# UPPER THAMES METHODIST CIRCUIT

## Details

- **Country:** England & Wales
- **Charity number:** 1134231
- **Status:** Registered
- **Legal form:** Previously excepted
- **Registered:** Feb. 9, 2010
- **Register:** https://register-of-charities.charitycommission.gov.uk/en/charity-search/?p_p_id=uk_gov_ccew_onereg_charitydetails_web_portlet_CharityDetailsPortlet&p_p_lifecycle=0&p_p_state=maximized&p_p_mode=view&_uk_gov_ccew_onereg_charitydetails_web_portlet_CharityDetailsPortlet_regId=1134231


## Contact

- **Address:** 1 Garraways, Royal Wootton Bassett, SWINDON
- **Postcode:** SN4 8LT
- **Phone:** 01793 849241
- **Email:** circuitadmin@upperthamescircuit.org.uk
- **Website:** www.upperthamescircuit.org.uk



## Activities

**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 SUBSIDIARY 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.

**Activities:** Providing opportunity for members of the public and members of The Methodist Church to worship and share their christian faith in accordance with the doctrinal standards and the discipline of the Methodist ChurchThe provision of sacred space for prayer and contemplationInvolved with projects within the communitySupporting other charities in the UK and overseas financially and with prayer

**Area of benefit:** UNDEFINED. IN PRACTICE, LOCAL.




## Classification

- **How:** Makes Grants To Organisations, Provides Human Resources, Provides Buildings/facilities/open Space, Provides Services, Provides Advocacy/advice/information, Acts As An Umbrella Or Resource Body
- **What:** Education/training, The Prevention Or Relief Of Poverty, Overseas Aid/famine Relief, Religious Activities, Human Rights/religious Or Racial Harmony/equality Or Diversity
- **Who:** Children/young People, Elderly/old People, People With Disabilities, Other Charities Or Voluntary Bodies, The General Public/mankind



## Areas of operation

- Gloucestershire
- Oxfordshire
- Wiltshire



## Finances

| Period end | Income | Expenditure | Assets | Employees |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aug. 31, 2024 | £144637 | £180693 | — | — |
| Aug. 31, 2023 | £126685 | £269878 | — | — |
| Aug. 31, 2022 | £144945 | £166648 | — | — |
| Aug. 31, 2021 | £399647 | £283030 | — | — |
| Aug. 31, 2020 | £217055 | £260307 | — | — |



## Trustees

- **Rev Shirlyn Toppin** (Chair) — appointed Sept. 1, 2021
- ADAM VINCENT LONGHURST — appointed Feb. 19, 2024
- Adrian John German — appointed Sept. 1, 2017
- BRIAN ANTHONY DAVIES
- Gillian Griffiths — appointed Sept. 1, 2021
- Hazel Laura Elizabeth Garnell — appointed Sept. 1, 2021
- Ian Duncan Brodie — appointed Sept. 1, 2013
- Jane Ann Louise Phoenix-Stone — appointed Sept. 25, 2014
- John Stuart DIXON — appointed Sept. 1, 2017
- Louise Patricia Sheppard — appointed March 11, 2025
- Lynne Annette Culling — appointed Feb. 10, 2022
- Margaret Roberts — appointed March 1, 2021
- Mark Frederick Dowling — appointed Sept. 1, 2020
- PATRICIA MARIAN CLITHEROE — appointed Dec. 1, 2015
- Pamela Mullin — appointed Sept. 1, 2023
- Peter McAuley — appointed Sept. 1, 2021
- ROBERT JOHN YOUE — appointed Sept. 1, 2022
- RUTH GERALDINE COOPER — appointed April 5, 2012
- Rachel Mary Dowling — appointed Sept. 1, 2024
- Rev Ian Mead — appointed Sept. 1, 2025
- Rev Sarah Catherine Simpson — appointed Sept. 27, 2018
- Robin Timothy Phoenix-Stone — appointed Sept. 1, 2021
- Sylvia June Freemantle — appointed Oct. 16, 2018
- Wendy Eileen Smith — appointed Sept. 1, 2023