BEDFORDSHIRE ESSEX AND HERTFORDSHIRE DISTRICT OF THE METHODIST CHURCH — Charity Commission profile

01 Identity

Registration and reporting

Registration status: Registered
Reporting status: Submission Received
Charity type: Previously excepted
Registered: 1 February 2010
Removed: Not supplied
Financial period: 1 September 2024 – 31 August 2025
Latest income: £979,790
Latest expenditure: £830,316
Gift Aid: No
Owns or uses land: Yes
In administration: No
Insolvent: No
CIO: No

Public contact address: H17 Peek Business Centre, Woodside, Dunmow Road, Bishop's Stortford, Hertfordshire, CM23 5RG

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

02 Activities

What the charity does

Christian faith in accordance with the doctrinal standards and discipline of the Methodist Church.

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: 15 June 2026
Date Accounts Received: 15 June 2026
Total Gross Income: £979,790
Total Gross Expenditure: £830,316

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: 26 June 2025
Date Accounts Received: 26 June 2025
Total Gross Income: £711,975
Total Gross Expenditure: £498,422

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: 6 June 2024
Date Accounts Received: 6 June 2024
Total Gross Income: £503,406
Total Gross Expenditure: £692,903

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: 8 June 2023
Date Accounts Received: 8 June 2023
Total Gross Income: £466,501
Total Gross Expenditure: £418,432

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: 6 June 2022
Date Accounts Received: 6 June 2022
Total Gross Income: £383,186
Total Gross Expenditure: £340,250

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: 15 June 2026
Total Gross Income: £979,790
Total Gross Expenditure: £830,316
Grant Making Is Main Activity: Yes
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: 68

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: 26 June 2025
Total Gross Income: £711,975
Total Gross Expenditure: £498,422
Grant Making Is Main Activity: Yes
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: 81

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: 6 June 2024
Total Gross Income: £503,406
Total Gross Expenditure: £692,903
Grant Making Is Main Activity: Yes
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: 92

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: 8 June 2023
Total Gross Income: £466,501
Total Gross Expenditure: £418,432
Charity Raises Funds From Public: No
Grant Making Is Main Activity: Yes
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: 93

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: 6 June 2022
Total Gross Income: £383,186
Total Gross Expenditure: £340,250
Charity Raises Funds From Public: No
Grant Making Is Main Activity: Yes
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: 93

