WELLINGTON METHODIST CHURCH

Registered charity 1130091 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register

a) The provision of regular public acts of worship open to members of the church and non-members alike.b) The provision of sacred space (a building) for prayer and contemplation.c) The teaching of Christianity through sermons, courses and small groups.d) Pastorial work including visiting the sick and bereaved.

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

£111k

Latest spending

£104k

Registered

2009

Accounts read

FY2025

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that the charity's policy is to hold reserves equivalent to at least six months of average expenditure. The trustees declare that they have approved the trustees' report, and the narrative expresses confidence in the future despite facing challenges. No independent audit or examination report is present in the document.

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

What the accounts disclose

Reserves policy: at least 6 months average expenditure

“It is the policy of the Circuit to hold a sum equivalent to at least 6 months average expenditure.” — page 6

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.

Complaints handling
Financial reserves policy and procedures
Internal charity financial controls policy and procedures
Paying staff
Safeguarding policy and procedures
Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries
Trustee expenses policy and procedures

Public fundraising profile: JustGiving — Wellington Methodist Church (matched by registered charity number).

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

Trustees · trustee networks

Rev Roger Dunlopchair
ALISTAIR BATTRICK · trustee of 1 other charity
BARBARA LILLIAN MURRAY
CATHERINE STONES
Carol Ann Hughes
Diane Elizabeth Parkin · trustee of 1 other charity
ELMIEN VAN RENSBURG
Eunice Rosemary Wedge
Ganga Nitta
JENNIFER ALYS DIBB
Joan James
Joseph Dewi Evans · trustee of 1 other charity
Margaret Whitehead
Marjorie Christine Brown
Marlene Parton
Roger Bengry Jones
TINA PRICE
TRACEY ANNE BAILEY CERT ED

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

Operates in: Telford & Wrekin

Income and spending

Financial year end	Income	Spending
31/08/2025	£111k	£104k
31/08/2024	£115k	£105k
31/08/2023	£103k	£97k
31/08/2022	£94k	£91k
31/08/2021	£74k	£71k

Common questions

Is WELLINGTON METHODIST CHURCH financially healthy?

Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that the charity's policy is to hold reserves equivalent to at least six months of average expenditure. The trustees declare that they have approved the trustees' report, and the narrative expresses confidence in the future despite facing challenges. No independent audit or examination report is present in the document.