South Trafford Methodist Church

Registered charity 1129558 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register · also known as ALTRINCHAM METHODIST CHURCH, AMC

a) the provision of regular public acts of worship open to members and non-members alike b)the provision of sacred space for prayer and contemplationc) the teaching of Christianity through sermons, courses and small groupsd) pastoral work including visitong the sick and bereavede) the provision of a youth club, senior citizen's club, women's and men's meetings etc with a Christian ethos

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 charity is financially stable, with total cash funds held increasing from £67,125 to £174,242 during the period. Free/unrestricted reserves are reported at £166,000, which the trustees note is slightly below their desired policy target of £100,000. The document confirms there are no material uncertainties regarding the charity's ability to continue as a going concern.

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 handling
• Complaints policy and procedures
• Conflicting interests
• Financial reserves policy and procedures
• Internal charity financial controls policy and procedures
• Internal risk management policy and procedures
• Investment
• Paying staff
• 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
• Trustee expenses policy and procedures
• Volunteer management

Trustees · trustee networks

• Rev Jacqueline Bellfieldchair · trustee of 1 other charity
• Annette Elliott · trustee of 1 other charity
• Beryl Ellen Hunwick · trustee of 1 other charity
• CHRISTINA GRACE MARY GREEN · trustee of 2 other charities
• Christine Hynes · trustee of 1 other charity
• DOROTHY MARGARET BRETHERTON · trustee of 1 other charity
• David Glenton Owen
• Elizabeth Harwood · trustee of 1 other charity
• Helen Ruth Brankin · trustee of 1 other charity
• IAN PETER ROBERTS · trustee of 2 other charities
• JACQUELINE RUTH GRIFFITH · trustee of 2 other charities
• Jason Barry Fowles
• Kevin Jaquiss · trustee of 1 other charity
• LESLEY ELIZABETH ENTWISTLE · trustee of 1 other charity
• PAULINE JANET ROBERTS
• Patricia Carol Tate
• Paul Adrian Winnington
• SARAH HAGUE · trustee of 2 other charities
• SUSAN ELIZABETH TAYLOR · trustee of 2 other charities
• SUSAN MARGARET WOODS · trustee of 2 other charities
• Thomas Hague · trustee of 1 other charity

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

Operates in: Cheshire East · Cheshire West & Chester · Trafford

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