SOUTHGATE (THE BOURNE) METHODIST CHURCH

Registered charity 1134051 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register

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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.

Causes: General Charitable Purposes · Religious Activities · Human Rights/religious Or Racial Harmony/equality Or Diversity · Other Charitable Purposes · website · Get email alerts

Registered contact address: Enfield, London, England (from the postcode on the register)

Latest income

£173k

Latest spending

£156k

Registered

2010

Accounts read

FY2025

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that unrestricted reserves stood at £39,573 against a stated policy target of approximately £37,500 (three months of running costs), though the annual report notes an ideal target of six months' expenditure. The charity reports a net surplus of £17,017 for the year and holds significant property assets valued at £3,037,000, with no disclosed liabilities or pension deficits.

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

What the accounts disclose

Reserves policy: approximately 3 months running costs, i.e. £37,500 (held: £40k)

“To maintain and improve our Church and Mission as well as meet our full Circuit Assessment we aim to hold approximately 3 months running costs, i.e. £37,500.” — page 7

Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Accounts independently examined (not a full audit). Discloses 5 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.

Bullying and harassment policy and procedures
Complaints handling
Complaints policy and procedures
Financial reserves policy and procedures
Internal charity financial controls policy and procedures
Internal risk management policy and procedures
Investing charity funds policy and procedures
Paying staff
Safeguarding policy and procedures
Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries
Serious incident reporting policy and procedures
Social media policy and procedures
Trustee conflicts of interest policy and procedures

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

Trustees · trustee networks

Rev Paul Jeffery Wearychair · trustee of 1 other charity
Amanda Martin
Angela Lun Lau
Ann Collard
Anne Fairchild · trustee of 1 other charity
COLIN DAVID WILLIAMS
Colin Barratt
Diana Langon Williams
Helen Lunn · trustee of 1 other charity
JEREMY BRIAN BALL · trustee of 1 other charity
Katharine Farnham-Dear
LUCY KATHRYN HALLWORTH MA
MR GEOFF WEBB
Merline Grizzle
Stella Sarkodieh
Verona Cosco · trustee of 1 other charity

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

Operates in: Enfield

Income and spending

Financial year end	Income	Spending
31/08/2025	£173k	£156k
31/08/2024	£146k	£152k
31/08/2023	£154k	£186k
31/08/2022	£100k	£123k
31/08/2021	£86k	£151k

Common questions

Is SOUTHGATE (THE BOURNE) METHODIST CHURCH financially healthy?

Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that unrestricted reserves stood at £39,573 against a stated policy target of approximately £37,500 (three months of running costs), though the annual report notes an ideal target of six months' expenditure. The charity reports a net surplus of £17,017 for the year and holds significant property assets valued at £3,037,000, with no disclosed liabilities or pension deficits. Its FY2025 accounts were independently examined.

Charities like this

Semantically similar by activities and financial character, from our analysed corpus. Compare with THE METHODIST CHURCH: SOUTH-EAST DISTRICT.

THE METHODIST CHURCH: SOUTH-EAST DISTRICT income £951k
SOUTH BRISTOL METHODIST CHURCH income £264k
WESTBOROUGH METHODIST CHURCH income £293k
BROADSTONE METHODIST CHURCH income £137k
MARKET HARBOROUGH METHODIST CHURCH income £177k
HILLSIDE METHODIST CHURCH income £86k

Side by side with its peers

Charity	Income	Top pay band	Reserves vs policy	Fundraising cost	Going concern
SOUTHGATE (THE BOURNE) METHODIST CHURCH	£173k	—	unclear	—	no doubt
THE METHODIST CHURCH: SOUTH-EAST DISTRICT FY2025	£951k	—	unclear	—	no doubt
SOUTH BRISTOL METHODIST CHURCH FY2025	£264k	—	below	—	no doubt
WESTBOROUGH METHODIST CHURCH FY2025	£293k	—	unclear	—	no doubt
BROADSTONE METHODIST CHURCH FY2025	£137k	—	unclear	—	no doubt
MARKET HARBOROUGH METHODIST CHURCH FY2025	£177k	—	below	—	no doubt

Each row is that charity’s latest analysed filing; every value is quote-backed on its own page.