EPSOM METHODIST CHURCH

Registered charity 1127787 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register · also known as EMC

Provide public acts of worship/sacred space for church members/non-membersTeach Christianity in sermons/courses/small groupsVisit sick/bereavedPromote Christianity in events/servicesProvide youth/senior citizen/women clubs with Christian ethosPromote mission of church in activities for older people/parent/toddler groupsSupport charities in the UK/overseas financially/with prayer

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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Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that total income was £861,441 with total expenditure of £674,137, resulting in a net income surplus for the year. The trustees report that the overall finances remain in a strong position, with invested funds held at £709,514, which is well above the stated policy target of six months' operating costs for each constituent part.

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 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
• Engaging external speakers at charity events policy and procedures
• Financial reserves policy and procedures
• Internal charity financial controls policy and procedures
• Internal risk management policy and procedures
• Investing charity funds 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

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Structured financials (annual return, FY ending 31/08/2025)

Reported reserves equal ~12.6 months of spending — in the top quarter for charities its size (median 5.2 months; benchmarks).

Per its annual return, largest income source: Charitable activities (58% of income) — components as reported reconcile to the return’s total income; not from the accounts narrative.

Per its annual return, cost of raising funds: 0.2% of total income — below the median for charities its size (4.9%) (benchmarks).

Trustees · trustee networks

• Rev Catherine Huttonchair
• ANN VERONICA ARTHUR
• Andrew Peter Thompson BSc
• Andrew Robert Meech BSc MRICS
• Anthony Harold Blakeburn
• Daniel Arthur
• Dr Karen Elizabeth Willson PhD
• JOHN LAWRENCE RILEY
• Jane Rosemary Barden
• Janet Warren
• Jason Cheeren Eng
• Jerry Wai Chung Lee
• Joana Sarpong
• Ka Hang Tang
• Katharine Lindsey Castledine BA FCA CTA · trustee of 1 other charity
• Neil Andrew Dallen MBE · trustee of 6 other charities
• RICHARD THORBURN SMITH BSC CENG · trustee of 2 other charities
• Rev David Pitkeathly · trustee of 1 other charity
• Rev Ung soon Nguang
• Robert Douglas Hill BA · trustee of 1 other charity
• Sarah Louise Meech BA
• Serah Serwah Duro
• Wing Sze Kammy Chong

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

Operates in: Surrey

Income and spending

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