--- title: "Superintendent Minister's Trust — charity 518173 | CharityCompare" description: "Superintendent Minister's Trust (charity 518173): income £332k (2025). Check registration, accounts, Gift Aid and official sources on an independent UK profile." source: https://www.charitycompare.org.uk/charity/superintendent-minister-s-trust retrieved: 2026-10-08T22:26:34.948Z date_note: "Retrieval time is not the filing, register-extract or editorial-review date; cite those dates from the content." license: "Charity data © Crown copyright, Open Government Licence v3.0" --- Registered charity · No. 518173 SM # Superintendent Minister's Trust Independent profile · Charity Commission for England and Wales data Superintendent Minister's Trust is a registered charity in England & Wales. Its register classifications include general charitable purposes, education/training, the prevention or relief of poverty. Register extract 2026-10-04 · Not yet rated [Visit charity website](http://www.freemethodist.org.uk/) [Check official registration](https://register-of-charities.charitycommission.gov.uk/charity-details/?regId=518173&subId=0) Work at Superintendent Minister's Trust? [Claim this profile free](https://www.charitycompare.org.uk/claim?charity=superintendent-minister-s-trust&type=claim&name=Superintendent%20Minister) to add your own description, logo and links. At a glance · official register ## What are the key facts about Superintendent Minister's Trust? Reported income · year ending 2025-12-31 £332,071 Reported spending · year ending 2025-12-31 £319,130 Registered charity number 518173 Status in source extract Registered Charity type Other Register contact address detail (not service area) Acorn House Registered for Gift Aid (HMRC) Yes Website [www.freemethodist.org.uk](http://www.freemethodist.org.uk/) Quick answer Superintendent Minister's Trust (number 518173) is listed as registered in the Charity Commission snapshot used here. Check the live register for its current position. Registration does not authenticate a particular fundraising appeal or establish the impact of a donation. ## What does Superintendent Minister's Trust do? We are the UK HQ of the Free Methodist Church with 25 Churches in GB, 5 in NI, 3 affiliates in England,1 in Eire. In 2016 we furthered our religious and charitable work by operationally, financially, and spiritually supporting new and existing churches in the UK, raising funds/volunteers for international childcare, a missionary hospital in Rwanda, other overseas mission and humanitarian relief . Activities reported on the official register · extract 2026-10-04. From the annual return ## Pay, income, Gift Aid and registration details for Superintendent Minister's Trust Answers Superintendent Minister's Trust gave in its annual return to the Charity Commission for the year ending 31 December 2025, plus its register entry. A blank answer in the return is shown as not reported, never as “no”. ### How much are Superintendent Minister's Trust's highest-paid staff paid? Superintendent Minister's Trust's annual return for the year ending 31 December 2025 reports no employees paid more than £60,000. The register reports headcounts in salary bands, not names. Individual pay is disclosed in the trustees' annual report. ### Can I claim Gift Aid, and are the trustees paid? The register records Superintendent Minister's Trust as registered with HMRC for Gift Aid, so a UK taxpayer can usually add 25p to every £1 they give by making a Gift Aid declaration. [Work out your Gift Aid](https://www.charitycompare.org.uk/gift-aid-calculator) Superintendent Minister's Trust's annual return for the year ending 31 December 2025 reports that one or more trustees received payments or other benefits. Charity law allows this only in limited circumstances; the trustees' annual report should explain it. ### Registration details Registered as a charity 12 November 1986 Also known as The Free Methodist Church in the United Kingdom Where it says it operates Solihull · Cornwall · Lancashire · Bristol City · Pembrokeshire · Cheshire West & Chester · Bulgaria · Greece ## Who it supports and how it works **Reported beneficiaries:** Children/young People; Elderly/old People; People With Disabilities; Other Charities Or Voluntary Bodies; The General Public/mankind. **Reported activities:** Provides Services; Provides Advocacy/advice/information; Acts As An Umbrella Or Resource Body. Classifications supplied to the register; extract 2026-10-04. These broad categories do not establish eligibility or current capacity. Use the official contact details to ask about access, referrals and service area. ## What causes is Superintendent Minister's Trust registered for? General Charitable PurposesEducation/trainingThe Prevention Or Relief Of Poverty ## Why is there no Clarity Score for Superintendent Minister's Trust yet? Our dataset does not yet contain the detailed filing history needed to score Superintendent Minister's Trust. An unrated profile is a gap in our assessment, not a negative judgement about the charity. The register facts and available annual-return disclosures above remain useful. Payment never influences a rating. [How scoring works](https://www.charitycompare.org.uk/methodology) ## What should you check before donating to Superintendent Minister's Trust? - Match the registered name and number to the appeal. A real charity number can be copied by someone impersonating the organisation. - Open the current register entry to check status, contact details and available accounts. This profile reflects a dated extract. - Read the charity’s annual report for its work and results. 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The register data used for this profile lists Superintendent Minister's Trust as a registered charity (number 518173) with the Charity Commission for England and Wales. Check the current register entry. A real charity number does not verify a fundraiser or appeal, and registration is not an impact rating. What is Superintendent Minister's Trust's charity number? Superintendent Minister's Trust's charity number is 518173. Check that number on the Charity Commission register or this CharityCompare profile before you donate. How do I check charity number 518173? Search 518173 on the Charity Commission for England and Wales register or on CharityCompare. Confirm the registered name matches the organisation asking for money — scammers sometimes reuse real charity numbers. What does Superintendent Minister's Trust do? We are the UK HQ of the Free Methodist Church with 25 Churches in GB, 5 in NI, 3 affiliates in England,1 in Eire. In 2016 we furthered our religious and charitable work by operationally, financially, and spiritually supporting new and existing churches in the UK, raising funds/volunteers for international childcare, a missionary hospital in Rwanda, other overseas mission and humanitarian relief . Does Superintendent Minister's Trust have reviews and complaints? CharityCompare does not host public user reviews for Superintendent Minister's Trust. This basic profile confirms registration and register facts. Rated charities also show a filing-based Clarity Score. For formal complaints, contact the Charity Commission for England and Wales or the Fundraising Regulator as appropriate. How can I donate to Superintendent Minister's Trust? Superintendent Minister's Trust's website listed in our register data is http://www.freemethodist.org.uk. Verify it against the current register before donating. CharityCompare does not process donations or take a commission; the charity's payment provider may charge fees. How much is Superintendent Minister's Trust's chief executive paid? The Charity Commission register does not name individual salaries. Superintendent Minister's Trust's annual return for the year ending 31 December 2025 reports no employees paid more than £60,000. Charities normally disclose the chief executive's pay, or the pay of their highest-paid staff, in the remuneration note of the trustees' annual report and accounts. Can I claim Gift Aid on a donation to Superintendent Minister's Trust? The register records Superintendent Minister's Trust as registered with HMRC for Gift Aid, so a UK taxpayer can usually add 25p to every £1 they give by making a Gift Aid declaration. Are Superintendent Minister's Trust's trustees paid? Superintendent Minister's Trust's annual return for the year ending 31 December 2025 reports that one or more trustees received payments or other benefits. Charity law allows this only in limited circumstances; the trustees' annual report should explain it. When was Superintendent Minister's Trust registered as a charity? Superintendent Minister's Trust was entered on the register on 12 November 1986. Source: Charity Commission for England and Wales register extract dated 2026-10-04, used under the [Open Government Licence v3.0](https://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/doc/open-government-licence/version/3/). Always verify current details on the [official register entry](https://register-of-charities.charitycommission.gov.uk/charity-details/?regId=518173&subId=0).