HOLY TRINITY THORPE HESLEY (ANGLICAN & METHODIST)

Registered charity 1136178 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register

Local ecumenical Partnership between Anglican & Methodist churches.Providing both a place of worship together with Community Centre & Community magazine

Objects

The purpose of the Charity is to advance the Christian faith in the Area of Benefit in accordance with the principles and practices of the Participating Churches. In achieving its purpose, the Charity will engage in a range of activities, either on its own or with others, including (but not restricted to):a) the celebration of public worship; b) the teaching of the Christian faith; c) mission and evangelism; d) pastoral work, including visiting the sick and the bereaved; e) the provision of facilities with a Christian ethos for the local community, including (but not restricted to) the elderly, the young and other groups with special needs; and f) the support of other charities in the UK and overseas.

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
£164k
Latest spending
£143k
Registered
2010
Accounts read
FY2024

Financial health, per its FY2024 accounts

The accounts state that the charity ended the year with a surplus for the first time since before the pandemic, driven by increased voluntary giving and recovered income from the Trinity Community Centre and Grapevine magazine. The trustees report that unrestricted reserves of approximately £34,000 are currently below their stated policy target of £65,000 (six months' expenditure), but they are confident in rebuilding reserves over the coming years.

Automated summary of the FY2024 accounts; the evidenced findings below carry the verbatim passages.

What the accounts disclose

Reserves position: below the charity's own stated reserves policy (held: £34k; policy: six months expenditure)
“We currently hold just over £34,000 in all funds (excluding fixed assets). Whilst this is still below our stated policy”
Per its FY2024 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.

Trustees · trustee networks

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

Operates in: Barnsley · Rotherham · Sheffield City

Income and spending

Financial year endIncomeSpending
31/12/2024£164k£143k
31/12/2023£135k£137k
31/12/2022£134k£149k
31/12/2021£132k£123k
31/12/2020£120k£126k

Common questions

Is HOLY TRINITY THORPE HESLEY (ANGLICAN & METHODIST) financially healthy?

Per its FY2024 accounts: The accounts state that the charity ended the year with a surplus for the first time since before the pandemic, driven by increased voluntary giving and recovered income from the Trinity Community Centre and Grapevine magazine. The trustees report that unrestricted reserves of approximately £34,000 are currently below their stated policy target of £65,000 (six months' expenditure), but they are confident in rebuilding reserves over the coming years. Its FY2024 accounts were independently examined.

Government & lottery funding

Grants to this charity published as open data by government and lottery funders (360Giving).

FunderDateAmountPurpose
The National Lottery Heritage Fund02/03/2017£117k"Refurbish the stonework to protect the structural integrity of Grade 2 listed building"