BROOKSIDE METHODIST CHURCH

Registered charity 1142796 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register

The provision of regular public acts of worship open to members of the church and non-members alike. The provision of a sacred space for prayer and contemplation. The teaching of Christianity through sermons, courses and small groups. Pastoral work including visiting the sick and bereaved. Promotion of Christianity through the staging of events and services.

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 DISCIPLINE 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.

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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Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that income exceeded expenditure by approximately £6,000 for the year ended 31 August 2025, resulting in a positive financial position. The charity holds unrestricted reserves of £52,688.88, which exceeds its stated policy target of approximately £29,000 (equivalent to six months of running costs).

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 4 of 6 completeness components.

In its annual return the charity told the Commission it is also regulated by: Ofsted (Office For Standards In Education). This is the charity’s own declaration; it is not a rating and has not been verified by the Commission or by this site.

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 handling
• Financial reserves policy and procedures
• Internal charity financial controls policy and procedures
• Paying staff
• Risk management
• Safeguarding policy and procedures
• Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries
• Serious incident reporting policy and procedures
• Trustee conflicts of interest policy and procedures

Trustees · trustee networks

• Rev Colin Sherwood BAchair
• Anthony Storey
• Brian Thornton
• CHRISTINE HARDMAN
• CLAIRE MICHELLE Ruffles
• Catherine Joan Ruffles · trustee of 1 other charity
• David James Whiting
• GEORGE BARBER · trustee of 1 other charity
• Joanna Parkin
• MRS M A YEOMAN
• MRS V A OSTLER
• Madeleine Helen Whiting
• Mrs E Storey
• PETER RAYMOND GRICE
• Paul Robert Abel · trustee of 1 other charity
• SUSAN ELIZABETH GRICE

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

Operates in: Peterborough City

Income and spending

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Government & lottery funding

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