HARWOOD METHODIST CHURCH

Registered charity 1145702 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register

Advancement of religion

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 incurred a net deficit of £23,263 for the year ended 31 August 2025, resulting in a decrease in total cash funds held from £97,083 to £71,810. Per the statement of assets and liabilities, the church holds significant non-cash assets, including land and buildings valued at £4,265,717, against a small outstanding loan of £25,000. The independent examiner confirmed that no material matters came to attention during the examination of the accounts.

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.

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
• Campaigns and political activity 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
• Investing charity funds policy and procedures
• Investment
• 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

Structured financials (annual return, FY ending 31/08/2021)

Per its annual return, largest income source: Charitable activities (96% 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.

Trustees · trustee networks

• Adam James Smith
• Alison Unsworth
• Ann Elizabeth Stones
• Beverley Howarth · trustee of 1 other charity
• Elizabeth Ann Smith · trustee of 1 other charity
• GILLIAN PLATT OBE
• Graham Smith · trustee of 1 other charity
• Ian Vickers · trustee of 1 other charity
• JANE CHRISTINE SWEETLOVE
• JENNIFER ANN LIGGAT
• JOANNA JOWETT · trustee of 1 other charity
• JOYCE MARY BOOTH
• KEITH ANTHONY DARLINGTON
• LORNA ANNE SMALLMAN
• Mary Riley · trustee of 2 other charities
• Matthew Smith
• Mrs S Marfell-Cadman
• Peter Green · trustee of 2 other charities
• Rev Christopher Neil Pritchard · trustee of 2 other charities

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

Operates in: Lancashire

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