Epworth Scunthorpe and Gainsborough Methodist Circuit — Charity Commission profile

01 Identity

Registration and reporting

Registration status: Registered
Reporting status: Submission Received
Charity type: Previously excepted
Registered: 26 January 2010
Removed: Not supplied
Financial period: 1 September 2024 – 31 August 2025
Latest income: £228,190
Latest expenditure: £386,871
Gift Aid: No
Owns or uses land: Yes
In administration: No
Insolvent: No
CIO: No

Public contact address: Ashby Wesleyan Methodist Church, Ashby High Street, SCUNTHORPE, DN16 2JT

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

02 Activities

What the charity does

Other charitable activities

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: 16 June 2026
Date Accounts Received: 16 June 2026
Total Gross Income: £228,190
Total Gross Expenditure: £386,871

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: 21 June 2025
Date Accounts Received: 21 June 2025
Total Gross Income: £479,307
Total Gross Expenditure: £300,189

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: 10 October 2024
Date Accounts Received: 10 October 2024
Total Gross Income: £196,149
Total Gross Expenditure: £321,119

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: 26 June 2023
Date Accounts Received: 26 June 2023
Total Gross Income: £608,330
Total Gross Expenditure: £271,363

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: 24 June 2022
Date Accounts Received: 24 June 2022
Total Gross Income: £340,937
Total Gross Expenditure: £276,944

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: 16 June 2026
Total Gross Income: £228,190
Total Gross Expenditure: £386,871
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: 21 June 2025
Total Gross Income: £479,307
Total Gross Expenditure: £300,189
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: 300

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: 10 October 2024
Total Gross Income: £196,149
Total Gross Expenditure: £321,119
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: 26 June 2023
Total Gross Income: £608,330
Total Gross Expenditure: £271,363
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: 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: 60

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: 24 June 2022
Total Gross Income: £340,937
Total Gross Expenditure: £276,944
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: 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: 49

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: 26 June 2023
Income Donations And Legacies: 4000
Income Other Trading Activities: 0
Income Charitable Activities: 178263
Income Investments: 19831
Income Other: 406236
Income Total Income And Endowments: 608330
Income Legacies: 4000
Income Endowments: 0
Expenditure Raising Funds: £18,779
Expenditure Charitable Expenditure: £249,129
Expenditure Other: 3455
Expenditure Total: 271363
Expenditure Investment Management: 9361
Expenditure Grants Institution: 12068
Expenditure Governance: 50512
Expenditure Support Costs: 0
Expenditure Depreciation: 9418
Gain Loss Investment: 25000
Gain Loss Pension Fund: 0
Gain Loss Revaluation Fixed Investment: 0
Gain Loss Other: -1056
Reserves: £180,000
Assets Total Fixed: 1406336
Assets Own Use: 1406336
Assets Long Term Investment: 0
Defined Benefit Pension Scheme: 0
Assets Other Assets: £438,801
Assets Total Liabilities: £42,629
Assets Current Investment: 0
Assets Total Assets And Liabilities: £1,802,508
Creditors One Year Total Current: 42629
Creditors Falling Due After One Year: 0
Assets Cash: £259,514
Funds Endowment: 0
Funds Unrestricted: 1802508
Funds Restricted: 0
Funds Total: 1802508
Count Employees: 6
Charity Only Accounts: Yes

06 Official extract

Charity Area Of Operation

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

Geographic Area Type: Local Authority
Geographic Area Description: North Lincolnshire
Welsh Ind: No

07 Official extract

Charity Classification

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

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

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

08 Official extract

Charity Event History

Charity Name: Epworth Scunthorpe and Gainsborough Methodist Circuit
Charity Event Order: 2
Event Type: Asset transfer in
Date Of Event: 2025-07-22T00:00:00
Reason: Transfer of funds
Assoc Organisation Number: 5046473
Assoc Registered Charity Number: 1159437
Assoc Charity Name: WOLDS AND TRENT METHODIST CIRCUIT

Charity Name: Epworth Scunthorpe and Gainsborough Methodist Circuit
Charity Event Order: 1
Event Type: Previously excepted registration
Date Of Event: 2010-01-26T00:00:00

09 Official extract

Charity Governing Document

Governing Document Description: DEED OF UNION (1932) AND THE METHODIST CHURCH ACT (1976) as amended on 29 Jun 2023
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: 502804
Charity Name Type: Previous name
Charity Name: SCUNTHORPE METHODIST CIRCUIT

Charity Name Id: 546387
Charity Name Type: Previous name
Charity Name: EPWORTH AND SCUNTHORPE METHODIST CIRCUIT

11 Official extract

Charity Policy

Policy Name: Trustee conflicts of interest policy and procedures

Policy Name: Conflicting interests

Policy Name: Financial reserves policy and procedures

Policy Name: Serious incident reporting policy and procedures

Policy Name: Internal charity financial controls policy and procedures

Policy Name: Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries

Policy Name: Paying staff

Policy Name: Risk management

Policy Name: Investment

Policy Name: Complaints policy and procedures

Policy Name: Social media policy and procedures

Policy Name: Investing charity funds policy and procedures

Policy Name: Internal risk management policy and procedures

Policy Name: Complaints handling

Policy Name: Volunteer management

Policy Name: Safeguarding policy and procedures

Policy Name: Trustee expenses policy and procedures

Policy Name: Bullying and harassment policy and procedures

Policy Name: Engaging external speakers at charity events policy and procedures