CRAWLEY METHODIST CHURCH

Registered charity 1127744 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register · also known as ST. PAUL'S 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

£144k

Latest spending

£120k

Registered

2009

Accounts read

FY2025

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that the charity achieved a General Fund surplus of £36,850 for the year ended 31 August 2025, with total unrestricted reserves of £138,167. Per the trustees' report, these reserves meet the stated policy requirement of holding a minimum sum equivalent to six months' average expenditure. The charity is not dependent on trading subsidiaries and has no disclosed pension deficits or material uncertainties regarding its going concern status.

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

What the accounts disclose

Highest-paid employee band: £22,349 — below the median for charities its size (£60k)

“Nicola, Postle, trustee, is employed as Lettings Manager and Cleaner and was paid £22,349 during the 2024-25 financial year.” — page 18

Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Largest income source: Lettings (62% of income)

“The income from lettings was £89,331 (9,331 above the budget prediction of £80,000). This is the highest year of income from lettings to date.” — page 8

Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Reserves policy: 6 months’ average expenditure (held: £138k)

“The General Reserves Policy for the Church is to hold a minimum sum equivalent to 6 months’ average expenditure.” — page 11

Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Payments to trustees: Nicola Postle, a trustee, was paid £22,349 for employment as Lettings Manager and Cleaner.

“Nicola, Postle, trustee, is employed as Lettings Manager and Cleaner and was paid £22,349 during the 2024-25 financial year.” — page 18

Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Accounts independently examined (not a full audit). Discloses 6 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
Financial reserves policy and procedures
Internal charity financial controls policy and procedures
Internal risk management policy and procedures
Investment
Paying staff
Risk management
Safeguarding policy and procedures
Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries
Serious incident reporting policy and procedures
Trustee conflicts of interest policy and procedures
Trustee expenses policy and procedures
Volunteer management

Trustees · trustee networks

Chona Labor
Daphne Ford
Eddie Madakudya
IAN PATTISON · trustee of 4 other charities
Isaac Conroy
Jean Rose
Joyce Elizabeth Jordan · trustee of 1 other charity
Leonie Booyse
Lydia Turkson
MR P JORDAN
MRS J MASON
MRS S FORD · trustee of 1 other charity
MRS S JONES · trustee of 1 other charity
MS R LEWIS
Nicola Postle
Rev Gillian Baalham · trustee of 1 other charity
Sithembiso Njini
Vanessa Anne Collins
Yvonne Ellard

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

Operates in: West Sussex

Income and spending

Financial year end	Income	Spending
31/08/2025	£144k	£120k
31/08/2024	£157k	£561k
31/08/2023	£164k	£170k
31/08/2022	£129k	£101k
31/08/2021	£96k	£104k

Common questions

Is CRAWLEY METHODIST CHURCH financially healthy?

Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that the charity achieved a General Fund surplus of £36,850 for the year ended 31 August 2025, with total unrestricted reserves of £138,167. Per the trustees' report, these reserves meet the stated policy requirement of holding a minimum sum equivalent to six months' average expenditure. The charity is not dependent on trading subsidiaries and has no disclosed pension deficits or material uncertainties regarding its going concern status. Its FY2025 accounts were independently examined.

What does the highest-paid employee of CRAWLEY METHODIST CHURCH earn?

Per its FY2025 accounts, the highest-paid employee was in the £22,349 band.

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
NEW GROUND CHURCHES	1	£61k

Charities like this

Semantically similar by activities and financial character, from our analysed corpus. Compare with CRAWLEY COMMUNITY CHURCH.

CRAWLEY COMMUNITY CHURCH income £315k
THE PAROCHIAL CHURCH COUNCIL OF THE ECCLESIASTICAL PARISH OF ST.MARTIN-OF-TOUR, CHELSFIELD income £261k
THE PAROCHIAL CHURCH COUNCIL OF THE ECCLESIASTICAL PARISH OF HOLY TRINITY, RUDGWICK income £269k
THE PAROCHIAL CHURCH COUNCIL OF THE ECCLESIASTICAL PARISH OF ST PHILEMON TOXTETH income £142k
GRANGEWOOD ROAD METHODIST CHURCH income £123k
THE PAROCHIAL CHURCH COUNCIL OF THE ECCLESIASTICAL PARISH OF WOLSTON, ST MARGARET'S income £100k

Side by side with its peers

Charity	Income	Top pay band	Reserves vs policy	Fundraising cost	Going concern
CRAWLEY METHODIST CHURCH	£144k	£22,349	above	—	no doubt
CRAWLEY COMMUNITY CHURCH FY2024	£315k	—	above	—	no doubt
THE PAROCHIAL CHURCH COUNCIL OF THE ECCLESIASTICAL PARISH OF ST.MARTIN-OF-TOUR, CHELSFIELD FY2025	£261k	—	above	7.6%	no doubt
THE PAROCHIAL CHURCH COUNCIL OF THE ECCLESIASTICAL PARISH OF HOLY TRINITY, RUDGWICK FY2025	£269k	—	above	—	no doubt
THE PAROCHIAL CHURCH COUNCIL OF THE ECCLESIASTICAL PARISH OF ST PHILEMON TOXTETH FY2024	£142k	—	unclear	—	no doubt
GRANGEWOOD ROAD METHODIST CHURCH FY2025	£123k	—	unclear	—	no doubt

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