TRINITY-AT-BOWES METHODIST CHURCH

Registered charity 1128117 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register · also known as TAB CENTRE PLUS

To provide religious teaching and support to persons of the Methodist Church.

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
£327k
Latest spending
£301k
Registered
2009
Accounts read
FY2025

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that total income was £326,647 and total expenditure was £300,893, resulting in a net income surplus of £25,754 for the year. The charity holds unrestricted funds of £1,289,321, which significantly exceeds its stated reserves policy target of £75,000. The trustees report that cash flows have created enough confidence to plan essential maintenance works.

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

What the accounts disclose

Largest income source: Rent Received from Lettings (76% of income)
“Rent Received from Lettings 238075” — page 14
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Reserves policy: three months of unrestricted expenditure (held: £1.3m)
“The TaB Church Council aims to maintain a reserves fund at a level representing 3 months operating costs which is £60,000 and to cover deposits of long-term users which is £15,000. Total of £75,000.” — page 4
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

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.

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

Trustees · trustee networks

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

Operates in: Enfield · Haringey

Income and spending

Financial year endIncomeSpending
31/08/2025£327k£301k
31/08/2024£329k£299k
31/08/2023£318k£235k
31/08/2022£284k£251k
31/08/2021£297k£195k

Common questions

Is TRINITY-AT-BOWES METHODIST CHURCH financially healthy?

Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that total income was £326,647 and total expenditure was £300,893, resulting in a net income surplus of £25,754 for the year. The charity holds unrestricted funds of £1,289,321, which significantly exceeds its stated reserves policy target of £75,000. The trustees report that cash flows have created enough confidence to plan essential maintenance works. Its FY2025 accounts were independently examined.

Government & lottery funding

Grants to this charity published as open data by government and lottery funders (360Giving).

FunderDateAmountPurpose
Sport England17/07/2012£9kTrampolining in Enfield