HOVE METHODIST CHURCH

Registered charity 1127826 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register

The provision of regular public acts of worship open to members of the church and non-members alike.The teaching of Christianity through sermons, courses and small groups.The sharing and letting of premises for use by other churches and community groups.

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 the church incurred a net deficit of £40,425 for the year ended 31 August 2025, reducing total cash funds from £237,747 to £196,890. The independent examiner confirmed that no material matters came to their attention regarding the accounting records or the accounts themselves. The trustees maintain that the accounts include all funds under their control, with significant assets held in land and buildings valued at £5,904,989.

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 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.

• Bullying and harassment policy and procedures
• Complaints policy and procedures
• Conflicting interests
• Financial reserves policy and procedures
• Internal charity financial controls policy and procedures
• Internal risk management policy and procedures
• Investing charity funds policy and procedures
• Paying staff
• Risk management
• Safeguarding policy and procedures
• Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries
• Serious incident reporting policy and procedures
• Social media policy and procedures
• Trustee conflicts of interest policy and procedures

Public profiles (found on the charity’s own website): facebook

Trustees · trustee networks

• Rev ANDREW LOWEchair · trustee of 2 other charities
• Ann E Collins
• Donald Reid · trustee of 1 other charity
• JANE MARSH
• JANET NORA BOWLES
• JOHN SYMES HMD ENG
• Jonathan Digby Gravestock MA VetMB · trustee of 1 other charity
• Lai Big Pang
• Louise McIntosh
• MARGARET SYMES · trustee of 1 other charity
• MRS ROSE BATEMAN
• Peter Farley · trustee of 1 other charity
• ROBERT EDWARD WINTON
• SANDRA MARGARET POMFREY
• TERRY POMFREY

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

Operates in: Brighton And Hove

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