LEIGH WESLEY METHODIST CHURCH

Registered charity 1130293 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register

METHODIST CHURCH

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.

Causes: General Charitable Purposes · Education/training · The Advancement Of Health Or Saving Of Lives · Disability · The Prevention Or Relief Of Poverty · Overseas Aid/famine Relief · website · Get email alerts

Latest income

£98k

Latest spending

£120k

Registered

2009

Accounts read

FY2025

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that expenditure exceeded income by £16,882.72 as of April 30, with a predicted year-end loss of £22,753.56 driven by increased utility costs and the closure of a pre-school. The charity relies on lettings income to cover its circuit assessment, and internal organizations are asked to donate to offset general expenditure. Despite the financial deficit, the document does not disclose any material uncertainty regarding the charity's ability to continue as a going concern.

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

What the accounts disclose

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.

Complaints handling
Complaints policy and procedures
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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

Public fundraising profile: JustGiving — Wesley Methodist Church, Leigh on Sea (matched by registered charity number).

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

Trustees · trustee networks

ANNA WRATISLAW
Alexander Childs
CLLR HELEN BOYD
EILEEN SIMMONS
GABRIELLE GREENWAY · trustee of 1 other charity
IAN LOWE BSC HONS · trustee of 1 other charity
ISOBEL WRATISLAW
JUNE CHILDS
RUPERT BERTIE

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

Operates in: Southend-on-sea

Income and spending

Financial year end	Income	Spending
31/08/2025	£98k	£120k
31/08/2024	£109k	£103k
31/08/2023	£138k	£108k
31/08/2022	£105k	£88k
31/08/2021	£78k	£100k

Common questions

Is LEIGH WESLEY METHODIST CHURCH financially healthy?

Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that expenditure exceeded income by £16,882.72 as of April 30, with a predicted year-end loss of £22,753.56 driven by increased utility costs and the closure of a pre-school. The charity relies on lettings income to cover its circuit assessment, and internal organizations are asked to donate to offset general expenditure. Despite the financial deficit, the document does not disclose any material uncertainty regarding the charity's ability to continue as a going concern.