GRACIOUS STREET METHODIST CHURCH

Registered charity 1133967 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register

PROVIDE COMMUNITY OPPORTUNITIES IN A CARING CHRISTIAN ENVIRONMENT. WORSHIP FOR ALL AGES AND STYLES EACH SUNDAY. COFFEE BAR AND CHANGING PLACE FACILITY

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

£312k

Latest spending

£263k

Registered

2010

Accounts read

FY2025

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that total unrestricted funds are £1,860,216, which exceeds the stated reserves policy target of approximately £90,000 (six months of operating expenses). Although the Treasurer forecasts a cash deficit of around £9,000 for the current year, the document indicates this will be met from existing reserves, and the overall financial position is described as having increased net current assets compared to the previous year.

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

What the accounts disclose

Reserves policy: six months of our operating expenses, which amounts to roughly £90,000 (held: £1.9m)

“Our goal over the medium term is to maintain reserves that cover about six months of our operating expenses, which amounts to roughly £90,000.” — page 27

Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Accounts independently examined (not a full audit). Discloses 4 of 6 completeness components.

In its annual return the charity told the Commission it is also regulated by: Ofsted (Office For Standards In Education). This is the charity’s own declaration; it is not a rating and has not been verified by the Commission or by this site.

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.

Complaints handling
Complaints policy and procedures
Financial reserves policy and procedures
Internal charity financial controls 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
Volunteer management

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

Trustees · trustee networks

Rev GORDON HAYchair
ALAN MIDDLETON
ALAN SHANKSTER
BILL RODHAM
DAVID ROCHESTER
DEACON ROSEMARY COGGRAVE
DOREEN WHITTAKER
ELEANOR BORKETT
HILARY ETHEL WILKINSON
JEANETTE MOWAT
JOHN COOK
Jacqualin Ann Daysh
Julie Parker
LIBBY COOKE
Laura Morroll
Leanne Paulauskas
Liz Rochester
MORAG ROSS
RACHEL WATSON
Rev Ben Clowes
Rev PETER WHITTAKER BA
SUSAN WHALLEY
THOMAS RODNEY MOXLEY
VICKIE TAYLOR

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

Operates in: North Yorkshire

Income and spending

Financial year end	Income	Spending
31/08/2025	£312k	£263k
31/08/2024	£235k	£230k
31/08/2023	£221k	£251k
31/08/2022	£212k	£190k
31/08/2021	£212k	£190k

Common questions

Is GRACIOUS STREET METHODIST CHURCH financially healthy?

Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that total unrestricted funds are £1,860,216, which exceeds the stated reserves policy target of approximately £90,000 (six months of operating expenses). Although the Treasurer forecasts a cash deficit of around £9,000 for the current year, the document indicates this will be met from existing reserves, and the overall financial position is described as having increased net current assets compared to the previous year. Its FY2025 accounts were independently examined.