BECKMINSTER METHODIST CHURCH

Registered charity 1128871 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register

Regular public acts of worship. Provision of sacred space for prayer and contemplation. Teaching Christianity through sermons, courses and small groups. Pastoral work, including visiting sick and bereaved. Sunday Club for youngsters. Activities for older people, parents and toddlers and other specific groups. Supporting charities in UK and abroad financially and with prayer.

Causes: General Charitable Purposes · The Prevention Or Relief Of Poverty · Overseas Aid/famine Relief · Religious Activities · Grant history (this charity is a funder) · website · Get email alerts

Latest income

£125k

Latest spending

£133k

Registered

2009

Accounts read

FY2025

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that unrestricted reserves stood at £105,298, which is in line with the church's policy of retaining reserves equal to at least six months of revenue expenditure. The church reported no outstanding loans or debts and confirmed it is able to meet its liabilities as they fall due, allowing the use of the going concern basis.

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

What the accounts disclose

Reserves policy: at least equal to 6 months of revenue expenditure (held: £105k)

“the unrestricted reserves were in line with the church’s policy of retaining these reserves at least equal to 6 months of revenue expenditure.” — page 2

Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

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

Trustees · trustee networks

Carol Topham
Gabriel Gidi · trustee of 1 other charity
George Howard Tonks · trustee of 1 other charity
JOHN DUNCAN ASHWOOD
Nicola Elizabeth Jones
PETER PRESCOTT
Rev Margaret Elizabeth Heim
Rev PAUL NZACAHAYO · trustee of 1 other charity
STEPHANIE FIONA WILKES

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

Operates in: Wolverhampton

Income and spending

Financial year end	Income	Spending
31/08/2025	£125k	£133k
31/08/2024	£133k	£114k
31/08/2023	£108k	£106k
31/08/2022	£153k	£116k
31/08/2021	£113k	£107k

Common questions

Is BECKMINSTER METHODIST CHURCH financially healthy?

Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that unrestricted reserves stood at £105,298, which is in line with the church's policy of retaining reserves equal to at least six months of revenue expenditure. The church reported no outstanding loans or debts and confirmed it is able to meet its liabilities as they fall due, allowing the use of the going concern basis. 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 BECKENHAM METHODIST CHURCH.

BECKENHAM METHODIST CHURCH income £171k
NOTTING HILL METHODIST CHURCH income £936k
CAMBORNE WESLEY METHODIST CHURCH income £339k
EMSWORTH METHODIST CHURCH income £132k
WIMBORNE METHODIST CHURCH income £104k
THE METHODIST CHURCH IN GREAT BRITAIN income £52.3m

Side by side with its peers

Charity	Income	Top pay band	Reserves vs policy	Fundraising cost	Going concern
BECKMINSTER METHODIST CHURCH	£125k	—	within	—	no doubt
BECKENHAM METHODIST CHURCH FY2025	£171k	—	unclear	—	noted
NOTTING HILL METHODIST CHURCH FY2025	£936k	—	unclear	—	no doubt
CAMBORNE WESLEY METHODIST CHURCH FY2025	£339k	—	below	—	no doubt
EMSWORTH METHODIST CHURCH FY2025	£132k	—	above	—	no doubt
WIMBORNE METHODIST CHURCH FY2025	£104k	—	unclear	—	no doubt

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