RUISLIP METHODIST CHURCH

Registered charity 1163117 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register

We hold and organise regular services of worship that everyone is welcome to attend. We offer pastoral support to all who make contact with us. We offer a playgroup, parent and toddler group, ladies club and men's supper club. We support local ecumenical 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: Hillingdon, London, England (from the postcode on the register)

Latest income

£100k

Latest spending

£86k

Registered

2015

Accounts read

FY2025

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that the charity generated a surplus of £13,047 for the year, with total receipts of £99,531 and payments of £86,483. The trustees report that actual reserves fall short of their stated policy target of 50% of regular annual expenditure, though they are deemed sufficient for ongoing work. The charity holds unrestricted reserves of £43,702 and restricted reserves of £60,784 at the year end.

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 (held: £44k; policy: 50% of regular annual expenditure)

“The actual reserves fall short of this target but are sufficient for supporting the ongoing work of the church.” — page 7

Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

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

Trustees · trustee networks

Rev Julie Ann Kingchair · trustee of 1 other charity
A TAYLOR
ANDREW WILKINSON
C A BRAITHWAITE · trustee of 1 other charity
C TAYLOR
CHRISTINE JOAN FELLOWES
Colin Elliott
Dr Kofi Arhu Anie PhD MBE · trustee of 1 other charity
FRANCES EDWINA REID BSC
GILLIAN BROOKS
GILLIAN RUTH OXMAN
KEITH DOUGLAS HAYWARD R.V.M.
MRS J GINESI
Marion Leppard
P JANET STEPHENSON
PAM WILKINSON
Shelagh Moss
TERRY DEAN
THOMAS DAVID BRAITHWAITE
Valerie Elliott
Wesley Welcomme

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

Operates in: Hillingdon

Income and spending

Financial year end	Income	Spending
31/08/2025	£100k	£86k
31/08/2024	£104k	£100k
31/08/2023	£90k	£88k
31/08/2022	£75k	£82k
31/08/2021	£62k	£76k

Common questions

Is RUISLIP METHODIST CHURCH financially healthy?

Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that the charity generated a surplus of £13,047 for the year, with total receipts of £99,531 and payments of £86,483. The trustees report that actual reserves fall short of their stated policy target of 50% of regular annual expenditure, though they are deemed sufficient for ongoing work. The charity holds unrestricted reserves of £43,702 and restricted reserves of £60,784 at the year end. 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
THE HOBSON CHARITY LIMITED	1	£6k

Charities like this

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

RUGBY METHODIST CHURCH CENTRE income £97k
LUDLOW METHODIST CHURCH income £141k
YIEWSLEY METHODIST CHURCH income £258k
LINDLEY METHODIST CHURCH income £160k
CHISLEHURST METHODIST CHURCH income £154k
RIDGEWAY METHODIST CHURCH income £99k

Side by side with its peers

Charity	Income	Top pay band	Reserves vs policy	Fundraising cost	Going concern
RUISLIP METHODIST CHURCH	£100k	—	below	—	no doubt
RUGBY METHODIST CHURCH CENTRE FY2025	£97k	—	unclear	—	no doubt
LUDLOW METHODIST CHURCH FY2025	£141k	—	unclear	—	no doubt
YIEWSLEY METHODIST CHURCH FY2025	£258k	—	above	—	no doubt
LINDLEY METHODIST CHURCH FY2025	£160k	—	unclear	—	no doubt
CHISLEHURST METHODIST CHURCH FY2025	£154k	—	unclear	—	no doubt

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