TRINITY METHODIST CHURCH CHELMSFORD

Registered charity 1144617 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register

Advancement of Christian faith, in accordance with doctrinal standards of The Methodist Church, any charitable purpose of any Connexional, district, circuit or local organisation of the Methodist Church, any charitable purpose of any society/institution subsiiary to the Methodist Church, or any purpose of any charity being a charity/subsidiary or ancillary to the Methodist Church.

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 the church held total cash funds of £176,335.42 at the end of the year, with a net surplus of £9,527.73 before accounting for a significant circuit refund. The trustees report that reserve funds exceed the stated policy target of six months' expenditure (£50,000) by over £105,000, although they caution that reserves cannot be replaced soon due to increasing 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 5 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 handling
• Complaints policy and procedures
• Conflicting interests
• Engaging external speakers at charity events policy and procedures
• Financial reserves policy and procedures
• Internal charity financial controls policy and procedures
• Internal risk management policy and procedures
• Paying staff
• 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
• Volunteer management

Public fundraising profile: JustGiving — TRINITY METHODIST CHURCH CHELMSFORD (matched by registered charity number).

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

Trustees · trustee networks

• Anthony Bender
• Christine Elles
• DIANE MARY POTTER
• Hilary Georgina Walden
• Janet Cassels · trustee of 1 other charity
• Janet Lesley Wintle
• John Cullum
• Judith Molyneux
• Karen Elizabeth Murrell
• Kay Burton
• MR JEFF GREEN · trustee of 1 other charity
• Nigel Charles Murrell · trustee of 1 other charity
• Rev Asif Karam
• Russell Burton

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

Operates in: Essex

Income and spending

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