STRATFORD ON AVON METHODIST CHURCH

Registered charity 1152323 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register

The provision of regular acts of worship open to members of the church and non-members alike. The provision of sacred space (the building ) for prayer and contemplation. We reach out to our local community with activities engaging mothers and toddlers, children's choir, fellowship through brunches and friendship lunches, holiday at home initiative addressing needs of the elderly and lonely

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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Registered contact address: Stratford-on-Avon, West Midlands, England (from the postcode on the register)

Latest income

£109k

Latest spending

£110k

Registered

2013

Accounts read

FY2025

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that total income increased to £135,054, resulting in a surplus of £7,434 for the year. However, unrestricted reserves of £42,821 remain below the stated minimum policy target of £55,000, a shortfall attributed to erosion during the Covid restrictions. The trustees note that income from giving and letting is expected to replenish reserves depleted during that period.

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

What the accounts disclose

Largest income source: Lettings (38% of income)

“letting income paid by external users of the building 38% (2023: 42%).” — page 6

Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Reserves position: below the charity's own stated reserves policy (held: £43k; policy: six months routine expenditure)

“Whilst we still have a shortfall versus the minimum reserves policy, caused by the erosion during the Covid restrictions, the shortfall has reduced during the year.”

Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

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
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Complaints 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
Trustee conflicts of interest policy and procedures
Trustee expenses policy and procedures
Volunteer management

Trustees · trustee networks

Andrew James Steele · trustee of 1 other charity
Christopher Alan Benson · trustee of 2 other charities
DAVID JOHN LOADER
DAVID LESLIE DUMPER · trustee of 1 other charity
DR LIM CHUEN HO
Deacon Jane Elizabeth Mills
GILLIAN AMY EDWARDS B.ED
Graham Neville Collins
Janet Mee
Janet Veronica Grant
MICHAEL BRIERLEY LEDGARD
Phillip Neil Ledgard · trustee of 2 other charities
Rebecca Lee Ledgard
Rev Iain Mark Ballard · trustee of 3 other charities
Rosina Margaret Blakemore · trustee of 1 other charity
Sheila Brown · trustee of 2 other charities
Stephen Paul Peacop

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

Operates in: Warwickshire

Income and spending

Financial year end	Income	Spending
31/08/2025	£109k	£110k
31/08/2024	£135k	£128k
31/08/2023	£102k	£100k
31/08/2022	£87k	£94k
31/08/2021	£55k	£78k

Common questions

Is STRATFORD ON AVON METHODIST CHURCH financially healthy?

Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that total income increased to £135,054, resulting in a surplus of £7,434 for the year. However, unrestricted reserves of £42,821 remain below the stated minimum policy target of £55,000, a shortfall attributed to erosion during the Covid restrictions. The trustees note that income from giving and letting is expected to replenish reserves depleted during that period. Its FY2025 accounts were independently examined.

Funders of similar charities

Funders whose accounts show grants to charities similar to this one (and no recorded grant to this charity) — a starting list for fundraisers.

Funder	Similar charities funded	Amount to them
WEST HERTFORDSHIRE AND BORDERS METHODIST CIRCUIT	1	£71k

Charities like this

Semantically similar by activities and financial character, from our analysed corpus. Compare with STRATFORD METHODIST CHURCH.

STRATFORD METHODIST CHURCH income £219k
STRATFORD UPON AVON BAPTIST CHURCH income £141k
EDMONTON METHODIST CHURCH income £129k
WALTON-ON-THAMES METHODIST CHURCH income £82k
WEST BRIDGFORD METHODIST CHURCH income £227k
EMSWORTH METHODIST CHURCH income £132k

Side by side with its peers

Charity	Income	Top pay band	Staff >£60k	Reserves vs policy	Fundraising cost	Going concern
STRATFORD ON AVON METHODIST CHURCH	£109k	—	0	below	—	no doubt
STRATFORD METHODIST CHURCH FY2025	£219k	—	0	below	—	no doubt
STRATFORD UPON AVON BAPTIST CHURCH FY2025	£141k	—	0	unclear	—	no doubt
EDMONTON METHODIST CHURCH FY2025	£129k	—	0	unclear	—	no doubt
WALTON-ON-THAMES METHODIST CHURCH FY2025	£82k	—	0	unclear	—	no doubt
WEST BRIDGFORD METHODIST CHURCH FY2025	£227k	—	—	above	—	no doubt

Each row is that charity’s latest analysed filing; every value is quote-backed on its own page.