DARLINGTON METHODIST DISTRICT

Registered charity 1133814 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register

Advancement of the Christian Faith in accordance with the doctrinal standards and the discipline of the Methodist Church.

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Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that unrestricted reserves stood at £760,596, with £245,000 representing uncommitted reserves against a policy target of £248,000, meaning reserves were in line with policy. The District reported a net deficit of £15,329 for the year, funded by drawing on reserves, while total funds decreased slightly from £1,027,943 to £1,012,614.

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.

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

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

Reported reserves equal ~2.9 months of spending — below the median for charities its size (median 5.2 months; benchmarks).

Per its annual return, largest income source: Other (71% 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 Richard Mark Andrewchair
• Alison Ogle · trustee of 1 other charity
• Anthony Mawer · trustee of 2 other charities
• Carol Bean · trustee of 1 other charity
• Dawn Elizabeth Harris · trustee of 1 other charity
• Gerald Ernest Bell
• Helle Sewell
• John Graham Monkhouse BSc FCA · trustee of 1 other charity
• MARGARET WALTON · trustee of 1 other charity
• MR W OFFLER · trustee of 3 other charities
• Mark Bagnall
• Maurice John Aspey
• Penny Bissell LLB Hons · trustee of 2 other charities
• RONALD DEREK KIRK · trustee of 6 other charities
• Rev BEVERLY HOLLINGS
• Rev Bruce Jonathan Sawyer · trustee of 1 other charity
• Rev Charity Kathleen McKenzie Hamilton · trustee of 1 other charity
• Rev David Michael Payne · trustee of 1 other charity
• Rev Dr David Hinchliffe · trustee of 2 other charities
• Rev Joanne Marie Brown
• Rev John Archer Squares · trustee of 2 other charities
• Rev Richard Victor Sharples
• Susan Elizabeth Chadwick · trustee of 1 other charity

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

Operates in: Darlington · Durham · Hartlepool · Middlesbrough · North Yorkshire · Redcar And Cleveland · Stockton-on-tees

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