Blackpool and South Fylde Methodist Circuit — Charity Commission profile

01 Identity

Registration and reporting

Registration status: Registered
Reporting status: Submission Received
Charity type: Previously excepted
Registered: 5 February 2010
Removed: Not supplied
Financial period: 1 September 2024 – 31 August 2025
Latest income: £427,811
Latest expenditure: £444,313
Gift Aid: No
Owns or uses land: No
In administration: No
Insolvent: No
CIO: No

Public contact address: 4 Lancaster Avenue, Lytham St. Annes, FY8 1DL

02 Activities

What the charity does

The advancement of:a) The Chrtistian faith in accordance with the doctrinal standards and discipline of the Methodist Church;b) Any charitable purpose of any Connexional, District, Circuit, local or other organisation of the Methodist Church, including any institution subsidiary or ancillary to the Methodist Church;c) Any purpose of any charity subsidiary or ancillary to the Methodist Church

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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: 13 May 2026
Date Accounts Received: 13 May 2026
Total Gross Income: £427,811
Total Gross Expenditure: £444,313

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: 31 January 2025
Date Accounts Received: 31 January 2025
Total Gross Income: £283,701
Total Gross Expenditure: £315,937

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: 28 May 2024
Date Accounts Received: 28 May 2024
Total Gross Income: £652,468
Total Gross Expenditure: £344,200

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 March 2023
Date Accounts Received: 23 March 2023
Total Gross Income: £182,753
Total Gross Expenditure: £237,687

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: 17 February 2022
Date Accounts Received: 17 February 2022
Total Gross Income: £187,081
Total Gross Expenditure: £173,121

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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: 13 May 2026
Total Gross Income: £427,811
Total Gross Expenditure: £444,313
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: 0

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: 31 January 2025
Total Gross Income: £283,701
Total Gross Expenditure: £315,937
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
Count Volunteers: 0

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: 28 May 2024
Total Gross Income: £652,468
Total Gross Expenditure: £344,200
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: 0

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 March 2023
Total Gross Income: £182,753
Total Gross Expenditure: £237,687
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: 17 February 2022
Total Gross Income: £187,081
Total Gross Expenditure: £173,121
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: 0

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Charity Annual Return Partb

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: 28 May 2024
Income Donations And Legacies: 0
Income Other Trading Activities: 0
Income Charitable Activities: 0
Income Investments: 36837
Income Other: 615631
Income Total Income And Endowments: 652468
Income Legacies: 0
Income Endowments: 0
Expenditure Raising Funds: £0
Expenditure Charitable Expenditure: £50,506
Expenditure Other: 293694
Expenditure Total: 344200
Expenditure Investment Management: 0
Expenditure Grants Institution: 11954
Expenditure Governance: 0
Expenditure Support Costs: 0
Expenditure Depreciation: 0
Gain Loss Investment: 695000
Gain Loss Pension Fund: 0
Gain Loss Revaluation Fixed Investment: 0
Gain Loss Other: 0
Reserves: £3,128,676
Assets Total Fixed: 2590000
Assets Own Use: 2590000
Assets Long Term Investment: 0
Defined Benefit Pension Scheme: 0
Assets Other Assets: £585,890
Assets Total Liabilities: £44,213
Assets Current Investment: 0
Assets Total Assets And Liabilities: £3,131,677
Creditors One Year Total Current: 44213
Creditors Falling Due After One Year: 0
Assets Cash: £585,890
Funds Endowment: 0
Funds Unrestricted: 3128676
Funds Restricted: 3001
Funds Total: 3131677
Count Employees: 6
Charity Only Accounts: Yes

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Charity Area Of Operation

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

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Charity Classification

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

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

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

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

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Charity Event History

Charity Name: Blackpool and South Fylde Methodist Circuit
Charity Event Order: 1
Event Type: Previously excepted registration
Date Of Event: 2010-02-05T00:00:00

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Charity Governing Document

Governing Document Description: METHODIST CHURCH ACT (1939), METHODIST CHURCH FUNDS ACT (1960) AND DEED OF UNION (1932) as amended on 01 Sep 2022
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 Other Names

Charity Name Id: 661046
Charity Name Type: Previous name
Charity Name: Blackpool and South Fylde Methodist Circuit

Charity Name Id: 350800
Charity Name Type: Previous name
Charity Name: SOUTH FYLDE METHODIST CIRCUIT

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Charity Policy

Policy Name: Paying staff

Policy Name: Trustee conflicts of interest policy and procedures

Policy Name: Serious incident reporting policy and procedures

Policy Name: Risk management

Policy Name: Investing charity funds policy and procedures

Policy Name: Bullying and harassment policy and procedures

Policy Name: Conflicting interests

Policy Name: Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries

Policy Name: Complaints handling

Policy Name: Investment

Policy Name: Trustee expenses policy and procedures

Policy Name: Safeguarding policy and procedures

Policy Name: Complaints policy and procedures

Policy Name: Internal charity financial controls policy and procedures

Policy Name: Volunteer management

Policy Name: Internal risk management policy and procedures

Policy Name: Social media policy and procedures

Policy Name: Financial reserves policy and procedures