KNUTSFORD METHODIST CHURCH

Registered charity 1130195 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register · also known as KMC

Religious activities to general public/mankind by providing buidings/facilities/open space and other charitable 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 discipline 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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Registered contact address: Cheshire East, North West, England (from the postcode on the register)

Latest income

£353k

Latest spending

£286k

Registered

2009

Accounts read

FY2025

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that the charity recorded an operating surplus of £66,493 for the year, driven largely by a £101,773 legacy, while unrestricted net assets stood at £195,802. However, the trustees note an underlying operating deficit of £35,280 excluding the legacy and project a further deficit of £40k for the coming year, which would reduce their calculated reserves to the policy minimum of 3 months' expenditure.

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

What the accounts disclose

Reserves policy: between 3 and 6 months budgeted operating expenditure in unrestricted liquid reserves (held: £196k)

“The trustees’ policy is to hold between 3 and 6 months budgeted operating expenditure in unrestricted liquid reserves (defined as net current assets and excluding designated funds).” — page 10

Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Payments to trustees: Amanda Vickers, a trustee who is also an employee, received total remuneration of £18,291 in the year.

“Amanda Vickers, a trustee who is also an employee (2024: Amanda Vickers), received total remuneration of £18,291 in the year (2024: £12,170).” — page 26

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.

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
Investing charity funds policy and procedures
Investment
Paying staff
Risk management
Safeguarding policy and procedures
Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries
Serious incident reporting policy and procedures
Trustee conflicts of interest policy and procedures
Trustee expenses policy and procedures

Trustees · trustee networks

AMANDA VICKERS
Anne Marie Fearn
Bryan Peak · trustee of 2 other charities
Carol Ann Bradley
Carol Roberts
Christopher Robertson
David Michael Tomkins
Dawn Julie Freeman
Dorothy Richards · trustee of 1 other charity
Dr Christopher John Barratt · trustee of 1 other charity
ELIZABETH ALEXANDRA HALL
Elizabeth Anne McGrath · trustee of 1 other charity
Elizabeth Waters
George Nigel Langham
Gillian Elizabeth Royle
Jacqueline Robertson
Jacqueline Tomkins
Jenny Bailey
Joanne Taylor
John Herbert Mills
Linda Bowler
Rev Alan Raymond Bradley · trustee of 1 other charity
Rev Sincere Makunde · trustee of 1 other charity
Robert Hugh Chapman
Stuart Crawford
William James Waters

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

Operates in: Cheshire East

Income and spending

Financial year end	Income	Spending
31/08/2025	£353k	£286k
31/08/2024	£240k	£267k
31/08/2023	£302k	£304k
31/08/2022	£284k	£332k
31/08/2021	£372k	£316k

Common questions

Is KNUTSFORD METHODIST CHURCH financially healthy?

Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that the charity recorded an operating surplus of £66,493 for the year, driven largely by a £101,773 legacy, while unrestricted net assets stood at £195,802. However, the trustees note an underlying operating deficit of £35,280 excluding the legacy and project a further deficit of £40k for the coming year, which would reduce their calculated reserves to the policy minimum of 3 months' expenditure. Its FY2025 accounts were independently examined.

Funders of similar charities

Funders whose accounts show grants to charities similar to this one (and no recorded grant to this charity) — a starting list for fundraisers.

Funder	Similar charities funded	Amount to them
WEST HERTFORDSHIRE AND BORDERS METHODIST CIRCUIT	1	£71k

Charities like this

Semantically similar by activities and financial character, from our analysed corpus. Compare with KENTON METHODIST CHURCH.

KENTON METHODIST CHURCH income £178k
CARSHALTON METHODIST CHURCH income £267k
BARNET BROOKSIDE METHODIST CHURCH income £144k
WESTBOROUGH METHODIST CHURCH income £293k
CHURCHILL METHODIST CHURCH income £145k
SALISBURY METHODIST CHURCH income £218k

Side by side with its peers

Charity	Income	Top pay band	Staff >£60k	Reserves vs policy	Fundraising cost	Going concern
KNUTSFORD METHODIST CHURCH	£353k	—	0	unclear	—	no doubt
KENTON METHODIST CHURCH FY2025	£178k	—	0	above	—	no doubt
CARSHALTON METHODIST CHURCH FY2025	£267k	—	—	unclear	—	no doubt
BARNET BROOKSIDE METHODIST CHURCH FY2025	£144k	—	0	within	—	no doubt
WESTBOROUGH METHODIST CHURCH FY2025	£293k	—	0	unclear	—	no doubt
CHURCHILL METHODIST CHURCH FY2025	£145k	—	0	unclear	—	no doubt

Each row is that charity’s latest analysed filing; every value is quote-backed on its own page.