BICESTER METHODIST CHURCH

Registered charity 1130238 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register · also known as GRAINGER HARGREAVES MEMORIAL METHODIST CHURCH

The purpose of Bicester Methodist Church is to respond to the Gospel of God's love in Christ through worship, care, discipleship and witness. In this context it provides: opportunities for times of prayer and worship; Christian love and support according to the Gospel of Christ; opportunities for deeper exploration of the faith; practical works of service to share the Christian message.

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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Latest income

£114k

Latest spending

£112k

Registered

2009

Accounts read

FY2025

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that the current financial year shows a net loss of £3,996.48 for the first six months, which the Treasurer notes is not unusual before Gift Aid receipts. The document does not disclose specific figures for free or unrestricted reserves, nor does it state a reserves policy target.

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
Campaigns and political activity policy and procedures
Complaints policy and procedures
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
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

Trustees · trustee networks

Rev Jocelyn Bennettchair
ANDREW STEPHEN LEWIS BA, PGCE
ANGELA JENNIFER PETERS
Alan Peters
Andrew Farquharson Gordon
BERYL MANN
CHRISTINE TOWNSEND
ELAINE NORA BONIFACE
Jeannette May Upton
MARY ELIZABETH BRYDON
Michael Anthony Black
ROBERT ERNEST COOPER
Richard Barber
SUSAN THURLEY
Susan Patricia Morris
Valerie Pritchard

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

Operates in: Oxfordshire

Income and spending

Financial year end	Income	Spending
31/08/2025	£114k	£112k
31/08/2024	£116k	£101k
31/08/2023	£109k	£127k
31/08/2022	£78k	£81k
31/08/2021	£67k	£71k

Common questions

Is BICESTER METHODIST CHURCH financially healthy?

Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that the current financial year shows a net loss of £3,996.48 for the first six months, which the Treasurer notes is not unusual before Gift Aid receipts. The document does not disclose specific figures for free or unrestricted reserves, nor does it state a reserves policy target. Its FY2025 accounts were independently examined.