FLEET METHODIST CHURCH
Providing regular public acts of worship open to church members and non-membersTeaching Christianity through sermons, courses and small groupsPastoral work, including health, relationship and bereavement issuesProviding clubs and activities with a Christian ethos, for all agesSupporting other charities and Christian organisations, financially and with prayer
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.
Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts
The accounts state that general unrestricted reserves were £55,193, which the trustees consider adequate against their stated policy target of £13,000 plus six months of normal expenditure. The charity reports no material uncertainties regarding its ability to continue as a going concern and holds net assets of £467,491.
What the accounts disclose
“Activities & Events - 1,178 - 1,178 2,289” — page 13
“The church received a total of £22,445 (2024: £30,140) in donations from trustees during the year.” — page 19
Policies the charity declares
- Bullying and harassment policy and procedures
- Complaints handling
- Complaints policy and procedures
- Conflicting interests
- Financial reserves policy and procedures
- Investment
- Paying staff
- Risk management
- Safeguarding policy and procedures
- Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries
- Serious incident reporting policy and procedures
- Volunteer management
Trustees
- ALISON JANE CROSS
- BRIAN LAWRENCE SEXTON
- Catherine Anne Reeves
- Catherine Ellen Hinton
- Dilanee Swerin Bunter
- Edith Ann Adams
- Gillian Ann Bunch
- Ian Charles Moore
- Jacqueline Margaret Burrell
- John Hepworth Willmott
- Lindsey Jane Brewerton
- MAURICE HOWARD RAGGETT
- Mutsa Ushewokunze
- Natalie Jane Sawtell
- Nina Janet Curley OBE
- Patricia Ann Shepherd
- Philip Alan Smith
- Rev Nicholas Andrew Oborski
- Thomas Philip Oborski
- Timothy John Bailey
- Wendy Elizabeth Harrison
Income and spending
| Financial year end | Income | Spending |
|---|---|---|
| 31/08/2025 | £325k | £285k |
| 31/08/2024 | £284k | £277k |
| 31/08/2023 | £262k | £297k |
| 31/08/2022 | £235k | £213k |
| 31/08/2021 | £235k | £227k |
Common questions
Is FLEET METHODIST CHURCH financially healthy?
Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that general unrestricted reserves were £55,193, which the trustees consider adequate against their stated policy target of £13,000 plus six months of normal expenditure. The charity reports no material uncertainties regarding its ability to continue as a going concern and holds net assets of £467,491. Its FY2025 accounts were independently examined.