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BERMONDSEY CENTRAL HALL METHODIST CHURCH

Registered charity 1141912 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register · also known as BCH, SLM, SOUTH LONDON MISSION

Christian worship and pastoral care; drop-in centre for elderly; provision of hostel accommodation to those in need of low-cost housing; food distribution programme; Saturday Supplementary School; housing & benefits advice; Youth activities (Boys and Girls Brigade; Summer Holiday Club); project to support young mothers in the community part funded (70%) by the Methodist Church VentureFX fund.

Causes: General Charitable Purposes · The Prevention Or Relief Of Poverty · Accommodation/housing · Religious Activities · Economic/community Development/employment · website · Get email alerts

Latest income
£629k
Latest spending
£645k
Registered
2011
Accounts read
FY2025

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that total incoming resources rose to £629,448 while total expenditure increased to £645,490, resulting in a net outgoing of £15,796. Per the trustees' report, unrestricted funds totalled £413,386, with free reserves standing at approximately £291,096, which is above the Trustees' target level under their stated reserves policy.

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

What the accounts disclose

Largest income source: Trading activities (73% of income)
“Trading activities (CPH & commercial) £456,263”
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Payments to trustees: Trustee H Shaw received £28,577 for an employee role.
“During the year 1 trustee (H Shaw) received remuneration. The remuneration paid during the year was for the employees' role within the charity and not for their role as a trustee. The total remuneration paid during the year was £28,577 including NI and Pension.” — page 39
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Related-party transaction: Trustee H Shaw received remuneration of £28,577 for an employee role, not as a trustee.
“During the year 1 trustee (H Shaw) received remuneration. The remuneration paid during the year was for the employees' role within the charity and not for their role as a trustee. The total remuneration paid during the year was £28,577 including NI and Pension.” — page 39
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Accounts independently examined (not a full audit). Discloses 4 of 6 completeness components.

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

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

Total income
£629k
Total spending
£645k
Reserves (reported)
£292k
Employees
14

Reported reserves equal ~5.4 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 (73% 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

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

Operates in: Southwark

Income and spending

Financial year endIncomeSpending
31/08/2025£629k£645k
31/08/2024£583k£599k
31/08/2023£621k£547k
31/08/2022£500k£548k
31/08/2021£589k£572k

Common questions

Is BERMONDSEY CENTRAL HALL METHODIST CHURCH financially healthy?

Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that total incoming resources rose to £629,448 while total expenditure increased to £645,490, resulting in a net outgoing of £15,796. Per the trustees' report, unrestricted funds totalled £413,386, with free reserves standing at approximately £291,096, which is above the Trustees' target level under their stated reserves policy. Its FY2025 accounts were independently examined.

Who funds BERMONDSEY CENTRAL HALL METHODIST CHURCH?

Funders whose own accounts filings name BERMONDSEY CENTRAL HALL METHODIST CHURCH as a grant recipient include GUY'S AND ST THOMAS' FOUNDATION, SOUTHWARK CHARITIES.

Known funders

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

FunderYearAmountPurpose (as stated by the funder)
GUY'S AND ST THOMAS' FOUNDATIONFY2023£102kImpact on Urban Health
SOUTHWARK CHARITIESFY2024£17k
SOUTHWARK CHARITIESFY2023£12kGrants awarded to community organisations and charities
SOUTHWARK CHARITIESFY2022£7k