THE METHODIST CHURCH: SOUTH-EAST DISTRICT

Registered charity 1130274 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register · also known as SOUTH-EAST DISTRICT OF THE METHODIST CHURCH

Religious 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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Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that the charity reported a net incoming resource of £31,377 for the year ended 31st August 2025, resulting in total unrestricted and restricted reserves of £1,164,324. The trustees maintain a reserves policy target of approximately four months' resources expended, and the unrestricted general fund balance of £635,281 exceeds this threshold. The independent examiner confirmed that no material matters were identified during their examination of the accounts.

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
• 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
• Social media policy and procedures
• Trustee conflicts of interest policy and procedures
• Trustee expenses policy and procedures

Structured financials (annual return, FY ending 31/08/2025)

Reported reserves equal ~17.9 months of spending — in the top quarter for charities its size (median 5.2 months; benchmarks).

Per its annual return, largest income source: Donations and legacies (94% of income) — components as reported reconcile to the return’s total income; not from the accounts narrative.

Per its annual return, cost of raising funds: 0.0% of total income — below the median for charities its size (4.9%) (benchmarks).

Trustees · trustee networks

• Bridget Ann Quint · trustee of 2 other charities
• Charlotte Ellen Scrivens
• JENNIFER MARY JACKSON · trustee of 1 other charity
• Jennifer Ann Gandy · trustee of 1 other charity
• Linda Louise Weedon · trustee of 1 other charity
• PAULINE JANET NEWTON · trustee of 2 other charities
• ROGER STEPHEN BYARD · trustee of 2 other charities
• Rev Conrad Julius Hicks · trustee of 2 other charities
• Rev Daniel Balsdon
• Rev Dr BONNI BELLE PICKARD · trustee of 2 other charities
• Rev Nicholas Andrew Oborski · trustee of 1 other charity
• Rev Samantha Funnell
• Rev William Fletcher · trustee of 1 other charity

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

Operates in: Brighton And Hove · East Sussex · Gibraltar · Hampshire · Kent · Malta · Slough · Surrey · West Sussex

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