DORSET GARDENS METHODIST CHURCH

Registered charity 1160211 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register · also known as DG

1. Providing worship (Methodist)2. Serving the community (see Annual Report)3. Providing pastoral support to members of the Church and the community.

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Latest income
£172k
Latest spending
£150k
Registered
2015
Accounts read
FY2025

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that the church incurred a deficit in the general accounts for the year, with running costs exceeding income. This shortfall was covered using returned funds from a previous pension reserve contribution and a legacy received from the estate of Revd Mary Bailey.

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

What the accounts disclose

Reserves position: below the charity's own stated reserves policy
The cost of running the church building continues to increase beyond our income and we again had a shortfall in our general accounts — page 4
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Going concern: noted by the trustees or auditor
The cost of running the church building continues to increase beyond our income and we again had a shortfall in our general accounts – see below. — page 4
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Discloses 3 of 6 completeness components.

Public fundraising profile: JustGiving — Dorset Gardens Methodist Church (matched by registered charity number).

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Trustees · trustee networks

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

Operates in: Brighton And Hove

Income and spending

Financial year endIncomeSpending
31/08/2025£172k£150k
31/08/2024£141k£199k
31/08/2023£134k£173k
31/08/2022£193k£163k
31/08/2021£175k£142k

Common questions

Is DORSET GARDENS METHODIST CHURCH financially healthy?

Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that the church incurred a deficit in the general accounts for the year, with running costs exceeding income. This shortfall was covered using returned funds from a previous pension reserve contribution and a legacy received from the estate of Revd Mary Bailey.