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SELLY OAK METHODIST CHURCH

Registered charity 1134960 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register

We are a welcoming and inclusive family church - part of the Methodist Church in Britain, offering on-site and outreach pastoral care to families, the elderly, the sick and the vulnerable.The church membership for 2024-25 is 160; the church premises are widely used throughout the week by church and local community organisations. Christian worship takes place every Friday and Sunday.

Causes: General Charitable Purposes · Education/training · Disability · The Prevention Or Relief Of Poverty · Overseas Aid/famine Relief · Religious Activities · Grant history (this charity is a funder) · website · Get email alerts

Latest income
£152k
Latest spending
£185k
Registered
2010
Accounts read
FY2025

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that the church reported a net deficit of £32,491 for the year, resulting in total funds decreasing from £118,777 to £86,286. The trustees consider the current level of general unrestricted funds (£41,731) to be adequate for the church's needs, noting it falls within their adopted reserves policy target of three to six months' expenditure. The accounts were subject to an independent examination rather than a full audit.

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

What the accounts disclose

Reserves policy: three to six months' expenditure (approximately £36,000 to £72,000 based on monthly expenditure of approximately £12,000) (held: £42k)
“The Church Council has adopted a reserves policy which aims to hold general unrestricted funds equivalent to three to six months' expenditure (approximately £36,000 to £72,000 based on monthly expenditure of approximately £12,000).” — page 7
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Accounts independently examined (not a full audit). Discloses 4 of 6 completeness components.

Trustees · trustee networks

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

Operates in: Birmingham City

Income and spending

Financial year endIncomeSpending
31/08/2025£152k£185k
31/08/2024£187k£173k
31/08/2023£151k£145k
31/08/2022£157k£141k
31/08/2021£138k£138k

Common questions

Is SELLY OAK METHODIST CHURCH financially healthy?

Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that the church reported a net deficit of £32,491 for the year, resulting in total funds decreasing from £118,777 to £86,286. The trustees consider the current level of general unrestricted funds (£41,731) to be adequate for the church's needs, noting it falls within their adopted reserves policy target of three to six months' expenditure. The accounts were subject to an independent examination rather than a full audit. Its FY2025 accounts were independently examined.

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Side by side with its peers

CharityIncomeTop pay bandStaff >£60kReserves vs policyFundraising costGoing concern
SELLY OAK METHODIST CHURCH£152k—0above—no doubt
SOUTHWICK METHODIST CHURCH FY2025£339k—0above—no doubt
ILFORD METHODIST CHURCH FY2025£142k—0unclear—no doubt
WIMBORNE METHODIST CHURCH FY2025£104k—0unclear—no doubt
CULLERCOATS METHODIST CHURCH FY2025£216k—0above—no doubt
THE METHODIST CHURCH, HATFIELD ROAD, ST ALBANS FY2025£127k—0above—no doubt

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