CENTRAL METHODIST CHURCH YORK

Registered charity 1176677 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register

We strive to enable people to live out their faith as part of our community through: Worship and prayer, learning about the Gospel and developing their knowledge and trust in Jesus. Provision of pastoral care for people living in the local community. Missionary and outreach work. In addition we utilise our buildings as a community hub for the work of local charities, organisations and individuals.

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Latest income

£253k

Latest spending

£240k

Registered

2018

Accounts read

FY2025

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that the charity made a surplus of £13,739 for the year ended 31 August 2025, with total incoming resources of £253,249 and total expenditure of £239,555. Per the trustees' report, free reserves held at the year-end totalled £69,727, which is higher than the stated reserves policy target of approximately £30,000.

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

What the accounts disclose

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

“The reserves policy for the Church is to hold a sum equivalent to 6 months average unrestricted expenditure. This amount is estimated to be in the region of £30,000.” — page 5

Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Payments to trustees: 1 Trustee, who is a Church Steward, has been paid remuneration amounting to £2,598

“During the year, 1 Trustee, who is a Church Steward, has been paid remuneration amounting to £2,598 (2024: 1 Trustee - £2,486).” — page 13

Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Related-party transaction: 15. RELATED PARTY TRANSACTIONS

“Donations received from related parties in the year totalled £1,000 (2024 - £1,000). There were no other related party transactions.” — page 15

Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Accounts independently examined (not a full audit). Discloses 5 of 6 completeness components.

Structured financials (annual return, FY ending 31/08/2022)

Total income

£625k

Total spending

£655k

Reserves (reported)

£106k

Employees

Reported reserves equal ~2.0 months of spending — in the bottom quarter for charities its size (median 7.1 months; benchmarks).

Per its annual return, largest income source: Other (87% of income) — components as reported reconcile to the return’s total income; not from the accounts narrative.

Per its annual return, cost of raising funds: 0.0% of total income — below the median for charities its size (2.9%) (benchmarks).

Trustees · trustee networks

Rev John Trevor Saxelby Haywardchair · trustee of 1 other charity
ANITA DORMER
CYNTHIA WOOLLEY
DOROTHY GODFREY
EILEEN ELIZABETH HANNAH
JOSE BELL
Janet Lilian Bowling
LINDA MARY DALES
PHILIP JAMES PAUL
Rev Katrina Mary Amderson Paterson
SALLY CAMIDGE
STEPHANIE ANNE HANSON · trustee of 1 other charity
Timothy Short

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

Operates in: North Yorkshire

Income and spending

Financial year end	Income	Spending
31/08/2025	£253k	£240k
31/08/2024	£105k	£115k
31/08/2023	£97k	£130k
31/08/2022	£625k	£655k
31/08/2021	£120k	£103k

Common questions

Is CENTRAL METHODIST CHURCH YORK financially healthy?

Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that the charity made a surplus of £13,739 for the year ended 31 August 2025, with total incoming resources of £253,249 and total expenditure of £239,555. Per the trustees' report, free reserves held at the year-end totalled £69,727, which is higher than the stated reserves policy target of approximately £30,000. Its FY2025 accounts were independently examined.

Government & lottery funding

Grants to this charity published as open data by government and lottery funders (360Giving).

Funder	Date	Amount	Purpose
UK government	01/04/2021	£423k	Methodists St Saviourgate - Grants for Programmes of Major Works

Charities like this

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

CENTRAL METHODIST CHURCH CHESTERFIELD income £192k
YORK BAPTIST CHURCH income £223k
UNITED METHODIST CHURCH (UK) income £1.5m
SOLIHULL METHODIST CHURCH income £462k
EMSWORTH METHODIST CHURCH income £132k
CENTRE CHURCH income £145k

Side by side with its peers

Charity	Income	Top pay band	Reserves vs policy	Fundraising cost	Going concern
CENTRAL METHODIST CHURCH YORK	£253k	—	above	—	no doubt
CENTRAL METHODIST CHURCH CHESTERFIELD FY2025	£192k	—	above	—	no doubt
YORK BAPTIST CHURCH FY2024	£223k	—	above	—	no doubt
UNITED METHODIST CHURCH (UK) FY2024	£1.5m	—	above	—	no doubt
SOLIHULL METHODIST CHURCH FY2025	£462k	—	above	—	no doubt
EMSWORTH METHODIST CHURCH FY2025	£132k	—	above	—	no doubt

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