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HETTON-LE-HOLE INDEPENDENT METHODIST CHURCH

Registered charity 1166061 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register · also known as HETTON IM CHURCH

We promote the Christian religion in various ways - Sunday and mid-week services, Prayer Meetings and Bible Studies. We hold regular social activities both in our church premises and at other locations depending on the activity. We have a very active Sunday School as well as mid-week outings for those who attend. We have a Women's Auxiliary group and a Craft Club open to all adults.

Objects

THE ADVANCEMENT OF THE CHRISTIAN FAITH IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE STATEMENTS OF FAITH AND PRACTICE OF THE INDEPENDENT METHODIST CONNEXION. THE CHARITY MAY ALSO CARRY OUT OTHER CHARITABLE PURPOSES IN THE UNITED KINGDOM AND/OR OTHER PARTS OF THE WORLD.

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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Latest income
£63k
Latest spending
£62k
Registered
2016
Accounts read
FY2025

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that the charity generated a small surplus of £729.77 for the year ended 31 December 2025, with total income of £62,939.72 and total expenditure of £62,209.95. The trustees report that the primary source of income shifted to grant funding to support major building projects, and the current balance is intended to cover future needs such as a new church roof.

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

What the accounts disclose

Largest income source: Grants (53% of income)
“grant income of 52.5% (£33,040).” — page 6
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Reserves policy: 6 months’ average expenditure (held: £52k)
“The Reserves Policy for Hetton-le-Hole Independent Methodist Church is to hold a sum equivalent to 6 months’ average expenditure.” — page 6
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.

Trustees · trustee networks

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

Operates in: Durham · Sunderland

Income and spending

Financial year endIncomeSpending
31/12/2025£63k£62k
31/12/2024£36k£42k
31/12/2023£38k£32k
31/12/2022£29k£31k
31/12/2021£20k£17k

Common questions

Is HETTON-LE-HOLE INDEPENDENT METHODIST CHURCH financially healthy?

Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that the charity generated a small surplus of £729.77 for the year ended 31 December 2025, with total income of £62,939.72 and total expenditure of £62,209.95. The trustees report that the primary source of income shifted to grant funding to support major building projects, and the current balance is intended to cover future needs such as a new church roof. Its FY2025 accounts were independently examined.

Who funds HETTON-LE-HOLE INDEPENDENT METHODIST CHURCH?

Funders whose own accounts filings name HETTON-LE-HOLE INDEPENDENT METHODIST CHURCH as a grant recipient include THE CATHERINE COOKSON CHARITABLE TRUST.

Known funders

Grants to this charity found in funders’ own accounts filings.

FunderYearAmountPurpose (as stated by the funder)
THE CATHERINE COOKSON CHARITABLE TRUSTFY2024£1kReligious Activities