CCEW Charity Commission profile

LEEDS SOUTH AND WEST METHODIST CIRCUIT

Registered charity 1129529 · organisation 5001198

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
£2,290,901
Latest expenditure
£893,172
Gift Aid
No
Owns or uses land
Yes
In administration
No
Insolvent
No
CIO
No

Public contact address: Wesley Road Chapel, Wesley Road, LEEDS, LS12 1UL

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

02 Activities

What the charity does

We are a Methodist Circuit created in 1/9/2015 covering 23 Methodist churches (including 5 local ecumenical partnerships) across the western half of the Leeds Metropolitan area.We aim to continue our life of witness in accordance with the Our Calling Priorities set out by the Methodist Church: Worship, Learning and Caring, Service, and Evangelism.

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
30 April 2026
Date Accounts Received
30 April 2026
Total Gross Income
£2,290,901
Total Gross Expenditure
£893,172
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
23 April 2025
Date Accounts Received
23 April 2025
Total Gross Income
£501,644
Total Gross Expenditure
£672,520
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 September 2024
Date Accounts Received
27 September 2024
Total Gross Income
£1,563,517
Total Gross Expenditure
£560,744
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
29 June 2023
Date Accounts Received
29 June 2023
Total Gross Income
£632,420
Total Gross Expenditure
£607,180
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
30 June 2022
Date Accounts Received
30 June 2022
Total Gross Income
£431,026
Total Gross Expenditure
£521,568

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
30 April 2026
Total Gross Income
£2,290,901
Total Gross Expenditure
£893,172
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
Yes
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
23 April 2025
Total Gross Income
£501,644
Total Gross Expenditure
£672,520
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
Yes
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 September 2024
Total Gross Income
£1,563,517
Total Gross Expenditure
£560,744
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
Yes
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
29 June 2023
Total Gross Income
£632,420
Total Gross Expenditure
£607,180
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
Yes
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
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
30 June 2022
Total Gross Income
£431,026
Total Gross Expenditure
£521,568
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
Yes
Trustee Receives Other Benefit
Yes
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
30 April 2026
Income Donations And Legacies
943611
Income Other Trading Activities
24124
Income Charitable Activities
1274323
Income Investments
48843
Income Other
0
Income Total Income And Endowments
2290901
Income Legacies
942186
Income Endowments
0
Expenditure Raising Funds
£0
Expenditure Charitable Expenditure
£893,172
Expenditure Other
0
Expenditure Total
893172
Expenditure Investment Management
0
Expenditure Grants Institution
43440
Expenditure Governance
45696
Expenditure Support Costs
102073
Expenditure Depreciation
0
Gain Loss Investment
2578
Gain Loss Pension Fund
0
Gain Loss Revaluation Fixed Investment
320100
Gain Loss Other
0
Reserves
£5,445,170
Assets Total Fixed
3535671
Assets Own Use
3290606
Assets Long Term Investment
245065
Defined Benefit Pension Scheme
0
Assets Other Assets
£2,077,010
Assets Total Liabilities
£165,370
Assets Current Investment
0
Assets Total Assets And Liabilities
£5,447,311
Creditors One Year Total Current
125370
Creditors Falling Due After One Year
40000
Assets Cash
£2,049,024
Funds Endowment
0
Funds Unrestricted
5445170
Funds Restricted
2141
Funds Total
5447311
Count Employees
7
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
23 April 2025
Income Donations And Legacies
175
Income Other Trading Activities
22502
Income Charitable Activities
452983
Income Investments
26004
Income Other
0
Income Total Income And Endowments
501664
Income Legacies
0
Income Endowments
0
Expenditure Raising Funds
£0
Expenditure Charitable Expenditure
£672,520
Expenditure Other
0
Expenditure Total
672520
Expenditure Investment Management
0
Expenditure Grants Institution
42990
Expenditure Governance
38430
Expenditure Support Costs
89424
Expenditure Depreciation
0
Gain Loss Investment
21022
Gain Loss Pension Fund
0
Gain Loss Revaluation Fixed Investment
100000
Gain Loss Other
0
Reserves
£563,810
Assets Total Fixed
3233093
Assets Own Use
2990606
Assets Long Term Investment
242487
Defined Benefit Pension Scheme
0
Assets Other Assets
£698,019
Assets Total Liabilities
£204,209
Assets Current Investment
0
Assets Total Assets And Liabilities
£3,726,903
Creditors One Year Total Current
134209
Creditors Falling Due After One Year
70000
Assets Cash
£680,954
Funds Endowment
0
Funds Unrestricted
3724893
Funds Restricted
2010
Funds Total
3726903
Count Employees
8
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
27 September 2024
Income Donations And Legacies
343
Income Other Trading Activities
0
Income Charitable Activities
1545205
Income Investments
17969
Income Other
0
Income Total Income And Endowments
1563517
Income Legacies
0
Income Endowments
0
Expenditure Raising Funds
£0
Expenditure Charitable Expenditure
£560,744
Expenditure Other
0
Expenditure Total
560744
Expenditure Investment Management
0
Expenditure Grants Institution
76000
Expenditure Governance
19252
Expenditure Support Costs
64064
Expenditure Depreciation
0
Gain Loss Investment
-7837
Gain Loss Pension Fund
0
Gain Loss Revaluation Fixed Investment
0
Gain Loss Other
0
Reserves
£533,632
Assets Total Fixed
3489072
Assets Own Use
3147118
Assets Long Term Investment
341954
Defined Benefit Pension Scheme
0
Assets Other Assets
£460,976
Assets Total Liabilities
£173,310
Assets Current Investment
0
Assets Total Assets And Liabilities
£3,776,738
Creditors One Year Total Current
103310
Creditors Falling Due After One Year
70000
Assets Cash
£438,198
Funds Endowment
0
Funds Unrestricted
3774238
Funds Restricted
2500
Funds Total
3776738
Count Employees
7
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
29 June 2023
Income Donations And Legacies
1486
Income Other Trading Activities
10466
Income Charitable Activities
435717
Income Investments
4786
Income Other
179965
Income Total Income And Endowments
632420
Income Legacies
0
Income Endowments
0
Expenditure Raising Funds
£0
Expenditure Charitable Expenditure
£607,180
Expenditure Other
0
Expenditure Total
607180
Expenditure Investment Management
0
Expenditure Grants Institution
44977
Expenditure Governance
6784
Expenditure Support Costs
16259
Expenditure Depreciation
0
Gain Loss Investment
-6913
Gain Loss Pension Fund
0
Gain Loss Revaluation Fixed Investment
0
Gain Loss Other
0
Reserves
£531,197
Assets Total Fixed
2353736
Assets Own Use
2250606
Assets Long Term Investment
103130
Defined Benefit Pension Scheme
0
Assets Other Assets
£580,587
Assets Total Liabilities
£152,521
Assets Current Investment
0
Assets Total Assets And Liabilities
£2,781,802
Creditors One Year Total Current
152521
Creditors Falling Due After One Year
0
Assets Cash
£558,866
Funds Endowment
0
Funds Unrestricted
2781802
Funds Restricted
0
Funds Total
2781802
Count Employees
10
Charity Only Accounts
Yes

