METHODIST CHURCH - NORTH WEST ENGLAND DISTRICT

Registered charity 1135459 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register · also known as METHODIST CHURCH - MANCHESTER & STOCKPORT DISTRICT

Activities in accordance with the charitable objects of the Methodist Church

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Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that the charity holds unrestricted reserves of £7,233,606, which significantly exceeds the stated operational reserve requirement of approximately £521,000. The trustees note that while a formal reserves policy is not yet finalized, the financial position is strong following the merger of five districts, with net current assets of £4.34 million. The auditor confirmed that the use of the going concern basis of accounting is appropriate with no material uncertainties identified.

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

What the accounts disclose

Accounts audited by MckKellens Limited. Discloses 4 of 6 completeness components.

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

Reported reserves equal ~21.6 months of spending — in the top quarter for charities its size (median 4.8 months; benchmarks).

Per its annual return, largest income source: Other (61% 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: 0.2% of total income — below the median for charities its size (5.2%) (benchmarks).

Register events

• Received assets from another charity (24/09/2026) — per the register’s event history; asset transfers typically record mergers or reorganisations.
• Received assets from another charity (21/05/2026) — per the register’s event history; asset transfers typically record mergers or reorganisations.
• Received assets from another charity (27/08/2025) — per the register’s event history; asset transfers typically record mergers or reorganisations.
• Received assets from another charity (15/07/2025) — per the register’s event history; asset transfers typically record mergers or reorganisations.

Trustees · trustee networks

• Rev James Neal Tebbuttchair
• CAROLYN HOTHERSALL · trustee of 1 other charity
• Heather Fergusson
• Ian Castledine
• Peter Gorst · trustee of 1 other charity
• Rev Caroline Ainger
• Rev David Newlove
• Rev John Malnutt
• Rev Philip J Gough · trustee of 1 other charity
• Rev Sharon Read · trustee of 2 other charities
• Rev Wilfred Robinson · trustee of 2 other charities
• Ruth Dawson · trustee of 1 other charity
• Stephen Howard Cooper

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

Operates in: Throughout England

Income and spending

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Charities like this

Semantically similar by activities and financial character, from our analysed corpus. Compare with LINCOLNSHIRE METHODIST DISTRICT.

• LINCOLNSHIRE METHODIST DISTRICT income £504k
• LONDON DISTRICT OF THE METHODIST CHURCH income £2.4m
• THE METHODIST CHURCH YORKSHIRE WEST DISTRICT income £1.5m
• BRISTOL DISTRICT OF THE METHODIST CHURCH income £664k
• BOURNEMOUTH METHODIST CHURCH income £394k
• West Midlands Methodist District income £1.5m

Side by side with its peers

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