CARSHALTON METHODIST CHURCH

Registered charity 1128616 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register

Religious activities

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
£267k
Latest spending
£229k
Registered
2009
Accounts read
FY2025

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that the Church delivered a surplus of £20,419 for the year ended 31 August 2025, contributing to total unrestricted funds of £275,533. The Trustees confirm the organization is a going concern, with net assets of £350,219 held across general, designated, restricted, and endowment funds.

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

What the accounts disclose

Reserves policy: unclear (held: £276k)
“The Church updated its reserves policy statement outlining the purpose and processes involved in managing the various monies under the Church Council’s control.” — page 5
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Related-party transaction: Circuit Assessment
“Sutton (Surrey) Circuit Circuit Assessment 39,000” — page 18
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Accounts independently examined (not a full audit). Discloses 4 of 6 completeness components.

In its annual return the charity told the Commission it is also regulated by: Ofsted (Office For Standards In Education). This is the charity’s own declaration; it is not a rating and has not been verified by the Commission or by this site.

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.

Trustees · trustee networks

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

Operates in: Sutton

Income and spending

Financial year endIncomeSpending
31/08/2025£267k£229k
31/08/2024£229k£208k
31/08/2023£219k£223k
31/08/2022£205k£229k
31/08/2021£162k£135k

Common questions

Is CARSHALTON METHODIST CHURCH financially healthy?

Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that the Church delivered a surplus of £20,419 for the year ended 31 August 2025, contributing to total unrestricted funds of £275,533. The Trustees confirm the organization is a going concern, with net assets of £350,219 held across general, designated, restricted, and endowment funds. Its FY2025 accounts were independently examined.