GUILDFORD METHODIST CHURCH

Registered charity 1127643 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register · also known as GMC

The provision of regular public acts of worship open to members of the church and non-members alike.The provision of sacred space (a building) for prayer and contemplation.The teaching of Christianity through sermons, courses and small groups.Pastoral work including visiting the sick and bereaved.Promoting the whole mission of the church through activities.Supporting other charities.

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

£45k

Latest spending

£34k

Registered

2009

Accounts read

FY2025

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that the charity achieved a surplus of income over expenditure for the year, maintaining a healthy level of reserves bolstered by legacies. However, the trustees note that income is heavily dependent on a small number of members and highlight financial uncertainty arising from economic conditions and the potential loss of giving from older members.

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

What the accounts disclose

Accounts independently examined (not a full audit). Discloses 3 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.

Complaints policy and procedures
Financial reserves policy and procedures
Internal charity financial controls policy and procedures
Safeguarding policy and procedures
Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries

Trustees · trustee networks

Andrea Jean Campion-Smith · trustee of 1 other charity
BERYL ANN FARMER
David Charles Birch
Dr Alwyn Marriage · trustee of 1 other charity
Dr SUSAN ELIZABETH SNASHALL · trustee of 1 other charity
JAN HANCOCK · trustee of 1 other charity
JENNIFER ANN NOCKOLDS
Janet Carolyn Glass · trustee of 1 other charity
MARGARET BIRCH
MICHAEL LEE
Michael John David Bishop · trustee of 1 other charity
NIGEL CAMPION-SMITH · trustee of 4 other charities
PHILIP ERNEST HANCOCK
PROMILA SKELTON
ROSAMUND TREMBATH
ROSEMARY LEE
Rev Paul Stuart Glass BA,MA,PhD

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

Operates in: Surrey

Income and spending

Financial year end	Income	Spending
31/08/2025	£45k	£34k
31/08/2024	£43k	£33k
31/08/2023	£41k	£28k
31/08/2022	£76k	£52k
31/08/2021	£37k	£25k

Common questions

Is GUILDFORD METHODIST CHURCH financially healthy?

Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that the charity achieved a surplus of income over expenditure for the year, maintaining a healthy level of reserves bolstered by legacies. However, the trustees note that income is heavily dependent on a small number of members and highlight financial uncertainty arising from economic conditions and the potential loss of giving from older members. Its FY2025 accounts were independently examined.