WIMBORNE METHODIST CHURCH

Registered charity 1127920 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register

a. Provide regular public acts of worship open to members and non-members alike.b. The provision of a sanctuary for prayer, meditation and contemplation.c. pastoral work in the community.d. Work with the pre-school, and elderly of the area.e. Provision of Club for vunerable adults,f. Various meetings for members & non-members with a Christian ethos

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Latest income

£104k

Latest spending

£101k

Registered

2009

Accounts read

FY2025

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that total cash funds held by the church increased to £132,877 at the end of the year, up from £129,644 previously. The charity reported a net surplus of £3,287 for the year, with total receipts of £106,401 against total payments of £103,168. The independent examiner confirmed that no material matters came to their attention regarding the accounting records or the accuracy of the accounts.

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.

Trustees · trustee networks

Rev mark john kimber Dr.chair
BRIAN HARTLEY WILKINSON
CHRISTINE MARGERY THOMPSON
Christopher Martin Howell
David Morgan · trustee of 1 other charity
Dr ERIC CHARLES PHILLIPS BAOxon PhD
EDWARD SAMUEL AWTY
GEOFFREY BARRACLOUGH
GRENVILLE TOWNS MORLING
George David Kendall · trustee of 1 other charity
JANET MARY VINCENT
JENNIFER MOREY JENKINS
JOY MURIEL MORLING
JOYCE WILD · trustee of 1 other charity
KATHLEEN ELIZABETH MARY GILLINGHAM
LINDA FRANCES ANN BENNETT
MARY RAE WYATT
Rev DAVID ANDREW VINCENT
WILLIAM GORDON JENKINS
christine leonard
paul leonard ARICS

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

Operates in: Dorset

Income and spending

Financial year end	Income	Spending
31/08/2025	£104k	£101k
31/08/2024	£100k	£89k
31/08/2023	£73k	£155k
31/08/2022	£186k	£76k
31/08/2021	£186k	£72k

Common questions

Is WIMBORNE METHODIST CHURCH financially healthy?

Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that total cash funds held by the church increased to £132,877 at the end of the year, up from £129,644 previously. The charity reported a net surplus of £3,287 for the year, with total receipts of £106,401 against total payments of £103,168. The independent examiner confirmed that no material matters came to their attention regarding the accounting records or the accuracy of the accounts. Its FY2025 accounts were independently examined.

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
THE JOSEPH RANK TRUST	1	£30k

Charities like this

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

EMSWORTH METHODIST CHURCH income £132k
CAMBORNE WESLEY METHODIST CHURCH income £339k
SOLIHULL METHODIST CHURCH income £462k
Crossways Methodist Church income £125k
CENTRAL METHODIST CHURCH CHESTERFIELD income £192k
CULLERCOATS METHODIST CHURCH income £216k

Side by side with its peers

Charity	Income	Top pay band	Reserves vs policy	Fundraising cost	Going concern
WIMBORNE METHODIST CHURCH	£104k	—	unclear	—	no doubt
EMSWORTH METHODIST CHURCH FY2025	£132k	—	above	—	no doubt
CAMBORNE WESLEY METHODIST CHURCH FY2025	£339k	—	below	—	no doubt
SOLIHULL METHODIST CHURCH FY2025	£462k	—	above	—	no doubt
Crossways Methodist Church FY2025	£125k	—	within	—	no doubt
CENTRAL METHODIST CHURCH CHESTERFIELD FY2025	£192k	—	above	—	no doubt

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