BECKENHAM METHODIST CHURCH

Registered charity 1138006 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register

The provision of regular public acts of worship open to all The provision of sacred space (two buildings) for prayer and contemplationThe teaching of Christianity Pastoral work including visiting the sick and bereaved The provision of activities for different age and gender groups with a Christian ethos Supporting other charities in the UK and overseas financially and with prayer.

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 dicipline 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

£171k

Latest spending

£251k

Registered

2010

Accounts read

FY2025

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that the financial position deteriorated during the year due to ongoing roof works, resulting in a decrease in reserves of just over £74,000. The trustees note that the works are not finished and expect the financial position to decline further in the next year. However, the charity ended the year debt free with total cash funds held of £156,895.

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

What the accounts disclose

Going concern: noted by the trustees or auditor

“The expectation is that it will decline again next year due to the roof works.” — page 3

Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Accounts independently examined (not a full audit). Discloses 4 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
Conflicting interests
Financial reserves policy and procedures
Internal charity financial controls policy and procedures
Internal risk management policy and procedures
Risk management
Safeguarding policy and procedures
Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries
Serious incident reporting policy and procedures
Social media policy and procedures
Trustee conflicts of interest policy and procedures
Trustee expenses policy and procedures

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

Trustees · trustee networks

Andrew Cloke
Barry David Stewart · trustee of 1 other charity
CHRISTINE HANDEL
DAVID EWART JACKSON · trustee of 4 other charities
David Bishop
David Keall
Deacon Laura MacBean · trustee of 1 other charity
Gordon Wilson
Graham George McLeod
IRENE LUM NTUMAZAH
JENNIFER MARGARET NICHOLS · trustee of 1 other charity
Janet Hrebien
Judith Anne Reep
Kojo Basua Anokye
Margaret Toronka
Mary Elizabeth Christina Jackson · trustee of 3 other charities
Micheline Faulkner
Rev David Morris · trustee of 2 other charities
Rev Duncan John MacBean
Rev Karen Mary George
Sandra Storch
Sheila Ann Priestman
Simon James Young · trustee of 1 other charity

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

Operates in: Bromley

Income and spending

Financial year end	Income	Spending
31/08/2025	£171k	£251k
31/08/2024	£177k	£129k
31/08/2023	£162k	£144k
31/08/2022	£124k	£154k
31/08/2021	£117k	£256k

Common questions

Is BECKENHAM METHODIST CHURCH financially healthy?

Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that the financial position deteriorated during the year due to ongoing roof works, resulting in a decrease in reserves of just over £74,000. The trustees note that the works are not finished and expect the financial position to decline further in the next year. However, the charity ended the year debt free with total cash funds held of £156,895. Its FY2025 accounts were independently examined.

Funders of similar charities

Funders whose accounts show grants to charities similar to this one (and no recorded grant to this charity) — a starting list for fundraisers.

Funder	Similar charities funded	Amount to them
THE CO-MISSION INITIATIVE TRUST	1	£628k
THE JOSEPH RANK TRUST	1	£30k

Charities like this

Semantically similar by activities and financial character, from our analysed corpus. Compare with Crossways Methodist Church.

Crossways Methodist Church income £125k
CAMBORNE WESLEY METHODIST CHURCH income £339k
Grace Church Beckenham income £140k
NOTTING HILL METHODIST CHURCH income £936k
WIMBORNE METHODIST CHURCH income £104k
EMSWORTH METHODIST CHURCH income £132k

Side by side with its peers

Charity	Income	Top pay band	Reserves vs policy	Fundraising cost	Going concern
BECKENHAM METHODIST CHURCH	£171k	—	unclear	—	noted
Crossways Methodist Church FY2025	£125k	—	within	—	no doubt
CAMBORNE WESLEY METHODIST CHURCH FY2025	£339k	—	below	—	no doubt
Grace Church Beckenham FY2024	£140k	—	above	—	no doubt
NOTTING HILL METHODIST CHURCH FY2025	£936k	—	unclear	—	no doubt
WIMBORNE METHODIST CHURCH FY2025	£104k	—	unclear	—	no doubt

Each row is that charity’s latest analysed filing; every value is quote-backed on its own page.