BRUNSWICK METHODIST CHURCH

Registered charity 1128118 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register · also known as THE CHURCH IN THE HEART OF THE CITY

Brunswick Methodist Church is part of the Methodist Church of Great Britain. Our strap line is 'The Church at the heart of the city'. We are the successors to John Wesley's [founder of the Methodist Church] first purpose built Methodist Church, we work to bring about change in people through a love of Christ, we act with Christian social justice, teaching, preaching and being a place of refuge.

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Latest income

£302k

Latest spending

£303k

Registered

2009

Accounts read

FY2025

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that free/unrestricted reserves were £110,939, which is below the trustees' stated policy target of £96,000 (calculated as 40% of annual expenditure). The charity reported a net incoming resource of £470,123 for the year, driven largely by transfers between funds, and holds a defined benefit pension provision of £1,248.

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

What the accounts disclose

Reserves policy: 40% of annual expenditure (approximately £96,000) (held: £111k)

“The reserves policy of the trustees is to hold an appropriate proportion (i.e. 40%) of annual expenditure. This is approximately £240,000 per year / 40% = £96,000.” — page 8

Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Pension scheme deficit: £1k

“Present value of provision 1,248” — page 25

Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Trading subsidiary: Brunswick Coffee Shop Limited

“The Brunswick Coffee Shop Limited, wholly owned by the church, is staffed by about thirty five volunteers.” — page 7

Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Accounts independently examined (not a full audit). Discloses 5 of 6 completeness components.

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

Register events

Received assets from another charity (11/05/2011) — per the register’s event history; asset transfers typically record mergers or reorganisations.
Received assets from another charity (11/05/2011) — per the register’s event history; asset transfers typically record mergers or reorganisations.

Trustees · trustee networks

Rev Paul David Cleever-Thorpe BAchair · trustee of 1 other charity
DAVID ALEXANDER STABLER ACIB CeMap · trustee of 2 other charities
Deacon William David Topping MA · trustee of 1 other charity
Evelyn Mary Timperley
Hena Mookerji LLM, LLB
Howard Joseph Chapman BEd ACG · trustee of 1 other charity
JAGATH SANDARUWAN BOMBUWALAGE
JANE ATHERTON
JOAN CHRISTINE KELSALL TEACH Cert · trustee of 1 other charity
Jean Mawer
Keith Ian Gilfillan JP · trustee of 1 other charity
RUTH ELIZABETH COLCLOUGH MSc
Rev Alison Mary Wilkinson BA MEd MA · trustee of 2 other charities
Robert Wylie · trustee of 2 other charities
SHEILA ELIZABETH CRODDEN

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

Operates in: Gateshead · Newcastle Upon Tyne City · North Tyneside · Northumberland · South Tyneside · Sunderland

Income and spending

Financial year end	Income	Spending
31/08/2025	£302k	£303k
31/08/2024	£224k	£227k
31/08/2023	£241k	£241k
31/08/2022	£203k	£249k
31/08/2021	£205k	£247k

Common questions

Is BRUNSWICK METHODIST CHURCH financially healthy?

Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that free/unrestricted reserves were £110,939, which is below the trustees' stated policy target of £96,000 (calculated as 40% of annual expenditure). The charity reported a net incoming resource of £470,123 for the year, driven largely by transfers between funds, and holds a defined benefit pension provision of £1,248. Its FY2025 accounts were independently examined.