DEPTFORD METHODIST CHURCH & MISSION

Registered charity 1129207 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register · also known as DEPTFORD METHODIST MISSION

GENERAL CHARITABLE PURPOSESRELIGIOUS 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
£149k
Latest spending
£160k
Registered
2009
Accounts read
FY2025

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that the charity reported a net incoming resource deficit of £14,344 for the year ended 31 August 2025, resulting in total unrestricted funds decreasing from £106,500 to £82,853. The trustees' report notes that demand for rented premises has declined, making it increasingly difficult to let available spaces, while a major boiler replacement project is expected to cost over £85,000. Despite these pressures, the charity maintains a reserves policy of holding six months' worth of expenditure.

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

What the accounts disclose

Reserves policy: six months’ worth of expenditure (held: £83k)
“The church aims to hold around six months’ worth of expenditure in reserves, with a small surplus retained to meet emergency repairs.” — page 6
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Accounts independently examined (not a full audit). Discloses 5 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.

Trustees · trustee networks

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

Operates in: Greenwich · Lewisham · Southwark

Income and spending

Financial year endIncomeSpending
31/08/2025£149k£160k
31/08/2024£156k£137k
31/08/2023£180k£162k
31/08/2022£145k£99k
31/08/2021£165k£98k

Common questions

Is DEPTFORD METHODIST CHURCH & MISSION financially healthy?

Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that the charity reported a net incoming resource deficit of £14,344 for the year ended 31 August 2025, resulting in total unrestricted funds decreasing from £106,500 to £82,853. The trustees' report notes that demand for rented premises has declined, making it increasingly difficult to let available spaces, while a major boiler replacement project is expected to cost over £85,000. Despite these pressures, the charity maintains a reserves policy of holding six months' worth of expenditure. Its FY2025 accounts were independently examined.