CCEW Charity Commission profile

BEDE METHODIST CIRCUIT

Registered charity 1135516 · organisation 5003645

01 Identity

Registration and reporting

Registration status
Registered
Reporting status
Submission Received
Charity type
Previously excepted
Registered
14 April 2010
Removed
Not supplied
Financial period
1 September 2024 – 31 August 2025
Latest income
£371,664
Latest expenditure
£570,929
Gift Aid
No
Owns or uses land
Yes
In administration
No
Insolvent
No
CIO
No

Public contact address: St. Lukes Methodist Church, Burn Heads Road, HEBBURN, Tyne And Wear, NE31 2TD

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

02 Activities

What the charity does

Religious Worship, social action and witness to the community.

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 June 2026
Date Accounts Received
30 June 2026
Total Gross Income
£371,664
Total Gross Expenditure
£570,929
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 September 2025
Date Accounts Received
22 September 2025
Total Gross Income
£2,546,074
Total Gross Expenditure
£1,514,602
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
22 July 2024
Date Accounts Received
22 July 2024
Total Gross Income
£299,394
Total Gross Expenditure
£422,959
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
14 April 2023
Date Accounts Received
14 April 2023
Total Gross Income
£548,072
Total Gross Expenditure
£419,745
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
1 June 2022
Date Accounts Received
1 June 2022
Total Gross Income
£749,348
Total Gross Expenditure
£547,421

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 June 2026
Total Gross Income
£371,664
Total Gross Expenditure
£570,929
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
25
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 September 2025
Total Gross Income
£2,546,074
Total Gross Expenditure
£1,514,602
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
22 July 2024
Total Gross Income
£299,394
Total Gross Expenditure
£422,959
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
70
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
14 April 2023
Total Gross Income
£548,072
Total Gross Expenditure
£419,745
Charity Raises Funds From Public
Yes
Charity Professional Fundraiser
No
Charity Commercial Participator
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
70
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
1 June 2022
Total Gross Income
£749,348
Total Gross Expenditure
£547,421
Charity Raises Funds From Public
Yes
Charity Professional Fundraiser
No
Charity Commercial Participator
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
70

