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CHANDLER'S FORD METHODIST CHURCH

Registered charity 1127449 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register · also known as CFMC

The activities of Chandler's Ford Methodist Church are summarised in the mission statement: Our purpose is to worship God and, helped by the Holy Spirit, to love each other, to care for those in need and to share the love of Jesus with those in the community around us. We will do this as a church that seeks inclusion and challenges exclusion.

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Latest income
£619k
Latest spending
£536k
Registered
2009
Accounts read
FY2025

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that unrestricted reserves were £136,970 at 31 August 2025, which the trustees consider sufficient to meet charitable objects and align with their policy of maintaining three months' expenditure. Although the charity forecasts a small financial deficit for the coming year, it remains confident in its ability to continue as a going concern by utilizing existing reserves.

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

What the accounts disclose

Reserves policy: three months of unrestricted expenditure (held: £137k)
“Our reserves policy is to maintain at least 3 months’ worth of general expenditure (approx. £65k) in our General Fund and 0.5% of the insurance value of our premises (approx. £34.7k) in our Development Fund.” — page 6
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Related-party transaction: Payments to trustees for additional services
“Payments totalling £nil (2024: £12,855) were made to trustees for additional services provided to the Church by agreement at the Church Council Meeting.” — page 22
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Accounts independently examined (not a full audit). Discloses 5 of 6 completeness components.

Public fundraising profile: JustGiving — Chandler's Ford Methodist Church (matched by registered charity number).

Public profiles (found on the charity’s own website): facebook

Structured financials (annual return, FY ending 31/08/2025)

Total income
£619k
Total spending
£536k
Reserves (reported)
£99k
Employees
19

Reported reserves equal ~2.2 months of spending — in the bottom quarter for charities its size (median 5.2 months; benchmarks).

Per its annual return, largest income source: Charitable activities (38% of income) — components as reported reconcile to the return’s total income; not from the accounts narrative.

Per its annual return, cost of raising funds: 0.0% of total income — below the median for charities its size (4.9%) (benchmarks).

Trustees · trustee networks

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

Operates in: Hampshire

Income and spending

Financial year endIncomeSpending
31/08/2025£619k£536k
31/08/2024£576k£436k
31/08/2023£410k£405k
31/08/2022£347k£338k
31/08/2021£331k£321k

Common questions

Is CHANDLER'S FORD METHODIST CHURCH financially healthy?

Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that unrestricted reserves were £136,970 at 31 August 2025, which the trustees consider sufficient to meet charitable objects and align with their policy of maintaining three months' expenditure. Although the charity forecasts a small financial deficit for the coming year, it remains confident in its ability to continue as a going concern by utilizing existing reserves. Its FY2025 accounts were independently examined.

Government & lottery funding

Grants to this charity published as open data by government and lottery funders (360Giving).

FunderDateAmountPurpose
The National Lottery Community Fund01/03/2017£10kDovetail Centre Enhancement