DALE STREET METHODIST CHURCH

Registered charity 1153330 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register

Providing regular acts of Christian worship open to all; providing space for prayer/ contemplation; supporting groups for bible study and fellowship; providing activities with a Christian ethos for the young, their carers, and the elderly; promoting the mission of the church; demonstrating care for the community through social projects and donations; providing space for community activities.

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: Warwick, West Midlands, England (from the postcode on the register)

Latest income

£123k

Latest spending

£144k

Registered

2013

Accounts read

FY2025

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that the charity reported an in-year loss of £20,683 for the year ended 31 August 2025, primarily due to building investments and payments to the Circuit. Per the trustees' report, total general reserves and associated investments stood at £149,977, which is above the prudent levels targeted by the charity's reserves policy of £65,000 to £72,000.

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

What the accounts disclose

Reserves policy: £65,000 to £72,000 (held: £150k)

“The Church’s current policy has been to stabilise general income and expenditure and seek to maintain general reserves and investments of £65,000 to £72,000, this being approximately 45%-50% of the annual ordinary operating expenditure of the Church.” — page 4

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.

Financial reserves policy and procedures
Investment
Safeguarding policy and procedures
Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries

Register events

Received assets from another charity (06/12/2022) — per the register’s event history; asset transfers typically record mergers or reorganisations.

Trustees · trustee networks

Rev Tina Jane Brookerchair · trustee of 1 other charity
ANDREW TIMOTHY EMM · trustee of 3 other charities
Christopher Alan Benson · trustee of 2 other charities
David Keverne Sandy · trustee of 1 other charity
Derek John Dwyer · trustee of 1 other charity
GRAHAM CHARLES HOWE
Gail Elizabeth Howe
Ghislaine Anne Chirnside
Jane Edwina McConville
Jill Elizabeth Lloyd · trustee of 1 other charity
MARGARET ELIZABETH FERRER
MARK PREEDY
MAUREEN DARBY
MRS JO PARKINSON
MRS PENNY SHARPLES · trustee of 1 other charity
Margaret Ann Begg
Margaret Christine Weir
Paul Avijit Mondal
Rev Iain Mark Ballard · trustee of 3 other charities
Simon James Dobson
TONY PARKINSON

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

Operates in: Warwickshire

Income and spending

Financial year end	Income	Spending
31/08/2025	£123k	£144k
31/08/2024	£154k	£170k
31/08/2023	£152k	£107k
31/08/2022	£95k	£120k
31/08/2021	£61k	£112k

Common questions

Is DALE STREET METHODIST CHURCH financially healthy?

Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that the charity reported an in-year loss of £20,683 for the year ended 31 August 2025, primarily due to building investments and payments to the Circuit. Per the trustees' report, total general reserves and associated investments stood at £149,977, which is above the prudent levels targeted by the charity's reserves policy of £65,000 to £72,000. 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
WILLIAM HARDING'S CHARITY	1	£50k
THE J G GRAVES CHARITABLE TRUST	1	£14k
THOMAS HICKMAN'S CHARITY	1	£5k
SHEFFIELD TOWN TRUST	1	£2k
ROYAL SOCIETY OF WILDLIFE TRUSTS	1	£0

Charities like this

Semantically similar by activities and financial character, from our analysed corpus. Compare with METHODIST CENTRAL HALL, COVENTRY.

METHODIST CENTRAL HALL, COVENTRY income £461k
WESLEY HALL METHODIST CHURCH income £224k
THE METHODIST CHURCH IN GREAT BRITAIN income £52.3m
AYLESBURY METHODIST CHURCH income £191k
BARTON ON SEA METHODIST CHURCH income £78k
BROOKSIDE METHODIST CHURCH income £130k

Side by side with its peers

Charity	Income	Top pay band	Staff >£60k	Reserves vs policy	Fundraising cost	Going concern
DALE STREET METHODIST CHURCH	£123k	—	0	unclear	—	no doubt
METHODIST CENTRAL HALL, COVENTRY FY2025	£461k	—	0	below	—	no doubt
WESLEY HALL METHODIST CHURCH FY2025	£224k	—	0	below	—	no doubt
THE METHODIST CHURCH IN GREAT BRITAIN FY2025	£52.3m	—	—	unclear	—	no doubt
AYLESBURY METHODIST CHURCH FY2025	£191k	—	0	above	—	no doubt
BARTON ON SEA METHODIST CHURCH FY2025	£78k	—	0	unclear	—	no doubt

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