SOUTHAMPTON METHODIST DISTRICT

Registered charity 1134386 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register

In the power of the Holy Spirit and in the name of Christ to renew and promote the work of God in the region. To advance the mission of the Methodist Church by encouraging churches and circuits to engage in collaborative working-ecumenically wherever possible. To make available resources of finance, personnel and expertise and overseeing the various ministries of the Church and provide training

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Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that the District held total funds of £1,492,090 at 31 August 2025, an increase from the previous year, driven by higher income from circuit levies and lower-than-budgeted expenditure. The trustees consider the District to be a going concern, citing expected continued assessment payments from circuits and adequate reserves to cover potential income shortfalls.

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.

Structured financials (annual return, FY ending 31/08/2025)

Reported reserves equal ~9.6 months of spending — above the median for charities its size (median 5.2 months; benchmarks).

Per its annual return, largest income source: Charitable activities (90% of income) — components as reported reconcile to the return’s total income; not from the accounts narrative.

Per its annual return, cost of raising funds: 0.0% of total income — below the median for charities its size (4.9%) (benchmarks).

Trustees · trustee networks

• CHRISTINE ELIZABETH HOLLAND
• Christopher Stephen Smith · trustee of 1 other charity
• Dr David Julian Tawn · trustee of 2 other charities
• ELIZABETH WARD · trustee of 2 other charities
• Hilary Jane Evans · trustee of 1 other charity
• Lynne Kathleen Matthews
• Margaret Jane Moyce
• Michael Thomas Parker · trustee of 1 other charity
• PAUL ANTONY YARRIEN
• ROSALIND PATRICIA PYE
• Rev Andrew Robert Pottage · trustee of 2 other charities
• Rev BRYAN FREDRICK COATES
• Rev David John Muskett · trustee of 2 other charities
• Rev MARK JOHN CHEETHAM
• Rev Martin Pieter Beukes · trustee of 2 other charities
• Rev Pauline Annette Crispin · trustee of 2 other charities
• Rev Peter Gerrard Rayson · trustee of 2 other charities
• Rev RACHEL JANE BORGARS · trustee of 1 other charity
• Rev Rachel Ann Bending · trustee of 1 other charity

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

Operates in: Dorset · Hampshire · Isle Of Wight · Reading · West Berkshire · Wokingham

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