LIDGETT PARK METHODIST CHURCH

Registered charity 1129423 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register

Provision of opportunities and facilities for regular Christian worship and associated activities and provision of facilities for youth and community 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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Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that the general (unrestricted) fund decreased by £8,172 during the year, leaving a closing balance of £16,067. The trustees note that reserves are currently at 16% of annual general income, which is below their stated policy target of 25-50% of expenditure, and increasing reserves is described as 'likely to be challenging given the overall financial situation.'

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

What the accounts disclose

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
• Risk management
• Safeguarding policy and procedures
• Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries
• Serious incident reporting policy and procedures
• Social media policy and procedures

Trustees · trustee networks

• Rev Tanya Marie Shortchair · trustee of 3 other charities
• ALAN WITTRICK BSc, FCMA · trustee of 2 other charities
• BARBARA BELSHAM
• Christine Firth
• Christine Pritchard
• DAPHNE BARTON
• Dr Elizabeth Pearson
• Dr Stan Pearson
• ELIZABETH ASHTON
• Gary Albiges
• Graham Eric Saunders
• Heather Fry
• JACQUELINE BENNETT
• JOAN ROBERTS · trustee of 1 other charity
• Janet Sanders
• Karen Illingworth
• Kathleen Frances Benson
• Margaret Farrar
• PATRICIA DAVIES
• PETER JOHN BENNETT
• Patricia Ann Nolan
• Patricia Mary Brooke
• Paul Berry · trustee of 1 other charity
• Ruth Mary Albiges
• Valerie Faint

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

Operates in: Leeds City

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