# BISHOP AUCKLAND & SHILDON METHODIST CIRCUIT

## Details

- **Country:** England & Wales
- **Charity number:** 1162844
- **Other names:** BASH, BAS
- **Status:** Registered
- **Legal form:** Previously excepted
- **Registered:** July 27, 2015
- **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=1162844


## Contact

- **Address:** Bishop Auckland Methodist Church, 21 Cockton Hill Road, BISHOP AUCKLAND, County Durham
- **Postcode:** DL14 6EN
- **Phone:** 07783946968
- **Website:** www.basmethodistcircuit.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 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.

**Activities:** Bishop Auckland & Shildon Circuit is a diverse network embracing 10 churches, representing both urban and rural areas.  It seeks to consolidate and develop the work of the churches, encouraging partnership among and between them.  It exists to make the love of God known and share the Good News of the Gospel through worship and activities of the individual churches, holding those churches in unity.




## Classification

- **How:** Provides Human Resources, Provides Buildings/facilities/open Space, Provides Services, Provides Advocacy/advice/information, Acts As An Umbrella Or Resource Body
- **What:** Religious Activities, Economic/community Development/employment, Human Rights/religious Or Racial Harmony/equality Or Diversity
- **Who:** Children/young People, Elderly/old People, People With Disabilities, The General Public/mankind



## Areas of operation

- Durham



## Finances

| Period end | Income | Expenditure | Assets | Employees |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aug. 31, 2024 | £136142 | £406519 | — | — |
| Aug. 31, 2023 | £390128 | £354888 | — | — |
| Aug. 31, 2022 | £184134 | £210255 | — | — |
| Aug. 31, 2021 | £150331 | £190647 | — | — |
| Aug. 31, 2020 | £170405 | £203284 | — | — |



## Trustees

- **Rev David Michael Payne** (Chair) — appointed Sept. 1, 2020
- AUDREY DINNING — appointed Nov. 24, 2016
- CHRISTINE BENNETT — appointed Nov. 24, 2016
- CLIFF HOLLIDAY — appointed Jan. 15, 2017
- CLIFFORD LAVERICK — appointed Sept. 16, 2014
- Carol Bean — appointed Sept. 1, 2014
- DAVID CADMAN — appointed Oct. 20, 2016
- DIANE HALL — appointed Oct. 20, 2016
- DOROTHY BAILEY — appointed Jan. 17, 2017
- Dale Cochrane — appointed Sept. 16, 2014
- Dr Alan Murray Hill — appointed Sept. 1, 2023
- ENID CLINTON — appointed Jan. 15, 2017
- Edwin Hird — appointed July 1, 2019
- Elly Studham — appointed Nov. 25, 2019
- Evelyn Swinbank — appointed March 20, 2024
- GEORGE RICHARDSON — appointed Jan. 15, 2017
- HELEN EALES — appointed Nov. 24, 2016
- JANE ARMSTRONG MBE — appointed Nov. 24, 2016
- JEANNE SPENCER — appointed Sept. 1, 2014
- JOYCE HIRD — appointed Nov. 24, 2016
- JOYCE PROCTOR — appointed Nov. 24, 2016
- Jennifer Atkinson — appointed Nov. 25, 2019
- Joan Thompson — appointed July 1, 2019
- John David Powell — appointed Sept. 23, 2020
- John Hodgson — appointed Nov. 10, 2022
- June Mary Holliday — appointed Sept. 9, 2025
- Kathleen Anne Biggs — appointed March 23, 2023
- Keith Teasdale — appointed June 20, 2017
- Kim Rowling — appointed March 19, 2025
- MARION ANDERSON — appointed Sept. 1, 2014
- Margaret Nodding — appointed March 18, 2021
- Michael Ellis — appointed Oct. 20, 2016
- Nora Amess — appointed March 18, 2021
- OLIVE INGRAM — appointed March 29, 2017
- PATRICIA SCOTT — appointed Nov. 24, 2016
- PETER HALL — appointed Nov. 24, 2016
- Pauline Clayton — appointed June 20, 2017
- RALPH JAMES INGRAM — appointed Sept. 1, 2014
- ROSS TONNER — appointed May 6, 2017
- Rev Rachel Elizabeth Pinkney — appointed Sept. 1, 2023
- Shirley Anne Welsh — appointed Oct. 7, 2025