TRUSTEES FOR METHODIST CHURCH PURPOSES
Registered charity 1136358 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register · also known as TMCP
The Trustees for Methodist Church Purposes is a corporate body which acts as custodian or full trustee of Methodist property and was incorporated by the Methodist Church Act 1939.
Causes: General Charitable Purposes · website · Get email alerts
Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts
The accounts state that the charity reported a net operating gain of £206,340 for the year ended 31 August 2025, resulting in total unrestricted reserves of £1,615,579. This actual reserve level is above the charity's stated policy target of £1.151m, and the trustees confirmed there are no material uncertainties regarding the charity's ability to continue as a going concern.
Automated summary of the FY2025 accounts; the evidenced findings below carry the verbatim passages.
What the accounts disclose
Largest income source: Management Charge (83% of income)
“Management Charge - £1,335,546” — page 16
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Reserves policy: £1.151m (held: £1.6m)
“Quantified target reserves per the policy are £1.151m”
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Pension scheme deficit: £200k
“Net overfunding in Scheme (0.2)” — page 38
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Trading subsidiary: Methodist Chapel Aid Ltd
“Anne Goodman, Chief Executive, is a director of Methodist Chapel Aid Ltd. The Board, as full trustee of the MCA Charitable Trust, holds 29.7% (2024: 29.7%) of the share capital of the Company.” — page 20
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Accounts audited by MHA. Discloses 5 of 6 completeness components.
Year-over-year changes
- Employees paid over £60,000: 2 (FY2024) → 0 (FY2025).
Comparing this charity’s FY2024 and FY2025 accounts as analysed by this site.
Property (HM Land Registry)
5,375 registered titles in England and Wales held by the charity’s company or corporate body (5130 freehold); recorded price paid £183.1m. All charity-held property. Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright, OGL v3.0.
Structured financials (annual return, FY ending 31/08/2025)
Reported reserves equal ~13.8 months of spending — in the top quarter for charities its size (median 4.8 months; benchmarks).
Per its annual return, largest income source: Charitable activities (95% 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 (5.2%) (benchmarks).
Register events
- Received assets from another charity (23/05/2024) — per the register’s event history; asset transfers typically record mergers or reorganisations.
Trustee list from the Charity Commission register (current, not historical).
Operates in: Throughout England And Wales
Income and spending
Common questions
Is TRUSTEES FOR METHODIST CHURCH PURPOSES financially healthy?
Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that the charity reported a net operating gain of £206,340 for the year ended 31 August 2025, resulting in total unrestricted reserves of £1,615,579. This actual reserve level is above the charity's stated policy target of £1.151m, and the trustees confirmed there are no material uncertainties regarding the charity's ability to continue as a going concern. Its FY2025 accounts were audited by MHA.
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