HILLSIDE METHODIST CHURCH

Registered charity 1175950 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register · also known as BRINSCALL METHODIST CHURCH

O PROMOTE :-CHRISTIAN FAITH IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE DOCTRINAL STANDARDS AND THE DISCIPLINE OF THE METHODIST CHURCH,ANY CHARITABLE PURPOSE FOR THE TIME BEING OF ANY CONNEXIONAL, DISTRICT,CIRCUIT,LOCAL OR OTHER ORGANISATION OF THE METHODIST CHURCH OR ANY SOCIETY, INSTITUTION OR CHARITY BEING A SOCIETY, INSTITUTION OR CHARITY SUBSIDIARY OR ANCILLARY TO THE METHODIST CHURCH

Objects

THE PURPOSES OF THE METHODIST CHURCH ARE AND SHALL BE DEEMED TO HAVE BEEN SINCE THE DATE OF UNION THE ADVANCEMENT OF Û (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 SUBSIDIARY 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.

Causes: General Charitable Purposes · Religious Activities · website · Get email alerts

Registered contact address: Chorley, North West, England (from the postcode on the register)

Latest income

£86k

Latest spending

£73k

Registered

2017

Accounts read

FY2025

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that the charity achieved a net surplus of £11,228 for the year, with total income of £71,974 and expenditure of £61,021. The trustees report that free unrestricted reserves stood at £70,098, providing 13.6 months of cover against the annual operating expense forecast of £61,458, which exceeds their policy target of six months' cover.

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

What the accounts disclose

Reserves policy: six months’ average operating expenditure (held: £70k)

“The Reserves Policy for the Church is to hold a minimum sum of Free Reserves equivalent to six months’ average operating expenditure.” — page 7

Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Related-party transaction: Circuit Assessment

“Chorley & Leyland Methodist Circuit Assessment 0 (42,288) 0” — page 19

“Chorley & Leyland Methodist Circuit Rent 170 0 0” — page 19

Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Related-party transaction: Rent

“Chorley & Leyland Methodist Circuit Assessment 0 (42,288) 0” — page 19

“Chorley & Leyland Methodist Circuit Rent 170 0 0” — page 19

Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Related-party transaction: Contribution to DONA

“Chorley & Leyland Methodist Circuit Assessment 0 (42,288) 0” — page 19

“Chorley & Leyland Methodist Circuit Rent 170 0 0” — page 19

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.

Bullying and harassment policy and procedures
Complaints 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
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

Public profiles (found on the charity’s own website): facebook

Trustees · trustee networks

ANGELA MELLING
Antonius Maria van der Linde
Audrey Helen Brennan
DAVID WALLIS
DUNCAN FROST
Georgia Rose Aldcroft-Colling
JANET HORTON BSC-HON · trustee of 1 other charity
Katherine Eleanor Klunder
Louise Mary Taylor · trustee of 1 other charity
MR CHRIS HOWARD · trustee of 3 other charities
MR GEOFF HORTON
MR TIM MELLING
NORMA KLUNDER · trustee of 1 other charity
Paul James Barron
Rev Karen Amanda Hilsden · trustee of 1 other charity
Thomas Keighley
William Taylor Barron

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

Operates in: Lancashire

Income and spending

Financial year end	Income	Spending
31/08/2025	£86k	£73k
31/08/2024	£111k	£78k
31/08/2023	£99k	£83k
31/08/2022	£84k	£67k
31/08/2021	£91k	£71k

Common questions

Is HILLSIDE METHODIST CHURCH financially healthy?

Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that the charity achieved a net surplus of £11,228 for the year, with total income of £71,974 and expenditure of £61,021. The trustees report that free unrestricted reserves stood at £70,098, providing 13.6 months of cover against the annual operating expense forecast of £61,458, which exceeds their policy target of six months' cover. Its FY2025 accounts were independently examined.

Charities like this

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

CHORLEY METHODIST CHURCH income £79k
SOUTHGATE (THE BOURNE) METHODIST CHURCH income £173k
UNITED METHODIST CHURCH (UK) income £1.5m
TRINITY METHODIST CHURCH CHELMSFORD income £109k
WESTBOROUGH METHODIST CHURCH income £293k
MARKET HARBOROUGH METHODIST CHURCH income £177k

Side by side with its peers

Charity	Income	Top pay band	Reserves vs policy	Fundraising cost	Going concern
HILLSIDE METHODIST CHURCH	£86k	—	unclear	—	no doubt
CHORLEY METHODIST CHURCH FY2025	£79k	—	unclear	—	no doubt
SOUTHGATE (THE BOURNE) METHODIST CHURCH FY2025	£173k	—	unclear	—	no doubt
UNITED METHODIST CHURCH (UK) FY2025	£1.5m	—	above	—	no doubt
TRINITY METHODIST CHURCH CHELMSFORD FY2025	£109k	—	above	—	no doubt
WESTBOROUGH METHODIST CHURCH FY2025	£293k	—	unclear	—	no doubt

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