BATH METHODIST CHURCH
Holding regular acts of public worship. Providing pastoral care for members of our community. Provision of activities to support need in the community. Letting premises for community organisations. Supporting other charities with finance and prayer inaccordance with christian values to promote christian mission and by addressing poverty andsocial need in both UK and the World.
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.
Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts
The accounts state that the charity incurred a £69,000 deficit for the year, with total expenditure of £311,000 against income of £220,000. The filing reports unrestricted reserves of £100,000 and restricted reserves of £34,000, noting that the deficit was ameliorated by grants, bequests, and loans.
What the accounts disclose
Policies the charity declares
- Complaints handling
- Complaints policy and procedures
- Financial reserves policy and procedures
- Internal charity financial controls policy and procedures
- Investing charity funds policy and procedures
- Risk management
- Safeguarding policy and procedures
- Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries
- Trustee conflicts of interest policy and procedures
- Volunteer management
Trustees
- Allan David Bain
- Claire Phillips
- David Sidney Pendle
- Deacon Elizabeth Harfleet
- Elizabeth Anne Allen
- Elizabeth Joyce Kenyon
- Greville St John Mills
- Hazel Christine Roch
- Julia Mary Barratt
- MR BEN SYKES
- MRS M G ESSAM
- Michael Everett Priscott
- PAUL FREDERICK UDEY
- PETER ANTHONY KEEVILL
- Patricia Mills
- Rev Andrew Frank Goodhead
- Rev David William Musgrave
- Rev Philip Turner
- Rev Simon Topping
- Roger David Chapman
- Rupert Kaye
- Sharon Rose Keevill
- Steven Richard Barratt
- Trevor Owen Purches
Income and spending
| Financial year end | Income | Spending |
|---|---|---|
| 31/08/2025 | £220k | £311k |
| 31/08/2024 | £232k | £230k |
| 31/08/2023 | £202k | £198k |
| 31/08/2022 | £194k | £180k |
| 31/08/2021 | £96k | £114k |
Common questions
Is BATH METHODIST CHURCH financially healthy?
Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that the charity incurred a £69,000 deficit for the year, with total expenditure of £311,000 against income of £220,000. The filing reports unrestricted reserves of £100,000 and restricted reserves of £34,000, noting that the deficit was ameliorated by grants, bequests, and loans.