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: 15 June 2026
Income Donations And Legacies: 30900
Income Other Trading Activities: 0
Income Charitable Activities: 883566
Income Investments: 64340
Income Other: 984
Income Total Income And Endowments: 979790
Income Legacies: 0
Income Endowments: 0
Expenditure Raising Funds: £0
Expenditure Charitable Expenditure: £802,667
Expenditure Other: 27649
Expenditure Total: 830316
Expenditure Investment Management: 0
Expenditure Grants Institution: 503059
Expenditure Governance: 299608
Expenditure Support Costs: 327257
Expenditure Depreciation: 3286
Gain Loss Investment: 457
Gain Loss Pension Fund: 0
Gain Loss Revaluation Fixed Investment: 0
Gain Loss Other: 0
Reserves: £1,490,378
Assets Total Fixed: 2299357
Assets Own Use: 850000
Assets Long Term Investment: 1449357
Defined Benefit Pension Scheme: 0
Assets Other Assets: £138,243
Assets Total Liabilities: £719,925
Assets Current Investment: 0
Assets Total Assets And Liabilities: £1,717,675
Creditors One Year Total Current: 572632
Creditors Falling Due After One Year: 147293
Assets Cash: £35,661
Funds Endowment: 0
Funds Unrestricted: 1490378
Funds Restricted: 227297
Funds Total: 1717675
Count Employees: 6
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: 26 June 2025
Income Donations And Legacies: 11118
Income Other Trading Activities: 0
Income Charitable Activities: 641947
Income Investments: 57218
Income Other: 1692
Income Total Income And Endowments: 711975
Income Legacies: 0
Income Endowments: 0
Expenditure Raising Funds: £0
Expenditure Charitable Expenditure: £466,429
Expenditure Other: 31993
Expenditure Total: 498422
Expenditure Investment Management: 0
Expenditure Grants Institution: 152445
Expenditure Governance: 313984
Expenditure Support Costs: 345977
Expenditure Depreciation: 2629
Gain Loss Investment: 17792
Gain Loss Pension Fund: 0
Gain Loss Revaluation Fixed Investment: 0
Gain Loss Other: 0
Reserves: £1,367,999
Assets Total Fixed: 1927813
Assets Own Use: 850657
Assets Long Term Investment: 1077156
Defined Benefit Pension Scheme: 0
Assets Other Assets: £149,011
Assets Total Liabilities: £509,081
Assets Current Investment: 0
Assets Total Assets And Liabilities: £1,567,743
Creditors One Year Total Current: 400581
Creditors Falling Due After One Year: 108500
Assets Cash: £22,926
Funds Endowment: 0
Funds Unrestricted: 1367999
Funds Restricted: 199744
Funds Total: 1567743
Count Employees: 6
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: 6 June 2024
Income Donations And Legacies: 100
Income Other Trading Activities: 0
Income Charitable Activities: 431310
Income Investments: 30909
Income Other: 41087
Income Total Income And Endowments: 503406
Income Legacies: 0
Income Endowments: 0
Expenditure Raising Funds: £0
Expenditure Charitable Expenditure: £677,773
Expenditure Other: 15130
Expenditure Total: 692903
Expenditure Investment Management: 0
Expenditure Grants Institution: 392993
Expenditure Governance: 284780
Expenditure Support Costs: 299950
Expenditure Depreciation: 1972
Gain Loss Investment: -10200
Gain Loss Pension Fund: 0
Gain Loss Revaluation Fixed Investment: 0
Gain Loss Other: 0
Reserves: £1,130,780
Assets Total Fixed: 1678870
Assets Own Use: 851314
Assets Long Term Investment: 827556
Defined Benefit Pension Scheme: 0
Assets Other Assets: £205,710
Assets Total Liabilities: £548,182
Assets Current Investment: 0
Assets Total Assets And Liabilities: £1,336,398
Creditors One Year Total Current: 328382
Creditors Falling Due After One Year: 219800
Assets Cash: £8,544
Funds Endowment: 0
Funds Unrestricted: 1130780
Funds Restricted: 205618
Funds Total: 1336398
Count Employees: 7
Charity Only Accounts: Yes

06 Official extract

Charity Area Of Operation

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

Geographic Area Type: Local Authority
Geographic Area Description: Central Bedfordshire
Welsh Ind: No

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

07 Official extract

Charity Classification

Classification Code: 203
Classification Type: Who
Classification Description: People With Disabilities

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

Classification Code: 201
Classification Type: Who
Classification Description: Children/young People

Classification Code: 302
Classification Type: How
Classification Description: Makes Grants To Organisations

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

Classification Code: 202
Classification Type: Who
Classification Description: Elderly/old People

Classification Code: 309
Classification Type: How
Classification Description: Acts As An Umbrella Or Resource Body

Classification Code: 301
Classification Type: How
Classification Description: Makes Grants To Individuals

Classification Code: 204
Classification Type: Who
Classification Description: People Of A Particular Ethnic Or Racial Origin

08 Official extract

Charity Event History

Charity Name: BEDFORDSHIRE ESSEX AND HERTFORDSHIRE DISTRICT OF THE METHODIST CHURCH
Charity Event Order: 1
Event Type: Previously excepted registration
Date Of Event: 2010-02-01T00:00:00

09 Official extract

Charity Governing Document

Governing Document Description: METHODIST CHURCH ACT (1939), METHODIST CHURCH FUNDS ACT (1960) AND DEED OF UNION (1932)
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: 342610
Charity Name Type: Working name
Charity Name: BEH

11 Official extract

Charity Policy

Policy Name: Internal charity financial controls policy and procedures

Policy Name: Bullying and harassment policy and procedures

Policy Name: Trustee conflicts of interest policy and procedures

Policy Name: Risk management

Policy Name: Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries

Policy Name: Safeguarding policy and procedures

Policy Name: Paying staff

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

Policy Name: Campaigns and political activity policy and procedures

Policy Name: Complaints policy and procedures

Policy Name: Trustee expenses policy and procedures

Policy Name: Financial reserves policy and procedures