01 Identity
Registration and reporting
- Registration status
- Registered
- Reporting status
- Submission Received Late
- Charity type
- Previously excepted
- Registered
- 12 March 2010
- Removed
- Not supplied
- Financial period
- 1 September 2024 – 31 August 2025
- Latest income
- £921,296
- Latest expenditure
- £1,122,115
- Gift Aid
- No
- Owns or uses land
- Yes
- In administration
- No
- Insolvent
- No
- CIO
- No
Public contact address: WESLEY METHODIST CHURCH, 84 QUEENS ROAD, READING, RG1 4BW
Website recorded by the regulator: https://www.bhbcircuit.org.uk/ (displayed as text)
02 Activities
What the charity does
Promoting christianity by enabling the provision of regular acts of worship in local churches that are open to all. Facilitating the provision of sacred spaces for prayer, contemplation and activities within local communities. Encouraging christian teaching. Local and international Christian outreach, enabling teaching and support through pastoral work, courses and 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
- 24 June 2026
- Date Accounts Received
- 24 June 2026
- Total Gross Income
- £921,296
- Total Gross Expenditure
- £1,122,115
- 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 June 2025
- Date Accounts Received
- 22 June 2025
- Total Gross Income
- £627,061
- Total Gross Expenditure
- £654,185
- 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
- 30 June 2024
- Date Accounts Received
- 30 June 2024
- Total Gross Income
- £1,855,899
- Total Gross Expenditure
- £683,200
- 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
- 17 July 2023
- Date Accounts Received
- 17 July 2023
- Total Gross Income
- £532,789
- Total Gross Expenditure
- £595,125
- 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
- £582,484
- Total Gross Expenditure
- £652,315
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
- 24 June 2026
- Total Gross Income
- £921,296
- Total Gross Expenditure
- £1,122,115
- 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
- No
- Trustee Receives Other Benefit
- Yes
- 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
- 22 June 2025
- Total Gross Income
- £627,061
- Total Gross Expenditure
- £654,185
- 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
- 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
- 30 June 2024
- Total Gross Income
- £1,855,899
- Total Gross Expenditure
- £683,200
- Grant Making Is Main Activity
- No
- Count Govt Contracts
- 0
- Count Govt Grants
- £0
- Charity Has Trading Subsidiary
- No
- Does Trustee Receive Any Benefit
- 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
- 50
- 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
- 17 July 2023
- Total Gross Income
- £532,789
- Total Gross Expenditure
- £595,125
- 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
- 50
- 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
- £582,484
- Total Gross Expenditure
- £652,315
- 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
- 50
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
- 24 June 2026
- Income Donations And Legacies
- 12304
- Income Other Trading Activities
- 0
- Income Charitable Activities
- 550484
- Income Investments
- 286579
- Income Other
- 71929
- Income Total Income And Endowments
- 921296
- Income Legacies
- 0
- Income Endowments
- 0
- Expenditure Raising Funds
- £2,300
- Expenditure Charitable Expenditure
- £1,119,815
- Expenditure Other
- 0
- Expenditure Total
- 1122115
- Expenditure Investment Management
- 2300
- Expenditure Grants Institution
- 32800
- Expenditure Governance
- 11000
- Expenditure Support Costs
- 56077
- Expenditure Depreciation
- 0
- Gain Loss Investment
- 949773
- Gain Loss Pension Fund
- 37600000
- Gain Loss Revaluation Fixed Investment
- 165000
- Gain Loss Other
- 0
- Reserves
- £200,000
- Assets Total Fixed
- 13078516
- Assets Own Use
- 4290000
- Assets Long Term Investment
- 8788516
- Defined Benefit Pension Scheme
- 0
- Assets Other Assets
- £515,865
- Assets Total Liabilities
- £63,990
- Assets Current Investment
- 0
- Assets Total Assets And Liabilities
- £13,530,391
- Creditors One Year Total Current
- 63990
- Creditors Falling Due After One Year
- 0
- Assets Cash
- £515,865
- Funds Endowment
- 448834
- Funds Unrestricted
- 12844617
