WEMBLEY PARK LANE METHODIST CHURCH

Registered charity 1127552 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register · also known as PARK LANE WEMBLEY METHODIST CHURCH

Religious 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: 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

£117k

Latest spending

£132k

Registered

2009

Accounts read

FY2025

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that the charity held total unrestricted reserves of £91,410.50 as of 31 August 2025, having incurred a net deficit of £15,068.22 for the year. The trustees report that the charity aims to maintain reserves sufficient to cover 6-12 months of operating costs, a target which the current reserves appear to meet given the annual expenditure level.

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

What the accounts disclose

Fundraising cost ratio: 6.0% of fundraised income, as disclosed

“The charity aims to maintain reserves sufficient to cover 6-12 months of operating costs, including property maintenance, utilities, and service and ministry expenses.” — page 8

Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Reserves policy: 6-12 months of operating costs (held: £91k)

“The charity aims to maintain reserves sufficient to cover 6-12 months of operating costs, including property maintenance, utilities, and service and ministry expenses.” — page 8

Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Accounts independently examined (not a full audit). Discloses 5 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
Conflicting interests
Financial reserves policy and procedures
Internal charity financial controls policy and procedures
Internal risk management policy and procedures
Investing charity funds policy and procedures
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

Trustees · trustee networks

Rev Kido Baekchair · trustee of 2 other charities
ADEYEMI FASOGBON
ADRIAN PERRY
ANNA KINGSLEY-NYINAH · trustee of 1 other charity
BASIL EMANUEL SOLOMON BSC
BERYL ANDERSON
Dr DONALD PALMER
ETHLIN VIRTUE
GLORIA EVADNE PARNELL
HAZEL CAMERON
JOSEPH KINGSLEY-NYINAH · trustee of 1 other charity
Joseph Amoako Hagan · trustee of 1 other charity
KIM DAVIS
Linda May Robinson-Stanley
Lloyd Wilson Payne
MAXINE A MENTORE
MR. GERRY DAVIS · trustee of 1 other charity
ROY STANLEY

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

Operates in: Brent

Income and spending

Financial year end	Income	Spending
31/08/2025	£117k	£132k
31/08/2024	£105k	£117k
31/08/2023	£96k	£89k
31/08/2022	£82k	£63k
31/08/2021	£84k	£65k

Common questions

Is WEMBLEY PARK LANE METHODIST CHURCH financially healthy?

Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that the charity held total unrestricted reserves of £91,410.50 as of 31 August 2025, having incurred a net deficit of £15,068.22 for the year. The trustees report that the charity aims to maintain reserves sufficient to cover 6-12 months of operating costs, a target which the current reserves appear to meet given the annual expenditure level. Its FY2025 accounts were independently examined.

Funders of similar charities

Funders whose accounts show grants to charities similar to this one (and no recorded grant to this charity) — a starting list for fundraisers.

Funder	Similar charities funded	Amount to them
THE CO-MISSION INITIATIVE TRUST	1	£211k
RURAL MINISTRIES	1	£1k

Charities like this

Semantically similar by activities and financial character, from our analysed corpus. Compare with THE PAROCHIAL CHURCH COUNCIL OF THE ECCLESIASTICAL PARISH OF ST AUGUSTINE WEMBLEY PARK IN THE DIOCESE OF LONDON.

THE PAROCHIAL CHURCH COUNCIL OF THE ECCLESIASTICAL PARISH OF ST AUGUSTINE WEMBLEY PARK IN THE DIOCESE OF LONDON income £188k
GRANGEWOOD ROAD METHODIST CHURCH income £123k
Notting Hill and Harlesden Methodist Circuit income £200k
THE PAROCHIAL CHURCH COUNCIL OF THE ECCLESIASTICAL PARISH OF ST PAUL WARWICK income £153k
METHODIST CHURCH - NORTH WEST ENGLAND DISTRICT income £7.3m
PARKVIEW CHAPEL, BOTESDALE income £274k

Side by side with its peers

Charity	Income	Top pay band	Reserves vs policy	Fundraising cost	Going concern
WEMBLEY PARK LANE METHODIST CHURCH	£117k	—	unclear	6.0%	no doubt
THE PAROCHIAL CHURCH COUNCIL OF THE ECCLESIASTICAL PARISH OF ST AUGUSTINE WEMBLEY PARK IN THE DIOCESE OF LONDON FY2025	£188k	—	above	—	noted
GRANGEWOOD ROAD METHODIST CHURCH FY2025	£123k	—	unclear	—	no doubt
Notting Hill and Harlesden Methodist Circuit FY2025	£200k	—	unclear	—	no doubt
THE PAROCHIAL CHURCH COUNCIL OF THE ECCLESIASTICAL PARISH OF ST PAUL WARWICK FY2023	£153k	—	unclear	—	no doubt
METHODIST CHURCH - NORTH WEST ENGLAND DISTRICT FY2025	£7.3m	—	unclear	—	no doubt

Each row is that charity’s latest analysed filing; every value is quote-backed on its own page.