THE METHODIST CHURCH - CHESTER AND STOKE-ON-TRENT DISTRICT

Registered charity 1132237 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register · filing overdue (register status)

The provision of public acts of worship and sacred space for prayer. The teaching of Christianity through sermons, courses, special events and small groups. The resourcing, encouragement and disciplining of Methodist work in the District. Promoting an interest in the work and influence of Primitive Methodism. Providing public access to Christian books and worship materials.

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Financial health, per its FY2022 accounts

The accounts state that the charity reported a net income of £16,755 for the year ended 31 August 2022, following a decrease in total income from £1,586,408 to £1,149,285. Total funds increased to £1,803,356, with unrestricted funds standing at £446,885. The trustees maintain a reserves policy targeting three months of revenue expenditure for the District General Account.

Automated summary of the FY2022 accounts; the evidenced findings below carry the verbatim passages.

What the accounts disclose

Accounts audited by Xeinadin Audit Limited. Discloses 5 of 6 completeness components.

Structured financials (annual return, FY ending 31/08/2024)

Reported reserves equal ~1.5 months of spending — in the bottom quarter for charities its size (median 4.8 months; benchmarks).

Per its annual return, cost of raising funds: 0.2% of total income — below the median for charities its size (5.2%) (benchmarks).

Trustees · trustee networks

• DANIEL KEEN · trustee of 1 other charity
• Glenn Gerald Parkes MBE · trustee of 3 other charities
• Heather Jane Staniland · trustee of 1 other charity
• Isabel Brislen · trustee of 1 other charity
• Rev DAVID WILLIS
• Rev Elizabeth Jane Singleton
• Rev Helen Ruth Kirk · trustee of 1 other charity
• Rev Joy Ruth Ventom · trustee of 1 other charity
• Rev Kathryn Stephens · trustee of 2 other charities
• Rev ROBERT HILTON
• Robert Tunnicliff
• SALLY GRAHAM
• Timothy Stuart Alexander-Macquiban · trustee of 2 other charities
• VALERIE ANN MAYERS

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

Operates in: Cheshire East · Cheshire West & Chester · Halton · Shropshire · Staffordshire · Stoke-on-trent City

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