- Funds Restricted
- 236940
- Funds Total
- 13530391
- Count Employees
- 17
- 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
- 22 June 2025
- Income Donations And Legacies
- 0
- Income Other Trading Activities
- 0
- Income Charitable Activities
- 559492
- Income Investments
- 40915
- Income Other
- 26654
- Income Total Income And Endowments
- 627061
- Income Legacies
- 0
- Income Endowments
- 0
- Expenditure Raising Funds
- £2,991
- Expenditure Charitable Expenditure
- £638,408
- Expenditure Other
- 12786
- Expenditure Total
- 654185
- Expenditure Investment Management
- 2991
- Expenditure Grants Institution
- 16228
- Expenditure Governance
- 32739
- Expenditure Support Costs
- 44100
- Expenditure Depreciation
- 0
- Gain Loss Investment
- 28764
- Gain Loss Pension Fund
- 0
- Gain Loss Revaluation Fixed Investment
- 5000
- Gain Loss Other
- 0
- Reserves
- £200,000
- Assets Total Fixed
- 8416218
- Assets Own Use
- 2880000
- Assets Long Term Investment
- 5536218
- Defined Benefit Pension Scheme
- 0
- Assets Other Assets
- £399,896
- Assets Total Liabilities
- £72,774
- Assets Current Investment
- 335737
- Assets Total Assets And Liabilities
- £8,743,340
- Creditors One Year Total Current
- 72774
- Creditors Falling Due After One Year
- 0
- Assets Cash
- £30,941
- Funds Endowment
- 249386
- Funds Unrestricted
- 8261931
- Funds Restricted
- 232023
- Funds Total
- 8743340
- Count Employees
- 12
- 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
- 30 June 2024
- Income Donations And Legacies
- 0
- Income Other Trading Activities
- 0
- Income Charitable Activities
- 430629
- Income Investments
- 163901
- Income Other
- 1261369
- Income Total Income And Endowments
- 1855899
- Income Legacies
- 0
- Income Endowments
- 0
- Expenditure Raising Funds
- £2,915
- Expenditure Charitable Expenditure
- £680,285
- Expenditure Other
- 0
- Expenditure Total
- 683200
- Expenditure Investment Management
- 2915
- Expenditure Grants Institution
- 31020
- Expenditure Governance
- 41154
- Expenditure Support Costs
- 41154
- Expenditure Depreciation
- 0
- Gain Loss Investment
- -3716
- Gain Loss Pension Fund
- 0
- Gain Loss Revaluation Fixed Investment
- 30000
- Gain Loss Other
- 0
- Reserves
- £200,000
- Assets Total Fixed
- 8171040
- Assets Own Use
- 2875000
- Assets Long Term Investment
- 5296040
- Defined Benefit Pension Scheme
- 0
- Assets Other Assets
- £445,232
- Assets Total Liabilities
- £89,572
- Assets Current Investment
- 0
- Assets Total Assets And Liabilities
- £8,526,700
- Creditors One Year Total Current
- 89572
- Creditors Falling Due After One Year
- 0
- Assets Cash
- £312,529
- Funds Endowment
- 232457
- Funds Unrestricted
- 8076533
- Funds Restricted
- 217710
- Funds Total
- 8526700
- Count Employees
- 12
- 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
- 17 July 2023
- Income Donations And Legacies
- 607
- Income Other Trading Activities
- 0
- Income Charitable Activities
- 416594
- Income Investments
- 115588
- Income Other
- 0
- Income Total Income And Endowments
- 532789
- Income Legacies
- 0
- Income Endowments
- 0
- Expenditure Raising Funds
- £3,119
- Expenditure Charitable Expenditure
- £592,006
- Expenditure Other
- 0
- Expenditure Total
- 595125
- Expenditure Investment Management
- 3119
- Expenditure Grants Institution
- 0
- Expenditure Governance
- 8100
- Expenditure Support Costs
- 24835
- Expenditure Depreciation
- 0
- Gain Loss Investment
- 292387
- Gain Loss Pension Fund
- 0
- Gain Loss Revaluation Fixed Investment
- 270000
- Gain Loss Other
- 0
- Reserves
- £200,000
- Assets Total Fixed
- 6975140
- Assets Own Use
- 2430000
- Assets Long Term Investment
- 4545140
- Defined Benefit Pension Scheme
- 0
- Assets Other Assets
- £419,045
- Assets Total Liabilities
- £66,468
- Assets Current Investment
- 0
- Assets Total Assets And Liabilities
- £7,327,717
- Creditors One Year Total Current
- 66468
- Creditors Falling Due After One Year
- 0
- Assets Cash
- £385,495
- Funds Endowment
- 237936
- Funds Unrestricted
- 6865780
- Funds Restricted
- 224001
- Funds Total
- 7327717
- Count Employees
- 14
- 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
- 6 June 2022
- Income Donations And Legacies
- 0
- Income Other Trading Activities
- 0
- Income Charitable Activities
