HAYWARDS HEATH METHODIST CHURCH

Registered charity 1136146 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register · also known as HHMC

A Methodist Church within the Methodist Connexion in Great Britain

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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Latest income

£173k

Latest spending

£203k

Registered

2010

Accounts read

FY2025

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that the charity reported a net expenditure of £30,273 for the year, resulting in a decrease in total funds from £394,948 to £364,675. Despite this deficit, the trustees confirm the charity remains in a stable position with adequate resources to continue as a going concern, supported by prudent management and increased pledges from a generosity campaign.

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

What the accounts disclose

Reserves policy: six months of routine expenditure (held: £346k)

“The agreed reserves policy is to maintain general reserves at a level to cover 6 months routine expenditure.” — page 5

Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

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
Safeguarding policy and procedures
Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries

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

Trustees · trustee networks

ANNE ELIZABETH JORDAN
Alan Colgate
BARBARA ANN TOMKINSON
CAROL ANDREWS
CHRISTINE DYER CB
Christina Chelmick
DAVID JORDAN
Darren Jonathon Philip White
Lynn Elizabeth Beauchamp
MARION COTTINGHAM
MRS GWEN DURNFORD
Matthew Sanusi
Megan Elizabeth Durnford
NITYA THEOPHILUS JOHNKAY
Rev Barbara Theresa Evans-Routley · trustee of 1 other charity
Rosalind Palmer
Vivienne Campbell

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

Operates in: East Sussex · West Sussex

Income and spending

Financial year end	Income	Spending
31/08/2025	£173k	£203k
31/08/2024	£185k	£175k
31/08/2023	£230k	£173k
31/08/2022	£175k	£182k
31/08/2021	£147k	£188k

Common questions

Is HAYWARDS HEATH METHODIST CHURCH financially healthy?

Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that the charity reported a net expenditure of £30,273 for the year, resulting in a decrease in total funds from £394,948 to £364,675. Despite this deficit, the trustees confirm the charity remains in a stable position with adequate resources to continue as a going concern, supported by prudent management and increased pledges from a generosity campaign. Its FY2025 accounts were independently examined.