ROMFORD METHODIST CIRCUIT — Charity Commission profile

01 Identity

Registration and reporting

Registration status: Registered
Reporting status: Submission Received
Charity type: Previously excepted
Registered: 19 November 2009
Removed: Not supplied
Financial period: 1 September 2024 – 31 August 2025
Latest income: £330,530
Latest expenditure: £484,708
Gift Aid: No
Owns or uses land: Yes
In administration: No
Insolvent: No
CIO: No

Public contact address: 91 Clockhouse Lane, ROMFORD, RM5 3QP

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

02 Activities

What the charity does

Romford Methodist Circuit is the primary unit to which the 10 local churches are connected for the purposes of mission.It is the Circuit to which ministers are stationed and preachers trained and it is responsible for the effective deployment of the resources of ministry - people, property and finance, providing sacred space and space for community activities in sympathy with our Christian ethos.

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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: 8 June 2026
Date Accounts Received: 8 June 2026
Total Gross Income: £330,530
Total Gross Expenditure: £484,708

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: 13 May 2025
Date Accounts Received: 13 May 2025
Total Gross Income: £329,291
Total Gross Expenditure: £415,537

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: 7 June 2024
Date Accounts Received: 7 June 2024
Total Gross Income: £325,602
Total Gross Expenditure: £437,614

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: 23 May 2023
Date Accounts Received: 23 May 2023
Total Gross Income: £1,655,439
Total Gross Expenditure: £1,072,856

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: 16 June 2022
Date Accounts Received: 16 June 2022
Total Gross Income: £308,949
Total Gross Expenditure: £317,981

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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: 8 June 2026
Total Gross Income: £330,530
Total Gross Expenditure: £484,708
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: 5

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: 13 May 2025
Total Gross Income: £329,291
Total Gross Expenditure: £415,537
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: 5

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: 7 June 2024
Total Gross Income: £325,602
Total Gross Expenditure: £437,614
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: 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: 23 May 2023
Total Gross Income: £1,655,439
Total Gross Expenditure: £1,072,856
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: 5

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: 16 June 2022
Total Gross Income: £308,949
Total Gross Expenditure: £317,981
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: 5

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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: 23 May 2023
Income Donations And Legacies: 3303
Income Other Trading Activities: 32875
Income Charitable Activities: 239878
Income Investments: 4396
Income Other: 1374987
Income Total Income And Endowments: 1655439
Income Legacies: 0
Income Endowments: 0
Expenditure Raising Funds: £0
Expenditure Charitable Expenditure: £400,221
Expenditure Other: 672635
Expenditure Total: 1072856
Expenditure Investment Management: 0
Expenditure Grants Institution: 7282
Expenditure Governance: 4560
Expenditure Support Costs: 109069
Expenditure Depreciation: 1496
Gain Loss Investment: -11776
Gain Loss Pension Fund: 0
Gain Loss Revaluation Fixed Investment: 1355096
Gain Loss Other: 149612
Reserves: £1,205,490
Assets Total Fixed: 7929194
Assets Own Use: 7450985
Assets Long Term Investment: 478209
Defined Benefit Pension Scheme: 0
Assets Other Assets: £965,414
Assets Total Liabilities: £137,120
Assets Current Investment: 0
Assets Total Assets And Liabilities: £8,757,488
Creditors One Year Total Current: 137120
Creditors Falling Due After One Year: 0
Assets Cash: £941,200
Funds Endowment: 0
Funds Unrestricted: 7405490
Funds Restricted: 1351998
Funds Total: 8757488
Count Employees: 7
Charity Only Accounts: Yes

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Charity Area Of Operation

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

Geographic Area Type: Local Authority
Geographic Area Description: Havering
Parent Geographic Area Type: Metropolitan Counties
Parent Geographic Area Description: Greater London
Welsh Ind: No

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

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

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

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

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

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Charity Event History

Charity Name: ROMFORD METHODIST CIRCUIT
Charity Event Order: 1
Event Type: Previously excepted registration
Date Of Event: 2009-11-19T00:00:00

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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 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 Policy

Policy Name: Trustee expenses policy and procedures

Policy Name: Paying staff

Policy Name: Investment

Policy Name: Conflicting interests

Policy Name: Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries

Policy Name: Serious incident reporting policy and procedures

Policy Name: Financial reserves policy and procedures

Policy Name: Internal charity financial controls policy and procedures

Policy Name: Complaints policy and procedures

Policy Name: Safeguarding policy and procedures

Policy Name: Investing charity funds policy and procedures

Policy Name: Trustee conflicts of interest policy and procedures