STRATFORD METHODIST CHURCH

Registered charity 1127618 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register · also known as BRYANT STREET METHODIST CHURCH

Stratford Methodist church provides worship and mission. Opportunities for worship in the Methodist Christian tradition are primarily through Sunday services, including Sunday school for children. Mission to the community takes the form of community work activities within the building, i.e. parents and toddler group, groups for elderly and letting of rooms for community use.

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Latest income
£219k
Latest spending
£184k
Registered
2009
Accounts read
FY2025

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that the charity generated a net surplus of £34,713 for the year ended 31 August 2025, with total unrestricted funds carried forward at £2,228,022. The trustees report that free reserves of £429,322 are currently below the established policy target of £480,000, noting a shortfall of £50,578 required to achieve the target. The charity maintains a going concern status with adequate resources to meet its financial obligations.

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

What the accounts disclose

Reserves position: below the charity's own stated reserves policy (held: £429k; policy: £480,000)
“We currently have about £429,322 in our total reserve and we need a further £50,578 to achieve our target of reserve.”
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

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

Trustees · trustee networks

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

Operates in: Newham

Income and spending

Financial year endIncomeSpending
31/08/2025£219k£184k
31/08/2024£208k£150k
31/08/2023£192k£124k
31/08/2022£168k£79k
31/08/2021£101k£73k

Common questions

Is STRATFORD METHODIST CHURCH financially healthy?

Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that the charity generated a net surplus of £34,713 for the year ended 31 August 2025, with total unrestricted funds carried forward at £2,228,022. The trustees report that free reserves of £429,322 are currently below the established policy target of £480,000, noting a shortfall of £50,578 required to achieve the target. The charity maintains a going concern status with adequate resources to meet its financial obligations. 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 Fund16/12/2010£8kImprovement of Toilet Facilities