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STRATHMORE ROAD METHODIST CHURCH, ROWLANDS GILL

Registered charity 1179206 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register · also known as SRMC

SRMC seeks to be a loving, welcoming and active Christian community, serving and sharing with the world around us, following the example and teaching of Jesus Christ.We serve the world and community by providing premises in Rowlands Gill and Chopwell for church, community and charitable use, as well as working with children and youth, refugees, the elderly and the socially disadvantaged.

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Latest income
£231k
Latest spending
£240k
Registered
2018
Accounts read
FY2025

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that the Unrestricted Fund held reserves of £86,564 at year-end, which exceeds the stated policy minimum of £40,000. The charity reported a surplus for the year and notes that bills were paid promptly with minimal outstanding liabilities.

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

What the accounts disclose

Largest income source: none
“Offerings and tax recovered via Gift Aid totalled £94,126 (2024 £91,042).” — page 23
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Reserves policy: minimum of £40,000 and not normally exceed six months operational expenditure (held: £87k)
“The Church Council is aware of the continuing need to maintain an appropriate level of reserves and has agreed that any Unrestricted Fund reserve should be a minimum of £40,000 and not normally exceed six months operational expenditure.”
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Related-party transaction: The document states the church is part of The Methodist Church and mentions a loan from The William Leech Charity, but does not explicitly disclose related-party transactions with trustees or connected entities in the financial notes.
“The Methodist Church is said to have been created after John Wesley’s conversion and is a Free Church. Strathmore Road Methodist Church (SRMC) includes premises both in Rowlands Gill and Chopwell and is part of the South West Tyneside Circuit and Newcastle upon Tyne District of The Methodist Church, the governing body of which is the annual conference of The Methodist Church.” — page 3
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Accounts independently examined (not a full audit). Discloses 4 of 6 completeness components.

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Trustees · trustee networks

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

Operates in: Durham · Gateshead

Income and spending

Financial year endIncomeSpending
31/08/2025£231k£240k
31/08/2024£228k£203k
31/08/2023£189k£110k
31/08/2022£94k£100k
31/08/2021£80k£88k

Common questions

Is STRATHMORE ROAD METHODIST CHURCH, ROWLANDS GILL financially healthy?

Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that the Unrestricted Fund held reserves of £86,564 at year-end, which exceeds the stated policy minimum of £40,000. The charity reported a surplus for the year and notes that bills were paid promptly with minimal outstanding liabilities. Its FY2025 accounts were independently examined.

Who funds STRATHMORE ROAD METHODIST CHURCH, ROWLANDS GILL?

Funders whose own accounts filings name STRATHMORE ROAD METHODIST CHURCH, ROWLANDS GILL as a grant recipient include THE JOSEPH RANK TRUST.

Known funders

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

FunderYearAmountPurpose (as stated by the funder)
THE JOSEPH RANK TRUSTFY2023£38kover 3 years

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.

FunderSimilar charities fundedAmount to them
BEESTON FREE CHURCH NOTTINGHAM1£7k

Charities like this

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

Side by side with its peers

CharityIncomeTop pay bandStaff >£60kReserves vs policyFundraising costGoing concern
STRATHMORE ROAD METHODIST CHURCH, ROWLANDS GILL£231k—0above—no doubt
MUSWELL HILL METHODIST CHURCH FY2025£153k—0unclear—no doubt
RYLANDS COMMUNITY CHURCH FY2025£125k—0above—no doubt
ST JAMES ROAD METHODIST CHURCH FY2025£313k—0unclear—no doubt
STONY STRATFORD COMMUNITY CHURCH, (MEMBER OF THE BAPTIST UNION) FY2025£171k—0unclear—no doubt
CENTRAL METHODIST CHURCH YORK FY2025£253k—0above—no doubt

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