THE SQUARE METHODIST CHURCH, DUNSTABLE

Registered charity 1126936 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register

Christian worship and service on Sundays and during the week held on church premises. Bible study, prayer and fellowship groups meeting at church or in member's homes. Social activities and groups for specific age groups - children, young people and adults, and all age 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 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: DUNSTABLE

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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Registered contact address: Central Bedfordshire, East of England, England (from the postcode on the register)

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that total cash funds held by the church increased from £58,474 to £123,505 during the year ended 31 August 2025. The church reports net receipts of £67,404, indicating that income exceeded expenditure for the period. The trustees confirm that the accounts include all funds under their control and have been prepared from the church's records.

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
• Complaints handling
• Complaints policy and procedures
• Engaging external speakers at charity events policy and procedures
• Financial reserves policy and procedures
• Internal charity financial controls policy and procedures
• Internal risk management policy and procedures
• Investing charity funds policy and procedures
• Paying staff
• Risk management
• Safeguarding policy and procedures
• Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries
• Serious incident reporting policy and procedures
• Social media policy and procedures
• Trustee conflicts of interest policy and procedures
• Trustee expenses policy and procedures
• Volunteer management

Trustees · trustee networks

• Abel Bunu
• Carole Denise Pratt
• Deborah Lynne Mitchelmore
• Dr Maria Simon · trustee of 1 other charity
• IAN STUART ELLIS
• IVOR JOHN MITCHELMORE · trustee of 1 other charity
• Jennifer Alison Smith
• Jennifer Frith
• Linda June Berry · trustee of 2 other charities
• Marjorie Samudzimu
• Rev Claudia Lupi · trustee of 1 other charity
• Sharon Jean Andrew
• Susan Bunu
• Wendy Armiger

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

Operates in: Bedford · Central Bedfordshire

Income and spending

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