UNITED METHODIST CHURCH (UK)

Registered charity 1169890 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register

REGULAR CHURCH SERVICES, CHRISTIAN CONVENTIONS, CRUSADES AND MINISTERING THE WORD OF GOD. THE MAIN OBJECTIVES OF THE CHARITY ARE TO PROMOTE AND ADVANCE CHRISTIAN RELIGION, WORSHIP AND ALSO TO PROMOTE UNITED METHODIST CHURCH CENTRES OF WORSHIP.

Causes: The Prevention Or Relief Of Poverty · Religious Activities · website · Get email alerts

Latest income
£1.5m
Latest spending
£1.2m
Registered
2016
Accounts read
FY2022

Financial health, per its FY2022 accounts

The accounts state that the charity generated a net surplus of £288,162 for the year ended 31 December 2022, with total incoming resources of £821,796 and total expenditure of £533,634. The trustees report that unrestricted reserves stood at £2,553,649, which is well above the stated policy target of 25% of total annual expenditure. The trustees and auditors confirm that the charity has adequate resources to continue as a going concern for the foreseeable future.

Automated summary of the FY2022 accounts; the evidenced findings below carry the verbatim passages.

What the accounts disclose

Reserves policy: 25% of total annual expenditure (held: £2.6m)
General reserves are set according to the Church's reserves policy at 25% of total annual expenditure. — page 7
Per its FY2022 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Accounts audited by Leroy Reid & Co. Discloses 5 of 6 completeness components.

Structured financials (annual return, FY ending 31/12/2024)

Total income
£1.5m
Total spending
£1.2m
Cost of raising funds
£91k
Reserves (reported)
£2.7m
Employees
9

Reported reserves equal ~28.6 months of spending — in the top quarter for charities its size (median 4.8 months; benchmarks).

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Trustees

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

Operates in: Throughout England And Wales · Zimbabwe

Income and spending

Financial year endIncomeSpending
31/12/2024£1.5m£1.2m
31/12/2023£1.3m£1.0m
31/12/2022£822k£534k
31/12/2021£906k£375k
31/12/2020£924k£394k

Common questions

Is UNITED METHODIST CHURCH (UK) financially healthy?

Per its FY2022 accounts: The accounts state that the charity generated a net surplus of £288,162 for the year ended 31 December 2022, with total incoming resources of £821,796 and total expenditure of £533,634. The trustees report that unrestricted reserves stood at £2,553,649, which is well above the stated policy target of 25% of total annual expenditure. The trustees and auditors confirm that the charity has adequate resources to continue as a going concern for the foreseeable future. Its FY2022 accounts were audited by Leroy Reid & Co.