THE NEW ROOM/JOHN WESLEY'S CHAPEL

Registered charity 1137957 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register

Promote as a place of historical & contemporary significance in the spiritual & social life of Bristol, the nation & the world. Tell of the Wesleys & their contribution & relevance to thought, belief & action today. Develop a sustainable heritage attraction, educational resource, cultural venue & community facility. Offer opportunities for reflection,challenge & spiritual encounter.

Causes: General Charitable Purposes · Education/training · Religious Activities · Arts/culture/heritage/science · website · Get email alerts

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The charity reported a deficit of £132k for the year ended 31 August 2025, which reduced its unrestricted reserves to £278k. Despite this operational loss driven by significant property maintenance costs, the trustees consider the charity a going concern for at least 12 months, citing adequate reserves and continued support from the Methodist Church.

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

What the accounts disclose

Accounts independently examined (not a full audit). Discloses 5 of 6 completeness components.

Structured financials (annual return, FY ending 31/08/2024)

Reported reserves equal ~10.7 months of spending — above the median for charities its size (median 7.1 months; benchmarks).

Per its annual return, largest income source: Donations and legacies (59% 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: 36.0% of total income — above the 90th percentile for charities its size (median 2.9%) (benchmarks).

Trustees · trustee networks

• Eleanor Jane Allin · trustee of 2 other charities
• Geoff Gollop · trustee of 2 other charities
• Linda Jones
• MICHAEL ROSE · trustee of 1 other charity
• Professor Clifford Michael Friend · trustee of 1 other charity
• Rev DAVID WEEKS
• Rev Dr Jonathan Hustler
• Rev Ivan Fowler
• Rev Marcus Torchon · trustee of 2 other charities
• Rev Martin Wellings
• Rev Sharon Lovelock · trustee of 3 other charities
• Rev Teddy Kalongo · trustee of 3 other charities

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

Operates in: Bristol City

Income and spending

Common questions

Shared trustees with funders

Register facts shown side by side: a person serves as trustee of both this charity and a funder whose accounts record grants to it. Shared trusteeship is lawful and common; well-run charities manage it through declared-interest procedures.

• Rev Marcus Torchon — trustee here and at BRISTOL DISTRICT OF THE METHODIST CHURCH

Known funders

Grants to this charity found in funders’ own accounts filings.

Government & lottery funding

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