SHIRLEY METHODIST CHURCH
Weekly worship for all; pastoral care & visiting; prayer chain; helping the world's poor through Christian Aid; support for the homeless through the Floating Shelter; regular use of premises for community benefit. Some face to face activities have been limited owing to the Coronovirus Pandemic. It is not known whether the Floating Shelter will be able to resume in the future.
Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts
The accounts state that total offerings decreased by £5,000 to £58,000, driven by reductions in standing orders and envelope payments. The document notes a prior year circuit assessment payment of £11,500 but does not disclose total expenditure, reserves, or a formal going concern assessment.
What the accounts disclose
Trustees
- Alison Hunt
- Christine Elliot
- David Robert Tayler FCA
- Donna Webster
- Doreen Eleanora Moore
- JENNY CROOK
- MISS F BYARD
- MR B SMART
- MR J BAXTER
- MR T WEY
- MRS E SMART
- MRS H TARLING
- MRS R DODOO
- MRS R JONES
- MRS R TAYLER
- Milton George Moore
- Oluwatoyin Ogunyemi
- ROHINI HERAT
- Rev Richard Anthony Grocott
- Rosemary Ann Caink
- Sharon Routledge-Brown
- Simon Mark Tayler
- Stephen Philip Hunt
- Sukhvinder Kalsi
- VALERIE RUTHERFORD
- Yvonne Hanson-Mills
Income and spending
| Financial year end | Income | Spending |
|---|---|---|
| 31/08/2025 | £117k | £121k |
| 31/08/2024 | £108k | £92k |
| 31/08/2023 | £120k | £78k |
| 31/08/2022 | £105k | £129k |
| 31/08/2021 | £97k | £94k |
Common questions
Is SHIRLEY METHODIST CHURCH financially healthy?
Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that total offerings decreased by £5,000 to £58,000, driven by reductions in standing orders and envelope payments. The document notes a prior year circuit assessment payment of £11,500 but does not disclose total expenditure, reserves, or a formal going concern assessment.
Funders of similar charities
| Funder | Similar charities funded | Amount to them |
|---|---|---|
| SHEFFIELD TOWN TRUST | 1 | £4k |
| THE HOSPITAL OF GILBERT, EARL OF SHREWSBURY AT SHEFFIELD | 1 | £2k |
| ST CHRISTOPHER'S EDUCATIONAL TRUST (INCORPORATING THE HUGHES AND STEVENS BEQUEST) | 1 | £1k |
| THE J G GRAVES CHARITABLE TRUST | 1 | £1k |
Charities like this
- NAILSEA METHODIST CHURCH
- SHERWELL UNITED CHURCH
- THE PAROCHIAL CHURCH COUNCIL OF THE ECCLESIASTICAL PARISH OF ST PAUL, SHIPLEY
- SHOREHAM BAPTIST CHURCH
- THE PETERBOROUGH CIRCUIT OF THE METHODIST CHURCH
- SHEFFIELD METHODIST CIRCUIT
Side by side with its peers
| Charity | Income | Top pay band | Staff >£60k | Reserves vs policy | Fundraising cost | Going concern |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| SHIRLEY METHODIST CHURCH | £117k | — | 0 | unclear | — | no doubt |
| NAILSEA METHODIST CHURCH | £174k | — | 0 | unclear | — | no doubt |
| SHERWELL UNITED CHURCH | £138k | — | 0 | unclear | — | no doubt |
| THE PAROCHIAL CHURCH COUNCIL OF THE ECCLESIASTICAL PARISH OF ST PAUL, SHIPLEY | £109k | — | 0 | above | — | no doubt |
| SHOREHAM BAPTIST CHURCH | £125k | — | 0 | unclear | — | no doubt |
| THE PETERBOROUGH CIRCUIT OF THE METHODIST CHURCH | £304k | — | 0 | unclear | — | noted |