YIEWSLEY METHODIST CHURCH

Registered charity 1127645 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register

Regular acts of worship (open to all) every sunday. Playgroup - during term time for local children. Tuesday Space2B drop in centre for coffee and a chat. Brownie Guide pack. Luncheon club for senior citizens. Parent & toddler club. Saturday coffee morning. Rooms for hire to local organisations.

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 DISCIPLINE 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 SUBSIDIARY 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

£258k

Latest spending

£159k

Registered

2009

Accounts read

FY2025

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that the church achieved a surplus of £21,540 for the year ended 31 August 2025, with total incoming resources of £151,158 against resources used of £129,618. Per the trustees' report, unrestricted reserves stood at £156,213, meeting the stated policy target of holding at least six months of normal General Fund expenditure.

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

What the accounts disclose

Reserves policy: at least 6 months normal General Fund Expenditure (held: £156k)

“RESERVE POLICY FOR UNRESTRICTED GENERAL FUND To build up a balance in hand equivalent to at least 6 months normal General Fund Expenditure. Achieved in Financial Year 2024/25.”

Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Accounts independently examined (not a full audit). Discloses 4 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 handling
Complaints policy and procedures
Conflicting interests
Financial reserves policy and procedures
Internal risk management policy and procedures
Risk management
Safeguarding policy and procedures
Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries
Serious incident reporting policy and procedures

Trustees · trustee networks

Ann Heulwen Tuffery
Derk van Brummen
EILEEN MAVIS BARKER
HEATHER VERA HARVEY
KENNETH EDWARD ABERDEIN
MRS LESLEY PEPLER
Miss Palmer
PRIYADARSHINI RASANAYAKIE RASANAYAGAM BSC
SANDY JEAN VAN BRUMMEN

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

Operates in: Hillingdon

Income and spending

Financial year end	Income	Spending
31/08/2025	£258k	£159k
31/08/2024	£258k	£159k
31/08/2023	£145k	£360k
31/08/2022	£90k	£69k
31/08/2021	£72k	£59k

Common questions

Is YIEWSLEY METHODIST CHURCH financially healthy?

Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that the church achieved a surplus of £21,540 for the year ended 31 August 2025, with total incoming resources of £151,158 against resources used of £129,618. Per the trustees' report, unrestricted reserves stood at £156,213, meeting the stated policy target of holding at least six months of normal General Fund expenditure. Its FY2025 accounts were independently examined.

Charities like this

Semantically similar by activities and financial character, from our analysed corpus. Compare with THE PAROCHIAL CHURCH COUNCIL OF ST MATTHEW'S CHURCH YIEWSLEY.

THE PAROCHIAL CHURCH COUNCIL OF ST MATTHEW'S CHURCH YIEWSLEY income £213k
BROMLEY METHODIST CHURCH income £215k
The Methodist Church - Letchworth Garden City income £156k
TYTHERINGTON FAMILY WORSHIP CHURCH income £271k
CULLERCOATS METHODIST CHURCH income £216k
Holywell Free Church income £212k

Side by side with its peers

Charity	Income	Top pay band	Reserves vs policy	Fundraising cost	Going concern
YIEWSLEY METHODIST CHURCH	£258k	—	above	—	no doubt
THE PAROCHIAL CHURCH COUNCIL OF ST MATTHEW'S CHURCH YIEWSLEY FY2024	£213k	—	above	—	no doubt
BROMLEY METHODIST CHURCH FY2025	£215k	—	unclear	—	no doubt
The Methodist Church - Letchworth Garden City FY2025	£156k	—	unclear	—	no doubt
TYTHERINGTON FAMILY WORSHIP CHURCH FY2025	£271k	—	above	—	no doubt
CULLERCOATS METHODIST CHURCH FY2025	£216k	—	above	—	no doubt

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