Connexus Methodist Church — Charity Commission profile

01 Identity

Registration and reporting

Registration status: Registered
Reporting status: Submission Received
Charity type: Previously excepted
Registered: 22 April 2010
Removed: Not supplied
Financial period: 1 September 2024 – 31 August 2025
Latest income: £160,393
Latest expenditure: £165,260
Gift Aid: Yes
Owns or uses land: No
In administration: No
Insolvent: No
CIO: No

Public contact address: Trinity Methodist Church, Histons Hill, Codsall, WOLVERHAMPTON, WV8 2ER

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

02 Activities

What the charity does

Christian worship, fellowship and community activities for all age groups within the Brewood, Codsall, Coven, Rakegate and the surrounding area.

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: 4 May 2026
Date Accounts Received: 4 May 2026
Total Gross Income: £160,393
Total Gross Expenditure: £165,260

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: 18 June 2025
Date Accounts Received: 18 June 2025
Total Gross Income: £75,644
Total Gross Expenditure: £68,517

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: 23 June 2024
Date Accounts Received: 23 June 2024
Total Gross Income: £60,510
Total Gross Expenditure: £78,009

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: 3 April 2023
Date Accounts Received: 3 April 2023
Total Gross Income: £597,575
Total Gross Expenditure: £684,445

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: 2 June 2022
Date Accounts Received: 2 June 2022
Total Gross Income: £136,316
Total Gross Expenditure: £86,318

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: 4 May 2026
Total Gross Income: £160,393
Total Gross Expenditure: £165,260
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: 15

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: 18 June 2025
Total Gross Income: £75,644
Total Gross Expenditure: £68,517
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: 15

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: 23 June 2024
Total Gross Income: £60,510
Total Gross Expenditure: £78,009
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: 5

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: 3 April 2023
Total Gross Income: £597,575
Total Gross Expenditure: £684,445
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: 2 June 2022
Total Gross Income: £136,316
Total Gross Expenditure: £86,318
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: 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: 3 April 2023
Income Donations And Legacies: 1000
Income Other Trading Activities: 0
Income Charitable Activities: 471118
Income Investments: 4514
Income Other: 120943
Income Total Income And Endowments: 597575
Income Legacies: 1000
Income Endowments: 0
Expenditure Raising Funds: £0
Expenditure Charitable Expenditure: £684,445
Expenditure Other: 0
Expenditure Total: 684445
Expenditure Investment Management: 0
Expenditure Grants Institution: 1000
Expenditure Governance: 3093
Expenditure Support Costs: 3093
Expenditure Depreciation: 19080
Gain Loss Investment: -6986
Gain Loss Pension Fund: 0
Gain Loss Revaluation Fixed Investment: 0
Gain Loss Other: 0
Reserves: £1,980,032
Assets Total Fixed: 1568108
Assets Own Use: 1477226
Assets Long Term Investment: 90882
Defined Benefit Pension Scheme: 0
Assets Other Assets: £469,611
Assets Total Liabilities: £57,687
Assets Current Investment: 322482
Assets Total Assets And Liabilities: £1,980,032
Creditors One Year Total Current: 57687
Creditors Falling Due After One Year: 0
Assets Cash: £115,612
Funds Endowment: 0
Funds Unrestricted: 1911346
Funds Restricted: 68686
Funds Total: 1980032
Count Employees: 16
Charity Only Accounts: Yes

06 Official extract

Charity Area Of Operation

Geographic Area Type: Local Authority
Geographic Area Description: Wolverhampton
Parent Geographic Area Type: Metropolitan Counties
Parent Geographic Area Description: West Midlands
Welsh Ind: No

Geographic Area Type: Local Authority
Geographic Area Description: Staffordshire
Welsh Ind: No

07 Official extract

Charity Classification

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

Classification Code: 310
Classification Type: How
Classification Description: Other Charitable Activities

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

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

08 Official extract

Charity Event History

Charity Name: Connexus Methodist Church
Charity Event Order: 1
Event Type: Previously excepted registration
Date Of Event: 2010-04-22T00:00:00

09 Official extract

Charity Governing Document

Governing Document Description: DEED OF UNION (1932) AND METHODIST CHURCH ACT (1976) as amended on 16 Jul 2025
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: 491337
Charity Name Type: Working name
Charity Name: CODSALL METHODIST CHURCH

Charity Name Id: 491340
Charity Name Type: Previous name
Charity Name: TRINITY METHODIST CHURCH CODSALL

11 Official extract

Charity Policy

Policy Name: Safeguarding policy and procedures

Policy Name: Internal charity financial controls policy and procedures

Policy Name: Bullying and harassment policy and procedures

Policy Name: Serious incident reporting policy and procedures

Policy Name: Paying staff

Policy Name: Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries

Policy Name: Complaints policy and procedures

Policy Name: Risk management

Policy Name: Volunteer management