ALL SAINTS METHODIST CHURCH ABINGDON

Registered charity 1184115 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register

Provide premises at All Saints Methodist Church, Abingdon, for regular Christian worship, prayer and reflection Provide premises to organisations supporting young people (e.g. Pre School, and uniformed organisations e.g. Scouts, Brownies, etc), and for other local community groups, at reduced cost or for free Provide pastoral support to Church members and othersRaise funds for good causes

Objects

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

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Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that the charity achieved a surplus of £8,419 for the year, driven by generous bequests and a Gift Day appeal, as regular income faced volatility from falling congregational giving and reduced lettings. Unrestricted reserves stood at £79,284, which the trustees note represents approximately 10.5 months of actual expenditure, well above the stated minimum policy target of £30,000. The trustees acknowledge medium-term risks regarding membership decline and inflation but confirm the charity is a going concern with adequate cash resources.

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

What the accounts disclose

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.

• Conflicting interests
• Financial reserves policy and procedures
• Internal charity financial controls policy and procedures
• Internal risk management policy and procedures
• Investing charity funds policy and procedures
• Investment
• Risk management
• Safeguarding policy and procedures
• Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries

Trustees · trustee networks

• Alistair Batey
• Dr Judith Penrose Brown
• Helen Appleyard
• Jennifer Mary Pooley
• Joanne Fleur Phipps
• John Martin Appleyard
• Margaret Ann Hoskins
• Margaret Ellwood
• NEIL DENNIS OASTLER · trustee of 4 other charities
• PAUL KUMBIRAI KAPSWARA
• Rev Carol Margaret HAMILTON-FOYN
• Rev Georgina Felicia Bondzi-Simpson MBE · trustee of 2 other charities
• Richard Matthews LLB
• Richard William HAMILTON-FOYN
• Susan Butler
• Susan Russell · trustee of 2 other charities

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

Operates in: Oxfordshire

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