BAMBER BRIDGE METHODIST CHURCH

Registered charity 1129810 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register · also known as BBMC

Religious and community activities in which all are welcome

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 ended the year with a surplus on general funds of £36,171 and held free reserves of £62,112. Per the trustees' report, these reserves are in excess of the stated policy target of three to six months' routine expenditure (approximately £18,750 to £37,500). The trustees note that this financial position has eased challenges in managing the multi-user building and maintaining premises.

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 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.

• Bullying and harassment policy and procedures
• Campaigns and political activity policy and procedures
• Complaints handling
• Complaints policy and procedures
• Conflicting interests
• Engaging external speakers at charity events 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
• 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

• ANNE CAROL POOLE
• Audrey Boothroyd
• CHERYL PERRY
• DAVID GRAHAM EVANS · trustee of 1 other charity
• DENISE JOHNSON
• Desley Roberta Jefferson
• Dr Anthony William Andrews · trustee of 2 other charities
• Freda Isabella Smith
• GRAHAM KENNETH POOLE AMIMECHE
• LINDA TRAFFORD
• LINDSAY WARING
• MAURICE PERRY
• MR DON ROSCOE
• MRS KATH ROSCOE
• Rev Sharon Jane Thraves
• Roy Clapham
• SUSAN LIVESEY
• WENDY YATES

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

Operates in: Lancashire

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