants Institution
62327
Expenditure Governance
18038
Expenditure Support Costs
18038
Expenditure Depreciation
0
Gain Loss Investment
-2196
Gain Loss Pension Fund
0
Gain Loss Revaluation Fixed Investment
0
Gain Loss Other
0
Reserves
£57,835
Assets Total Fixed
5472926
Assets Own Use
4702465
Assets Long Term Investment
770461
Defined Benefit Pension Scheme
0
Assets Other Assets
£844,756
Assets Total Liabilities
£37,251
Assets Current Investment
0
Assets Total Assets And Liabilities
£6,280,431
Creditors One Year Total Current
34251
Creditors Falling Due After One Year
3000
Assets Cash
£805,322
Funds Endowment
73809
Funds Unrestricted
6192204
Funds Restricted
14418
Funds Total
6280431
Count Employees
15
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
16 June 2023
Income Donations And Legacies
319253
Income Other Trading Activities
68213
Income Charitable Activities
372117
Income Investments
6672
Income Other
6132
Income Total Income And Endowments
772387
Income Legacies
0
Income Endowments
0
Expenditure Raising Funds
£0
Expenditure Charitable Expenditure
£858,398
Expenditure Other
23849
Expenditure Total
882247
Expenditure Investment Management
0
Expenditure Grants Institution
62119
Expenditure Governance
15697
Expenditure Support Costs
15697
Expenditure Depreciation
0
Gain Loss Investment
1940
Gain Loss Pension Fund
0
Gain Loss Revaluation Fixed Investment
0
Gain Loss Other
0
Reserves
£43,006
Assets Total Fixed
5475122
Assets Own Use
4704405
Assets Long Term Investment
770717
Defined Benefit Pension Scheme
0
Assets Other Assets
£1,078,874
Assets Total Liabilities
£44,923
Assets Current Investment
0
Assets Total Assets And Liabilities
£6,509,073
Creditors One Year Total Current
41923
Creditors Falling Due After One Year
3000
Assets Cash
£1,054,406
Funds Endowment
73677
Funds Unrestricted
6430146
Funds Restricted
5250
Funds Total
6509073
Count Employees
15
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
8 June 2022
Income Donations And Legacies
62194
Income Other Trading Activities
50525
Income Charitable Activities
378295
Income Investments
3595
Income Other
28470
Income Total Income And Endowments
523079
Income Legacies
0
Income Endowments
0
Expenditure Raising Funds
£0
Expenditure Charitable Expenditure
£698,312
Expenditure Other
0
Expenditure Total
698312
Expenditure Investment Management
0
Expenditure Grants Institution
5000
Expenditure Governance
13763
Expenditure Support Costs
13763
Expenditure Depreciation
0
Gain Loss Investment
102594
Gain Loss Pension Fund
0
Gain Loss Revaluation Fixed Investment
0
Gain Loss Other
0
Reserves
£49,761
Assets Total Fixed
5815182
Assets Own Use
4482465
Assets Long Term Investment
1332717
Defined Benefit Pension Scheme
0
Assets Other Assets
£859,265
Assets Total Liabilities
£57,454
Assets Current Investment
0
Assets Total Assets And Liabilities
£6,616,993
Creditors One Year Total Current
54454
Creditors Falling Due After One Year
3000
Assets Cash
£849,492
Funds Endowment
68610
Funds Unrestricted
6533683
Funds Restricted
14700
Funds Total
6616993
Count Employees
16
Charity Only Accounts
Yes

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Charity Area Of Operation

Geographic Area Type
Local Authority
Geographic Area Description
Bath And North East Somerset
Welsh Ind
No
Geographic Area Type
Local Authority
Geographic Area Description
Wiltshire
Welsh Ind
No

07 Official extract

Charity Classification

Classification Code
108
Classification Type
What
Classification Description
Religious Activities
Classification Code
310
Classification Type
How
Classification Description
Other Charitable Activities
Classification Code
207
Classification Type
Who
Classification Description
The General Public/mankind

08 Official extract

Charity Event History

Charity Name
NORTH EAST SOMERSET & BATH METHODIST CIRCUIT
Charity Event Order
1
Event Type
Previously excepted registration
Date Of Event
2009-05-11T00:00:00
Charity Name
NORTH EAST SOMERSET & BATH METHODIST CIRCUIT
Charity Event Order
2
Event Type
Asset transfer in
Date Of Event
2017-11-26T00:00:00
Reason
Ceased to exist
Assoc Organisation Number
4025645
Assoc Registered Charity Number
1116341
Assoc Charity Name
TWERTON FELLOWSHIP

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 dicipline 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 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.
Area Of Benefit
UNDEFINED. IN PRACTICE, LOCAL.

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Charity Other Names

Charity Name Id
486046
Charity Name Type
Working name
Charity Name
N.E.S. & B. METHODIST CIRCUIT

11 Official extract

Charity Policy

Policy Name
Internal risk management policy and procedures
Policy Name
Paying staff
Policy Name
Social media policy and procedures
Policy Name
Trustee expenses policy and procedures
Policy Name
Safeguarding policy and procedures
Policy Name
Trustee conflicts of interest policy and procedures
Policy Name
Internal charity financial controls policy and procedures
Policy Name
Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries
Policy Name
Financial reserves policy and procedures
Policy Name
Volunteer management
Policy Name
Serious incident reporting policy and procedures
Policy Name
Complaints handling
Policy Name
Complaints policy and procedures
Policy Name
Bullying and harassment policy and procedures
Policy Name
Investing charity funds policy and procedures