THE METHODIST HOMESTEAD

Registered charity 1150018 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register · also known as HOMESTEAD COTTAGES

The Methodist Homestead provides warm, manageable, comfortable and secure homes for our Residents in a caring Christian environment in keeping with the needs of our Residents, primarily for: a) members of Methodist Churches in the Northampton Circuit; b) retired Methodist Ministers and their spouses; c) elderly persons of limited means who are practising Christians of any denomination.

Objects

THE OBJECTS FOR WHICH THE COMPANY IS ESTABLISHED ARE:TO RELIEVE POVERTY AND ADVANCE THE CHRISTIAN FAITH BY PROVIDING HOMES IN A CARING CHRISTIAN ENVIRONMENT PRIMARILY FOR:I) MEMBERS OF METHODIST CHURCHES IN THE NORTHAMPTON CIRCUIT;II) RETIRED METHODIST MINISTERS AND THEIR SPOUSES;III) PERSONS OF LIMITED MEANS WHO ARE CHRISTIANS OF ANY DENOMINATION; ANDIV) SUCH OTHER PERSONS OF LIMITED MEANS AS THE DIRECTORS DEEM IN NEED OF, AND LIKELY TO BENEFIT FROM, THE PROVISION OF A HOME BY THE COMPANY.

Area of benefit: NORTHAMPTONSHIRE

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 FY2024 accounts

The charity reported a net incoming resource of £11,231 for the year ended 31 December 2024, reversing a deficit from the previous year. Total unrestricted funds (General Fund) stood at £247,718, while total net assets were £2,491,368. The trustees confirmed that adequate funds are maintained for the continued operation of the Homestead.

Automated summary of the FY2024 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
• 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

Public fundraising profile: JustGiving — THE METHODIST HOMESTEAD (matched by registered charity number).

Property (HM Land Registry)

1 registered title in England and Wales held by the charity’s company or corporate body (1 freehold). All charity-held property. Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright, OGL v3.0.

Register events

• Received assets from another charity (06/09/2013) — per the register’s event history; asset transfers typically record mergers or reorganisations.

Trustees · trustee networks

• STEPHEN EDMONDSchair · trustee of 2 other charities
• ANDREW MICHAEL ROBINSON
• CAROL JOY BALDWIN · trustee of 1 other charity
• Elizabeth Ruth McAteer
• Heather DAVIES
• JONATHAN ANDREW SMITH
• KATHERINE ELIZABETH BROWN
• SUSAN DORMAN

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

Operates in: Northamptonshire

Income and spending

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