THE METHODIST CHURCH, POULTON LE FYLDE

Registered charity 1134343 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register

Religious Activities and service to the community

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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Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that unrestricted reserves stood at £313,055, supported by legacy funds, while total income fell significantly to £155,588 due to a drop in legacies. The trustees report that the church complies with the Methodist Church’s capital reserves policy and maintains a resilient financial position through active budget management.

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.

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 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
• 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
• Trustee expenses policy and procedures
• Volunteer management

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

Trustees · trustee networks

• Andrew David Sutcliffe
• BARBARA HELEN BANES
• BETTY MARGARET PILKINGTON
• CAROL ANN SYKES
• Dr ALAN SYKES OBE · trustee of 1 other charity
• Dr Richard Ronald Rhodes · trustee of 2 other charities
• EILEEN ALICE GEE
• FRANCES MAY GANDHI SRN
• GILLIAN RHODES
• GRAHAM KAY · trustee of 1 other charity
• Irene Burtonwood
• Keith Bleazard · trustee of 1 other charity
• Ralph Whittingham · trustee of 1 other charity
• SYLVIA ANNE HOULDSWORTH
• Sarah Jane Stone

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

Operates in: Lancashire

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