WOLSTANTON METHODIST CHURCH

Registered charity 1134044 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register

The provision of sacred space (a building) for prayer and contemplation. Supporting other charities in the UK and overseas financially and with prayer.

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Latest income
£89k
Latest spending
£98k
Registered
2010
Accounts read
FY2025

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that the church operated at a net deficit of £9,634.29 for the year ended 31 August 2025, reducing total cash funds from £104,134.85 to £94,500.56. The trustees maintain a reserves policy target of £40,000 in the General Fund to cover six months of expenditure, whereas the actual General Fund balance at year-end was £20,896.08. Land and buildings are valued at £4,450,480, with no loans or other liabilities reported.

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

What the accounts disclose

Reserves policy: three months of unrestricted expenditure (held: £21k)
“We aim to hold £40,000 in our General Fund to cover 6 months expenditure.” — page 10
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Accounts independently examined (not a full audit). Discloses 5 of 6 completeness components.

Trustees · trustee networks

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

Operates in: Staffordshire

Income and spending

Financial year endIncomeSpending
31/08/2025£89k£98k
31/08/2024£128k£112k
31/08/2023£96k£91k
31/08/2022£67k£93k
31/08/2021£61k£76k

Common questions

Is WOLSTANTON METHODIST CHURCH financially healthy?

Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that the church operated at a net deficit of £9,634.29 for the year ended 31 August 2025, reducing total cash funds from £104,134.85 to £94,500.56. The trustees maintain a reserves policy target of £40,000 in the General Fund to cover six months of expenditure, whereas the actual General Fund balance at year-end was £20,896.08. Land and buildings are valued at £4,450,480, with no loans or other liabilities reported. Its FY2025 accounts were independently examined.