05 Official extract

Charity Annual Return Partb

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 September 2025
Income Donations And Legacies
653401
Income Other Trading Activities
0
Income Charitable Activities
0
Income Investments
73246
Income Other
1819427
Income Total Income And Endowments
2546074
Income Legacies
0
Income Endowments
0
Expenditure Raising Funds
£0
Expenditure Charitable Expenditure
£1,514,602
Expenditure Other
0
Expenditure Total
1514602
Expenditure Investment Management
0
Expenditure Grants Institution
17728
Expenditure Governance
25385
Expenditure Support Costs
25385
Expenditure Depreciation
259
Gain Loss Investment
155000
Gain Loss Pension Fund
0
Gain Loss Revaluation Fixed Investment
0
Gain Loss Other
0
Reserves
£95,182
Assets Total Fixed
1907472
Assets Own Use
709366
Assets Long Term Investment
1198106
Defined Benefit Pension Scheme
0
Assets Other Assets
£186,431
Assets Total Liabilities
£67,476
Assets Current Investment
0
Assets Total Assets And Liabilities
£2,026,427
Creditors One Year Total Current
67476
Creditors Falling Due After One Year
0
Assets Cash
£154,481
Funds Endowment
0
Funds Unrestricted
95182
Funds Restricted
1931245
Funds Total
2026427
Count Employees
6
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
14 April 2023
Income Donations And Legacies
2028
Income Other Trading Activities
0
Income Charitable Activities
320245
Income Investments
712
Income Other
225087
Income Total Income And Endowments
548072
Income Legacies
0
Income Endowments
28
Expenditure Raising Funds
£0
Expenditure Charitable Expenditure
£405,794
Expenditure Other
13951
Expenditure Total
419745
Expenditure Investment Management
0
Expenditure Grants Institution
0
Expenditure Governance
0
Expenditure Support Costs
13469
Expenditure Depreciation
0
Gain Loss Investment
-92
Gain Loss Pension Fund
0
Gain Loss Revaluation Fixed Investment
0
Gain Loss Other
0
Reserves
£131,432
Assets Total Fixed
583043
Assets Own Use
412336
Assets Long Term Investment
170707
Defined Benefit Pension Scheme
0
Assets Other Assets
£202,860
Assets Total Liabilities
£62,613
Assets Current Investment
0
Assets Total Assets And Liabilities
£723,290
Creditors One Year Total Current
62613
Creditors Falling Due After One Year
0
Assets Cash
£178,230
Funds Endowment
0
Funds Unrestricted
131432
Funds Restricted
591858
Funds Total
723290
Count Employees
5
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
1 June 2022
Income Donations And Legacies
20
Income Other Trading Activities
0
Income Charitable Activities
298194
Income Investments
460
Income Other
450674
Income Total Income And Endowments
749348
Income Legacies
0
Income Endowments
20
Expenditure Raising Funds
£0
Expenditure Charitable Expenditure
£542,176
Expenditure Other
5245
Expenditure Total
547421
Expenditure Investment Management
0
Expenditure Grants Institution
0
Expenditure Governance
0
Expenditure Support Costs
5233
Expenditure Depreciation
0
Gain Loss Investment
235
Gain Loss Pension Fund
0
Gain Loss Revaluation Fixed Investment
0
Gain Loss Other
0
Reserves
£89,852
Assets Total Fixed
494236
Assets Own Use
323529
Assets Long Term Investment
170707
Defined Benefit Pension Scheme
0
Assets Other Assets
£168,666
Assets Total Liabilities
£67,847
Assets Current Investment
0
Assets Total Assets And Liabilities
£595,055
Creditors One Year Total Current
67847
Creditors Falling Due After One Year
0
Assets Cash
£158,189
Funds Endowment
0
Funds Unrestricted
505203
Funds Restricted
89852
Funds Total
595055
Count Employees
5
Charity Only Accounts
Yes

06 Official extract

Charity Area Of Operation

Geographic Area Type
Local Authority
Geographic Area Description
South Tyneside
Parent Geographic Area Type
Metropolitan Counties
Parent Geographic Area Description
Tyne And Wear
Welsh Ind
No
Geographic Area Type
Local Authority
Geographic Area Description
Gateshead
Parent Geographic Area Type
Metropolitan Counties
Parent Geographic Area Description
Tyne And Wear
Welsh Ind
No
Geographic Area Type
Local Authority
Geographic Area Description
Sunderland
Parent Geographic Area Type
Metropolitan Counties
Parent Geographic Area Description
Tyne And Wear
Welsh Ind
No

07 Official extract

Charity Classification

Classification Code
207
Classification Type
Who
Classification Description
The General Public/mankind
Classification Code
309
Classification Type
How
Classification Description
Acts As An Umbrella Or Resource Body
Classification Code
310
Classification Type
How
Classification Description
Other Charitable Activities
Classification Code
108
Classification Type
What
Classification Description
Religious Activities

08 Official extract

Charity Event History

Charity Name
BEDE METHODIST CIRCUIT
Charity Event Order
1
Event Type
Previously excepted registration
Date Of Event
2010-04-14T00:00:00

09 Official extract

Charity Governing Document

Governing Document Description
DEED OF UNION (1932) AND METHODIST CHURCH ACT (1976) AS AMENDED BY RESOLUTION DATED 8 JUNE 2011
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 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
500110
Charity Name Type
Previous name
Charity Name
G&J METHODIST CIRCUIT
Charity Name Id
500112
Charity Name Type
Previous name
Charity Name
GATESHEAD & JARROW METHODIST CIRCUIT

11 Official extract

Charity Other Regulators

Regulator Order
1
Regulator Name
Ofsted (Office For Standards In Education)

12 Official extract

Charity Policy

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