TIMPERLEY METHODIST CHURCH

Registered charity 1126536 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register

A variety of services on Sunday and Thursday's offer people a selection of opportunities to worship. During the week we have a number of activities catering for all age ranges with special events in the year. There is a focus on wellbeing and young people (Girls Brigade, Brownies and Guides, toddlers, musical memories, link clubs, reading groups)

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 dicipline 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

The charity’s charitable objects and area of benefit, quoted from its governing document as held on the Charity Commission register.

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Latest income

£87k

Latest spending

£84k

Registered

2008

Accounts read

FY2025

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that Timperley Methodist Church held total unrestricted funds of £17,081 at the end of the year ended 31 August 2025, representing a net decrease from the previous year's closing balance of £17,065. The church reported total receipts of £87,241 and total payments of £87,257, resulting in a small net deficit for the period. The filing includes an Independent Examiner's Report confirming the accounts were examined under Section 145 of the Charities Act 2011.

Automated summary of the FY2025 accounts; the evidenced findings below carry the verbatim passages.

What the accounts disclose

Accounts independently examined (not a full audit). Discloses 3 of 6 completeness components.

Policies the charity declares

In its annual return the charity told the Commission that it has the policies listed below. This is self-declared: it is not verified by the Commission or by this site, and it is not evidence of how a policy works in practice.

Bullying and harassment policy and procedures
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Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries
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Volunteer management

Public fundraising profile: JustGiving — Timperley Methodist Church (matched by registered charity number).

Trustees · trustee networks

Rev Jacqueline Bellfieldchair · trustee of 1 other charity
Annette Elliott · trustee of 1 other charity
Beryl Ellen Hunwick · trustee of 1 other charity
CHRISTINA GRACE MARY GREEN · trustee of 2 other charities
Christine Hynes · trustee of 1 other charity
DOROTHY MARGARET BRETHERTON · trustee of 1 other charity
David Glenton Owen
Elizabeth Harwood · trustee of 1 other charity
Helen Ruth Brankin · trustee of 1 other charity
IAN PETER ROBERTS · trustee of 2 other charities
JACQUELINE RUTH GRIFFITH · trustee of 2 other charities
Kevin Jaquiss · trustee of 1 other charity
LAURA GREWER
LESLEY ELIZABETH ENTWISTLE · trustee of 1 other charity
Pauline Janet Roberts · trustee of 1 other charity
Rita Mary Borgen · trustee of 1 other charity
SARAH HAGUE · trustee of 2 other charities
SIMON PETER BEALES
SUSAN ELIZABETH TAYLOR · trustee of 2 other charities
SUSAN MARGARET WOODS · trustee of 2 other charities

Trustee list from the Charity Commission register (current, not historical).

Operates in: Trafford

Income and spending

Financial year end	Income	Spending
31/08/2025	£87k	£84k
31/08/2024	£93k	£82k
31/08/2023	£91k	£97k
31/08/2022	£103k	£97k
31/08/2021	£69k	£100k

Common questions

Is TIMPERLEY METHODIST CHURCH financially healthy?

Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that Timperley Methodist Church held total unrestricted funds of £17,081 at the end of the year ended 31 August 2025, representing a net decrease from the previous year's closing balance of £17,065. The church reported total receipts of £87,241 and total payments of £87,257, resulting in a small net deficit for the period. The filing includes an Independent Examiner's Report confirming the accounts were examined under Section 145 of the Charities Act 2011. Its FY2025 accounts were independently examined.