- 449850
- Income Investments
- 101960
- Income Other
- 30674
- Income Total Income And Endowments
- 582484
- Income Legacies
- 0
- Income Endowments
- 0
- Expenditure Raising Funds
- £2,863
- Expenditure Charitable Expenditure
- £649,452
- Expenditure Other
- 0
- Expenditure Total
- 652315
- Expenditure Investment Management
- 2863
- Expenditure Grants Institution
- 30600
- Expenditure Governance
- 6720
- Expenditure Support Costs
- 23264
- Expenditure Depreciation
- 0
- Gain Loss Investment
- 249080
- Gain Loss Pension Fund
- 0
- Gain Loss Revaluation Fixed Investment
- 250000
- Gain Loss Other
- 0
- Reserves
- £200,000
- Assets Total Fixed
- 6465259
- Assets Own Use
- 3195000
- Assets Long Term Investment
- 3270259
- Defined Benefit Pension Scheme
- 0
- Assets Other Assets
- £447,120
- Assets Total Liabilities
- £84,713
- Assets Current Investment
- 0
- Assets Total Assets And Liabilities
- £6,827,666
- Creditors One Year Total Current
- 84713
- Creditors Falling Due After One Year
- 0
- Assets Cash
- £408,556
- Funds Endowment
- 254548
- Funds Unrestricted
- 6337922
- Funds Restricted
- 235196
- Funds Total
- 6827666
- Count Employees
- 15
- Charity Only Accounts
- Yes
06 Official extract
Charity Area Of Operation
- Geographic Area Type
- Local Authority
- Geographic Area Description
- Reading
- Welsh Ind
- No
- Geographic Area Type
- Local Authority
- Geographic Area Description
- West Berkshire
- Welsh Ind
- No
- Geographic Area Type
- Local Authority
- Geographic Area Description
- Wokingham
- Welsh Ind
- No
- Geographic Area Type
- Local Authority
- Geographic Area Description
- Hampshire
- Welsh Ind
- No
07 Official extract
Charity Classification
- Classification Code
- 207
- Classification Type
- Who
- Classification Description
- The General Public/mankind
- Classification Code
- 108
- Classification Type
- What
- Classification Description
- Religious Activities
- Classification Code
- 310
- Classification Type
- How
- Classification Description
- Other Charitable Activities
08 Official extract
Charity Event History
- Charity Name
- Berkshire and Hampshire Borders Methodist Circuit
- Charity Event Order
- 3
- Event Type
- Asset transfer in
- Date Of Event
- 2025-11-05T00:00:00
- Reason
- Amalgamated
- Assoc Organisation Number
- 5003970
- Assoc Registered Charity Number
- 1132306
- Assoc Charity Name
- KENNET AND TEST VALLEY METHODIST CIRCUIT
- Charity Name
- Berkshire and Hampshire Borders Methodist Circuit
- Charity Event Order
- 1
- Event Type
- Previously excepted registration
- Date Of Event
- 2010-03-12T00:00:00
- Charity Name
- Berkshire and Hampshire Borders Methodist Circuit
- Charity Event Order
- 2
- Event Type
- Asset transfer in
- Date Of Event
- 2015-04-09T00:00:00
- Assoc Organisation Number
- 5008836
- Assoc Registered Charity Number
- 1135855
- Assoc Charity Name
- BASINGSTOKE METHODIST CIRCUIT
09 Official extract
Charity Governing Document
- Governing Document Description
- DEED OF UNION (1932) AND METHODIST CHURCH ACT (1976) as amended on 01 Sept 2024
- 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
- 356656
- Charity Name Type
- Previous name
- Charity Name
- READING AND SILCHESTER METHODIST CIRCUIT
- Charity Name Id
- 550111
- Charity Name Type
- Previous name
- Charity Name
- BASINGSTOKE AND READING METHODIST CIRCUIT
11 Official extract
Charity Policy
- Policy Name
- Trustee conflicts of interest policy and procedures
- Policy Name
- Risk management
- Policy Name
- Engaging external speakers at charity events policy and procedures
- Policy Name
- Bullying and harassment policy and procedures
- Policy Name
- Serious incident reporting policy and procedures
- Policy Name
- Investment
- Policy Name
- Investing charity funds policy and procedures
- Policy Name
- Internal charity financial controls policy and procedures
- Policy Name
- Complaints handling
- Policy Name
- Safeguarding policy and procedures
- Policy Name
- Paying staff
- Policy Name
- Trustee expenses policy and procedures
- Policy Name
- Complaints policy and procedures
- Policy Name
- Financial reserves policy and procedures
- Policy Name
- Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries
- Policy Name
- Social media policy and procedures
- Policy Name
- Volunteer management