FAREHAM METHODIST CHURCH

Registered charity 1127814 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register

Activities in accordance with the objectives of The Methodist Church - religious activities, and provides facilities for local community groups and clubs.

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Latest income

£119k

Latest spending

£109k

Registered

2009

Accounts read

FY2025

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that the charity generated total income of £118,667 against payments of £109,263, resulting in a surplus for the year. Unrestricted reserves stood at £100,830, which the trustees consider sufficient to cover operating costs for approximately six months, ensuring the charity remains a going concern.

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

What the accounts disclose

Reserves policy: approximately 6 months of operating costs with a target range of 40%-60% (held: £101k)

“The target is for free reserves to cover approximately 6 months of operating costs with a target range of 40%-60%”

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

Audrey Mann
Catherine Ann Stevenson
Christopher John Woodhams
Edith Livingstone
Heather Karen Murphy · trustee of 1 other charity
JILL ELIZABETH GROOM
Jean Petter · trustee of 1 other charity
Kevin Foster
LINDA JANE FOSTER BA PGCE
Linda Woodhams
Margaret Shepherd
Margaret Wheeler
Mark Stuart Brooks
Michael John Petter · trustee of 1 other charity
Michael Shepherd
NIGEL MARTIN COX BA HONS
Peter Charles Moody
ROBERTA WATSON
Rachel Davies
Rev Pauline Annette Crispin · trustee of 2 other charities
Robert Temple
Sally Bland
Simon Potter

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

Operates in: Hampshire

Income and spending

Financial year end	Income	Spending
31/08/2025	£119k	£109k
31/08/2024	£91k	£106k
31/08/2023	£102k	£88k
31/08/2022	£86k	£82k
31/08/2021	£70k	£72k

Common questions

Is FAREHAM METHODIST CHURCH financially healthy?

Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that the charity generated total income of £118,667 against payments of £109,263, resulting in a surplus for the year. Unrestricted reserves stood at £100,830, which the trustees consider sufficient to cover operating costs for approximately six months, ensuring the charity remains a going concern. Its FY2025 accounts were independently examined.

Charities like this

Semantically similar by activities and financial character, from our analysed corpus. Compare with The Methodist Church - Letchworth Garden City.

The Methodist Church - Letchworth Garden City income £156k
CHRIST CHURCH FAREHAM income £102k
ELM HALL DRIVE METHODIST CHURCH income £140k
BROMLEY METHODIST CHURCH income £215k
UNITED METHODIST CHURCH (UK) income £1.5m
OLDHAM METHODIST CIRCUIT income £311k

Side by side with its peers

Charity	Income	Top pay band	Reserves vs policy	Fundraising cost	Going concern
FAREHAM METHODIST CHURCH	£119k	—	unclear	—	no doubt
The Methodist Church - Letchworth Garden City FY2025	£156k	—	unclear	—	no doubt
CHRIST CHURCH FAREHAM FY2024	£102k	—	above	—	no doubt
ELM HALL DRIVE METHODIST CHURCH FY2025	£140k	£3,465	unclear	—	no doubt
BROMLEY METHODIST CHURCH FY2025	£215k	—	unclear	—	no doubt
UNITED METHODIST CHURCH (UK) FY2024	£1.5m	—	above	—	no doubt

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