Methodist Central Hall, Manchester

Registered charity 1137980 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register · also known as MCBMC, METHODIST CENTRAL BUILDINGS MANAGEMENT COMMITTEE

Methodist Central Hall, Manchester (MCHM) aims to promote, facilitate and assist with the work and purposes of the Methodist Church for the advancement of the Christian faith. In order to achieve this aim, MCHM aims to maintain sound finances and good property management so that it can continue to provide suitable accommodation for each of the Church Bodies at Central Buildings.

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Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The provided document contains no financial data, narrative, or accounts; it consists solely of repeated Docusign envelope identifiers and dates. Consequently, no assessment of financial health can be derived from the text.

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

What the accounts disclose

Discloses 3 of 6 completeness components.

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

Reported reserves equal ~6.0 months of spending — above the median for charities its size (median 5.2 months; benchmarks).

Per its annual return, largest income source: Other trading activities (47% 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 (4.9%) (benchmarks).

Trustees · trustee networks

• ALETHEA CHIA JUNG SIOWchair · trustee of 3 other charities
• David John Pickles · trustee of 2 other charities
• Deacon Jennifer Allison Jane Jones
• Garrie Charles Naden · trustee of 1 other charity
• Laura Vare
• Louise Wilkins
• Rev Dr Joanne Heather Cox-Darling · trustee of 1 other charity
• Rev Dr Kennedy Gondongwe · trustee of 3 other charities
• Rev Dr Raj Bharat Patta · trustee of 1 other charity

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

Operates in: Manchester City

Income and spending

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