06 Official extract

Charity Area Of Operation

Geographic Area Type
Local Authority
Geographic Area Description
Leeds City
Parent Geographic Area Type
Metropolitan Counties
Parent Geographic Area Description
West Yorkshire
Welsh Ind
No

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Charity Classification

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

08 Official extract

Charity Event History

Charity Name
LEEDS SOUTH AND WEST METHODIST CIRCUIT
Charity Event Order
2
Event Type
Asset transfer in
Date Of Event
2016-06-16T00:00:00
Reason
Transfer of funds
Assoc Organisation Number
5004966
Assoc Registered Charity Number
1132833
Assoc Charity Name
LEEDS (WESLEY) METHODIST CIRCUIT
Charity Name
LEEDS SOUTH AND WEST METHODIST CIRCUIT
Charity Event Order
3
Event Type
Asset transfer in
Date Of Event
2016-08-23T00:00:00
Reason
Transfer of funds
Assoc Organisation Number
5055573
Assoc Registered Charity Number
1160652
Assoc Charity Name
LEEDS SOUTH AND CENTRAL METHODIST CIRCUIT
Charity Name
LEEDS SOUTH AND WEST METHODIST CIRCUIT
Charity Event Order
1
Event Type
Previously excepted registration
Date Of Event
2009-05-11T00:00:00

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 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.

10 Official extract

Charity Other Names

Charity Name Id
486090
Charity Name Type
Previous name
Charity Name
LEEDS, HEADINGLEY METHODIST CIRCUIT
Charity Name Id
486086
Charity Name Type
Previous name
Charity Name
LEEDS (HEADINGLEY AND WEST) CIRCUIT

11 Official extract

Charity Policy

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