ST JOHN'S METHODIST CHURCH, POTTERS BAR

Registered charity 1130633 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register

ÔÇó Regular public acts of worship open to allÔÇó Teaching and promotion of Christianity through sermons, small groups, events, services and coursesÔÇó Pastoral work including visiting the sick and bereavedÔÇó Clubs and meetings for all with a Christian ethosÔÇó Provision of Nursery Playgroups in Potters BarÔÇó Supporting other charities financially and with prayer

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Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that the General Fund incurred a loss of £3,177 for the year, while the Nursery Playgroup restricted fund generated a surplus of £29,000. The trustees report that the Church holds sufficient resources to continue in operational existence for the foreseeable future, with total unrestricted funds of £2,959,955 and a reserves policy target of at least six months' average expenditure. The net assets of the charity increased from £3,069,597 to £3,097,464 over the year.

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.

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

Reported reserves equal ~3.1 months of spending — below the median for charities its size (median 5.2 months; benchmarks).

Per its annual return, largest income source: Charitable activities (80% 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

• Rev David Jebbchair · trustee of 4 other charities
• Christopher John Humphreys
• DAVID JOHN BOWLER
• DAVID LAWRENCE CARTER · trustee of 1 other charity
• DAWN JENNETTE FENNER
• David Neil Rhodes
• Dr Constance Myra Louise Sloper
• Dr John Sterland · trustee of 1 other charity
• GUY ALAIN FENNER
• Helen Jeckells · trustee of 1 other charity
• KATHRYN FRANCES KRAUSE
• Maggie Lorriane Day
• Margaret Helen Strand
• ROBERT HARVEY WARD · trustee of 2 other charities
• STEPHEN ROY KRAUSE BSC PGDIP
• Sally Jane Gunning
• Susan Elizabeth Branch
• Val Parker

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

Operates in: Hertfordshire

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