Neath Port Talbot Methodist Circuit
What it does
The Neath Port Talbot Methodist Circuit encourages, supports and enables the life of its nine constituent churches by providing ordained and lay ministry, and a structure of joint meetings, services of worship and events.
Its charitable purposes
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.
Causes
- What it works on
- Religious activities
- Who it helps
- The general public
- How it works
- Acts as an umbrella or resource body
Where it works
- In Wales
- Bridgend
- Neath Port Talbot
Area of benefit in its governing document: Undefined. in Practice, Local
Income and spending
In the year ending 31 August 2025, it had income of £130,614 and spent £93,887.
| Year ending | Income | Spending | Paid staff | Volunteers |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 31 August 2025 | £130,614 | £93,887 | Not reported | 48 |
| 31 August 2024 | £146,266 | £110,148 | Not reported | 20 |
| 31 August 2023 | £119,874 | £89,914 | Not reported | 20 |
| 31 August 2022 | £98,000 | £100,000 | Not reported | Not reported |
| 31 August 2021 | £92,000 | £81,000 | Not reported | Not reported |
Financial position
Separate measures from the charity's own returns and accounts, each with its year. Read them together: no single measure says how well a charity is run.
- Income over time
- Up 42%, from £92,000 in the year to 31 August 2021 to £130,614 in the year to 31 August 2025.
- Spending against income
- It spent 72% of its income in the year to 31 August 2025. It spent more than its income in 1 of the 5 years shown.
Government funding, as the charity reported it
Government grants in the year ending 31 August 2025: Not reported. Government contracts: Not reported.
| Year ending | Government grants | Government contracts |
|---|---|---|
| 31 August 2025 | Not reported | Not reported |
| 31 August 2024 | Not reported | Not reported |
| 31 August 2023 | Not reported | Not reported |
Grants awarded to it, published on 360Giving
No grants to this charity appear in 360Giving data.
Trustees
39 trustees run the charity.
- Angela Margaret Raymond
- Ann Swindale
- Barbara Joyce Southard
- Barbara Trahar
- Beverley Ruth Walters
- Brian Curtis
- Christine Mary Lewis
- Claire Roberts
- Clement Barrie Raymond
- Doreen John
- Elsie Mary Jones
- Grace Christine Sollis
- Gwyn James Aubrey
- Hilary Susan Sullivan
- Jan Davies
Filing record
Of the last 5 annual returns that were due, 5 arrived by the deadline.
| Year ending | Due | Annual return | Accounts |
|---|---|---|---|
| 31 August 2025 | 30 June 2026 | Received 12 June 2026, 18 days early | Received 23 June 2026 |
| 31 August 2024 | 30 June 2025 | Received 26 June 2025, 4 days early | Received 26 June 2025 |
| 31 August 2023 | 30 June 2024 | Received 26 June 2024, 4 days early | Received 26 June 2024 |
| 31 August 2022 | 30 June 2023 | Received 26 June 2023, 4 days early | Received 26 June 2023 |
| 31 August 2021 | 30 June 2022 | Received 13 June 2022, 17 days early | Received 13 June 2022 |
About this charity
- Charity number
- 1131776
- Status
- Registered
- Registered with the Commission
- 23 September 2009
- Governing document
- DEED OF UNION (1932) AND METHODIST CHURCH ACT (1976)
- Website
- www.neathporttalbotmethodist.org.uk
- Council area of its contact address
- Neath Port Talbot
Sources
- Register details, income, spending, trustees and filing dates: Charity Commission for England and Wales, register of charities. Loaded by OpenEconomy on 2 November 2026.
- Grants awarded: 360Giving open grants data, from funders that publish there, as loaded by OpenEconomy.