CHEPSTOW METHODIST CHURCH

Registered charity 1130776 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register

The promotion of the christian faith to the population of Chepstow, to provde a centre for christian worship and service to 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.

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Latest income
£119k
Latest spending
£110k
Registered
2009
Accounts read
FY2025

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that the church met its liabilities as they fell due without using its reserves, supported by member generosity. The trustees express confidence that the church will continue to meet liabilities and grow, citing expected increases in letting income despite higher operational and property costs.

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

What the accounts disclose

Reserves position: below the charity's own stated reserves policy
“The Trustees are grateful for the generosity of giving by church members which has enabled Chepstow Methodist Church (CMC) to meet its liabilities as they fall due without recourse to using its reserves.” — page 1
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

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.

Trustees · trustee networks

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

Operates in: Gloucestershire · Monmouthshire

Income and spending

Financial year endIncomeSpending
31/08/2025£119k£110k
31/08/2024£110k£99k
31/08/2023£126k£148k
31/08/2022£122k£117k
31/08/2021£114k£123k

Common questions

Is CHEPSTOW METHODIST CHURCH financially healthy?

Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that the church met its liabilities as they fell due without using its reserves, supported by member generosity. The trustees express confidence that the church will continue to meet liabilities and grow, citing expected increases in letting income despite higher operational and property costs.

Government & lottery funding

Grants to this charity published as open data by government and lottery funders (360Giving).

FunderDateAmountPurpose
The National Lottery Community Fund13/01/2026£20kConnect: Access