ARNOLD METHODIST CHURCH

Registered charity 1128841 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register · also known as AMC

Church based activities including worship, work with children and young people, fellowship and social activies in accordance with our faith and beliefs.

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

£100k

Latest spending

£118k

Registered

2009

Accounts read

FY2025

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that the church reported a considerable financial deficit of £17,218.58 for the year ended 31 August 2025, primarily due to major repair costs for 'Wet Rot'. Despite this deficit, the total cash funds held by the church increased from £83,889.99 to £99,281.37, supported by unrestricted funds of £87,864.70.

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 3 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
Financial reserves policy and procedures
Internal charity financial controls policy and procedures
Internal risk management policy and procedures
Paying staff
Safeguarding policy and procedures
Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries
Serious incident reporting policy and procedures
Social media policy and procedures

Trustees · trustee networks

Rev Claire Lucy SUTCLIFFEchair
Amanda Keetley
Ann Elizabeth Keighery BEd
Anne Margaret Jones
Brian Wilson
CAROL ELIZABETH HENDERSON
Christine Jean Stevenson
Dr MARY KEMPSTER
EDNA MAY ROOKE
Eileen Ursula Tweedale
IAN PICKERING · trustee of 1 other charity
Lesley Vera Davies · trustee of 1 other charity
Margaret Ann Moore
Margaret McDonnall
PAM BULLETT · trustee of 1 other charity
PETER CROSSLEY
Patrick Neville Henderson · trustee of 1 other charity
Peter Nicholas Jackson
Rev RICHARD JOHN BYASS · trustee of 1 other charity
Sally Belfield
Sue Clayton
Susan Ann Howard
TERRY HOWARD
Wendy Frost
Wendy Jackson

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

Operates in: Nottinghamshire

Income and spending

Financial year end	Income	Spending
31/08/2025	£100k	£118k
31/08/2024	£102k	£103k
31/08/2023	£107k	£91k
31/08/2022	£76k	£79k
31/08/2021	£62k	£74k

Common questions

Is ARNOLD METHODIST CHURCH financially healthy?

Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that the church reported a considerable financial deficit of £17,218.58 for the year ended 31 August 2025, primarily due to major repair costs for 'Wet Rot'. Despite this deficit, the total cash funds held by the church increased from £83,889.99 to £99,281.37, supported by unrestricted funds of £87,864.70. Its FY2025 accounts were independently examined.