FOUR OAKS METHODIST CHURCH

Registered charity 1130630 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register · also known as FOMC

To promote religious activities and the name and beliefs of Jesus Christ. To show a love and care for the surrounding community.

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: Religious Activities · website · Get email alerts

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that unrestricted net assets amounted to £60,678, providing approximately four months of cover for normal expenditure, which meets the charity's stated reserves policy target. The charity reports no material uncertainties regarding its ability to continue as a going concern, despite monitoring ongoing concerns about energy costs.

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

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

Trustees · trustee networks

• ANGELA CONSTANTINE
• ANNETTE ASHFORD
• CAROLYN NICHOLL
• Carolyn Mary Humpherson · trustee of 1 other charity
• Celiwe Deborah Majola · trustee of 1 other charity
• DEACON MARILYN OLAYINKA SUSANNAH SLOWE
• DIANA BOSMAN · trustee of 2 other charities
• David Bowater · trustee of 1 other charity
• Glyn Constantine · trustee of 1 other charity
• JANE SWEETMAN
• Janet Glass Darke
• Julie Ann Read · trustee of 1 other charity
• Lynette Mary Jones
• MARION WATTS · trustee of 1 other charity
• MR BILL HUMPHERSON
• MRS SUE STEWART
• PETER JOHN SVERRE JOHANSEN MBE · trustee of 5 other charities
• Rachel Joy Williamson · trustee of 2 other charities
• Rev Nicholas William Jones · trustee of 1 other charity
• SUE VALERIE HAYDEN
• Susan Mary Janet Denning
• THOMAS FRANK WATTS · trustee of 1 other charity

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

Operates in: Birmingham City

Income and spending

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Government & lottery funding

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