TRINITY METHODIST CHURCH, BURY ST EDMUNDS

Registered charity 1129116 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register

See Annual Report for details of 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

£147k

Latest spending

£109k

Registered

2009

Accounts read

FY2025

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that total income for the year was £147,371, an increase from the previous year, while total expenditure was £108,996. The trustees have assessed major risks and are satisfied that systems are in place to control them. The charity aims to hold reserves of £40,000 to cover six months of expenditure.

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

What the accounts disclose

Reserves policy: 6 months expenditure - £40,000

“We aim to hold in reserve funds to cover 6 months expenditure - £40,000” — page 2

Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Discloses 4 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 handling
Complaints policy and procedures
Financial reserves policy and procedures
Internal charity financial controls policy and procedures
Internal risk management policy and procedures
Investing charity funds policy and procedures
Risk management
Safeguarding policy and procedures
Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries
Serious incident reporting policy and procedures
Social media policy and procedures
Trustee conflicts of interest policy and procedures

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

Trustees · trustee networks

ANDREW WALKER
CLARE DE'ATH
Chris Spencer
DAVID WAKEFORD · trustee of 2 other charities
Don Day
Dr EYO INAMETI
GWYNFOR WEALLANS
JANICE DAVIES
Joy Inameti · trustee of 1 other charity
Julian Kearsley
Linda Brandon
MARGARET DAINTY
MRS JOSIE KEYS
PHILIP COLTON
RICHARD HOPPER
Rev Jason Vinyard
Richard Minns
SUSAN ROBINSON
VAUGHAN TONG · trustee of 1 other charity
Valerie Matthews

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

Operates in: Suffolk

Income and spending

Financial year end	Income	Spending
31/08/2025	£147k	£109k
31/08/2024	£97k	£109k
31/08/2023	£116k	£84k
31/08/2022	£108k	£124k
31/08/2021	£67k	£63k

Common questions

Is TRINITY METHODIST CHURCH, BURY ST EDMUNDS financially healthy?

Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that total income for the year was £147,371, an increase from the previous year, while total expenditure was £108,996. The trustees have assessed major risks and are satisfied that systems are in place to control them. The charity aims to hold reserves of £40,000 to cover six months of expenditure.